No. 11 Tigers Host No. 2 Louisville in ACC Atlantic Division Showdown
SERIES SETUP• Who – Louisville (43-6, 20-4 ACC) vs. Clemson (37-12, 16-8 ACC)
• Rankings – LOU – No. 2 BA, No. 2 CB, No. 2 USA; CU – No. 11 BA, No. 9 CB, No. 7 USA
• When – Friday (1 p.m.), Saturday (4 p.m.), Sunday (Noon)
• Where – Clemson, S.C. (Doug Kingsmore Stadium)
• Watch – ACC Network Extra (Friday, Saturday), ESPN2 (Sunday)
• Video Announcers – Marty Clary (Sat.), Fred Cunningham (Sat.), Tom Hart (Sun.), Bob Mihalic (Fri.), Kyle Peterson (Sun.), Ron Smith (Fri.)
• Listen – TigerCast, Clemson Tiger Sports Network
• Live Stats – ClemsonTigers.com
• Social Media – ClemsonBaseball
• Tickets – ClemsonTigers.com, 1-800-CLEMSON
• Promotion (Friday) – Baseball Trading Cards – The first 1,000 fans receive player trading cards (part of a set of the entire roster).
• Promotion (Saturday) – Senior Day – Clemson will honor its seniors during pregame festivities.
SERIES HISTORY
• Overall Record – Clemson leads 9-5 (1970-16)
• Record at Clemson – Clemson leads 7-2 (1970-15)
STARTING PITCHERS
• Friday – LHP Brendan McKay (LOU) vs. LHP Charlie Barnes (CU)
• Saturday – RHP Kade McClure (LOU) vs. RHP Alex Eubanks (CU)
• Sunday – LHP Nick Bennett (LOU) vs. LHP Pat Krall (CU)
CLEMSON OVERVIEW
• Clemson defeated Furman 10-5 on Tuesday at Fluor Field after winning two of three home games against Nevada fromSaturday to Monday.
• The Tigers are averaging 6.4 runs per game and hitting .286 with a .388 on-base percentage and 43 steals.
• The pitching staff has a 3.12 ERA, .246 opponents’ batting average and 3.99 strikeout-to-walk ratio and Clemson is fielding .969.
LOUISVILLE OVERVIEW
• Louisville is led by 11th-year head coach Dan McDonnell.
• The Cardinals own the nation’s longest active winning streak (12). They are hitting .295 and have a 2.58 ERA and .212 fielding percentage.
• Drew Ellis is hitting .384 with 13 homers and 45 RBIs, while Brendan McKay is batting .379 with 15 homers, 46 RBIs and a 1.92 ERA.
QUICK HITS
• Clemson has scored first in each of its last nine ACC games and 20 of its 24 ACC games in 2017.
• The Tigers are 29-3 when totaling at least as many hits as the opponent and 8-9 when getting outhit.
• The 2006 season (43) was the last time Clemson totaled 40+ wins during the regular season.
GRADUATES
• Four Tiger players will receive or have received their degrees during commencement ceremonies in Littlejohn Coliseum on Thursday and Friday.
• Lefthander Charlie Barnes and outfielder Reed Rohlman will graduate with a degree in parks, recreation & tourism management on Friday.
• Barnes will graduate in three years.
• Lefthander Pat Krall graduated with a degree in management on Thursday.
• Righthander Patrick Andrews graduated with a master’s degree in mechanical engineering on Thursday.
• Bullpen coordinator and former Tiger lefthander Andrew Towns graduated with a degree in economics on Thursday.
• Andrew Cox already has his degree, while Tyler Jackson (USC Upstate) and Weston Jackson (Presbyterian College) are graduate transfers.
