USC-Clemson baseball: How to watch, game info, lineups, weather

South Carolina (9-0) renews its rivalry on the baseball diamond with Clemson (6-1) this weekend as the teams will meet in a three-game series beginning Friday night in Columbia. Here is a capsule look at the series:

▪  What: South Carolina vs. Clemson

▪  When: Game 1 at 7 p.m. Friday; Game 2 at 2:30 p.m. Saturday; Game 3 at 2 p.m. Sunday

▪  Where: Game 1 at Founders Park (Columbia); Game 2 at Fluor Field (Greenville); Game 3 at Doug Kingsmore Stadium (Clemson)

▪  Radio: 107.5 FM in the Columbia area (click here for USC baseball radio affiliates; or here for Clemson radio affiliates)

▪  Watch: The games are not on TV, but all three can be streamed digitally. Game 1 (SEC Network Plus) and Game 3 (ESPN3) can be viewed through the WatchESPN app or online at WatchESPN.com. The second game, from Fluor Field, will be streamed on ClemsonTigers.com.

▪  Weather: Friday/Columbia (Clear, mid- to low 50s during the game); Saturday/Greenville (mostly sunny, high near 58); Sunday/Clemson (sunny, high near 65)

▪  Game 1: USC, Clarke Schmidt (Soph. RHP, 2-0, 0.69 ERA, 13 IP, 4 hits, 5 BB, 14 Ks) vs. CU, Charlie Barnes (Soph. LHP, 1-0, 2.38 ERA, 11 1/3 IP, 8 hits, 4 BB, 14 Ks)

▪  Game 2: USC, Braden Webb (Fr. RHP, 2-0, 1.80 ERA, 10 IP, 4 hits, 6 BB, 10 Ks) vs. CU, Clate Schmidt (Sr. RHP, 2-0, 3.00 ERA, 12 IP, 11 hits, 4 BB, 9 Ks)

▪  Game 3: USC, Taylor Widener (Jr. RHP, 0-0, 1.86 ERA, 9 2/3 IP, 9 hits, 2 BB, 10 Ks) vs. CU, Jake Higginbotham (Fr. LHP, 1-0, 4.32 ERA, 8 1/3 IP, 11 hits, 5 BB, 6 Ks)

SOUTH CAROLINA

LF Dom Thompson-Williams (.371 BA, 3 2Bs, 1 HR, 5 RBIs, .488 OBP)

3B Jonah Bride (.333 BA, 1 2B, 4 RBIs, .561 OBP)

DH John Jones (.581 BA, 2 2Bs, 3 HRs, 19 RBIs, .690 OBP)

1B Alex Destino (.268 BA, 1 2B, 2 HRs, 12 RBIs, .302 OBP)

C Chris Cullen (.375 BA, 2 2Bs, 7 RBIs, .407 OBP)

RF TJ Hopkins (.263 BA, 1 HR, 5 RBIs, .364 OBP)

SS Marcus Mooney (.333 BA, 3 2Bs, 6 RBIs, .515 OBP)

2B DC Arendas (.263 BA, 2 RBIs, .417 OBP)

CF Danny Blair (.400 BA, 2 2Bs, 3 RBIs, .438 OBP)

CLEMSON

CF Chase Pinder (.346 BA, 3 HRs, 10 RBIs, .433 OBP)

SS Eli White (.320 BA, 2 2Bs, 4 RBIs, .500 OBP)

DH Reed Rohlman (.417 BA, 3 2Bs, 8 RBIs, .500 OBP)

C Chris Okey (.250 BA, 1 2B, 2 HRs, 11 RBIs, .419 OBP)

RF Seth Beer (.375 BA, 1 2B, 2 HRs, 9 RBIs, .483 OBP)

2B Weston Wilson (.462 BA, 2 2Bs, 4 RBIs, .484 OBP)

1B Chris Williams (.160 BA, 2 RBIs, .323 OBP)

3B Adam Renwick (.260 BA, 1 2B, 5 RBIs, .286 OBP)

LF Andrew Cox (.429 BA, 1 2B, 1 3B, 2 RBIs, .500 OBP)

SERIES NOTES

▪  South Carolina had not lost the overall season series to Clemson since 2006 before the Tigers won two out of three games last year. Clemson won the regular season series in 2010 but USC defeated Clemson twice at the College World Series.

▪  This marks the sixth consecutive year that the teams will meet in a three-game series with each team getting a home game in addition to a neutral site game. Prior to 2010 the teams played four times a year.

This story was originally published March 2, 2016 at 9:43 PM with the headline "USC-Clemson baseball: How to watch, game info, lineups, weather."