No. 20 Clemson (9-3) kicks off ACC play as No. 3 North Carolina (12-1) visits Doug Kingsmore Stadium for a three-game series. Currently scheduled game times are 6:00PM Friday, 3:00PM Saturday, and a 1:00PM Sunday finale.
The Series
| Meetings: | 192 (first met in 1901) |
| Series Record: | Clemson leads 99-92-1 |
| Record at Clemson: | Clemson leads 47-32-1 (Clemson leads 39-18 at DKS) |
| Last Meeting(s): | UNC swept three meetings (1-5, 4-5, 2-3 in 10) at UNC in 2017 |
| vs. Lee: | Lee trails 2-5 (CofC: 2-2; CU: 0-3) |
Quick Hits
| Clemson is 23-10 all-time on March 8 with a 21-4 mark at home. |
| The Tigers are 25-7 all-time on March 9 with a 19-5 mark at home. |
| Clemson is 30-7 all-time on March 10 with a 26-3 mark at home. |
| The Tigers won the last series between the teams at DKS in 2015, winning two of three games. Overall since 2006, the Tar Heels lead the series 22-6 (including a 19-5 mark in eight regular-season series). |
The Tar Heels
| Head Coach: | Mike Fox (21st season at UNC) |
| 2018 Recap: | 44-20 (22-8; 1st Coastal) – College World Series – #4 Final Ranking |
| Preseason: | 1st (13 of 14 first-place votes) in ACC Coastal Division (7 teams) |
| Road Record: | 0-0 (12-10 in 2018) |
| Last Week: | W, 7-6 vs. Charleston Southern (Tue, 3/5) W, 14-2 vs. UMASS Lowell (Sun, 3/3) W, 14-7 vs. UMASS Lowell (Sat, 3/2) W, 5-0 vs. UMASS Lowell (Sat, 3/2) |
| 2019 Stats | |
| Hitting: | .268 (7.5 RPG) with 28 2B, 1 3B, 13 HR, 93 BB, 17 HBP, 90 K, 3-6 SB |
| Pitching: | 2.59 ERA, .205 OBA (88 hits), 44 BB, & 144 K in 118.0 IP |
| Fielding: | .967 (15 errors in 461 chances) |
The Tigers
| 2018 Recap: | 47-16 (22-8; 1st Atlantic) – Clemson Regional – #18 Final Ranking |
| Preseason: | 3rd (one first-place vote) in ACC Atlantic Division (7 teams) |
| Home Record: | 7-2 (28-9 in 2018) |
| Last Week: | W, 3-1 at Furman (Fluor Field) (Tue, 3/5) L, 3-14 @ South Carolina (Sun, 3/3) W, 11-5 vs. South Carolina (Fluor Field) (Sat, 3/2) L, 4-5 vs. South Carolina (Fri, 3/1) |
| 2019 Stats | |
| Hitting: | .257 (7.1 RPG) with 20 2B, 22 HR, 64 BB, 16 HBP, 108 K, 27-34 SB |
| Pitching: | 4.12 ERA, .220 OBA (87 hits), 39 BB, & 141 K in 107.0 IP |
| Fielding: | .979 (9 errors in 424 chances) |
Projected Staring Lineups
| North Carolina | ||||
| POS | # | Player | YR | 2019 Stats |
| C | 4 | Brandon Martorano | JR | .270 BA with 3 2B, 2 HR, & 7 RBI in 12 games |
| 1B | 18 | Aaron Sabato | FR | .175 BA with 2 2B, 1 HR, & 6 RBI in 13 games |
| 2B | 1 | Danny Serretti | FR | .231 BA with 3 2B, 6 RBI, & 2 BB in 9 games |
| SS | 8 | Ike Freeman | JR | .390 BA with 2 2B, 3 HR, & 15 RBI in 13 games |
| 3B | 5 | Ashton McGee | JR | .250 BA with 2 2B, 7 RBI, & 11 BB in 13 games |
| LF | 15 | Michael Busch | JR | .343 BA with 2 2B, 3 HR, & 10 RBI in 13 games |
| CF | 3 | Dylan Harris | JR | .313 BA with 4 2B, 2 HR, & 7 RBI in 13 games |
| RF | 11 | Caleb Roberts | FR | .222 BA with 4 2B, 8 RBI, & 10 BB in 13 games |
| DH | 26 | Jackson Hesterlee | SR | .400 BA with 2 2B, 1 HR, & 8 RBI in 12 games |
| Clemson | ||||
| POS | # | Player | YR | 2019 Stats |
| C | 10 | Kyle Wilkie | JR | .286 BA with 2 2B, 6 RBI, & 6 BB in 10 games |
| 1B | 4 | Grayson Byrd | *SR | .279 BA with 2 2B, 2 HR, & 9 RBI in 12 games |
| 2B | 9 | Jordan Greene | GR | .270 BA with 2 2B, 2 HR, & 8 RBI in 12 games |
| SS | 8 | Logan Davidson | JR | .250 BA with 3 2B, 4 HR, & 12 RBI in 12 games |
| 3B | 5 | Sam Hall | SO | .333 BA with 3 2B, 3 HR, & 11 RBI in 12 games |
| LF | 1 | Kier Meredith | SO | .364 BA with 1 2B & 3 BB in 5 games |
| CF | 13 | Bryce Teodosio | SO | .302 BA with 4 2B, 4 HR, & 12 RBI in 12 games |
| RF | 11 | Michael Green | *SO | .211 BA with 1 2B, 1 HR, & 4 RBI in 12 games |
| DH | 30 | Davis Sharpe | FR | .344 BA with 2 2B, 2 HR, & 6 RBI in 9 games |
Probable Staring Pitchers
| Game One | ||||
| RHP | 42 | Gianluca Dalatri | JR | 1-0/3 app/3 GS/1.06 ERA (17.0 IP)/.167 OBA (10 hits)/3 BB/17 K |
| RHP | 30 | Davis Sharpe | FR | 2-0/3 app/3 GS/2.45 ERA (14.2 IP)/.196 OBA (10 hits)/5 BB/23 K |
| Game Two | ||||
| RHP | 23 | Tyler Baum | JR | 3-0/3 app/3 GS/1.42 ERA (19.0 IP)/.229 OBA (16 hits)/4 BB/28 K |
| LHP | 20 | Mat Clark | *SO | 2-0/3 app/0 GS/2.00 ERA (9.0 IP)/.188 OBA (6 hits)/3 BB/13 K |
| Game Three | ||||
| RHP | 45 | Austin Bergner | JR | 1-0/3 app/3 GS/3.45 ERA (15.2 IP)/.196 OBA (11 hits)/5 BB/23 K |
| LHP | 46 | Keyshawn Askew | FR | 2-0/3 app/2 GS/4.15 ERA (13.0 IP)/.163 OBA (7 hits)/2 BB/14 K |
Tiger Career Stats vs. North Carolina
| Player | AVG | G-S | AB | R | H | RBI | BB-K | Other | ||
| Greene | .273 | 3-3 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0-4 | SF | ||
| Davidson | .182 | 3-3 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-4 | HBP | ||
| Byrd | .091 | 3-3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | SH | ||
| Pitcher | ERA | G-S | W-L | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | OBA |
| Hennessy | 0.00 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |