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2022-05-17 09:19:20
CONWAY, S.C. - The Tigers travel to Conway, S.C. to take on Coastal Carolina on Tuesday night in their final regular-season road game of 2022. GAME SETUP • Who - Clemson (32-20) vs. Coastal Carolina (33-16-1) • Best Ranking - CU - NR; CCU - NR • When - Tuesday (6 p.m.) • Where - Conway, S.C. (Springs Brooks Stadium) • Watch - ESPN+ • Video Announcers - Joe Catenacci • Listen (Radio) - Clemson Athletic Network (locally on WCCP (105.5 FM)) • Listen (Internet) - ClemsonTigers.com • Live Stats - ClemsonTigers.com • Social Media - ClemsonBaseball SERIES HISTORY • Overall Record - Clemson leads 47-11 (1986-22) • Record at Coastal Carolina - Clemson leads 11-4 (1986-19) STARTING PITCHERS • RHP Nick Hoffmann (CU) vs. RHP Matthew Potok (CCU) CLEMSON OVERVIEW • Clemson, who has a 6-11 road record, won one of three games at No. 9 Virginia over the weekend. • The Tigers are averaging 7.8 runs per game and hitting .285 with a .489 slugging percentage, .389 on-base percentage and 29 steals. • The pitching staff has a 4.61 ERA, .256 opponents’ batting average and 2.16 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and Clemson is fielding .973. COASTAL CAROLINA OVERVIEW • Coastal Carolina, who has a 19-6-1 home record and is averaging 7.7 runs per game, is led by 27th-year Head Coach Gary Gilmore. • The Chanticleers swept Troy in three games on the road last weekend. They are hitting .284 and have a 4.79 ERA and .971 fielding percentage. • Tyler Johnson is hitting .360 with 14 homers and 48 RBIs, Eric Brown is batting .318 with 11 steals and Austin White has 31 steals. QUICK HITS • Coastal Carolina defeated Clemson 16-7 at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on March 22, 2022. • A total of 27 of Clemson's last 36 games have been against top-25 ranked teams. • Despite being six games (10-16) under .500 in ACC play, Clemson has only been outscored by three runs (177-174) in 26 ACC games. TIGERS COMPLETING THEIR SCHEDULE • The Tigers have developed a competitive streak of playing the maximum number of games the NCAA and ACC allows in a regular season. • Starting in 2002 and every year since (excluding the shortened 2020 season), Clemson has played the maximum number of regular-season games. • From 2002 to 2019 (18 consecutive seasons), Clemson played 56 regular-season games every year. • In 2021, the ACC only allowed for 50 regular-season games, a number Clemson reached. • The Tigers are on track to play all 56 regular-season games in 2022, marking the 20th full season in a row they played all allowable games. |
