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Clemson Regional Preview: West Virginia looks to make it back to the Supers


Clemson Regional Preview: West Virginia looks to make it back to the Supers

West Virginia heads down south to the Clemson Regional this weekend, eyeing their second Super Regional appearance in as many years.

Clemson enters as the No. 11 overall seed in the tournament, as they made a run to the ACC Championship game and finished one game behind the regular season champs in Georgia Tech.

Clemson is hosting for the third year in a row, losing in the Super Regionals to Florida last season.

This year, the Tigers hold wins over Big 12 schools Oklahoma State and Arizona, and have the ninth-best RPI in the country. Clemson's strength of schedule ranks 16th nationally as well.

The Tigers had the fifth-most runs scored in the ACC this season, while their ERA as a pitching staff was eighth in the conference. Clemson boasts ACC series wins over Georgia Tech, Notre Dame, Wake Forest, Louisville, Cal, Stanford, and Pitt.

Out of all pitchers in the ACC, Aidan Knaak is 15th in the league in ERA. He had a 4.06 ERA to go along with 106 strikeouts, which was tops in the conference this season. Knaak finished the season 9-1, and in 15 games started, the Tigers went 13-2 in those games, with the only losses coming to Florida State and NC State. Knaak is undefeated on the season in home games and has a 2.40 ERA in such starts.

Offensively, Clemson has a balanced lineup, shown by their shared success this season. The Tigers have four players who rank in the top 32 in the ACC in RBIs this season.

Cam Cannarella is one of the top bats not only in the ACC but in the country. A dynamic outfielder, who ranks first on the Tigers in batting average, and has 74 hits on the season. He is also second on the team in runs scored, RBIs, and has a .473 on base percentage this year.

Clemson's bullpen is also very dangerous, as they have four guys with a sub-2.40 ERA, while all have thrown at least 26.1 innings pitched. Lucas Mahlstedt leads the group, a sidearm delivery, who has a 2.18 ERA in 45.1 innings pitched, with 59 strikeouts, and seven walks.

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