Notes (PDF)
No. 2 Clemson hosts No. 17 Louisville in a three-game series at Doug Kingsmore Stadium from Thursday to Saturday.
SERIES SETUP• Who – Louisville (27-9, 9-6 ACC) vs. Clemson (33-6, 11-4 ACC)• Best Ranking – LOU – No. 17 Baseball America, D1Baseball; CU – No. 2 NCBWA, Perfect Game• When – Thursday (7 p.m.), Friday (5 p.m.), Saturday (1 p.m.)• Where – Clemson, S.C. (Doug Kingsmore Stadium)• Watch – ACC Network Extra• Video Announcers – William Qualkinbush, 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 – ClemsonTigers.com, 1-800-CLEMSON
SERIES HISTORY• Overall Record – Clemson leads 23-15 (1970-24)• Record at Clemson – Clemson leads 15-6 (1970-23)
STARTING PITCHERS• Thursday – TBA (LOU) vs. TBA (CU)• Friday – TBA (LOU) vs. TBA (CU)• Saturday – TBA (LOU) vs. TBA (CU)
CLEMSON OVERVIEW• Clemson, which has a 22-4 home record, won two of three home games against Stanford last weekend.• The Tigers are averaging 7.7 runs per game and hitting .284 with a .453 slugging percentage, .426 on-base percentage and 49 steals.• The pitching staff has a 4.53 ERA, .227 opponents’ batting average and 2.61 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and Clemson is fielding .976.
LOUISVILLE OVERVIEW• Louisville, which has a 3-5 road record and is averaging 9.1 runs per game, is led by 19th-year Head Coach Dan McDonnell.• The Cardinals defeated Western Kentucky 5-2 at home on Tuesday. They are hitting .327 and have a 5.27 ERA and .970 fielding percentage.• Lucas Moore is hitting .374 with 27 steals, Jake Munroe is batting .371, Zion Rose has 44 RBIs and Tague Davis has 14 homers.
QUICK HITS• Clemson is outscoring its opposition 55-18 in the first inning.• Clemson’s bullpen has a 23-0 record, 16 saves, a 3.72 ERA, .227 opponents’ batting average and 231 strikeouts in 191.1 innings pitched.• Righthander Aidan Knaak has made nine start on the mound in 2025. The other 30 starts on the mound have been by lefthanders.
JARRELL POSTING POWER NUMBERS• Junior catcher Jacob Jarrell has been one of the team’s top power hitters in 2025.• He leads the team in homers with nine, including seven in the last 11 games.• He is hitting .263 with nine homers, four doubles, 23 RBIs, 31 runs and a .404 on-base percentage in 36 games (34 starts) in 2025.• He is hitting .310 with five homers, four doubles, 10 RBIs, 15 runs and a .638 slugging percentage in 15 ACC regular-season games.• He has the only two two-homer games by a Tiger in 2025, at Georgia Tech on March 28 and against Gardner-Webb on April 9.• In his career, he is hitting .253 with 14 doubles, 20 homers, 65 RBIs, 67 runs and a steal in 99 games (87 starts).
