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Clemson Hits The Road For Two Midweek Games

Clemson Hits The Road For Two Midweek GamesClemson Hits The Road For Two Midweek Games
Written by: Brian Hennessy

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The No. 14 Tigers hit the road during Spring Break with midweek games at College of Charleston (Tuesday) and The Citadel (Wednesday).


GAMES SETUP
Who (Tuesday) - Clemson (16-4) vs. College of Charleston (9-10)
Who (Wednesday) - Clemson (16-4) vs. The Citadel (8-9)
Best Ranking - CU - No. 14 Baseball America; COC - NR; CIT - NR
When - Tuesday (6 p.m.), Wednesday (7 p.m.)
Where (Tuesday) - Mount Pleasant, S.C. (Patriots Point)
Where (Wednesday) - Charleston, S.C. (Riley Park)
Watch - FloCollege (Tuesday), ESPN+ (Wednesday)
Video Announcers (Tuesday) - Jack DeLongchamps, Mike Ward
Video Announcers (Wednesday) - Jack DeLongchamps, Dave Weinstein, Asher Wojciechowski
Listen (Radio) - Clemson Athletic Network (locally on WCCP (105.5 FM))
Listen (Internet) - ClemsonTigers.com
Live Stats - ClemsonTigers.com
Social Media - ClemsonBaseball


SERIES HISTORY (COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON)
Overall Record - Clemson leads 32-5 (1899-2023)
Record at College of Charleston - Clemson leads 8-0 (1899-2017)


SERIES HISTORY (THE CITADEL)
Overall Record - Clemson leads 88-18 (1900-2025)
Record at The Citadel - Clemson leads 32-11 (1902-2016)


STARTING PITCHERS
Tuesday - RHP Dylan Harrison (CU) vs. RHP Carson Bryant (COC)
Wednesday - TBA (CU) vs. TBA (CIT)


CLEMSON OVERVIEW
• Clemson, which has an 0-1 road record, won one of three home games over No. 3 Georgia Tech last weekend.
• The Tigers are averaging 7.5 runs per game and hitting .311 with a .512 slugging percentage, .426 on-base percentage and 24 steals.
• The pitching staff has a 2.98 ERA, .193 opponents’ batting average and 3.69 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and Clemson is fielding .961.


COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON OVERVIEW
• College of Charleston, which has a 5-6 home record and is averaging 4.5 runs per game, is led by ninth-year Head Coach Chad Holbrook.
• The Cougars won two of three games over Stony Brook last weekend. They are hitting .252 and have a 5.49 ERA and .965 fielding percentage.
• Jacob Amman is hitting .361, Dylan Johnson is batting .333 and Alex Lyon and Kurt Rogers have one save apiece.


THE CITADEL OVERVIEW
• The Citadel, which has a 6-2 home record and is averaging 6.2 runs per game, is led by second-year Head Coach Russell Triplett.
• The Bulldogs won two of three games at UT Martin last weekend. They are hitting .256 and have a 4.71 ERA and .968 fielding percentage.
• Miles Barbrey is hitting .367 with nine steals, Phillips Daniels is batting .364 and Michael Gibson has all three of the team's saves.


QUICK HITS
• Seventeen of Clemson's next 25 games are away from home.
• The Citadel Head Coach Russell Triplett was a Tiger infielder who hit .312 with 11 homers, 98 RBIs and 17 steals in 222 games from 2001-04.
• Russell Triplett was also the Clemson volunteer assistant coach in 2006.


LeGUERNIC LEAPING FORWARD
• Junior lefthander Justin LeGuernic is having his best season as a Tiger in 2026.
• He is 1-0 with one save, a 1.23 ERA and 20 strikeouts against six walks in 14.2 innings pitched over five relief appearances in 2026.
• He has held opponents to a .161 batting average and no home runs.
• He is holding lefthanded batters to an .056 batting average.
• He pitched 5.0 scoreless innings with six strikeouts to earn the win in the second game of a doubleheader versus Army West Point on Feb. 14.
• He pitched 3.0 scoreless innings with three strikeouts against no walks to record his first career save against La Salle on March 6.
• In his career, he is 1-4 with one save, 6.26 ERA, .247 opponents' batting average and 63 strikeouts in 46.0 innings pitched over 26 outings.