CLEMSON — The Clemson Baseball team will begin the season a little banged up.

Head coach Erik Bakich met with members of the media on Tuesday, noting the Tigers are not only dealing with some injuries, but that the flu is also making the rounds.

“We are a little banged up,” Bakich said on Tuesday. “We’ve got some guys that are going to be out on opening weekend. We have the flu going through about 10 guys right now. They will be fine by the weekend.”

When Clemson opens the season on Friday at home against Army, the Tigers will be without multiple pitchers, including Drew Titsworth and Jacob McGovern. Both are expected to play key roles this season, with Titsworth projected to be a potential weekend starter. How long McGovern is out is yet to be determined.

Collin Priest, who was second on the team with 12 home runs last season, is also out and expected to miss significant time.

“We’ve had to adjust the pitching a little bit,” Bakich added. “Drew Titsworth will be back for week two, won’t pitch week one. Still a lingering — like an armpit strain, but he will be fine. McGovern will be out this weekend. That one might take a little bit longer, so we will see how he progresses. Collin Priest pulled his hammy pretty good. He will be out quite a few weeks. That is a tough one. Guy coming back with big left-handed power.”

While Bakich knows his team will be missing several key players this weekend, the fourth-year head coach insists his team will be ready.

Bakich has been bullish on his depth, particularly the pitching depth, and it is going to be tested immediately.

“We’ll be fine,” Bakich said. “We knew this could happen. Injuries are part of sports. So, we will have a few piled up here at the beginning, but that is not going to stop us from putting out a good lineup, a good team and being as competitive as we can be.”