#18 Clemson travels to #6 Louisville |
CLEMSON, S.C. - The Tigers travel to Louisville for the first time to face the Cardinals in an ACC Atlantic Division showdown.
SERIES SETUP • Who - Clemson (24-9, 8-7 ACC) vs. Louisville (26-7, 10-5 ACC) • Rankings - CU - No. 23 CB, No. 18 USA; LOU - No. 11 BA, No. 6 CB, No. 7 USA • When - Friday (6 p.m.), Saturday (4 p.m.), Sunday (1 p.m.) • Where - Louisville, Ky. (Jim Patterson Stadium) • Watch - ESPN3 (Sunday) • TV Announcers - Jody Demling, Andy Treinen • Listen - TigerCast, Clemson Tiger Sports Network • Live Stats - ClemsonTigers.com • Social Media - Twitter/Instagram (@ClemsonBaseball) SERIES HISTORY • Overall Record - Clemson leads 8-2 (1970-15) • Record at Louisville - 0-0 STARTING PITCHERS • Friday - RHP Clate Schmidt (CU) vs. LHP Brendan McKay (LOU) • Saturday - LHP Charlie Barnes (CU) vs. LHP Drew Harrington (LOU) • Sunday - TBA (CU) vs. RHP Kyle Funkhouser (LOU) CLEMSON OVERVIEW • Clemson rallied for a dramatic 7-6 walkoff win in 10 innings over Western Carolina at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Tuesday night. • The Tigers are averaging 6.8 runs per game and hitting .282 with a .394 on-base percentage and 28 steals. • The pitching staff has a 3.60 ERA, .243 opponents’ batting average and 2.39 strikeout-to-walk ratio and Clemson is fielding .962. LOUISVILLE OVERVIEW • Louisville is led by 10th-year head coach Dan McDonnell. • The Cardinals won midweek games over Western Kentucky and Kentucky. They are hitting .328 and have a 2.95 ERA and .978 fielding percentage. • Devin Hairston is hitting .383, Blake Tiberi is batting .377 and Corey Ray is hitting .315 with nine homers, 39 RBIs and 28 steals. QUICK HITS • This week marks the last of seven straight weeks where Clemson plays at least two games away from home. • Clemson has a remarkable 7-7 record when trailing entering the seventh inning and 5-8 record when trailing entering the eighth inning. • Seth Beer and Chris Okey are tied for the team lead in multiple-hit games with 16. NEVER OUT OF IT • Clemson has had a knack for coming from behind to win games in 2016. • Of their 24 wins, the Tigers have trailed at some point in 15 of the 24 games. • Each of Clemson’s last 10 wins have been come-from-behind wins. • When leading entering the seventh inning, Clemson is 16-0, while Clemson is 7-7 when trailing entering the seventh inning. • When leading entering the eighth inning, Clemson is 17-0, while Clemson is 5-8 when trailing entering the eighth inning. • When leading entering the ninth inning, Clemson is 18-0, while Clemson is 3-8 when trailing entering the ninth inning. • Those numbers are up from 2015, when Clemson was 1-15, 0-19 and 0-23 when trailing entering the seventh, eighth and ninth, respectively. • Clemson is 7-4 in one-run games in 2016. • Clemson has three walkoff hits, victories over Winthrop on March 9, Boston College on March 20 and Western Carolina on April 12.
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