SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Carrying the momentum from a four-game stretch of scoring double-digit runs and coming off a weekend sweep of the OneSpartanburg, Inc. Baseball Classic, USC Upstate baseball hits the road for the first time, travelling to Clemson for a midweek matchup with the 10^th-ranked Tigers.
 
Tuesday's Game
February 27, 2024 | 4:00 p.m. ET
USC Upstate (4-3; 0-0 Big South) vs. No. 10 Clemson (6-1; 0-0 ACC)
Doug Kingsmore Stadium | Clemson, S.C.
 
How They Stack Up
Records: USC Upstate (4-3; 0-0 Big South); Clemson (6-1; 0-0 ACC)
Last Five Meetings: May 16, 2023 (CLEM 12; UPST 2 [8 inn.]); Feb. 28, 2023 (UPST 6; CLEM 3); April 12, 2022 (CLEM 11; UPST 2); March 1, 2022 (CLEM 8; UPST 5); May 5, 2021 (CLEM 9; UPST 2)
 
Probable Starting Pitchers
USC Upstate | Clemson
RHP Jake Cubbler (0-0; 0.00 ERA) | RHP Austin Gordon (0-0; 0.00 ERA)
 
Players to Watch
USC Upstate: Closing his weekend with a historic, 13 total base, five-hit, and multi-home run effort, junior outfielder Jace Rinehart finished the second week of the 2024 season leading the nation in home runs and total bases for games played from Feb. 19-25. He posted a three-slash line of .556/.579/1.611 as he recorded 10 hits, eight extra-base hits, five home runs, 11 RBI, nine runs scored, and 29 total bases while adding three steals across four games. His effort against Saint Joseph's made him the lone Spartan to record a five-hit game and multi-HR game in the same game, the lone Spartan with three or more career multi-HR games, and the program record holder for total bases in a single game.
 
Clemson: Registering 15 hits over the first two weeks of action, sophomore outfielder Cam Cannarella ranks 20^th in the NCAA in hits entering Tuesday's midweek as he leads Clemson in batting average, hitting .517 on the year. He heads into the midweek holding a 16-game hitting streak, including all seven this season while he's also recorded three hits in a game on four occasions, doing so twice last week.
 
Up Next for the Spartans
Returning home to Cleveland S. Harley Park following a road detour in the midweek, USC Upstate continues its string of home weekend series by welcoming Penn, a 2023 NCAA Regional participant, to Spartanburg. The series features games Friday (3 p.m. ET), Saturday (2 p.m.), and Sunday (1 p.m.).
 
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