It’s almost time for the Clemson-South Carolina baseball series.
The No. 10 Tigers and No. 19 Gamecocks are set to play their annual rivalry series this weekend.
With both teams qualifying for the NCAA Tournament last year and ranking among D1Baseball’s top 20 teams this season, it’ll be an emotional, high-stakes series played out across three venues in three days.
South Carolina won last year’s series by winning back-to-back games in Greenville and Columbia (a decisive 7-1 rubber match) after losing the opener at Clemson.
The Gamecocks, who reached their first NCAA Super Regional since 2018 last year, are led by seventh-year coach Mark Kingston. The Tigers are in their second season under coach Erik Bakich, who guided Clemson to a No. 4 national seed and NCAA regional appearance.
Here’s everything you need to know about this weekend’s Clemson-USC baseball series, including streaming information.
The planned opener at South Carolina’s Founders Park was postponed because of rain. It will be made up sometime this season but not this weekend, meaning the teams will only play Saturday and Sunday.
Where: Segra Park, Columbia (neutral)
When: 4 p.m.
Watch: Streaming only via ACC Network Extra (Bob Mahony, William Qualkinbush)
Weather: Upper 60s during the game with about a 10% chance of rain
Projected pitchers: South Carolina — Dylan Eskew (R-Jr. RHP) 1-1, 3.60 ERA, 10.0 IP, 5 BB, 9 K; Clemson — Tristan Smith (So. LHP) 0-0, 3.12 ERA, 8.2 IP, 4 BB, 11 K
Where: Doug Kingsmore Stadium, Clemson
When: 2 p.m.
Watch: Streaming only via ACC Network Extra (Jeff Morris, William Qualkinbush)
Weather: Partly cloudy, mid- to upper-60s during the game, less than a 10% chance of rain
Projected pitchers: South Carolina — Roman Kimball (R-So. RHP) 1-0, 1.50 ERA, 6.0 IP, 5 BB, 9 K; Clemson — Aidan Knaak (Fr. RHP) 1-0, 5.00 ERA, 9.0 IP, 4 BB, 11 K
For a second straight season, South Carolina and Clemson are getting the streaming-only treatment for their rivalry weekend series.
The Saturday and Sunday games are being broadcast on ACC Network Extra. That’s an online-only streaming channel that is part of the ESPN family and supplements the parent channel ACC Network.
If your cable TV or live TV streaming package includes the ACC Network, you already have access to the streaming channel at no additional charge.
A number of live TV streaming services such as fuboTV, Sling, DirecTV Stream, Hulu+ Live TV and YouTube TV also offer free trials for ACC Network (which come with ACC Network Extra access).
Using those log-in credentials, you can watch the USC-Clemson games through the ESPN app or espn.com/watch via a phone, tablet or connected streaming device such as a Roku TV or an Amazon Fire TV Stick.
USC baseball game radio broadcasts are available on the Gamecock Radio Network via flagship station 107.5 FM The Game (see a full list of affiliates here).
Clemson baseball game radio broadcasts are available on the Clemson Athletic Network via flagship station 105.5 FM The Roar (see a full list of affiliates here).
This story was originally published February 29, 2024, 11:44 AM.
Chapel Fowler has covered Clemson football, among other topics, for The State since June 2022. He’s a Denver, N.C., native, a 2020 UNC-Chapel Hill alumnus and a pickup basketball enthusiast with previous stops at the Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer and Chatham (N.C.) News + Record. His work has been honored by the Associated Press Sports Editors, the South Carolina Press Association and the North Carolina Press Association.