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No. 2 Clemson concludes its three-game season series against USC Upstate at home on Tuesday night.
GAME SETUP• Who – USC Upstate (21-12) vs. Clemson (28-3)• Best Ranking – SCU – NR; CU – No. 2• When – Tuesday (6 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 – Clemson leads 9-2 (2009-24)• Record at Clemson – Clemson leads 7-1 (2009-24)
STARTING PITCHERS• RHP Braden Consaul (SCU) vs. RHP Billy Barlow (CU)
CLEMSON OVERVIEW• Clemson, which has an 18-1 home record, swept Notre Dame on the road last weekend and has won six games in a row.• The Tigers are averaging 8.3 runs per game and hitting .292 with a .505 slugging percentage, .411 on-base percentage and 33 steals.• The pitching staff has a 3.91 ERA, .231 opponents’ batting average and 2.52 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and Clemson is fielding .968.
USC UPSTATE OVERVIEW• USC Upstate, which has a 4-5 road record and is averaging 8.5 runs per game, is led by fifth-year Head Coach Mike McGuire.• The Spartans swept Winthrop on the road last weekend. They are hitting .305 and have a 5.77 ERA and .972 fielding percentage.• Jace Rinehart is hitting .385 with 10 homers and 35 RBIs and Grant Sherrod is batting .345 with 10 homers and 49 RBIs.
QUICK HITS• Clemson defeated USC Upstate 12-6 at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Feb. 27, 2024 thanks to five home runs, including three by Will Taylor.• Clemson beat USC Upstate 11-1 in seven innings at Greenville, S.C. on April 2, 2024 behind 5.0 strong innings pitched by Billy Barlow.• Clemson has an 18-6 ACC road record under Head Coach Erik Bakich. The Tigers are also 17-3 in their last 20 ACC road games.
MARCHAL RANKING AMONG BEST• Senior righthander Matthew Marchal, a graduate transfer from Wofford, has been among the team’s best and most consistent pitchers in 2024.• With the injury to Tristan Smith, he has made a start on the mound each of the last two weekends.• He is 4-0 with a 3.18 ERA, .244 opponents’ batting average and 20 strikeouts against 10 walks in 22.2 innings pitched over 10 appearances.• He is holding opponents to .111 with two outs.
