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The Tigers conclude their regular-season home schedule with a three-game series against Duke this weekend.
SERIES SETUP• Who – Duke (33-15, 14-10 ACC) vs. Clemson (37-13, 14-10 ACC)• Best Ranking – DUK – NR; CU – No. 6 NCBWA• When – Friday (6 p.m.), Saturday (2 p.m.), Sunday (1 p.m.)• Where – Clemson, S.C. (Doug Kingsmore Stadium)• Watch – ACC Network Extra• Video Announcers – Mike Freeman, William Qualkinbush• 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 133-78-2 (1904-2024)• Record at Clemson – Clemson leads 69-33-1 (1905-2023)
STARTING PITCHERS• Friday – TBA (DUK) vs. TBA (CU)• Saturday – TBA (DUK) vs. TBA (CU)• Sunday – TBA (DUK) vs. TBA (CU)
CLEMSON OVERVIEW• Clemson, which has a 25-5 home record, lost at No. 8 Coastal Carolina 5-3 on Tuesday night.• The Tigers are averaging 7.0 runs per game and hitting .270 with a .441 slugging percentage, .407 on-base percentage and 58 steals.• The pitching staff has a 4.96 ERA, .247 opponents’ batting average and 2.58 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and Clemson is fielding .976.
DUKE OVERVIEW• Duke, which has a 5-8 road record and is averaging 8.6 runs per game, is led by 13th-year Head Coach Chris Pollard.• The Blue Devils defeated Queens 12-2 at home on Tuesday. They are hitting .291 and have a 4.62 ERA and .980 fielding percentage.• Ben Miller is hitting .335 with 18 homers and 56 RBIs, Jake Hyde has 51 RBIs and Reid Easterly has a 7-1 record and four saves.
QUICK HITS• On Saturday at 1:30 p.m., Clemson will honor its senior players on Senior Day.• Clemson has a .976 fielding percentage, just behind the school record of .977, set by the 2023 team.• Clemson is 22-1 when outhitting its opponent and 6-1 when totaling the same number of hits as its opponent.
GRADUATES• Four Tiger players received their diplomas during commencement ceremonies in Littlejohn Coliseum on May 8,9.• Jay Dillard, Lleyton Lackey and Lucas Mahlstedt earned their bachelor’s degree.• Dillard and Lackey earned their degrees in only three years.• Andrew Ciufo earned his master’s degree.• Tristan Bissetta, Reed Garris and Josh Paino earned their certificates.
CIUFO FIELDING AT SHORTSTOP• Senior infielder Andrew Ciufo missed the last half of the 2024 season due to injury and returned for his sixth year in college in 2025.• The starting shortstop is hitting .243 with five homers, seven doubles, 25 RBIs, 27 runs and three steals in 47 games (46 starts).• He has 10 sacrifice bunts in 2025, tied for seventh in a season in Tiger history.• He has committed only six errors and has a stellar .966 fielding percentage.• In his two years as a Tiger, he is hitting .257 with nine doubles, a triple, seven homers, 41 RBIs, 46 runs and eight steals in 74 games.• In his two years as a Tiger, he has committed only 11 errors and has a .962 fielding percentage.
