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CLEMSON, S.C. - The Tigers host Stanford this weekend at Doug Kingsmore Stadium. SERIES SETUP • Who - Stanford (18-12, 5-10 ACC) vs. Clemson (31-5, 9-3 ACC) • Best Ranking - STA - NR; CU - No. 3 Perfect Game • When - Friday (6 p.m.), Saturday (6 p.m.), Sunday (3 p.m.) • Where - Clemson, S.C. (Doug Kingsmore Stadium) • Watch - ESPNU (Friday), ACC Network (Saturday, Sunday) • Video Announcers - Mike Ferrin, Gaby Sanchez • Listen (Radio) - Clemson Athletic Network (locally on WCCP (105.5 FM)) • Listen (Internet) - ClemsonTigers.com • Live Stats - ClemsonTigers.com • Social Media - ClemsonBaseball • Tickets - ClemsonTigers.com, 1-800-CLEMSON SERIES HISTORY • Overall Record - Stanford leads 2-0 (1995-00) • Record at Clemson - 0-0 STARTING PITCHERS • Friday - TBA (STA) vs. TBA (CU) • Saturday - TBA (STA) vs. TBA (CU) • Sunday - TBA (STA) vs. TBA (CU) CLEMSON OVERVIEW • Clemson, which has a 20-3 home record, defeated Gardner-Webb 4-2 at home on Wednesday night behind two homers by Jacob Jarrell. • The Tigers are averaging 7.6 runs per game and hitting .278 with a .442 slugging percentage, .422 on-base percentage and 46 steals. • The pitching staff has a 4.37 ERA, .221 opponents’ batting average and 2.58 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and Clemson is fielding .977. STANFORD OVERVIEW • Stanford, which has a 6-4 road record and is averaging 6.8 runs per game, is led by eighth-year Head Coach David Esquer. • The Cardinal defeated UC Davis 4-0 at home on Monday. They are hitting .307 and have a 6.14 ERA and .976 fielding percentage. • Temo Becerra is hitting .371, Tatum Marsh is batting .371, Trevor Haskins has nine homers and 29 RBIs and Aidan Keenan has four saves. QUICK HITS • The two meetings between Clemson and Stanford took place in the College World Series, Cardinal wins by scores of 8-3 (1995) and 10-4 (2000). • Of Clemson's 20 remaining regular-season games, 18 are ACC contests. • Clemson's bullpen has a 22-0 record, 15 saves, a 3.64 ERA, .222 opponents' batting average and 214 strikeouts in 178.0 innings pitched. THREE TIGERS IN THE MAJORS IN 2025 • Three former Tigers, Carson Spiers, Eli White and Justin Wrobleski, have played in an MLB game in 2025. • Spiers, who had a 2.47 ERA at Clemson from 2017-20, made his MLB debut as a starter with the Cincinnati Reds on Sept. 3, 2023. • White, who hit .275 with 104 runs and 36 steals at Clemson from 2014-16, made his MLB debut with the Texas Rangers on Sept. 1, 2020. • Wrobleski, who played one season (2019) at Clemson before transferring, made his MLB debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers on July 7, 2024. • Every Tiger team from 1974 to 2021 had at least one future major leaguer on its roster. • Clemson has had at least one former Tiger play in an MLB game each of the last 70 years (streak started in 1956). • Clemson has had multiple former Tigers play in an MLB game each of the last 52 years (streak started in 1974). • Clemson set a school record with 12 former Tigers in the majors in 2021, breaking the previous record of eight. |
