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Tigers Return To Charlotte To Play 49ers

Tigers Return To Charlotte To Play 49ersTigers Return To Charlotte To Play 49ers

Jacob Jarrell

Written by: Brian Hennessy

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The Tigers conclude their home-and-home season series with Charlotte at Truist Field in Charlotte on Tuesday night.


GAME SETUP
Who - Clemson (23-14) vs. Charlotte (18-17)
Best Ranking - CU - NR; CHA - NR
When - Tuesday (6:05 p.m.)
Where - Charlotte, N.C. (Truist Field)
Watch - ESPN+
Video Announcer - Matt Swierad
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 17-4 (1985-26)
Record at Charlotte - Clemson leads 5-1 (1985-24)


STARTING PITCHERS
• TBA (CU) vs. TBA (CHA)


CLEMSON OVERVIEW
• Clemson, which has a 5-5 road record, won one of three home games against No. 5 North Carolina last weekend.
• The Tigers are averaging 6.8 runs per game and hitting .291 with a .468 slugging percentage, .395 on-base percentage and 40 steals.
• The pitching staff has a 4.29 ERA, .228 opponents’ batting average and 3.03 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and Clemson is fielding .966.


CHARLOTTE OVERVIEW
• Charlotte, which has a 13-9 home record and is averaging 7.1 runs per game, is led by seventh-year Head Coach Robert Woodard.
• The 49ers were swept at home by Rice last weekend. They are hitting .305 and have a 5.74 ERA and .973 fielding percentage.
• Todd Hudson is hitting .354, Cale Stricklin is batting 336, Cody Gunderson is hitting .336 and Dylan Koontz has 10 homers and 36 RBIs.


QUICK HITS
• Clemson defeated Charlotte 11-1 in seven innings at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Feb. 17, highlighted by Jacob Jarrell’s grand slam.
• Charlotte Associate Head Coach Toby Bicknell was Clemson’s volunteer assistant coach in 2007 and 2008.
• Clemson has had eight hits or more in 14 consecutive games.


SIMMERSON PITCHING UP
• Junior righthander Hayden Simmerson pitched at Division II Catawba in 2024 and 2025 before transferring to Clemson.
• He is 0-0 with three saves, a 3.60 ERA and .139 opponents' batting average in 20.0 innings pitched over 11 relief appearances in 2026.
• He has 30 strikeouts against only five walks.
• He is holding opponents to .105 with runners on base and .087 with two outs.
• He has not allowed a steal.
• He has at least one strikeout in all 11 of his appearances.
• He pitched 4.0 scoreless innings of one-hit ball with two strikeouts against no walks to record the save at Stanford on April 3.