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The No. 4 Tigers conclude their road swing with a Tuesday night game at Coastal Carolina.
GAME SETUP• Who – Clemson (37-13) vs. Coastal Carolina (30-21)• Best Ranking – CU – No. 4 D1Baseball; CCU – NR• When – Tuesday (6 p.m.)• Where – Conway, S.C. (Springs Brooks Stadium)• Watch – ESPN+• Video Announcer – Kyle Rush• 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 49-12 (1986-23)• Record at Coastal Carolina – Clemson leads 12-5 (1986-23)
STARTING PITCHERS• LHP Rocco Reid (CU) vs. RHP Josh O’Neill (CCU)
CLEMSON OVERVIEW• Clemson, which has a 10-7 road record, lost all three games at No. 12 Wake Forest last weekend, its first series sweep since April 1, 2023.• The Tigers are averaging 8.0 runs per game and hitting .293 with a .509 slugging percentage, .396 on-base percentage and 52 steals.• The pitching staff has a 4.51 ERA, .240 opponents’ batting average and 2.29 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and Clemson is fielding .968.
COASTAL CAROLINA OVERVIEW• Coastal Carolina, which has a 24-9 home record and is averaging 9.1 runs per game, is led by 29th-year Head Coach Gary Gilmore.• The Chanticleers won two games against Georgia State last weekend. They are hitting .302 and have a 6.22 ERA and .975 fielding percentage.• Sam Antonacci is hitting .383, Graham Brown is batting .370 with 12 homers, Blake Barthol has 15 homers and Henry Weycker has two saves.
QUICK HITS• The Tigers and Chanticleers were slated to play at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on March 26, but the game was canceled due to inclement weather.• Clemson has scored 67 runs in the fourth inning, its highest-scoring inning, and allowed 19 runs in the sixth inning, its fewest allowed.• Clemson has only allowed 24 steals in 37 attempts.
JARRELL JOINING THE LINEUP• Sophomore catcher Jacob Jarrell has emerged as one of the team’s best power hitters with his .612 slugging percentage in only 67 at-bats.• He is hitting .328 with five homers, four doubles, 18 RBIs, 18 runs and a .420 on-base percentage in 20 games.• He has made 18 starts, 15 at catcher and three as the designated hitter.• He is hitting .351 with runners on base and .385 with runners in scoring position.• He has 12 two-out RBIs among his 18 total RBIs.• He is hitting .419 with four homers, 12 RBIs, an .871 slugging percentage and a .500 on-base percentage in eight games away from home.• He has only allowed three steals.• He missed 15 games early in the season after being hit by a pitch in the face in the fourth game of the year.• In his career, he is hitting .256 with nine doubles, 10 homers, 36 RBIs, 33 runs and a steal in 55 games (45 starts).
