Clemson to play in Charlotte's ACC Tournament starting Tuesday |
CLEMSON, S.C. - The Tigers travel to the 47th ACC Tournament as the No. 11 seed at Truist Field in Charlotte, N.C.
TOURNAMENT SETUP • Who (Tuesday) - Clemson (24-26) vs. Louisville (27-21) • Who (Wednesday) - Georgia Tech (28-21) vs. Clemson (24-26) • Best Ranking - CU - NR; LOU - NR; GAT - No. 17 Collegiate Baseball • When - Tuesday (11 a.m.), Wednesday (7 p.m.) • Where - Charlotte, N.C. (Truist Field) • Watch - RSN, ACC Network Extra (subject to blackout) • Video Announcers - Eric Collins (Wednesday), Nick Green (Tuesday), Peter Moylan (Wednesday), Tom Werme (Tuesday) • Listen (Radio) - WCCP (105.5 FM) • Listen (Internet) - ClemsonTigers.com • Live Stats - ClemsonTigers.com • Social Media - ClemsonBaseball SERIES HISTORY (LOUISVILLE) • Overall Record - Clemson leads 17-10 (1970-21) • Record at Neutral - Clemson leads 3-0 (2015-19) • Record in ACC Tournament - Clemson leads 3-0 (2015-19) SERIES HISTORY (GEORGIA TECH) • Overall Record - Clemson leads 115-114-3 (1902-2021) • Record at Neutral - Clemson leads 19-9 (1959-14) • Record in ACC Tournament - Clemson leads 16-11 (1981-14) STARTING PITCHERS • Tuesday - LHP Keyshawn Askew (CU - 5.24 ERA) vs. RHP Kaleb Corbett (LOU - 2.45) • Wednesday - TBA (GAT) vs. TBA (CU) CLEMSON OVERVIEW • Clemson, who has a 1-1 neutral record, was swept in three games at home by Duke last weekend. • The Tigers are averaging 5.7 runs per game and hitting .255 with a .414 slugging percentage, .362 on-base percentage and 34 steals. • The pitching staff has a 4.81 ERA, .262 opponents’ batting average and 2.69 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and Clemson is fielding .968. LOUISVILLE OVERVIEW • Louisville, who has yet to play a neutral game, is led by 15th-year Head Coach Dan McDonnell. • The Cardinals were swept at home by Miami (Fla.) last weekend. They are hitting .278 and have a 4.90 ERA and .969 fielding percentage. • Henry Davis is hitting .366 with 12 homers, 44 RBIs and 10 of the team's 106 steals, while Alex Binelas has totaled 15 homers and 56 RBIs. GEORGIA TECH OVERVIEW • Georgia Tech, who has yet to play a neutral game, is led by 28th-year Head Coach Danny Hall. • The Yellow Jackets won two of three games against North Carolina. They are hitting .286 and have a 5.63 ERA and .965 fielding percentage. • Kevin Parada is hitting .328, Luke Waddell is batting .322 and Justyn-Henry Malloy is hitting .307 with 10 homers and 39 RBIs. QUICK HITS • For the 20th straight year, Clemson played the maximum number of games it could play in the regular season in 2021. • Clemson is 1-0 at Truist Field, as it defeated Charlotte 8-5 on March 26, 2019. • The Tigers are 3-0 against Louisville in the ACC Tournament (all games in Durham, N.C.), with wins in 2015 (7-2), 2016 (5-3) and 2019 (7-1). TIGERS TO PLAY IN 47TH ACC TOURNEY • Clemson (24-26), the No. 11 seed, opens its ACC Tournament by playing No. 7 seed Louisville (27-21) on Tuesday at 11 a.m. on RSN. • The Tigers are the designated visiting team and occupy the first-base dugout on Tuesday. • The Tigers play No. 2 seed Georgia Tech (28-21) on Wednesday at 7 p.m. on RSN. • Clemson is the designated home team and occupies the third-base dugout on Wednesday. • The games are played at Truist Field in Charlotte, N.C. • It is the first time the ACC Baseball Tournament is held in Charlotte. • The 2021 tourney’s format has four three-team pools. The winner of each pool advances to a four-team, single-elimination tourney. • The format, in its fourth tournament, features four three-team pools that guarantees the 12 teams play a minimum of two games. • Pool A is comprised of No. 1 seed Notre Dame, No. 8 seed Virginia and No. 12 seed Virginia Tech. • Pool B is comprised of No. 2 seed Georgia Tech, No. 7 seed Louisville and No. 11 seed Clemson. • Pool C is comprised of No. 3 seed NC State, No. 6 seed North Carolina and No. 10 seed Pittsburgh. • Pool D is comprised of No. 4 seed Miami (Fla.), No. 5 seed Florida State and No. 9 seed Duke. • The winners of pools A and D play Saturday at 1 p.m. on ACC Network and the winners of pools B and C play Saturday at 5 p.m. on ACC Network. • The ACC Championship Game is Sunday at noon on ESPN2, and the winner of the game receives an automatic bid into the 2021 NCAA Tournament. • All of Clemson’s ACC Tournament games are broadcast live on the radio by Clemson Tigers Network. • Live stats are available at ClemsonTigers.com for all Tiger games. CLEMSON’S ACC TOURNAMENT HISTORY • This is the 47th ACC Tournament, and Clemson has been to the finals in 22 of the previous 46 tournaments, eight more than any other school. • Clemson has won an ACC-high 10 ACC Tournament titles in history, including 2016, when it beat Florida State 18-13 in the title game. • Clemson’s 10 ACC Tournament titles came in 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 2006 and 2016. • Clemson has a 113-72 record (.611) in ACC Tournament games. The Tigers have the second-most All-ACC Tournament selections (64) in history. • Clemson is one of only two teams to play in all 47 ACC Tournaments. The Tigers join Virginia as the only teams to play in every ACC Tourney. • Only Florida State (66.4) has a better winning percentage than Clemson (61.1) in ACC Tournament play (minimum 10 games). • Clemson’s 113 ACC Tournament wins are 28 more than any other team (NC State (85)). • The ACC Tournament began in 1973 and has been held every year but two (1979, 2020) since then. ATTENDANCE • Clemson averaged 1,470 fans per home date (27) in 2021. • Entering 2021, Clemson had a top-20 national figure in average attendance 27 straight seasons and a top-15 figure 19 years in a row. TWO TIGERS NAMED TO ALL-ACC TEAM • Caden Grice (1B) and James Parker (SS) were Second-Team All-ACC selections. It was the first time each was honored with an All-ACC accolade. • Mack Anglin (SP) and Caden Grice (1B) earned All-ACC Freshman honors.
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