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The Tigers and Blue Hose square off at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in their only meeting of the 2026 regular season on Tuesday at 4 p.m.
GAME SETUP• Who – Presbyterian (2-6) vs. Clemson (7-0)• Best Ranking – PRE – NR; CU – No. 11 USA Today• 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 71-23 (1906-2025)• Record at Clemson – Clemson leads 45-10 (1907-2025)
STARTING PITCHERS• LHP Tucker Meredith (PRE) vs. RHP Dylan Harrison (CU)
CLEMSON OVERVIEW• Clemson, which has played all its games at home, swept Bryant in a three-game series last weekend.• The Tigers are averaging 7.4 runs per game and hitting .345 with a .565 slugging percentage, .437 on-base percentage and six steals.• The pitching staff has a 1.35 ERA, .157 opponents’ batting average and 5.13 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and Clemson is fielding .959.
PRESBYTERIAN OVERVIEW• Presbyterian, which has an 0-1 road record and is averaging 5.1 runs per game, is led by 22nd-year Head Coach Elton Pollock.• The Blue Hose lost all three home games last weekend. They are hitting .248 and have an 8.33 ERA and .973 fielding percentage.• Matthew Rollison is hitting .550, Amman Dewberry is batting .438 with three homers and 13 RBIs and Braiden Eagen has the team’s lone save.
QUICK HITS• Clemson has outhit each of its last six opponents by a combined 68-23.• Clemson has four pickoffs.• Luke Gaffney, Tryston McCladdie and Nate Savoie have reached base in all seven games in 2026.
KNAAK KEEPING WINNING WAYS• Junior righthander Aidan Knaak has been a mainstay in the Tiger rotation for three years and has been a big part of wins for the program.• He is 0-0 with an 0.00 ERA, .138 opponents’ batting average and 14 strikeouts versus four walks in 8.0 innings pitched (two starts) in 2026.• He has not allowed an extra-base hit.• In his career, he is 14-2 with a 3.62 ERA, .214 opponents’ batting average and 232 strikeouts in 181.2 innings pitched over 33 starts.• Clemson has a 28-5 record in his 33 career starts.• His 11.49 strikeouts-per-nine-innings-pitched mark in his career is second in Clemson history.• His 3.74 strikeout-to-walk ratio in his career is ninth in Clemson history.• He is one of five Tigers with multiple 100-strikeout seasons and the only Tiger with a 100-strikeout season in each of his first two years.• Harold Stowe (1958,59), Rusty Gerhardt (1970,71), Brian Barnes (1987-89) and Billy Koch (1995,96) are the others with multiple seasons.• He is one of only two Tigers in history to be a four-time ACC Pitcher-of-the-Week (first awarded in 1989) in a career (Kris Benson (6)).
