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The No. 2 Tigers travel to No. 5 Florida State in an ACC showdown in Tallahassee this weekend.
SERIES SETUP• Who – Clemson (36-10, 13-8 ACC) vs. Florida State (31-9, 12-6 ACC)• Best Ranking – CU – No. 2 NCBWA; FSU – No. 5 D1Baseball• When – Friday (6 p.m.), Saturday (6 p.m.), Sunday (2 p.m.)• Where – Tallahassee, Fla. (Dick Howser Stadium)• Watch – ACC Network Extra (Friday, Sunday), ACC Network (Saturday)• Video Announcers (Friday) – Chris Chavez, Ariya Massoudi• Video Announcers (Saturday) – Kevin Fitzgerald, Devon Travis• Video Announcers (Sunday) – Chip Baker, Chris Chavez, Ariya Massoudi• 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 – Florida State leads 83-77-1 (1958-24)• Record at Florida State – Florida State leads 45-23-1 (1962-23)
STARTING PITCHERS• Friday – RHP Aidan Knaak (CU) vs. LHP Jamie Arnold (FSU)• Saturday – RHP Drew Titsworth (CU) vs. LHP Joey Volini (FSU)• Sunday – TBA (CU) vs. LHP Wes Mendes (FSU)
CLEMSON OVERVIEW• Clemson, which has a 6-4 road record, was swept in three games at No. 25 NC State last weekend.• The Tigers are averaging 7.1 runs per game and hitting .272 with a .443 slugging percentage, .410 on-base percentage and 56 steals.• The pitching staff has a 4.65 ERA, .235 opponents’ batting average and 2.65 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and Clemson is fielding .976.
FLORIDA STATE OVERVIEW• Florida State, which has a 20-4 home record and is averaging 8.2 runs per game, is led by third-year Head Coach Link Jarrett.• The Seminoles won one of three games at Louisville last weekend. They are hitting .318 and have a 4.58 ERA and .978 fielding percentage.• Alex Lodise is hitting .440 with 14 homers and 53 RBIs, Gage Harrelson is batting .370 and Max Williams has 15 homers and 38 RBIs.
QUICK HITS• Clemson plays its eighth, ninth and 10th consecutive games against a top-25 team at Florida State.• In 2025, Clemson is 26-0 when it totals the same or less offensive strikeouts than its opponent.• In 2025, Andrew Ciufo has nine sacrifice bunts, tied for eighth most in a season in Clemson history and the most by a Tiger since 2011.
SCHEDULE STRONG• Clemson has an official RPI of No. 8 (through games of April 30).• A big reason for the Tigers’ top-10 RPI is their strength of schedule, which is No. 22 in the nation.• Clemson’s non-conference strength of schedule is No. 80 in the nation, and the Tigers are 23-2 in regular-season non-conference games.
