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The No. 7 Tigers continue their homestand by hosting Winthrop on Tuesday afternoon.
GAME SETUP• Who – Winthrop (4-3) vs. Clemson (6-1)• Best Ranking – WIN – NR; CU – No. 7 Baseball America, Perfect Game• When – Tuesday (4 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 27-7 (1981-24)• Record at Clemson – Clemson leads 22-6 (1981-24)
STARTING PITCHERS• RHP Lance Wade (WIN) vs. LHP Brendon Bennett (CU)
CLEMSON OVERVIEW• Clemson, which has a 4-0 home record, won all four of its games in the Clemson Baseball Invitational.• The Tigers are averaging 7.6 runs per game and hitting .291 with a .386 slugging percentage, .414 on-base percentage and eight steals.• The pitching staff has a 5.46 ERA, .224 opponents’ batting average and 2.64 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and Clemson is fielding .984.
WINTHROP OVERVIEW• Winthrop, which has yet to play a road game and is averaging 8.4 runs per game, is led by first-year Head Coach Mike McGuire.• The Eagles won one of three games against Villanova last weekend. They are hitting .312 and have a 4.71 ERA and .977 fielding percentage.• Jaylen Hernandez is hitting .414 with two homers and 10 RBIs and Ethan Wilson is batting .345 with three homers and 13 RBIs.
QUICK HITS• Clemson’s highest-scoring inning has been the third inning (13 runs).• Clemson is hitting .338 with runners in scoring position.• Clemson’s bullpen has a 4-0 record, four saves, a 4.78 ERA, .210 opponents’ batting average and 39 strikeouts in 32.0 innings pitched.
LISTI’S LISTS• Senior and transfer outfielder Dominic Listi has become the starter in left field and leadoff batter while bringing energy to the team.• He is hitting .435 with two doubles, 11 RBIs, seven runs, six walks, four hit-by-pitches and a .588 on-base percentage in seven games.• He is the only Tiger to start all seven games.• He has hit safely and has at least one RBI in all seven games as a Tiger.• He is hitting .636 with runners on base and .750 with runners in scoring position.
