CLEMSON BASEBALL

No. 11 Tigers to host No. 10 Dallas Baptist

No. 11 Tigers to host No. 10 Dallas Baptist


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The No. 11 Tigers face No. 10 Dallas Baptist for the first time when they play a three-game series at Doug Kingsmore Stadium this weekend.

SERIES SETUP

• Who - Dallas Baptist (3-0) vs. Clemson (4-0)

• Best Rankings - DBU - No. 10 CB; CU - No. 11 BA

• When - Friday (4 p.m.), Saturday (1 p.m.), Sunday (1 p.m.)

• Where - Clemson, S.C. (Doug Kingsmore Stadium)

• Watch - ACC Network Extra (Friday, Sunday)

• Video Announcers - Fred Cunningham, Kyle Parker

• Listen - TigerCast, Clemson Tigers Network

• Live Stats - ClemsonTigers.com

• Social Media - ClemsonBaseball

• Tickets - ClemsonTigers.com, 1-800-CLEMSON

• Promotion (Saturday) - Young fans can stand on the field during the national anthem and run the bases after the game.

SERIES HISTORY

• Overall Record - 0-0

STARTING PITCHERS

• Friday - RHP MD Johnson (DBU - 1-0, 1.80 ERA) vs. LHP Jacob Hennessy (CU - 0-0, 5.79)

• Saturday - LHP Jordan Martinson (DBU - 0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Brooks Crawford (CU - 0-0, 4.50)

• Sunday - RHP Luke Eldred (DBU - 1-0, 0.00) vs. LHP Jake Higginbotham (CU - 1-0, 1.69)

CLEMSON OVERVIEW

• Clemson defeated Furman 12-4 at home on Tuesday after sweeping William & Mary at home in three one-run games last weekend.

• The Tigers are averaging 6.5 runs per game and hitting .270 with a .418 on-base percentage and three steals.

• The pitching staff has a 3.65 ERA, .193 opponents’ batting average and 6.14 strikeout-to-walk ratio and Clemson is fielding .993.

DALLAS BAPTIST OVERVIEW

• Dallas Baptist is led by 11th-year head coach Dan Heefner.

• The Patriots swept Monmouth at home in three games last weekend. They are hitting .287 and have a 2.67 ERA and .964 fielding percentage.

• Tim Millard is 5-for-11 (.455) with two homers, two doubles and five RBIs, while Evan Sandmann and Jameson Hannah are both 4-for-10 (.400).

QUICK HITS

• Clemson is 4-0 for the first time since 2010, when the Tigers started the season 8-0.

• Clemson is hitting .313 with two outs in the 2018 season.

Seth Beer has reached base three times in each of the four games this season.

JOLLY HAPPY AS A SENIOR

Robert Jolly is enjoying his best season as a senior in 2018. After being a catcher from 2015-17, he has moved to the outfield.

• He is hitting .500 with a double, three RBIs, two runs, four walks against only one strikeout and a .643 on-base percentage in four games.

• In his career, he is hitting .282 with 16 doubles, a homer, 38 RBIs, a .382 on-base percentage and three steals in 120 games (62 starts).

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