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After five days off for final exams, the Tigers host No. 22 Louisville in a three-game series at Doug Kingsmore Stadium this weekend.
SERIES SETUP• Who – Louisville (29-15, 9-12 ACC) vs. Clemson (28-17, 11-10 ACC)• Best Ranking – LOU – No. 22 NCBWA; CU – No. 18 Perfect Game• When – Friday (4 p.m.), Saturday (2 p.m.), Sunday (Noon)• Where – Clemson, S.C. (Doug Kingsmore Stadium)• Watch – ACC Network Extra• Video Announcers – William Qualkinbush (Friday), Ron Smith, Pete Yanity (Saturday, Sunday)• 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 17-14 (1970-22)• Record at Clemson – Clemson leads 12-6 (1970-21)
STARTING PITCHERS• Friday – TBA (LOU) vs. TBA (CU)• Saturday – TBA (LOU) vs. TBA (CU)• Sunday – TBA (LOU) vs. TBA (CU)
CLEMSON OVERVIEW• Clemson, who has a 17-10 home record, won two of three games at No. 11 Boston College last weekend.• The Tigers are averaging 6.9 runs per game and hitting .295 with a .446 slugging percentage, .391 on-base percentage and 66 steals.• The pitching staff has a 4.54 ERA, .254 opponents’ batting average and 2.52 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and Clemson is fielding .976.
LOUISVILLE OVERVIEW• Louisville, who has a 5-8 road record and is averaging 7.4 runs per game, is led by 17th-year Head Coach Dan McDonnell.• The Cardinals defeated Bellarmine 18-7 on Tuesday. They are hitting .295 and have a 3.92 ERA and .970 fielding percentage.• Jack Payton is hitting .382 with 10 homers and 32 RBIs, Ryan McCoy has 11 homers and 38 RBIs and Tate Kuehner has a team-high four saves.
QUICK HITS• Clemson Assistant Coach Jimmy Belanger was a pitcher at Louisville in 2007 and 2008.• Clemson is outhitting ACC opponents .284 to .252.• The Tiger bullpen has an 18-9 record, nine saves, a 4.15 ERA, .261 opponents’ batting average and 226 strikeouts in 212.2 innings pitched.
POLLS• Clemson is ranked as high as No. 18 in the country by Perfect this week, its first weekly ranking of the 2023 season.• The Tigers have been ranked in at least one weekly poll every year since 1987, when Clemson began tracking weekly polls.
ROAD SURGE• Clemson’s second-half surge is due in large part to its success in road games, as it has won eight of its last nine road contests.• The Tigers have a 10-5 road record on the season after starting the year 2-4 in road games.• Clemson won the final two games at Florida State, downed Georgia, swept NC State and won two of three games at No. 11 Boston College.• Clemson is 8-4 in road ACC games.• Excluding the shortened 2020 season, Clemson has not finished with a .500 or better road record since 2018 (15-5).
