‘Season On Line’ for Clemson Against Top-Seeded Virginia Tech

CHARLOTTE, N.C.- Monte Lee’s Tigers have been enjoying for his or her postseason lives over the ultimate month of the season. Nonetheless, when Clemson takes the sphere in opposition to Virginia Tech on Thursday night time, the Tigers will achieve this with their backs pressed firmly in opposition to the wall.

After the 9-2 loss to No. 8 seed North Carolina, Clemson now finds itself in a precarious place. Whereas the Tigers haven’t any shot at transferring past pool play within the ACC Event, that does not imply nothing is at stake Thursday night time in opposition to the top-seeded Hokies.

• Who (Thursday) – Virginia Tech (40-11) vs. Clemson (35-22)
• When – Thursday (7 p.m.)
• The place – Charlotte, N.C. (Truist Discipline)
• Watch – RSN, ACC Community Additional

For Clemson to have any shot at incomes an at-large bid into the NCAA Event, a win over Virginia Tech, ranked No. 2 within the nation, is an absolute should.

“Our season is on the road, fairly truthfully,” Lee mentioned on Tuesday night time. “I imply, we have Virginia Tech, the most effective groups within the nation to play on Thursday. We get a day to recuperate and regroup and prepare for them. And, you recognize, we’ve got to maintain enterprise on Thursday, backside line.”

SERIES HISTORY (VIRGINIA TECH)
• General File – Clemson leads 49-25-2 (1902-2021)
• File at Impartial – Clemson leads 5-2 (1902-2010)
• File in ACC Event – Virginia Tech leads 1-0 (2010)

Regardless of sweeping Boston School final weekend, Clemson dropped a number of spots within the RPI. After the loss to the Tarheels, the Tigers dropped three extra spots to No. 33. A win over Virginia Tech would definitely assist the Tigers’ trigger, however Lee is aware of his crew will have to be at its finest as a way to make that occur.

“We’re attempting to place our resume able to get into the postseason,” Lee mentioned. “If we come out and do what we’re able to doing in opposition to a very good membership in Virginia Tech, and we may discover a approach to win that sport, that definitely goes to assist us. That is the underside line.”

No beginning pitchers have been introduced, but it surely’s fairly potential the Tigers go together with LHP Geoffrey Gilbert. Nonetheless, as Anglin did on Tuesday, Gilbert could be happening quick relaxation. The Clemson bullpen must also be in pretty respectable form, although, as no reliever threw greater than an inning in Tuesday night time’s loss.

Regardless, with a lot on the road for the Tigers, anticipate this to be an all-hands-on-deck sort of contest.

“The season’s on the road,” Lee mentioned. “We bought to return out able to go and play our greatest baseball sport in opposition to arguably the most effective groups in our league.”

CLEMSON OVERVIEW
• Clemson has a 3-2 impartial file.
• The Tigers got here into the ACC Event averaging 7.7 runs per sport and hitting .284 with a .486 slugging share, .388 on-base share and 32 steals.
• The pitching employees got here in with a 4.61 ERA, .253 opponents’ batting common and a pair of.18 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and Clemson is fielding .973.

VIRGINIA TECH OVERVIEW
• Virginia Tech, who has but to play a impartial sport and is averaging 8.4 runs per sport, is led by fifth-year Head Coach John Szefc.
• The Hokies, who’re 30-5 of their final 35 video games, swept Duke at dwelling. They’re hitting .309 and have a 4.06 ERA and .979 fielding share.
• Jack Hurley is hitting .383 with 13 homers, Tanner Schobel is batting .366 with 16 homers and 66 RBIs and Kiernan Higgins has 5 saves.

Odds: Clemson’s odds of successful the CWS have plummeted to +25000 in accordance with Fanduel.

Clemson Athletics Communications contributed to this story.

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