Clemson vs Boston College Notes
CLEMSON, S.C. - The No. 8 Tigers host Boston College at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in a three-game series from Thursday to Saturday.
SERIES SETUP
• Who - Boston College (9-13, 4-5 ACC) vs. Clemson (19-6, 5-4 ACC)
• Best Rankings - BOC - NR; CU - No. 8 Collegiate Baseball
• When - Thursday (4 p.m.), Friday (6:30 p.m.), Saturday (2 p.m.)
• Where - Clemson, S.C. (Doug Kingsmore Stadium)
• Watch - ACC Network Extra
• Video Announcers - Kyle Parker, Pete Yanity
• Listen - TigerCast, Clemson Tigers Network
• Live Stats - ClemsonTigers.com
• Tickets - ClemsonTigers.com, 1-800-CLEMSON
• Promotion (Friday) - The first 1,000 fans receive trading cards of Tiger players and coaches.
• Promotion (Saturday) - Young fans can stand on the field during the national anthem and run the bases after the game.
SERIES HISTORY
Overall Record - Clemson leads 28-8 (2006-17)
Record at Clemson - Clemson leads 13-5 (2007-16)
STARTING PITCHERS
Thursday - RHP Jacob Stevens (BOC) vs. LHP Jacob Hennessy (CU)
Friday - LHP Dan Metzdorf (BOC) vs. RHP Brooks Crawford (CU)
Saturday - RHP Brian Rapp (BOC) vs. LHP Jake Higginbotham (CU)
CLEMSON OVERVIEW
- Clemson defeated Furman 10-5 on Tuesday night at Fluor Field behind a grand slam and five RBIs by Seth Beer.
- The Tigers are averaging 5.8 runs per game and hitting .245 with a .365 on-base percentage and 16 steals.
- The pitching staff has a 3.28 ERA, .243 opponents’ batting average and 2.29 strikeout-to-walk ratio and Clemson is fielding .975.
BOSTON COLLEGE OVERVIEW
- Boston College is led by eighth-year head coach Mike Gambino.
- The Eagles fell to Connecticut 4-0 at home on Tuesday. They are hitting .267 and have a 5.64 ERA and .971 fielding percentage.
- Jake Palomaki is batting .415 with two homers, 19 RBIs and 10 steals, while Chris Galland is hitting .357 with 13 steals.
QUICK HITS
- Clemson is 18-2 when scoring three or more runs and 1-4 when scoring less than three runs in 2018.
- Tiger opponents have committed just 19 errors in 25 games, good for a .978 fielding percentage, in 2018.
- A total of 15 Tigers have started at least one game at a non-pitching position in 2018.
GILLIAM CLOSING THE DEAL
- Junior righthander Ryley Gilliam has been the team's closer each of the last two seasons and has a team-tying-high three saves in 2018.
- He is 2-1 with a 1.69 ERA, .184 opponents' batting average and 17 strikeouts against six walks in 10.2 innings pitched over 10 appearances.
- In his career, he is 8-4 with seven saves, a 3.87 ERA and 83 strikeouts in 76.2 innings pitched over 52 appearances (six starts).