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The Tigers conclude their homestand by hosting Winthrop on Tuesday night, then they travel to Kennesaw State on Wednesday night.
GAMES SETUP• Who – Winthrop (9-12) & Kennesaw State (8-10) vs. Clemson (12-8)• Best Ranking – WIN – NR; KSU – NR; CU – NR• When – Tuesday (6 p.m.), Wednesday (6 p.m.)• Where – Clemson, S.C. (Doug Kingsmore Stadium) Tuesday; Kennesaw, Ga. (Stillwell Stadium) Wednesday• Watch – ACC Network Extra (Tuesday), ESPN+ (Wednesday)• Video Announcers – Nolan Alexander (Wednesday), Trey Fowler (Wednesday), Ron Smith (Tuesday), Pete Yanity (Tuesday)• Listen (Radio) – Clemson Athletic Network (locally on WCCP (105.5 FM))• Listen (Internet) – ClemsonTigers.com• Live Stats – ClemsonTigers.com• Social Media – ClemsonBaseball• Tickets (Tuesday) – ClemsonTigers.com, 1-800-CLEMSON
SERIES HISTORY (WINTHROP)• Overall Record – Clemson leads 25-7 (1981-22)• Record at Clemson – Clemson leads 20-6 (1981-22)
SERIES HISTORY (KENNESAW STATE)• Overall Record – Clemson leads 2-0 (2018)• Record at Kennesaw State – Clemson leads 1-0 (2018)
STARTING PITCHERS• Tuesday – RHP Brody Hopkins (WIN) vs. LHP Ethan Darden (CU)• Wednesday – TBA (CU) vs. TBA (KSU)
CLEMSON OVERVIEW• Clemson, who has a 12-5 home record and an 0-1 road record, won one game against Duke last weekend.• The Tigers are averaging 7.1 runs per game and hitting .303 with a .450 slugging percentage, .396 on-base percentage and 49 steals.• The pitching staff has a 4.58 ERA, .261 opponents’ batting average and 2.59 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and Clemson is fielding .968.
WINTHROP OVERVIEW• Winthrop, who has a 1-7 road record and is averaging 5.4 runs per game, is led by 13th-year Head Coach Tom Riginos.• The Eagles were swept in three games at Campbell last weekend. They are hitting .258 and have a 6.69 ERA and .966 fielding percentage.• Ty Hooks is hitting .333 with 13 RBIs and 11 runs, while Zan Rose and Josh Bookbinder have one save apiece.
KENNESAW STATE OVERVIEW• Kennesaw State, who has a 7-5 home record and is averaging 6.7 runs per game, is led by second-year Head Coach Ryan Coe.• The Owls were swept at Stetson last weekend. They are hitting .291 and have a 4.90 ERA and .958 fielding percentage.• Brayden Eidson is hitting .400, Spencer Hanson is batting .326 and Smith Pinson and Nolan Sliver have two saves apiece.
QUICK HITS• Winthrop Head Coach Tom Riginos was an assistant coach at Clemson for eight seasons (2003-10).• Clemson outscored (24-23) and outhit (.330 to .269) Duke last weekend despite losing the series.• Clemson’s bullpen has a 4.26 ERA and 108 strikeouts in 105.2 innings pitched in 2023.
ACC STANDINGS• Clemson is tied for fifth place in the ACC Atlantic Division standings with a 1-2 league mark.• Overall in the ACC standings, Clemson is tied for 10th.
TAYLOR FINDING HIS BASEBALL RHYTHM• Sophomore outfielder Will Taylor is finally healthy after an injury-plagued freshman season.• The wide receiver on the Tiger football team has found his rhythm in left field and as the designated hitter in 2023.• He is hitting .349 with five doubles, a triple, two homers, 16 RBIs, 14 runs, a .469 on-base percentage and five steals in 19 games in 2023.• He has eight multiple-hit games and a team-high five multiple-RBI games.• He had multiple hits in six consecutive games in March.• In his career, he is hitting .310 with five doubles, a triple, three homers, 20 RBIs, a .438 on-base percentage and six steals in 32 games.
