Wake Forest came to town this weekend, as the Tigers and Demon Deacons faced off at Doug Kingsmore Stadium to close out the regular season. Sitting at 38th in RPI and having not won an ACC series since the first weekend of April against Louisville, Clemson was in dire need of a series win to ensure themselves of at least a .500 finish in conference play and to solidify their chances of a spot in the postseason.
Pitching has become an issue for the young team. Injuries to Carter Raffield and Spencer Strider prior to the season killed the depth and as the young arms have started to tire, that lack of depth has really started to show.