Tigers Host ACC Series With Blue Devils
CLEMSON, S.C. (CU SID) — The Tigers wrap up their third straight five-game week with a three-game home series against Duke this weekend. SERIES SETUP “¢ Who – Duke (22-15, 5-13 ACC) vs. Clemson (20-18, 9-9 ACC) “¢ Rankings – DUK – NR; CU – NR “¢ When – Friday (6:30 p.m.), Saturday (Doubleheader) (2 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) – 90s Night “¢ Promotion (Friday #2) – The first 500 students get a free hot dog. SERIES HISTORY “¢ Overall Record – Clemson leads 127-66-2 (1904-2014) “¢ Record at Clemson – Clemson leads 66-25-1 (1905-2013) STARTING PITCHERS “¢ Friday – LHP Dillon Haviland (DUK) vs. LHP Matthew Crownover (CU) “¢ Saturday (Game 1) – RHP Andrew Istler (DUK) vs. LHP Zack Erwin (CU) “¢ Saturday (Game 2) – RHP Bailey Clark (DUK) vs. RHP Brody Koerner (CU) CLEMSON OVERVIEW “¢ Clemson won midweek home games against Western Carolina (14-2) and Gardner-Webb (7-5). “¢ The Tigers are averaging 6.2 runs per game and hitting .282 with a .369 on-base percentage and 42 steals. “¢ The pitching staff has a 3.76 ERA, .252 opponents‘ batting average and 2.57 strikeout-to-walk ratio and Clemson is fielding .962. DUKE OVERVIEW “¢ Duke is led by third-year head coach Chris Pollard. “¢ The Blue Devils won one of three games at home against Louisville. They are hitting .252 and have a 3.14 ERA and .964 fielding percentage. “¢ Peter Zyla is hitting .333, while Andy Perez is batting .302 with 26 steals. QUICK HITS “¢ Clemson and Duke have played at least one game every year since 1990. The two did not play in 1989. “¢ Clemson and Duke wrapped up their last series in 2013 with a doubleheader on Saturday, March 23. “¢ Reed Rohlman is fourth in the ACC in batting average at .373 and Tyler Krieger is ninth (.361). RIGHTY DUO “¢ Righthanders Jake Long and Clate Schmidt have given Clemson a much-needed boost as midweek starters on the mound in recent weeks. “¢ Long, a senior, is 1-0 with a 2.14 ERA, .187 opponents‘ batting average and 21 strikeouts against seven walks in 21.0 innings pitched. “¢ Long did not pitch during the first half of the season while recovering from injury. “¢ Schmidt, a junior, is 1-1 with a 2.77 ERA and .250 opponents‘ batting average in 39.0 innings pitched.
