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The Tigers conclude the home-and-home season series against No. 8 Coastal Carolina at Conway on Tuesday night.
GAME SETUP• Who – Clemson (37-12) vs. Coastal Carolina (37-11)• Best Ranking – CU – No. 6 NCBWA; CCU – No. 8 Baseball America• When – Tuesday (6 p.m.)• Where – Conway, S.C. (Springs Brooks Stadium)• Watch – ESPN+• Video Announcers – Haley Nitsche, Kyle Rush, Sam Weiderhaft• 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 51-13 (1986-25)• Record at Coastal Carolina – Clemson leads 12-5 (1986-23)
STARTING PITCHERS• RHP Nathan Dvorsky (CU) vs. RHP Luke Jones (CCU)
CLEMSON OVERVIEW• Clemson, which has a 7-6 road record, won one of three games at No. 5 Florida State last weekend.• The Tigers are averaging 7.1 runs per game and hitting .272 with a .444 slugging percentage, .409 on-base percentage and 58 steals.• The pitching staff has a 4.97 ERA, .246 opponents’ batting average and 2.55 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and Clemson is fielding .975.
COASTAL CAROLINA OVERVIEW• Coastal Carolina, which has a 20-3 home record and is averaging 7.4 runs per game, is led by first-year Head Coach Kevin Schnall.• The Chanticleers swept App State in three home games last weekend. They are hitting .281 and have a 3.47 ERA and .976 fielding percentage.• Caden Bodine is hitting .324, Sebastian Alexander has eight homers and 20 steals and Dominick Carbone has a team-high four saves.
QUICK HITS• Coastal Carolina defeated the Tigers 8-2 at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on March 25, 2025.• Tuesday’s game at Coastal Carolina marks Clemson’s 11th consecutive game against a top-25 team.• Clemson’s highest-scoring inning is the first inning, when it has scored 64 runs, 24 more than any other inning.
PAINO PRODUCING RUNS• Senior infielder Josh Paino has been one of the top run producers on the team in his first and only season in the program in 2025.• He had made many highlight-reel plays at third base despite playing most of his career at shortstop.• He is hitting .268 with nine homers, a triple, eight doubles, 44 RBIs, 35 runs and six steals in 49 games (48 starts).• He is hitting .348 with runners in scoring position.
