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The No. 8 Tigers travel to No. 3 Duke to open their ACC slate in a three-game series this weekend.
SERIES SETUP• Who – Clemson (15-1, 0-0 ACC) vs. Duke (14-3, 2-1 ACC)• Best Ranking – CU – No. 8 NCBWA; DUK – No. 3 Baseball America• When – Friday (4 p.m.), Saturday (3 p.m.), Sunday (1 p.m.)• Where – Durham, N.C. (Jack Coombs Field)• Watch – ACC Network Extra• Video Announcers – Art Chase, Chris Edwards• 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 131-77-2 (1904-2023)• Record at Duke – Clemson leads 51-30-1 (1916-2016)
STARTING PITCHERS• Friday – RHP Austin Gordon (CU) vs. LHP Jonathan Santucci (DUK)• Saturday – LHP Tristan Smith (CU) vs. LHP Andrew Healy (DUK)• Sunday – RHP Aidan Knaak (CU) vs. TBA (DUK)
CLEMSON OVERVIEW• Clemson, which has yet to play a road game, defeated Manhattan in two midweek home games and has won 11 games in a row.• The Tigers are averaging 8.3 runs per game and hitting .316 with a .538 slugging percentage, .429 on-base percentage and 22 steals.• The pitching staff has a 3.79 ERA, .218 opponents’ batting average and 2.27 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and Clemson is fielding .960.
DUKE OVERVIEW• Duke, which has a 9-2 home record and is averaging 10.0 runs per game, is led by 12th-year Head Coach Chris Pollard.• The Blue Devils split two midweek home games against Rider. They are hitting .338 and have a 3.30 ERA and .984 fielding percentage.• Ben Miller is hitting .448 with seven homers and 22 RBIs, David Obee is batting .383 with five homers and Charlie Beilenson has seven saves.
QUICK HITS• Each of the last nine games in the series have been played at Doug Kingsmore Stadium. The last meetings at Duke were in 2016.• Clemson’s 15-1 start is its best through 16 games since 2018, when it also started 15-1. The 2018 team also started 16-1.• Clemson’s bullpen has a 10-0 record, three saves, a 3.86 ERA, .196 opponents’ batting average and 80 strikeouts in 77.0 innings pitched.
COMEBACK TIGERS• Clemson has 10 come-from-behind wins among its 15 overall victories in 2024.• Clemson has scored first in only seven of its 16 games.• Clemson has trailed at the start of the third inning six times and is 5-1 in those six games.• Clemson has scored five or more runs in all 15 of its wins.• Clemson trailed Kennesaw State 6-5 in the eighth inning before rallying for an 8-6 win on Feb. 24.
