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The Tigers play their first five-game week of the season when they host Presbyterian College (Tuesday) and Winthrop (Wednesday).
GAMES SETUP• Who – Presbyterian College (2-13) & Winthrop (11-3) vs. Clemson (12-3)• Best Ranking – PRE – NR; WIN – NR; CU – No. 19 Perfect Game• When – Tuesday (6 p.m.), Wednesday (6 p.m.)• Where – Clemson, S.C. (Doug Kingsmore Stadium)• Watch – ACC Network Extra• Video Announcers – Mark Childress (Wednesday), Fred Cunningham (Tuesday), William Qualkinbush (Tuesday), Richie Shaffer (Wednesday)• 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 – Fans can purchase a ticket for only $2.
SERIES HISTORY (PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE)• Overall Record – Clemson leads 64-23 (1906-2019)• Record at Clemson – Clemson leads 39-10 (1907-2019)
SERIES HISTORY (WINTHROP)• Overall Record – Clemson leads 22-7 (1981-19)• Record at Clemson – Clemson leads 18-6 (1981-19)
STARTING PITCHERS• Tuesday – TBA (PRE) vs. TBA (CU)• Wednesday – TBA (WIN) vs. TBA (CU)
CLEMSON OVERVIEW• Clemson, who has an 11-2 home record, swept Boston College in three home games by a combined score of 23-14 last weekend.• The Tigers are averaging 4.4 runs per game and hitting .259 with a .363 on-base percentage, .369 slugging percentage and 22 steals.• The pitching staff has a 2.91 ERA, .222 opponents’ batting average and 2.54 strikeout-to-walk ratio and Clemson is fielding .962.
PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE OVERVIEW• Presbyterian College is led by 16th-year Head Coach Elton Pollock.• The Blue Hose lost all three home games against Connecticut. They are hitting .193 and have an 8.24 ERA and a .936 fielding percentage.• Kyle Merkle and Landon Shaw both have two home runs, while Kyle Benson has the team’s lone save.
WINTHROP OVERVIEW• Winthrop is led by 10th-year Head Coach Tom Riginos.• The Eagles won two of three games at George Mason last weekend. They are hitting .294 and have a 2.88 ERA and .966 fielding percentage.• Scout McFalls is hitting .389 with six steals, Spencer Yankle is batting .370 with a homer and 14 RBIs and Colten Rendon has four saves.
QUICK HITS• Winthrop Head Coach Tom Riginos was an assistant coach at Clemson for eight seasons (2003-10).• Tiger Director of Player Development Ben Paulsen, who played at Clemson (2007-09) and later played in the majors, is the son of Tom Riginos.• Adam Hackenberg, who has started all 15 games at catcher, is the only Tiger to start double-digit games at one position.
ACC STANDINGS• Clemson is tied for first place with Notre Dame in the ACC Atlantic Division standings with a 3-0 league mark.• Overall in the ACC standings, Clemson is tied for first place with Miami (Fla.) and Notre Dame.
GILBERT SHUTTING THE DOOR• Freshman lefthander Geoffrey Gilbert has been one of the first pitchers Head Coach Monte Lee calls on out of the bullpen.• He is 1-0 with an 0.75 ERA, a .167 opponents’ batting average and 13 strikeouts in 12.0 innings pitched over seven relief appearances.• He is holding opponents to .059 with runners on base, 0-for-11 with runners in scoring position and .077 with two outs.• He has not allowed any of his six inherited baserunners to score.• He pitched 5.0 combined innings without allowing a run in two relief outings against Boston College on March 6,8.
