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No. 3 Clemson plays midweek games against Winthrop and Presbyterian at two different sites.
GAMES SETUP• Who – Winthrop (8-10) & Presbyterian (9-11) vs. Clemson (17-2)• Best Ranking – WIN – NR; PRE – NR; CU – No. 3 Baseball America, NCBWA• When – Tuesday (6 p.m.), Wednesday (6 p.m.)• Where – Clemson, S.C. (Doug Kingsmore Stadium) Tuesday; Greenville, S.C. (Fluor Field) Wednesday• Watch (Tuesday) – ACC Network Extra• Video Announcers – Faxon Childress, 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 (Tuesday) – ClemsonTigers.com, 1-800-CLEMSON
SERIES HISTORY (WINTHROP)• Overall Record – Clemson leads 26-7 (1981-23)• Record at Clemson – Clemson leads 21-6 (1981-23)
SERIES HISTORY (PRESBYTERIAN)• Overall Record – Clemson leads 68-23 (1906-2024)• Record at Neutral – 3-3 (1906-2011)
STARTING PITCHERS• Tuesday – RHP Shane Keup (WIN) vs. RHP Billy Barlow (CU)• Wednesday – TBA (PRE) vs. TBA (CU)
CLEMSON OVERVIEW• Clemson, which has a 14-1 home record and 1-0 neutral record, won two of three games at No. 3 Duke last weekend.• The Tigers are averaging 7.9 runs per game and hitting .296 with a .516 slugging percentage, .419 on-base percentage and 23 steals.• The pitching staff has a 4.03 ERA, .237 opponents’ batting average and 2.51 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and Clemson is fielding .963.
WINTHROP OVERVIEW• Winthrop, which has an 0-3 road record and is averaging 6.3 runs per game, is led by 14th-year Head Coach Tom Riginos.• The Eagles won two of three home games versus Longwood last weekend. They are hitting .270 and have a 5.61 ERA and .956 fielding percentage.• Charlie Evans is hitting .440 with three homers and 13 RBIs, Alan Benhardt is batting .344 and Parker Kruglewicz has a team-high two saves.
PRESBYTERIAN OVERVIEW• Presbyterian, which has a 1-1 neutral record and is averaging 6.0 runs per game, is led by 20th-year Head Coach Elton Pollock.• The Blue Hose lost all three home games against George Washington. They are hitting .248 and have a 3.73 ERA and .964 fielding percentage.• Joel Dragoo is hitting .446 with six homers and 30 RBIs, Brody Fahr is batting .379 and Kyle Mueller has the team’s lone save.
QUICK HITS• Winthrop Head Coach Tom Riginos was an assistant coach at Clemson for eight seasons (2003-10).• Clemson hit three homers and held the Blue Hose to three hits in its 8-2 win over Presbyterian at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Feb. 20, 2024.• Clemson is the designated home team and occupies the first-base dugout against Presbyterian on Wednesday night.
TIGERS AT FLUOR FIELD• Clemson has a 29-9 all-time record in 38 games at Fluor Field in Greenville, S.C.• The Tigers have outscored the opposition 297-160 at Fluor Field, an average score of 7.8-4.2.• South Carolina (2010,11,14,15,21,23), Presbyterian (2011), Michigan State (2015) and USC Upstate (2023) have beaten Clemson at Fluor Field.• Clemson has won 13 of its last 16 games at Fluor Field dating to 2015.• Clemson is 1-1 against Presbyterian at Fluor Field, as the Tigers won in 2008 (12-7) and the Blue Hose won in 2011 (4-3).
BISSETTA BOLSTERING LINEUP• Sophomore outfielder Tristan Bissetta received his chance to start in the lineup and has made the most of his opportunity.• He is hitting .385 with three homers, a double, 10 RBIs, six runs, a .769 slugging percentage and .515 on-base percentage in 10 games.• He did not start any of the first 12 games, but has started each of the last seven games and has at least one hit in every start.• He is hitting .444 with runners in scoring position.• He hit his first two career homers in his first start of the season against UNC Greensboro on March 9.• He hit a grand slam in Clemson’s 8-7 win at No. 3 Duke on March 16.• In his career, he is hitting .308 with two doubles, three homers, 11 RBIs, six runs and a .426 on-base percentage in 22 games (10 starts).
