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The No. 2 Tigers travel to No. 12 Wake Forest for an ACC showdown this weekend.
SERIES SETUP• Who – Clemson (37-10, 17-7 ACC) vs. Wake Forest (33-16, 12-12 ACC)• Best Ranking – CU – No. 2 D1Baseball; WFU – No. 12 D1Baseball, NCBWA• When – Friday (6 p.m.), Saturday (4 p.m.), Sunday (Noon p.m.)• Where – Winston-Salem, N.C. (David F. Couch Ballpark)• Watch – ACC Network Extra (Friday), ACC Network (Saturday), ESPN2 (Sunday)• Video Announcers – Stan Cotten (Friday), Clay Matvick (Saturday, Sunday), Kyle Peterson (Saturday, Sunday), Lary Sorensen (Friday)• 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 – Clemson leads 142-63-1 (1901-2023)• Record at Wake Forest – Clemson leads 55-33 (1952-22)
STARTING PITCHERS• Friday – LHP Ethan Darden (CU) vs. RHP Chase Burns (WFU)• Saturday – LHP Tristan Smith (CU) vs. RHP David Falco (WFU)• Sunday – RHP Aidan Knaak (CU) vs. LHP Josh Hartle (WFU)
CLEMSON OVERVIEW• Clemson, which has a 10-4 road record, rallied to defeat Charlotte 14-12 at Truist Field on Tuesday night.• The Tigers are averaging 8.3 runs per game and hitting .298 with a .518 slugging percentage, .402 on-base percentage and 51 steals.• The pitching staff has a 4.24 ERA, .236 opponents’ batting average and 2.3 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and Clemson is fielding .967.
WAKE FOREST OVERVIEW• Wake Forest, which has a 22-7 home record and is averaging 8.6 runs per game, is led by 15th-year Head Coach Tom Walter.• The Demon Deacons defeated North Carolina A&T 24-7 on Tuesday. They are hitting .286 and have a 5.16 ERA and .974 fielding percentage.• Seaver King is hitting .329 with 14 homers, Nick Kurtz has a team-high 19 homers and Cole Roland and David Falco both have four saves.
QUICK HITS• Clemson has scored 63 runs in the fourth inning, its highest-scoring inning.• Clemson is hitting .330 with runners in scoring position.• Clemson’s bullpen has a 25-6 record, 13 saves, a 4.65 ERA, .221 opponents’ batting average and 224 strikeouts in 213.0 innings pitched.
GRADUATES• Five Tiger players received their diplomas during commencement ceremonies in Littlejohn Coliseum on May 9.• B.J. Bailey, Tristan Bissetta, Ty Olenchuk, Will Taylor and Blake Wright earned their bachelor’s degrees.• Bissetta and Taylor earned their degrees in only three years.• Andrew Ciufo, Nick Clayton, Rob Hughes, Alden Mathes and Jimmy Obertop earned their certificates.
