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The Tigers host Presbyterian on Tuesday night and No. 22 Wofford on Wednesday afternoon.
GAMES SETUP• Who – Presbyterian (18-20) & Wofford (30-10) vs. Clemson (26-14)• Best Ranking – PRE – NR; WOF – No. 22 Baseball America; CU – NR• When – Tuesday (6 p.m.), Wednesday (4 p.m.)• Where – Clemson, S.C. (Doug Kingsmore Stadium)• Watch – ACC Network Extra• Video Announcers – William Qualkinbush (Tuesday), Ron Smith (Tuesday), Tim Bourret (Wednesday), Pete Yanity (Wednesday)• 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 (PRESBYTERIAN)• Overall Record – Clemson leads 65-23 (1906-2020)• Record at Clemson – Clemson leads 40-10 (1907-2020)
SERIES HISTORY (WOFFORD)• Overall Record – Clemson leads 81-24-1 (1898-2018)• Record at Clemson – Clemson leads 44-8 (1900-2018)
STARTING PITCHERS• Tuesday – RHP Colbey Klepper (PRE) vs. RHP Ricky Williams (CU)• Wednesday – TBA (WOF) vs. TBA (CU)
CLEMSON OVERVIEW• Clemson, who has an 18-8 home record, won two of three home games against No. 9 Florida State last weekend.• The Tigers are averaging 7.3 runs per game and hitting .273 with a .458 slugging percentage, .382 on-base percentage and 21 steals.• The pitching staff has a 4.21 ERA, .248 opponents’ batting average and 2.30 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and Clemson is fielding .975.
PRESBYTERIAN OVERVIEW• Presbyterian, who has an 8-10 road record and is averaging 6.1 runs per game, is led by 18th-year Head Coach Elton Pollock.• The Blue Hose swept Winthrop in three road games last weekend. They are hitting .278 and have a 6.59 ERA and .959 fielding percentage.• Eric Toth is hitting .355 with 15 steals and a team-high four saves, Jack Gorman is batting .326 and Dalton Reeves has five homers.
WOFFORD OVERVIEW• Wofford, who has a 10-4 road record and is averaging 7.9 runs per game, is led by 15th-year Head Coach Todd Interdonato.• The Terriers won two of three games at Mercer last weekend. They are hitting .300 and have a 4.41 ERA and .969 fielding percentage.• Brennen Dorighi is hitting .362 with five homers and 37 RBIs, Jack Renwick has 25 of Wofford’s 117 steals and Dalton Rhadans has nine saves.
QUICK HITS• Among the first eight innings, Clemson has scored its most runs in the eighth inning (51) and allowed the fewest runs in the eighth (15).• Clemson is 20-2 when totaling at least as many hits as its opponent and 6-12 when getting outhit.• Clemson has hit 16 home runs in the last six games.
LINDLEY A STOPPER OUT OF BULLPEN• Junior righthander Jackson Lindley has emerged as one of the team’s most reliable relievers in 2022 after he struggled in 2021.• He is 6-0 with one save, a 3.04 ERA, .235 opponents’ batting average and 25 strikeouts against eight walks in 26.2 innings pitched in 2022.• He leads the team in appearances (22), all out of the bullpen.• He is 2-0 with a save, 1.80 ERA, .244 opponents’ batting average and nine strikeouts in 10.0 innings pitched in ACC regular-season games.• He has only allowed three earned runs in 25.0 innings pitched after the third inning, good for a 1.08 ERA, in 2022.• In his career, he is 9-0 with a save, 4.50 ERA and 50 strikeouts against 21 walks in 68.0 innings pitched over 40 outings (eight starts).
