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The Tigers face Davidson for the first time since 2011 when they meet at Doug Kingsmore Stadium for a three-game series this weekend.
SERIES SETUP• Who – Davidson (4-7) vs. Clemson (12-1)• Best Ranking – DAV – NR; CU – No. 4 Perfect Game• When – Friday (4 p.m.), Saturday (3 p.m.), Sunday (2 p.m.)• Where – Clemson, S.C. (Doug Kingsmore Stadium)• Watch – ACC Network Extra• Video Announcers – Brock Bowling (Friday), Mike Freeman (Friday, Sunday), Bob Mahony (Saturday), William Qualkinbush (Saturday, Sunday)• 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 28-9 (1903-2011)• Record at Clemson – Clemson leads 20-3 (1903-2011)
STARTING PITCHERS• Friday – RHP Wilson Perkins (DAV) vs. RHP Aidan Knaak (CU)• Saturday – LHP Isaac Fix (DAV) vs. LHP Ethan Darden (CU)• Sunday – TBA (DAV) vs. LHP Justin LeGuernic (CU)
CLEMSON OVERVIEW• Clemson, which has a 7-0 home record, defeated USC Upstate (7-0) and Presbyterian (11-2) in midweek games.• The Tigers are averaging 8.4 runs per game and hitting .293 with a .456 slugging percentage, .428 on-base percentage and 17 steals.• The pitching staff has a 3.90 ERA, .215 opponents’ batting average and 3.17 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and Clemson is fielding .978.
DAVIDSON OVERVIEW• Davidson, which has an 0-2 road record and is averaging 6.0 runs per game, is led by seventh-year Head Coach Rucker Taylor.• The Wildcats lost at South Carolina 7-3 on Tuesday. They are hitting .266 and have a 6.26 ERA and .962 fielding percentage.• Jamie Daly is hitting .395 with three homers and 11 RBIs, and Jack Cotrone is batting .361 with two homers and 11 RBIs.
QUICK HITS• Clemson is on a 10-game winning streak, its longest streak since its 11-game winning streak from Feb. 24 to March 13 in 2024.• Clemson’s highest-scoring inning is the ninth, when it has outscored its opponents 19-0. Clemson has only batted four times in the ninth.• Clemson’s bullpen has a 9-0 record, six saves, a 3.71 ERA, .220 opponents’ batting average and 73 strikeouts in 63.0 innings pitched.
DARDEN HAVING HIS BEST SEASON• Junior lefthander Ethan Darden is having his best season as a Tiger.• A majority of his appearances each of his three seasons as a Tiger have been in a starting role.• He is 2-0 with a 1.06 ERA, .183 opponents’ batting average and 15 strikeouts against six walks in 17.0 innings pitched in 2025.• He has not allowed a home run in his three appearances, all starts.• Clemson has a 3-0 record in his three starts.• He is holding opponents to .143 with runners on base and .125 with two outs.• He has not allowed a steal and has 21 groundball outs compared to 10 flyball outs.• He pitched 7.0 scoreless innings of three-hit ball with six strikeouts to earn the win in Clemson’s 5-1 win over South Carolina on March 1.• He earned ACC Pitcher-of-the-Week honors and received the Bob Bradley Award as Clemson’s MVP of the series against South Carolina.• In his career, he is 10-7 with a 4.79 ERA, .271 opponents’ batting average and 102 strikeouts in 139.0 innings pitched over 41 appearances.
