Clemson Announces Times for First Three Football Games
The Atlantic Coast Conference released game times for the first three weeks of the 2015 football season.
The Atlantic Coast Conference released game times for the first three weeks of the 2015 football season.
Matthew Crownover allowed just one run on five hits in 7.0 innings pitched to lead Clemson to a 4-1 win at No. 8 Florida State at Dick Howser Stadium on Thursday night. The Tigers, who took a 1-0 lead in the series, improved to 29-25 overall and 14-13 in the ACC. The Seminoles fell to 37-17 overall and 17-11 in ACC play. With the victory, Clemson clinched its spot in the ACC Tournament, which will be held next week at Durham (N.C.) Bulls Athletic Park.
Billy Kennerly fired a five-under-par 67 on Thursday, the second best round in the field of 75 golfers, to lead Clemson to a 284 team score and a tie for third place after the first round of the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional. The top five teams in the 13-team field after Saturday’s third round will advance to the NCAA Championship in Bradenton, Fla on May 29.
The Tigers close the regular season with a three-game series at No. 8 Florida State from Thursday to Saturday.
Marcquise Reed, a 6-3 guard at Robert Morris University last season, has signed a financial aid agreement to transfer to Clemson. Head Coach Brad Brownell made the announcement Wednesday. Per NCAA rules, Reed is required to sit out the 2015-16 season but has three seasons of eligibility remaining, beginning in 2016-17. He joins Vanderbilt transfer Shelton Mitchell as the newest additions to the roster.
For the second time in the history of the event, Clemson men’s basketball will play at Minnesota in the 2015 Big Ten/ACC Challenge. The Tigers will face the Golden Gophers on Nov. 30, ESPN announced Wednesday. The exact game time and network will be determined at a later date.
The Clemson men’s golf team will being play in the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional at the Finley Golf Course in Chapel Hill, NC on Thursday. The Tigers are one of 13 schools fighting for five spots in the 30-team NCAA National Tournament in Bradenton, Fla May 29 through June 3.
Clemson stormed back from a 10-0 deficit to defeat Furman 23-15 at Fluor Field on Tuesday night. The Tigers, who won both games of the home-and-home season series, improved to 28-25, while the Paladins fell to 23-29.
South Carolina (30-22) returns home to host USC Upstate (15-34) at Carolina Stadium on Tuesday night. First pitch is scheduled for 7 p.m. It will be broadcast live on SEC Network Plus and can be heard on the Gamecock IMG Network including flagship station, 107.5 FM, “The Game.”
The Tigers face Furman at Fluor Field in Greenville on Tuesday night in their last midweek game of the season.