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Clemson Faces Fighting Irish In Weekend Road Series

Clemson Faces Fighting Irish In Weekend Road SeriesClemson Faces Fighting Irish In Weekend Road Series
Written by: Brian Hennessy

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The No. 14 Tigers continue their road trip with their first ACC road series of the season at Notre Dame this weekend.


SERIES SETUP
Who - Clemson (18-4, 1-2 ACC) vs. Notre Dame (11-6, 3-3 ACC)
Best Ranking - CU - No. 14 Baseball America; UND - NR
When - Friday (4:30 p.m.), Saturday (2 p.m.), Sunday (1 p.m.)
Where - Notre Dame, Ind. (Frank Eck Stadium)
Watch - ACC Network Extra (Friday)
Video Announcers - Luke Parikh, Jack Rinaldi
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 20-15 (1994-25)
Record at Notre Dame - Clemson leads 9-6 (2014-24)


STARTING PITCHERS
Friday - RHP Aidan Knaak (CU) vs. RHP Jack Radel (UND)
Saturday - LHP Michael Sharman (CU) vs. LHP Caden Crowell (UND)
Sunday - RHP Drew Titsworth (CU) vs. RHP Ty Uber (UND)


CLEMSON OVERVIEW
• Clemson, which has a 2-1 road record, won both midweek road games at College of Charleston (3-1) and The Citadel (9-3).
• The Tigers are averaging 7.4 runs per game and hitting .304 with a .504 slugging percentage, .417 on-base percentage and 24 steals.
• The pitching staff has a 2.79 ERA, .193 opponents’ batting average and 3.68 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and Clemson is fielding .963.


NOTRE DAME OVERVIEW
• Notre Dame, which has a 1-0 home record and is averaging 9.0 runs per game, is led by fourth-year Head Coach Shawn Stiffler.
• The Fighting Irish won one game at Louisville last weekend. They are hitting .310 and have a 4.91 ERA and .977 fielding percentage.
• Mark Quatrani is hitting .441 with six homers and 23 RBIs, Noah Coy is batting .357 and Noah Rooney has both of the team's saves.


QUICK HITS
• Clemson's bullpen has an 11-0 record, five saves, a 2.52 ERA, .184 opponents' batting average and 133 strikeouts in 100.0 innings pitched.
Tyler Lichtenberger, Tryston McCladdie and Nate Savoie are the only Tigers to start all 22 games in 2026.
• Each of Clemson's last seven homers have been hit by Jacob Jarrell or Nate Savoie.


JARRELL PROVIDING JOLT
• Senior catcher is doing what he did last year, hitting home runs, as he led the 2025 team in homers (15).
• He is hitting .238 with nine homers, two doubles, 21 RBIs, 18 runs and a .698 slugging percentage in 19 games in 2026.
• He is tied for the team lead in home runs.
• In his career, he is hitting .253 with 17 doubles, 35 homers, 104 RBIs, 99 runs and a steal in 141 games (129 starts).
• In his career, he has a .519 slugging percentage and .367 on-base percentage.