Tigers host Demon Deacons This Weekend |
CLEMSON, S.C. - Clemson returns home to host Wake Forest in a three-game series at Doug Kingsmore Stadium this weekend.
SERIES SETUP • Who - Wake Forest (17-10, 4-5 ACC) vs. Clemson (12-11, 4-5 ACC) • Rankings - WFU - NR; CU - NR • When - Friday (6:30 p.m.), Saturday (6:30 p.m.), Sunday (1 p.m.) • Where - Clemson, S.C. (Doug Kingsmore Stadium) • Watch - ESPN3 • TV Announcers - Marty Clary, Roy Philpott • Listen - TigerCast, Clemson Tiger Sports Network • Live Stats - ClemsonTigers.com • Social Media - Twitter/Instagram (@ClemsonBaseball) • Tickets - ClemsonTigers.com, 1-800-CLEMSON • Promotion (Friday #1) - 70s Night. • Promotion (Friday #2) - Join us for an exciting 10-minute postgame fireworks show. • Promotion (Saturday) - The first 1,000 fans to enter Doug Kingsmore Stadium receive a Head Coach Jack Leggett bobblehead. • Promotion (Sunday #1) - Family Four Pack - Purchase two reserved adult and two reserved youth tickets for only $20. • Promotion (Sunday #2) - Sunday Funday - Fun and family-friendly activities during the game and throughout Doug Kingsmore Stadium. Note: Due to a concert in Littlejohn Coliseum on Saturday at 9 p.m., postgame traffic patterns will be altered. SERIES HISTORY • Overall Record - Clemson leads 126-54-1 (1901-2014) • Record at Clemson - Clemson leads 64-19-1 (1901-2013) STARTING PITCHERS • Friday - RHP Matt Pirro (WFU) vs. LHP
Matthew CrownoverMatthew Crownover • Saturday - RHP Will Craig (WFU) vs. RHP
Brody KoernerBrody Koerner • Sunday - RHP Connor Johnstone (WFU) vs. LHP
Zack ErwinZack Erwin CLEMSON OVERVIEW • Clemson defeated Western Carolina 19-2 on the road Tuesday after winning two of three games at Virginia Tech last weekend. • The Tigers are averaging 6.3 runs per game and hitting .292 with a .375 on-base percentage and 27 steals. • The pitching staff has a 3.81 ERA, .250 opponents’ batting average and 2.55 strikeout-to-walk ratio and Clemson is fielding .965. WAKE FOREST OVERVIEW • Wake Forest is led by sixth-year Head Coach Tom Walter. • The Demon Deacons won midweek games (Charlotte, Appalachian State). They are hitting .316 and have a 5.84 ERA and .970 fielding percentage. • Will Craig leads the ACC with a .430 batting average along with 12 doubles, one triple, eight homers and 40 RBIs in 27 games. QUICK HITS • Clemson is scheduled to play 15 of its next 18 games at home. • Of Clemson’s 210.1 innings pitched in 2015, 131.0 (62 percent) have been thrown by lefthanders. • Clemson is 11-1 when outhitting the opponent and 0-9 when getting outhit. DUGGAR DYNAMIC • Junior outfielder
Steven DuggarSteven Duggar • He is hitting .267 with five doubles, 17 RBIs, 16 runs, 17 walks against only 13 strikeouts and four steals in 23 games. • He has reached base safely in all 23 games in 2015 and 25 in a row dating to 2014. • In his career, he is hitting .293 with 26 doubles, five triples, three homers, 83 RBIs, 100 runs and 44 steals in starting all 146 games. • He has two outfield assists in 2015 and 16 in his career.
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Ringgold, GA
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Concord, NC
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Duluth, GA
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Moore, SC
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is one of the team’s most dynamic players with his speed and arm.
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