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Schedule note – Wednesday’s game between Kansas State and Clemson at Doug Kingsmore Stadium is now scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. Rain is forecasted in the morning & midday, but forecasted to clear in the afternoon.
The No. 9 Tigers face Kansas State for the first time since 1999 when the two square off at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Wednesday.
GAME SETUP• Who – Kansas State (7-3) vs. Clemson (9-1)• Best Ranking – KSS – NR; CU – No. 9 NCBWA, USA Today• When – Wednesday (6 p.m.)• Where – Clemson, S.C. (Doug Kingsmore Stadium)• Watch – ACC Network Extra• Video Announcers – Daniel Gillman, Ron Smith• 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 3-1 (1993-99)• Record at Clemson – Clemson leads 3-0 (1999)
STARTING PITCHERS• TBA (KSS) vs. TBA (CU)
CLEMSON OVERVIEW• Clemson, which has an 8-1 home record, won both games of a rain-shortened series over No. 12 South Carolina by scores of 5-4 last weekend.• The Tigers are averaging 7.9 runs per game and hitting .308 with a .547 slugging percentage, .414 on-base percentage and six steals.• The pitching staff has a 4.35 ERA, .226 opponents’ batting average and 2.17 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and Clemson is fielding .953.
KANSAS STATE OVERVIEW• Kansas State, which has an 0-1 road record and is averaging 9.1 runs per game, is led by sixth-year Head Coach Pete Hughes.• The Wildcats swept UMass Lowell and play at Tennessee on Tuesday. They are hitting .306 and have a 5.26 ERA and .981 fielding percentage.• Nick English is hitting .391, Jayden Lobliner and Brady Day are batting .359 with 15 RBIs and Jackson Wentworth has two saves.
QUICK HITS• Clemson held No. 12 South Carolina to eight runs and a .189 batting average in the two wins last weekend.• Clemson has seven come-from-behind wins among its nine total victories.• Clemson’s bullpen has a 7-0 record, two saves, a 4.39 ERA, .202 opponents’ batting average and 54 strikeouts in 53.1 innings pitched.
SMITH ENTERS WEEKEND ROTATION• Sophomore lefthander Tristan Smith was a reliever and spot starter as a freshman in 2023, but has emerged as a weekend starter in 2024.• He is 0-0 with a 2.63 ERA, .204 opponents’ batting average and 20 strikeouts against five walks in 13.2 innings pitched over three starts.• He allowed only three hits, one run and one walk with nine strikeouts in 5.0 innings pitched against No. 12 South Carolina on March 2.• In his career, he is 0-1 with a 3.97 ERA, .211 opponents’ batting average and 63 strikeouts in 45.1 innings pitched over 27 appearances.
