Clemson will play its final midweek home game of the season on Tuesday when the Tigers welcome USC-Upstate to town.

This marks the first of two midweek games the teams will play over the next few weeks. The second will be played on May 12 in Spartanburg.

GAME SETUP
• Who – USC Upstate (19-22) vs. Clemson (25-16)
• When – Tuesday (7 p.m.)
• Where – Clemson, S.C. (Doug Kingsmore Stadium)
• Watch – ACC Network Extra
• Video Announcers – William Qualkinbush, Tom Riginos

Talan Bell will get the nod for Clemson. The left-hander will be making his fifth start of the season. In 19.1 innings, Bell has an ERA of 9.78. He has struck out 16, walked 10 and hit seven batters.

Right-hander Reece Hemmerling makes his fourth start for the Spartans. He comes in with an ERA of 3.48 in 20.2 innings pitched. He’s struck out 23, while issuing just seven walks.

The Tigers dropped two out of three at Virginia over the weekend, and currently sit at No. 39 in the RPI, despite having a 6-12 mark in ACC play.

Upstate was swept at Winthrop last weekend and comes in having lost five straight games. The Spartans are No. 82 in the RPI.

SERIES HISTORY
• Overall Record – Clemson leads 11-3 (2009-25)
• Record at Clemson – Clemson leads 8-2 (2009-25)

CLEMSON OVERVIEW
• Clemson, which has a 16-7 home record, won one of three games at No. 9 Virginia last weekend despite outscoring the Cavaliers 13-12.
• The Tigers are averaging 6.6 runs per game and hitting .289 with a .465 slugging percentage, .391 on-base percentage and 46 steals.
• The pitching staff has a 4.26 ERA, .230 opponents’ batting average and 3.12 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and Clemson is fielding .968.

USC UPSTATE OVERVIEW
• USC Upstate, which has a 9-18 road record and is averaging 7.3 runs per game, is led by second-year Head Coach Kane Sweeney.
• The Spartans were swept in three games at Winthrop last weekend. They are hitting .288 and have a 6.57 ERA and .972 fielding percentage.
• Henry Zenor is hitting .330 with 33 RBIs, Tyler Lang is batting .326 with 36 RBIs and Wylie Waters is hitting .312 with 25 RBIs.

QUICK HITS
• The Tigers conclude the home-and-home series with USC Upstate in their first-ever game at Fifth Third Park in Spartanburg, S.C. on May 12.
• Clemson is 20-0 when holding its opponent under five runs.
• Clemson has committed only six errors in the last 12 games.

LICHTENBERGER STEADY AT SHORT
• Sophomore Tyler Lichtenberger has been steady at shortstop in his first season at Clemson in 2026 after transferring from App State.
• He is hitting .269 with a homer, triple, seven doubles, 21 RBIs, 27 runs, a .365 on-base percentage and two steals in 41 games in 2026.
• He is one of only two Tigers (Nate Savoie) to play and start all 41 games and is the only Tiger to start every game at the same position.
• He has a solid .947 fielding percentage, committing only seven errors.
• He has committed only one error in the last 16 games.
• He is 15-for-42 (.357) in the last 10 games.
• He was 3-for-5 with a triple, five RBIs and two runs in Clemson’s 9-3 win at The Citadel on March 18.

Clemson Athletics Communications contributed to this story