No. 3 Clemson travels to No. 4 North Carolina for a series between two of the top teams in the nation. TCI previews the ACC showdown.
#3 Clemson (34-8, 16-5) @ #3 North Carolina (33-9, 16-5)
Boshamer Stadium v Chapel Hill, NC
Friday, 6:30PM v Saturday, 4:00PM v Sunday, 1:00PM
Rankings: Clemson – #3 D1/USA, #5 CB, #6 BA UNC – #3 BA, #4 CB/D1/USA
The Series
Meetings: 189 (first met in 1901)
Series Record: Clemson leads 99-89-1
Record at UNC: North Carolina leads 43-37
Last Meeting(s): Teams split four meetings in 2015; CU won 2 of 3 regular season game (5-2, 5-4 (11), 7-8) at Clemson & UNC won 6-3 in ACC Championship in Durham
- Lee: Series tied 2-2 (2-2 at CofC)
The Tigers
2016 Record: 44-20 (16-14; 4th Atlantic) – Clemson Regional – #15 USA, 17 BA, #18 CB/D1
Preseason: 3rd in ACC Atlantic Division (7 teams); 1 vote for Overall Champion
Road Record: 9-3 (13-11 in 2016)
Last Week: Beat College of Charleston 7-2 at home on Tuesday after winning two of three home games over #17 Wake Forest (8-7, 11-0, 3-8) last weekend
2017 Batting Stats: .