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The Tigers host No. 17 Coastal Carolina on Tuesday night.
GAME SETUP• Who – Coastal Carolina (18-7) vs. Clemson (16-13)• Best Ranking – CCU – No. 17 D1Baseball; CU – NR• When – Tuesday (6 p.m.)• Where – Clemson, S.C. (Doug Kingsmore Stadium)• Watch – ACC Network Extra• Video Announcers – William Qualkinbush, Lary Sorensen• 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 47-12 (1986-22)• Record at Clemson – Clemson leads 34-7 (1988-22)
STARTING PITCHERS• LHP Levi Huesman (CCU) vs. LHP Ethan Darden (CU)
CLEMSON OVERVIEW• Clemson, who has a 13-8 home record, was swept at home by No. 2 Wake Forest last weekend by a combined score of 18-11.• The Tigers are averaging 6.8 runs per game and hitting .290 with a .436 slugging percentage, .386 on-base percentage and 56 steals.• The pitching staff has a 4.88 ERA, .265 opponents’ batting average and 2.41 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and Clemson is fielding .973.
COASTAL CAROLINA OVERVIEW• Coastal Carolina, who has a 6-2 road record and is averaging 10.6 runs per game, is led by 28th-year Head Coach Gary Gilmore.• The Chanticleers swept Georgia State on the road last weekend. They are hitting .330 and have a 6.31 ERA and .969 fielding percentage.• Payton Eeles is hitting .394 with 14 steals, Derek Bender is batting .383 with seven homers and 38 RBIs and Teddy Sharkey has five saves.
QUICK HITS• Clemson has at least one extra-base hit in every game in 2023.• Clemson’s bullpen has a 12-8 record, six saves, a 4.61 ERA, .277 opponents’ batting average and 151 strikeouts in 146.1 innings pitched.• Clemson outhit No. 2 Wake Forest .280 to .228 in the Demon Deacons’ three-game sweep at Doug Kingsmore Stadium last weekend.
SCHEDULE STRONG• Clemson has an RPI of 45 (through games of April 2) according to WarrenNolan.com.• A big reason for the Tigers’ top-50 RPI is their strength of schedule, which is No. 5 in the nation.• Clemson’s non-conference strength of schedule is No. 18 in the nation.• A total of 25 of the Tigers’ last 27 regular-season games are against teams in the top 56 of the unofficial RPI.
