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No. 4 Clemson travels to Athens to take on No. 17 Georgia in the only regular-season matchup.
GAME SETUP• Who – Clemson (32-7) vs. Georgia (29-10)• Best Ranking – CU – No. 4 Baseball America, NCBWA, Perfect Game, USA Today; UGA – No. 17 USA Today• When – Tuesday (7 p.m.)• Where – Athens, Ga. (Foley Field)• Watch – ESPNU• Video Announcers – Sam Ravech, Todd Walker• 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 – Georgia leads 129-111-2 (1900-2023)• Record at Georgia – Georgia leads 72-50 (1900-2023)
STARTING PITCHERS• RHP Billy Barlow (CU) vs. RHP Zach Harris (UGA)
CLEMSON OVERVIEW• Clemson, which has a 7-2 road record, won two of three home games over Pittsburgh last weekend.• The Tigers are averaging 7.8 runs per game and hitting .288 with a .501 slugging percentage, .400 on-base percentage and 39 steals.• The pitching staff has a 3.91 ERA, .227 opponents’ batting average and 2.63 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and Clemson is fielding .968.
GEORGIA OVERVIEW• Georgia, which has a 24-3 home record and is averaging 9.5 runs per game, is led by first-year Head Coach Wes Johnson.• The Bulldogs won two of three home games over Ole Miss last weekend. They are hitting .318 and have a 5.23 ERA and .973 fielding percentage.• Charlie Condon is hitting .483 with 26 homers, Corey Collins is batting .378 with 12 homers and Brian Zeldin has a team-high five saves.
QUICK HITS• Clemson and Georgia played two regular-season games every year from 1998 to 2023.• The Tiger pitching staff has a 3.28 strikeout-to-walk ratio in ACC games.• Clemson’s bullpen has a 20-3 record, 11 saves, a 4.06 ERA, .207 opponents’ batting average and 181 strikeouts in 168.1 innings pitched.
TAYLOR GETTING ON BASE• Junior outfielder Will Taylor has shown his ability to get on base during his career.• He is hitting .230 with seven homers, a triple, two doubles, 19 RBIs, 28 runs and six steals in 32 games in 2024.• He has a .465 on-base percentage thanks to 33 walks and 11 hit-by-pitches.• He is riding a 26-game on-base streak.• He is hitting .308 with a .561 on-base percentage with runners in scoring position.• He is 3-for-5 with seven RBIs with the bases loaded.• He went 3-for-3 with a Clemson-record-tying three homers and four runs against USC Upstate on Feb. 27.• He became the 16th Tiger in history to hit three home runs in a game.• He joined Blake Wright and Jimmy Obertop as the first Tiger trio in history with a three-homer game in one year.• He suffered an injury against NC State on April 14 that will force him out of action until the postseason.• In his career, he is hitting .313 with 18 doubles, three triples, 13 homers, 69 RBIs, 109 runs and 18 steals in 107 games (105 starts).• He has a .470 on-base percentage in his career.
