Frozen field forces Clemson to move baseball games out of SC

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson is moving its weekend baseball series with Maine out of state because groundskeepers say the field at Doug Kingsmore Stadium is frozen and unplayable.

Clemson officials announced the series will open Friday with a doubleheader Saturday at Olmstead Stadium in Augusta, Georgia — home of the minor league Augusta GreenJackets.

Associate Athletic Director Kyle Young said in a statement that Clemson reached out to several stadiums in South Carolina, but they were all booked. Several other teams like Virginia and North Carolina have moved weekend series south to avoid frozen fields.

Clemson says tickets for the Maine games will be $5 and they will accept any tickets originally issued for the series. Unused tickets can be traded for any home game except Feb. 27 against South Carolina.