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The Tigers travel to North Augusta, S.C. to take on Georgia Southern at SRP Park on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.
GAME SETUP• Who – Georgia Southern (4-11) vs. Clemson (15-1)• Best Ranking – GSO – NR; CU – No. 8 NCBWA• When – Tuesday (6:30 p.m.)• Where – North Augusta, S.C. (SRP Park)• Listen (Radio) – Clemson Athletic Network (locally on WCCP (105.5 FM))• Listen (Internet) – ClemsonTigers.com• Live Stats – ClemsonTigers.com• Social Media – ClemsonBaseball
SERIES HISTORY• Overall Record – Clemson leads 61-30-1 (1959-25)• Record at Neutral – Clemson leads 8-0 (1979-25)
STARTING PITCHERS• LHP Carter DeGondea (GSO) vs. RHP Eston Simpson (CU)
CLEMSON OVERVIEW• Clemson, which has a 2-0 neutral record, swept La Salle in a four-game series at home last weekend by a combined score of 52-12.• The Tigers are averaging 8.3 runs per game and hitting .325 with a .536 slugging percentage, .435 on-base percentage and 21 steals.• The pitching staff has a 1.91 ERA, .165 opponents’ batting average and 4.26 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and Clemson is fielding .964.
GEORGIA SOUTHERN OVERVIEW• Georgia Southern, which has yet to play a neutral game and is averaging 5.2 runs per game, is led by 27th-year Head Coach Rodney Hennon.• The Eagles won two home games against Tennessee Tech last weekend. They are hitting .279 and have a 9.16 ERA and .968 fielding percentage.• James McCoy is hitting .340 with three homers, Sean White is batting .339 with three homers and Thomas Burke has the team’s lone save.
QUICK HITS• Clemson is the designated home team and occupies the third-base dugout.• Clemson has six run-rule wins this year, including four in the last five games.• Clemson hit .389 with a .646 slugging percentage and .544 on-base percentage in the four-game series against La Salle last weekend.
TIGERS AT SRP PARK• Clemson has a 2-1 all-time record at SRP Park in North Augusta, S.C.• Georgia defeated Clemson 6-3 at SRP Park on April 10, 2018.• The Tigers beat Georgia Southern 6-4 on Alex Urban’s two-run walkoff homer at SRP Park on March 23, 2021.• Clemson outlasted Georgia Southern 10-8 at SRP Park on April 1, 2025.
PURIFY LEADING THINGS OFF• Junior Jarren Purify has been a mainstay at second base and as the leadoff batter in 2026.• He is hitting .390 with two homers, five doubles, 11 RBIs, 22 runs, a .479 on-base percentage and eight steals in 16 games.• He has a team-high nine multiple-hit games.• He was 9-for-13 with two homers, two doubles, seven RBIs, 11 runs, five walks and four steals in the series against La Salle (March 6-8).• In his career, he is hitting .292 with 22 doubles, four triples, 11 homers, 74 RBIs, 108 runs and 48 steals in 127 games (120 starts).• In his career, he has a .399 on-base percentage.
