Clemson Hosts Yellow Jackets

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After four days off for final exams, No. 4 Clemson hosts Georgia Tech for a three-game series.

SERIES SETUP
• Who – Georgia Tech (27-15, 11-10 ACC) vs. Clemson (34-9, 15-6 ACC)
• Best Ranking – GAT – NR; CU – No. 4
• When – Friday (6 p.m.), Saturday (2 p.m.), Sunday (1 p.m.)
• Where – Clemson, S.C. (Doug Kingsmore Stadium)
• Watch – ACC Network Extra
• Video Announcers – Bobby Moranda, William Qualkinbush
• 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 120-116-3 (1902-2023)
• Record at Clemson – Clemson leads 54-26-1 (1904-2022)

STARTING PITCHERS
• Friday – RHP Aeden Finateri (GAT) vs. LHP Tristan Smith (CU)
• Saturday – LHP Cam Jones (GAT) vs. LHP Ethan Darden (CU)
• Sunday – RHP Tate McKee (GAT) vs. RHP Aidan Knaak (CU)

CLEMSON OVERVIEW
• Clemson, which has a 22-5 home record, won two of three games at Louisville last weekend.
• The Tigers are averaging 8.0 runs per game and hitting .294 with a .509 slugging percentage, .400 on-base percentage and 44 steals.
• The pitching staff has a 4.08 ERA, .230 opponents’ batting average and 2.36 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and Clemson is fielding .968.

GEORGIA TECH OVERVIEW
• Georgia Tech, which has a 7-7 road record and is averaging 8.8 runs per game, is led by 31st-year Head Coach Danny Hall.
• The Yellow Jackets won two games against Miami (Fla.) last weekend. They are hitting .315 and have a 5.59 ERA and .979 fielding percentage.
• Trey Yunger is hitting .381, Drew Burress is batting .368 with 18 homers and Cam Jones has 23 steals along with a team-high three saves.

QUICK HITS
• Clemson is 27-2 when outhitting its opponent and 6-6 when getting outhit.
• Clemson’s bullpen has a 22-5 record, 12 saves, a 4.39 ERA, .213 opponents’ batting average and 201 strikeouts in 192.2 innings pitched.
• Three Tigers, Blake Wright (13), Jacob Hinderleider (9) and Alden Mathes (9), have active hitting streaks of at least nine games.

LONG BALL TIGERS
• Clemson has hit 81 home runs and has a .509 slugging percentage, its highest figure since 2002 (.533).
• The Tigers are averaging 1.9 homers per game, the second-highest mark in school history (1962, 2.0).
• Clemson has totaled 100+ homers in a season three times, 1991 (111), 2002 (112) and 2022 (100).
• Clemson has hit a home run in 33 of the 43 games.
• The Tigers have hit multiple homers in 25 (22-3 record) of the 43 games.
• The long balls are a big reason Clemson is averaging 8.0 runs per game, its highest figure since 2010 (8.6).
• Clemson hit a season-high six home runs in its 11-1 win over Presbyterian at Greenville, S.C. on March 20.
• Blake Wright leads the team with 16 homers, while Jimmy Obertop is second with 15 homers.