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The No. 4 Tigers begin ACC play with a three-game home series against Notre Dame this weekend.
SERIES SETUP• Who – Notre Dame (10-4, 0-3 ACC) vs. Clemson (17-1, 0-0 ACC)• Best Ranking – UND – NR; CU – No. 4 Perfect Game• When – Friday (4 p.m.), Saturday (3 p.m.), Sunday (Noon)• 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 18-14 (1994-24)• Record at Clemson – 8-8 (1994-23)
STARTING PITCHERS• Friday – RHP Jack Radel (UND) vs. RHP Aidan Knaak (CU)• Saturday – RHP Jackson Dennies (UND) vs. LHP Ethan Darden (CU)• Sunday – RHP Rory Fox (UND) vs. LHP Justin LeGuernic (CU)
CLEMSON OVERVIEW• Clemson, which has a 12-0 home record, swept Liberty in a two-game midweek series and has won 15 games in a row.• The Tigers are averaging 8.6 runs per game and hitting .298 with a .473 slugging percentage, .439 on-base percentage and 22 steals.• The pitching staff has a 3.81 ERA, .206 opponents’ batting average and 3.08 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and Clemson is fielding .976.
NOTRE DAME OVERVIEW• Notre Dame, which has an 8-4 road record and is averaging 6.9 runs per game, is led by third-year Head Coach Shawn Stiffler.• The Fighting Irish won both midweek games at Winthrop. They are hitting .252 and have a 5.01 ERA and .978 fielding percentage.• Jayce Lee is hitting .421, Parker Brzustewicz is batting .388, Bino Watters has a team-high 14 RBIs and Tobey McDonough has three saves.
QUICK HITS• All 11 Tigers with at least 32 at-bats have an OPS of at least .781.• Clemson surrendered its first ninth-inning run against Liberty on Wednesday. Clemson has pitched 15.0 innings in the ninth inning in 2025.• Clemson’s bullpen has a 12-0 record, eight saves, a 3.49 ERA, .211 opponents’ batting average and 109 strikeouts in 90.1 innings pitched.
15-GAME WINNING STREAK• Clemson is on a 15-game winning streak since its only loss of the season against Ole Miss on Feb. 16.• The 15-game winning streak is Clemson’s longest since it won 17 games in a row during the 2023 season.• The 15-game winning streak is tied for the seventh longest in school history.• Seven of the 15 wins during the winning streak have been comeback victories.• Clemson is hitting .293 with a .485 slugging percentage, .443 on-base percentage and 8.5 runs per game during the winning streak.• Clemson has a 2.82 ERA, .190 opponents’ batting average and 157 strikeouts against 50 walks in 131.0 innings pitched in the last 15 games.• Clemson is holding opponents to a .139 batting average with runners in scoring position during the winning streak.
