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The No. 8 Tigers carry their nine-game winning streak into a two-game midweek home series against Manhattan.
SERIES SETUP• Who – Manhattan (4-9) vs. Clemson (13-1)• Best Ranking – MAN – NR; CU – No. 8 NCBWA• When – Tuesday (4 p.m.), Wednesday (4 p.m.)• Where – Clemson, S.C. (Doug Kingsmore Stadium)• Watch – ACC Network Extra• Video Announcers – William Qualkinbush, 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 – 0-0
STARTING PITCHERS• Tuesday – RHP Joseph Duffield (MAN) vs. LHP Rocco Reid (CU)• Wednesday – TBA (MAN) vs. RHP Billy Barlow (CU)
CLEMSON OVERVIEW• Clemson, which has a 12-1 home record, swept UNC Greensboro at home last weekend.• The Tigers are averaging 8.1 runs per game and hitting .315 with a .554 slugging percentage, .424 on-base percentage and 15 steals.• The pitching staff has a 4.12 ERA, .225 opponents’ batting average and 2.17 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and Clemson is fielding .959.
MANHATTAN OVERVIEW• Manhattan, which has played all its games on the road and is averaging 4.1 runs per game, is led by second-year Head Coach David Miller.• The Jaspers lost all four games at Gardner-Webb last weekend. They are hitting .212 and have a 5.66 ERA and .973 fielding percentage.• Daniel Perez is hitting .311, Trevor Hansen is batting .306 with a team-high eight RBIs and Garret Garbinski has a team-high two saves.
QUICK HITS• Manhattan Head Coach David Miller (1993-95) was an All-American at Clemson in 1995 and was a first-round draft pick after that season.• Clemson has won 11 straight regular-season weekend series dating to 2023, its longest streak since 2001-02.• Clemson’s bullpen has a 9-0 record, three saves, a 4.06 ERA, .200 opponents’ batting average and 71 strikeouts in 68.2 innings pitched.
HUGHES CLOSING• Sixth-year senior and graduate righthander Rob Hughes has become Clemson’s predominant closer in 2024.• He is 0-0 with one save, an 0.00 ERA, a .150 opponents’ batting average and seven strikeouts in 6.2 innings pitched over five appearances.• He suffered an injury in 2022 that forced him to miss the entire season.• In his three active seasons at Clemson, he is 1-1 with three saves, a 2.66 ERA and .206 opponents’ batting average in 47.1 innings pitched.• In his two seasons (2023,24) since returning from injury, he is 0-1 with three saves and a 1.13 ERA in 24.0 innings pitched over 17 outings.
