Clemson Hosts Yellow Jackets
After four days off for final exams, No. 4 Clemson hosts Georgia Tech for a three-game series.
SERIES SETUP
• Who – Georgia Tech (27-15, 11-10 ACC) vs. Clemson (34-9, 15-6 ACC)
• Best Ranking – GAT – NR; CU – No. 4
• When – Friday (6 p.m.), Saturday (2 p.m.), Sunday (1 p.m.)
• Where – Clemson, S.C. (Doug Kingsmore Stadium)
• Watch – ACC Network Extra
• Video Announcers – Bobby Moranda, William Qualkinbush
• Listen (Radio) – Clemson Athletic Network (locally on WCCP (105.5 FM))
• Listen (Internet) – ClemsonTigers.com
• Live Stats – ClemsonTigers.com
• Social Media – ClemsonBaseball
• Tickets – ClemsonTigers.com, 1-800-CLEMSON
SERIES HISTORY
• Overall Record – Clemson leads 120-116-3 (1902-2023)
• Record at Clemson – Clemson leads 54-26-1 (1904-2022)
STARTING PITCHERS
• Friday – RHP Aeden Finateri (GAT) vs. LHP Tristan Smith (CU)
• Saturday – LHP Cam Jones (GAT) vs. LHP Ethan Darden (CU)
• Sunday – RHP Tate McKee (GAT) vs. RHP Aidan Knaak (CU)
CLEMSON OVERVIEW
• Clemson, which has a 22-5 home record, won two of three games at Louisville last weekend.
• The Tigers are averaging 8.0 runs per game and hitting .294 with a .509 slugging percentage, .400 on-base percentage and 44 steals.
• The pitching staff has a 4.08 ERA, .230 opponents’ batting average and 2.36 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and Clemson is fielding .968.
GEORGIA TECH OVERVIEW
• Georgia Tech, which has a 7-7 road record and is averaging 8.8 runs per game, is led by 31st-year Head Coach Danny Hall.
• The Yellow Jackets won two games against Miami (Fla.) last weekend. They are hitting .315 and have a 5.59 ERA and .979 fielding percentage.
• Trey Yunger is hitting .381, Drew Burress is batting .368 with 18 homers and Cam Jones has 23 steals along with a team-high three saves.
QUICK HITS
• Clemson is 27-2 when outhitting its opponent and 6-6 when getting outhit.
• Clemson’s bullpen has a 22-5 record, 12 saves, a 4.39 ERA, .213 opponents’ batting average and 201 strikeouts in 192.2 innings pitched.
• Three Tigers, Blake Wright (13), Jacob Hinderleider (9) and Alden Mathes (9), have active hitting streaks of at least nine games.
LONG BALL TIGERS
• Clemson has hit 81 home runs and has a .509 slugging percentage, its highest figure since 2002 (.533).
• The Tigers are averaging 1.9 homers per game, the second-highest mark in school history (1962, 2.0).
• Clemson has totaled 100+ homers in a season three times, 1991 (111), 2002 (112) and 2022 (100).
• Clemson has hit a home run in 33 of the 43 games.
• The Tigers have hit multiple homers in 25 (22-3 record) of the 43 games.
• The long balls are a big reason Clemson is averaging 8.0 runs per game, its highest figure since 2010 (8.6).
• Clemson hit a season-high six home runs in its 11-1 win over Presbyterian at Greenville, S.C. on March 20.
• Blake Wright leads the team with 16 homers, while Jimmy Obertop is second with 15 homers.
Due to forecasted inclement weather this weekend, the series between Georgia Tech and Clemson at Doug Kingsmore Stadium now has the following schedule.
• Game 1 – Friday at Noon
• Game 2 – Friday (approximately 60 minutes after Game 1 concludes, weather permitting)
• Game 3 – Sunday, 1 p.m. (as previously scheduled)
Live video for all three games is available on ACC Network Extra. Both contests on Friday are also still scheduled as nine-inning games.
Tickets for Friday’s originally scheduled game are valid for the second game of Friday’s doubleheader, while tickets for Saturday’s originally scheduled game are valid for the first game of Friday’s doubleheader. The stadium will be cleared in between games on Friday.
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