Clemson takes a six game winning streak into one of the nation’s best baseball rivalries this weekend. TCI previews the Palmetto showdown.
Clemson (6-1) vs. #18 South Carolina (9-0)
Friday, 7:00PM v Founders Park v Columbia, SC
Saturday, 2:30PM v Flour Field v Greenville, SC
Sunday, 2:00PM v Doug Kingsmore Stadium v Clemson, SC
Rankings: Clemson – NR South Carolina – #18 CB, #23 USA Today
The Series
Meetings: 309 (first met in 1899)
Series Record: Clemson leads 172-135-2
Record at SC: SC leads 81-67-2 (SC leads 7-3 at Founders Park)
Record at neutral: SC leads 10-8 at neutral sites (SC leads 4-2 in Greenville, 4-1 at Fluor Field)
Record at Clemson: Clemson leads 97-44 (Clemson leads 50-27 at DKS)
Last Meeting(s): Clemson won 2 of 3 games last season (11-4 at CU, 1-4 at Fluor, 7-0 at SC)
- Lee: Lee trails 2-11
The Gamecocks
Head Coach: Chad Holbrook (4th season at SC)
2015 Record: 32-25 (13-17; 5th in SEC East) – no postseason – NR
Home Record: 9-0 (25-11 in 2015)
Neutral Record: 0-0 (1-1 in 2015)
Road Record: 1-0 (6-13 in 2015)
Preseason: 3rd in SEC East Division (7 teams)
Last Week: Swept three homes games from Penn State (7-1, 16-5, 4-2) before winning 6-3 at The Citadel on Tuesday
2016 Batting Stats: .