Tigers wrap regular season hosting Wake Forest |
| - Wednesday, May 15, 2019, 5:10 PM |
The Tigers conclude the regular season with a three-game home series against Wake Forest from Thursday to Saturday.
SERIES SETUP • Who – Wake Forest (29-23, 13-14 ACC) vs. Clemson (31-22, 13-14 ACC) • Best Ranking – WFU – NR; CU – NR • When – Thursday (6 p.m.), Friday (6 p.m.), Saturday (12:30 p.m.) • Where – Clemson, S.C. (Doug Kingsmore Stadium) • Watch – ACC Network Extra (Thursday, Friday), RSN (Saturday) • Video Announcers – Jose Alvarez (games 1,2), Fred Cunningham (games 1,2), Wes Durham (game 3), Nick Green (game 3), Ron Smith (games 1,2) • Listen (Radio) – WCCP (105.5 FM), ESPN Upstate • Listen (Internet) – ClemsonTigers.com, TuneIn • Live Stats – ClemsonTigers.com • Social Media – ClemsonBaseball • Tickets – ClemsonTigers.com, 1-800-CLEMSON • Promotion (Thursday) – Giveaway – Seth Beer bobblehead for the first 1,000 fans • Promotion (Friday) – Giveaway – Trading cards set (5/5) for the first 1,000 fans • Promotion (Saturday) – Senior Day – Clemson honors its seniors with a pregame ceremony. • Promotion (Saturday) – Game Highlight – Kids run the bases • Promotion (Saturday) – Giveaway – Color Me Pennant SERIES HISTORY • Overall Record – Clemson leads 135-58-1 (1901-2018) • Record at Clemson – Clemson leads 67-22-1 (1901-2017) STARTING PITCHERS • Thursday – RHP Colin Peluse (WFU - 3-7, 5.60 ERA) vs. LHP Mat Clark (CU - 7-2, 3.44) • Friday – LHP Jared Shuster (WFU - 4-3, 6.27) vs. RHP Davis Sharpe (CU - 6-3, 2.85) • Saturday – RHP Ryan Cusick (WFU - 6-3, 6.49) vs. TBA CLEMSON OVERVIEW • Clemson, who has a 19-11 home record, defeated Coastal Carolina 14-3 on the road on Tuesday night. • The Tigers are averaging 6.7 runs per game and hitting .267 with a .366 on-base percentage, .444 slugging percentage and 87 steals. • The pitching staff has a 4.26 ERA, .244 opponents’ batting average and 2.34 strikeout-to-walk ratio and Clemson is fielding .971. WAKE FOREST OVERVIEW • Wake Forest is led by 10th-year Head Coach Tom Walter. • The Demon Deacons lost at Radford 8-6 on Tuesday. They are hitting .289 and have a 5.95 ERA and .969 fielding percentage. • Bobby Seymour is hitting .377 with 82 RBIs, Chris Lanzilli is batting .341 with 15 homers and William Fleming has nine saves. QUICK HITS • This weekend’s series marks the first time since 2014 that Clemson closes a regular season with a home game. • Clemson is 26-7 when outhitting its opponent and 3-13 when getting outhit. • Sixteen different Tigers have started at least eight games in the batting order in 2019. WINNING SEASONS THE NORM • The Tigers have had a winning record every year since 1965. • With its 31-22 record in 2019, Clemson has clinched a winning record for the 55th season in a row. • Clemson’s 55-year streak is the third-longest active streak in the nation, trailing two ACC schools (Florida State 72, Miami (Fla.) 62). • Clemson has had a non-losing record, which includes seasons with equal number of wins and losses, every season since 1958. • Bill Wilhelm took over as head coach of the Clemson program in 1958, therefore the Tigers have not had a losing record since he took over. • Clemson’s 62-year streak of non-losing records is tied for the second-longest active streak in the nation, trailing only Florida State (72).
