Tigers return home to host Blue Devils

The Tigers host Duke in a three-game series at Doug Kingsmore Stadium this weekend.

CLEMSON, S.C. - The Tigers host Duke in a three-game series at Doug Kingsmore Stadium this weekend. 

SERIES SETUP • 

Who - Duke (21-16, 8-10 ACC) vs. Clemson (25-12, 11-7 ACC) 

• Best Ranking - DUK - NR; CU - No. 16 Collegiate Baseball 

• When - Friday (6 p.m.), Saturday (3 p.m.), Sunday (1 p.m.) 

• Where - Clemson, S.C. (Doug Kingsmore Stadium)

 • Watch - ACC Network Extra 

• Video Announcers - Jose Alvarez (Saturday, Sunday), Ron Smith, Pete Yanity 

• Listen (Radio) - WCCP (105.5 FM), ESPN Upstate

 • Listen (Internet) - ClemsonTigers.com, TuneIn 

• Live Stats - ClemsonTigers.com

• Social Media - ClemsonBaseball 

•  Tickets - ClemsonTigers.com, 1-800-CLEMSON

• Promotion (Friday) - Giveaway - Trading cards set (4/5) for the first 1,000 fans • Promotion (Saturday) - Game Highlight - Military Appreciation Day • Promotion (Sunday) - Game Highlight - Kids run the bases 

SERIES HISTORY 

• Overall Record - Clemson leads 130-69-2 (1904-2017) 

• Record at Clemson - Clemson leads 68-25-1 (1905-2015) 

STARTING PITCHERS 

• Friday - RHP Ben Gross (DUK) vs. RHP Davis Sharpe (CU) 

• Saturday - LHP Bill Chillari (DUK) vs. LHP Mat Clark (CU) 

• Sunday - TBA (DUK) vs. LHP Jacob Hennessy (CU) 

CLEMSON OVERVIEW • Clemson, who has a 16-6 home record, lost at No. 4 Georgia 3-2 in 20 innings on Tuesday night. It was the longest game in school history. • The Tigers are averaging 6.3 runs per game and hitting .254 with a .358 on-base percentage, .418 slugging percentage and 63 steals. • The pitching staff has a 3.59 ERA, .227 opponents’ batting average and 2.51 strikeout-to-walk ratio. Clemson is also fielding .970.

DUKE OVERVIEW • Duke is led by seventh-year head coach Chris Pollard. • The Blue Devils defeated No. 16 Texas Tech 13-6 at home on Tuesday. They are hitting .277 and have a 3.72 ERA and .962 fielding percentage. • Matt Mervis is hitting .341, Kennie Taylor is batting .337 with four homers and 34 RBIs and Thomas Girard has a team-high five saves.

QUICK HITS • Duke won two of three games at Jack Coombs Field in the most-recent series against Clemson in 2016. • The Tigers won both games of a rain-shortened series the last time the Blue Devils visited Clemson in 2015. • Clemson is 21-0 when scoring at least five runs and 4-12 when scoring less than five runs. 

LONGEST GAME IN CLEMSON HISTORY • Georgia defeated Clemson 3-2 in 20 innings in Athens on April 16 in the longest game in both Bulldog and Tiger history. • The previous longest game in Tiger history was 19 innings in an NCAA Tournament game against Fordham at New Britain, Conn. on May 26, 1988. • Clemson scored two runs in the sixth and Georgia scored two runs in the seventh before the Bulldogs scored a walkoff run in the 20th inning. • The game lasted six hours and 33 minutes and ended at 1:35 a.m. • Clemson's seven pitchers combined for a school-record 24 strikeouts, besting the previous mark of 23 set against Elon on Feb. 24, 2017. • Tiger pitchers combined to allow just nine hits (eight singles, one double) and one earned run in 19.1 innings pitched. • Grayson Byrd and Bryar Hawkins tied the school record with nine at-bats apiece in the game.