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The No. 4 Tigers begin their first of four five-game weeks in a row with midweek contests against USC Upstate and Presbyterian.
GAMES SETUP• Who (Tuesday) – Clemson (10-1) vs. USC Upstate (6-4)• Who (Wednesday) – Presbyterian (6-6) vs. Clemson (10-1)• Best Ranking – CU – No. 4 Perfect Game; SCU – NR; PRE – NR• When – Tuesday (6 p.m.), Wednesday (4 p.m.)• Where (Tuesday) – Greenville, S.C. (Fluor Field)• Where (Wednesday) – Clemson, S.C. (Doug Kingsmore Stadium)• Watch – ESPN+ (Tuesday), ACC Network Extra (Wednesday)• Video Announcers – Dan Scott (Tuesday), Tom Van Hoy (Tuesday), Jon Gross (Wednesday), Brad Owens (Wednesday)• Listen (Radio) – Clemson Athletic Network (locally on WCCP (105.5 FM))• Listen (Internet) – ClemsonTigers.com• Live Stats – ClemsonTigers.com• Social Media – ClemsonBaseball• Tickets (Wednesday) – ClemsonTigers.com, 1-800-CLEMSON
SERIES HISTORY (USC UPSTATE)• Overall Record – Clemson leads 9-3 (2009-24)• Record at Neutral – Clemson leads 2-1 (2022-24)
SERIES HISTORY (PRESBYTERIAN)• Overall Record – Clemson leads 69-23 (1906-2024)• Record at Clemson – Clemson leads 43-10 (1907-2024)
STARTING PITCHERS• Tuesday – LHP Jacob McGovern (CU) vs. RHP Amp Phillips (SCU)• Wednesday – TBA (PRE) vs. TBA (CU)
CLEMSON OVERVIEW• Clemson, which has a 3-1 neutral record and 6-0 home record, swept South Carolina in three games by a combined score of 18-6 last weekend.• The Tigers are averaging 8.3 runs per game and hitting .289 with a .428 slugging percentage, .421 on-base percentage and 17 steals.• The pitching staff has a 4.45 ERA, .211 opponents’ batting average and 3.05 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and Clemson is fielding .977.
USC UPSTATE OVERVIEW• USC Upstate, which has yet to play a neutral game and is averaging 10.3 runs per game, is led by first-year Head Coach Kane Sweeney.• The Spartans went 2-1 against UMass Lowell at home last weekend. They are hitting .359 and have a 5.56 ERA and .960 fielding percentage.• Cayden Wotipka is hitting .464, Vance Sheahan is batting .451 with eight steals and Henry Zenor is batting .407.
PRESBYTERIAN OVERVIEW• Presbyterian, which has an 0-2 road record and is averaging 4.8 runs per game, is led by 21st-year Head Coach Elton Pollock.• The Blue Hose split four home games against Eastern Michigan. They are hitting .273 and have a 5.21 ERA and .955 fielding percentage.• Eli Lazio is hitting .457 to lead the Blue Hose, who host Wofford on Tuesday.
QUICK HITS• Clemson is the designated visiting team and occupies the third-base dugout against USC Upstate at Fluor Field on Tuesday.• The Tigers also host Presbyterian in their second and final meeting of the 2025 regular season at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on March 26.• Clemson is outscoring its opponents 15-0 in the ninth inning. The Tigers have batted in the ninth inning only three times.
TIGERS AT FLUOR FIELD• Clemson has a 32-9 all-time record in 41 games at Fluor Field in Greenville, S.C.• The Tigers have outscored the opposition 324-163 at Fluor Field, an average score of 7.9-4.0.• South Carolina (2010,11,14,15,21,23), Presbyterian (2011), Michigan State (2015) and USC Upstate (2023) have beaten Clemson at Fluor Field.• Clemson has won 16 of its last 19 games at Fluor Field dating to 2015.• Clemson is 2-1 against USC Upstate at Fluor Field.• Clemson is 3-2 under Erik Bakich at Fluor Field.
ATTENDANCE• Clemson is averaging 5,230 fans per home date (6), the 10th-highest figure in the nation and second in the ACC (through games of March 2).• In a 5-3 win over South Carolina on Feb. 28, Clemson set a school record with 6,891 fans in attendance at Doug Kingsmore Stadium.• Entering 2025, Clemson had a top-20 national figure in average home attendance for 31 straight seasons.
TIGERS SWEEP RIVAL GAMECOCKS• Clemson swept South Carolina in three games at three different sites by a combined score of 18-6 from Feb. 28 to March 2.• The Tigers won 5-3 at Clemson, 5-1 at Fluor Field in Greenville, S.C. and 8-2 at South Carolina.• Clemson had a 1.69 ERA, .160 opponents’ batting average and 36 strikeouts against nine walks in 27.0 innings pitched in the series.• A Doug Kingsmore Stadium record crowd of 6,891 saw the Tigers outlast the Gamecocks 5-3 on Feb. 28.• Ethan Darden received the Bob Bradley Award as Clemson’s MVP in the series.• Darden pitched 7.0 scoreless innings of three-hit ball with six strikeouts to earn the win on March 1.• Jarren Purify was 4-for-8 with a homer, double, three RBIs, a .636 on-base percentage and two steals in three games.• It marked the third time in four years the Tigers swept South Carolina, as they won all three games in 2022 and both games in 2024.• It upped Clemson’s winning streak in the series to five, while the Tigers have won 10 of the last 12 meetings.• Clemson has won eight of the last 11 series since 2015.
