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The Tigers travel to No. 9 Virginia for a three-game series this weekend.
SERIES SETUP• Who – Clemson (31-18, 9-14 ACC) vs. Virginia (35-12, 14-10 ACC)• Best Ranking – CU – NR; UVA – No. 9 USA Today• When – Friday (6 p.m.), Saturday (4 p.m.), Sunday (3 p.m.)• Where – Charlottesville, Va. (Disharoon Park)• Watch – ACC Network Extra (Friday, Saturday), ACC Network (Sunday)• Video Announcers – Channing Poole (Friday, Saturday), Steven Proscia (Friday, Saturday), Lance Cormier (Sunday), Sam Ravech (Sunday)• Listen (Radio) – Clemson Athletic Network (locally on WCCP (105.5 FM))• Listen (Internet) – ClemsonTigers.com• Live Stats – ClemsonTigers.com• Social Media – ClemsonBaseball
SERIES HISTORY• Overall Record – Clemson leads 111-56 (1955-21)• Record at Virginia – Clemson leads 44-29 (1956-18)
STARTING PITCHERS• Friday – RHP Mack Anglin (CU) vs. TBA (UVA)• Saturday – TBA (CU) vs. TBA (UVA)• Sunday – TBA (CU) vs. TBA (UVA)
CLEMSON OVERVIEW• Clemson, who has a 5-9 road record, lost 7-5 against College of Charleston at Columbia, S.C. on Tuesday.• The Tigers are averaging 7.9 runs per game and hitting .286 with a .490 slugging percentage, .392 on-base percentage and 26 steals.• The pitching staff has a 4.50 ERA, .255 opponents’ batting average and 2.18 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and Clemson is fielding .973.
VIRGINIA OVERVIEW• Virginia, who has a 27-4 home record and is averaging 9.4 runs per game, is led by 19th-year Head Coach Brian O’Connor.• The Cavaliers defeated Longwood 8-3 at home on Wednesday. They are hitting .319 and have a 3.59 ERA and .976 fielding percentage.• Jake Gelof is hitting .376 with 17 homers and 68 RBIs, Casey Saucke is batting .359 and Alex Tappen is hitting .352 with 65 RBIs.
QUICK HITS• Including this weekend, eight of Clemson’s nine ACC foes, including each of the last seven, have been in the top 25 by at least one poll.• Clemson has totaled double-digits hits in six games in a row and eight of the last nine games.• Clemson’s hitting .302 with runners in scoring position.
GRADUATES• Four Tiger players received their diplomas during commencement ceremonies in Littlejohn Coliseum on May 12.• Chad Fairey, Bryar Hawkins, Jackson Lindley and Mac Starbuck all graduated.• Hawkins and Starbuck graduated with a degree in sports communication.• Fairey graduated with a degree in parks, recreation & tourism management.• Lindley graduated with a degree in management.• Benjamin Blackwell (Dayton) and Tyler Corbitt (The Citadel) entered the season as graduate transfers.
TAYLOR MAKES HIS DEBUT• Freshman Will Taylor made his debut in a Tiger baseball uniform against No. 21 Georgia Tech on May 6.• He missed the first 45 games of the season after suffering a torn ACL while playing football for the Tigers on Oct. 2, 2021.• He is the first Tiger football player to play baseball at Clemson since D.J. Reader (2013), who currently plays for the Cincinnati Bengals.• He made his return to the playing field 216 days after suffering his season-ending football injury.• He has started each of the last four games and is hitting .316 with an RBI, four runs and a .381 on-base percentage.• He has had at least one hit and scored at least one run in each of the four games.
