Apr 10, 2025

Clemson Plays Stanford in Weekend Series at Doug Kingsmore Stadium

By: Brian Hennessy

The Tigers host Stanford this weekend at Doug Kingsmore Stadium.

SERIES SETUP
• Who – Stanford (18-12, 5-10 ACC) vs. Clemson (31-5, 9-3 ACC)
• Best Ranking – STA – NR; CU – No. 3 Perfect Game
• When – Friday (6 p.m.), Saturday (6 p.m.), Sunday (3 p.m.)
• Where – Clemson, S.C. (Doug Kingsmore Stadium)
• Watch – ESPNU (Friday), ACC Network (Saturday, Sunday)
• Video Announcers – Mike Ferrin, Gaby Sanchez
• 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 – Stanford leads 2-0 (1995-00)
• Record at Clemson – 0-0

STARTING PITCHERS
• Friday – TBA (STA) vs. TBA (CU)
• Saturday – TBA (STA) vs. TBA (CU)
• Sunday – TBA (STA) vs. TBA (CU)

CLEMSON OVERVIEW
• Clemson, which has a 20-3 home record, defeated Gardner-Webb 4-2 at home on Wednesday night behind two homers by Jacob Jarrell.
• The Tigers are averaging 7.6 runs per game and hitting .278 with a .442 slugging percentage, .422 on-base percentage and 46 steals.
• The pitching staff has a 4.37 ERA, .221 opponents’ batting average and 2.58 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and Clemson is fielding .977.

STANFORD OVERVIEW
• Stanford, which has a 6-4 road record and is averaging 6.8 runs per game, is led by eighth-year Head Coach David Esquer.
• The Cardinal defeated UC Davis 4-0 at home on Monday. They are hitting .307 and have a 6.14 ERA and .976 fielding percentage.
• Temo Becerra is hitting .371, Tatum Marsh is batting .371, Trevor Haskins has nine homers and 29 RBIs and Aidan Keenan has four saves.

QUICK HITS
• The two meetings between Clemson and Stanford took place in the College World Series, Cardinal wins by scores of 8-3 (1995) and 10-4 (2000).
• Of Clemson’s 20 remaining regular-season games, 18 are ACC contests.
• Clemson’s bullpen has a 22-0 record, 15 saves, a 3.64 ERA, .222 opponents’ batting average and 214 strikeouts in 178.0 innings pitched.

THREE TIGERS IN THE MAJORS IN 2025
• Three former Tigers, Carson Spiers, Eli White and Justin Wrobleski, have played in an MLB game in 2025.
• Spiers, who had a 2.47 ERA at Clemson from 2017-20, made his MLB debut as a starter with the Cincinnati Reds on Sept. 3, 2023.
• White, who hit .275 with 104 runs and 36 steals at Clemson from 2014-16, made his MLB debut with the Texas Rangers on Sept. 1, 2020.
• Wrobleski, who played one season (2019) at Clemson before transferring, made his MLB debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers on July 7, 2024.
• Every Tiger team from 1974 to 2021 had at least one future major leaguer on its roster.
• Clemson has had at least one former Tiger play in an MLB game each of the last 70 years (streak started in 1956).
• Clemson has had multiple former Tigers play in an MLB game each of the last 52 years (streak started in 1974).
• Clemson set a school record with 12 former Tigers in the majors in 2021, breaking the previous record of eight.