The Tigers travel westward to take on Stanford for the first time in California in a three-game series this weekend at Sunken Diamond.
SERIES SETUP
• Who - Clemson (19-11, 2-7 ACC) vs. Stanford (13-13, 3-6 ACC)
• Best Ranking - CU - NR; STA - NR
• When - Friday (9:05 p.m. EDT), Saturday (5:05 p.m. EDT), Sunday (4:05 p.m. EDT)
• Where - Stanford, Calif. (Sunken Diamond)
• Watch - ACC Network Extra
• Video Announcers - Troy Clardy, Phillip Hall (Friday, Saturday), Scott Reiss (Sunday)
• 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 - Stanford leads 3-2 (1995-25)
• Record at Stanford - 0-0
STARTING PITCHERS
• Friday - RHP Aidan Knaak (CU) vs. LHP Andrew Shaw (STA)
• Saturday - LHP Michael Sharman (CU) vs. LHP Sam Garewal (STA)
• Sunday - RHP Drew Titsworth (CU) vs. LHP Quinten Marsh (STA)
CLEMSON OVERVIEW
• Clemson, which has a 2-4 road record, lost 15-4 in seven innings to Wake Forest at Charlotte, N.C. on Wednesday night.
• The Tigers are averaging 6.7 runs per game and hitting .292 with a .473 slugging percentage, .397 on-base percentage and 28 steals.
• The pitching staff has a 4.15 ERA, .221 opponents’ batting average and 3.29 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and Clemson is fielding .962.
STANFORD OVERVIEW
• Stanford, which has a 9-7 home record and is averaging 7.4 runs per game, is led by ninth-year Head Coach David Esquer.
• The Cardinal won two games at Virginia Tech last weekend. They are hitting .289 and have a 6.55 ERA and .969 fielding percentage.
• Teddy Tokheim is hitting .413 with eight homers and 24 RBIs, Eric Jeon is batting .360 with six homers and Ethan Hott is hitting .340.
QUICK HITS
• Clemson is scheduled to play only four home games in April, its fewest in April (with the exception of 2020) since it played three in 1964.
• Clemson is 10-0 when scoring first and 11-0 when scoring in the first inning in 2026.
• Head Coach Erik Bakich graduated from Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose, Calif. in 1996.
STRIKEOUTS DOWN
• Clemson's offensive strikeouts per game is at a low level in 2026.
• The Tigers are striking out only 5.7 times per game, their lowest rate since 2014, when they struck out 5.5 times per game.
• The 5.7 strikeouts per game is down from recent years, including 9.3 in 2025, 8.7 in 2024 and 7.9 in 2023.
• Clemson has struck out 10+ times in a game only three times in 2026.