Clemson Hosts Notre Dame Series

CLEMSON, S.C. (CU SID) — The Tigers welcome Notre Dame to Doug Kingsmore Stadium for the first time since 1994 this weekend. SERIES SETUP “¢ Who – Notre Dame (12-3, 1-2 ACC) vs. Clemson (8-7, 1-2 ACC) “¢ Rankings – UND – NR; CU – NR “¢ When – Friday (6:30 p.m.), Saturday (2 p.m.), Sunday (1 p.m.) “¢ Where – Clemson, S.C. (Doug Kingsmore Stadium) “¢ Watch – ESPN3 “¢ TV Announcers – Marty Clary, Bob Mihalic (Friday, Saturday), Pete Yanity (Sunday) “¢ Listen – TigerCast, Clemson Tiger Sports Network “¢ Live Stats – ClemsonTigers.com “¢ Social Media – Twitter/Instagram (@ClemsonBaseball) “¢ Tickets – ClemsonTigers.com, 1-800-CLEMSON “¢ Promotion (Friday #1) – Children 12 and under receive free admission with a paying adult. “¢ Promotion (Friday #2) – 70s Night. “¢ Promotion (Friday #3) – Join us for an exciting 10-minute postgame fireworks show. “¢ Promotion (Saturday) – Children 12 and under receive free admission with a paying adult. “¢ Promotion (Sunday #1) – Family Four Pack – Purchase two reserved adult & two reserved youth tickets for $20. “¢ Promotion (Sunday #2) – Children 12 and under receive free admission with a paying adult. “¢ Promotion (Sunday #3) – Sunday Funday – Fun and family-friendly activities during the game and throughout Doug Kingsmore Stadium. SERIES HISTORY “¢ Overall Record – Notre Dame leads 3-1 (1994-14) “¢ Record at Clemson – Notre Dame leads 1-0 (1994) STARTING PITCHERS “¢ Friday – RHP Scott Kerrigan (UND) vs. LHP Matthew Crownover (CU) “¢ Saturday – RHP Brandon Bielak (UND) vs. RHP Brody Koerner (CU) “¢ Sunday – RHP Nick McCarty (UND) vs. LHP Zack Erwin (CU) CLEMSON OVERVIEW “¢ Clemson scored three runs late but fell to Michigan State 8-6 at Fluor Field in Greenville on Wednesday. “¢ The Tigers are averaging 5.7 runs per game and hitting .289 with a .372 on-base percentage and 15 steals. “¢ The pitching staff has a 3.77 ERA, .241 opponents‘ batting average and 3.10 strikeout-to-walk ratio and Clemson is fielding .967. NOTRE DAME OVERVIEW “¢ Notre Dame is led by fifth-year Head Coach Mik Aoki. “¢ The Fighting Irish downed Savannah State 5-3 on the road Wednesday. They are hitting .274 and have a 3.40 ERA and .968 fielding percentage. “¢ Cavan Biggio is hitting a team-high .404 with eight doubles, two triples, two homers, 11 RBIs, a .521 on-base percentage and three steals. QUICK HITS “¢ Clemson is 8-1 when it outhits the opponent and 5-0 when the opponent commits two or more errors. “¢ Steven Duggar and Tyler Krieger have both reached base in all 15 games in 2015. “¢ Eli White is hitting a team-high .471 with runners in scoring position, while Chase Pinder is hitting a team-high .538 with two outs. ROHLMAN FITTING IN AS FRESHMAN “¢ Freshman outfielder Reed Rohlman has burst onto the scene and taken over the starting spot in left field. “¢ He is hitting .389, second-best on the team, with four doubles, two homers, nine RBIs and 10 runs in 15 games. “¢ He has six multi-hit games, including two three-hit games and one four-hit game. “¢ He went 4-for-4 with his first career homer, a double, four runs and a walk in Clemson‘s 11-5 win over Wofford on February 25.