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No. 2 Clemson plays a three-game series at Miami (Fla.) from Thursday to Saturday.
SERIES SETUP• Who – Clemson (22-2, 5-1 ACC) vs. Miami (Fla.) (14-10, 5-4 ACC)• Best Ranking – CU – No. 2 Baseball America, Perfect Game; MIA – NR• When – Thursday (7 p.m.), Friday (7 p.m.), Saturday (1 p.m.)• Where – Coral Gables, Fla. (Mark Light Field)• Watch – ACC Network (Thursday), ACC Network Extra (Friday, Saturday)• Video Announcers (Thursday) – Mike Ferrin, Gaby Sanchez• Video Announcers (Friday) – Wicho Hernandez, Joe Zagacki• Video Announcers (Saturday) – Andrew Lane, Joe Zagacki• 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 – Miami leads 45-32-1 (1977-23)• Record at Miami – Miami leads 22-10-1 (1977-21)
STARTING PITCHERS• Thursday – RHP Matthew Marchal (CU) vs. RHP Gage Ziehl (MIA)• Friday – LHP Ethan Darden (CU) vs. LHP Rafe Schlesinger (MIA)• Saturday – RHP Aidan Knaak (CU) vs. LHP Herick Hernandez (MIA)
CLEMSON OVERVIEW• Clemson, which has a 2-1 road record, swept No. 7 Florida State in three games at home last weekend.• The Tigers are averaging 8.8 runs per game and hitting .303 with a .535 slugging percentage, .429 on-base percentage and 28 steals.• The pitching staff has a 4.29 ERA, .238 opponents’ batting average and 2.34 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and Clemson is fielding .965.
MIAMI OVERVIEW• Miami, which has a 12-7 home record and is averaging 8.6 runs per game, is led by first-year Head Coach J.D. Arteaga.• The Hurricanes defeated FIU 14-7 on the road on Tuesday. They are hitting .306 and have a 5.75 ERA and .970 fielding percentage.• Jason Torres is hitting .444 with eight homers, Daniel Cuvet is batting .406 with nine homers and 31 RBIs and Nick Robert has two saves.
QUICK HITS• Clemson’s 22-2 start is its best in its first 24 games since 2002, when it started 23-1. That team also started 26-1.• Clemson has won seven games in a row.• Clemson has won 13 regular-season weekend series in a row dating to 2023 and nine ACC regular-season weekend series in a row dating to 2023.
COMEBACK WINS AGAINST SEMINOLES• Tiger fans experienced one of the most memorable series in program history when Clemson swept No. 7 Florida State at home on March 23,24.• Clemson rallied from deficits of four runs (1st inning), seven runs (9th inning) and nine runs (6th inning) in the games, respectively.• The Tigers ended the games on runs of 15-1, 8-0 and 12-1, respectively, against Florida State, who entered the series with a 19-0 record.• Therefore, in those three games, Florida State combined for leads of 23-3, but Clemson finished the games on a combined run of 35-2.• In the first game, Florida State scored four runs in the first inning, but the Tigers scored in five of the seven innings to win 15-5.• In the second game, Florida State led 8-1 entering the ninth inning, but 11 of the 12 Tigers reached base and Clemson won 9-8.• Jacob Hinderleider, who hit a three-run homer earlier in the ninth, hit a walkoff single after Blake Wright hit a game-tying grand slam.• In the third game, Florida State led 11-2 until the Tigers scored five runs in the sixth and six runs in the seventh to take the lead.• Wright hit another grand slam in the seventh inning to give Clemson the lead for good.• Clemson hit .346 with 38 runs, four doubles, seven homers, 23 walks, five hit-by-pitches and a .485 on-base percentage in the series.• Wright totaled three homers and 12 RBIs in the series.• It marked Clemson’s first series sweep of the Seminoles since 2015 and its first home sweep of the Seminoles since 2010.
