Anybody who loves college baseball knows the weight of the Clemson-South Carolina series.
On Friday the 24th-ranked Tigers host No. 16 South Carolina at Doug Kingsmore Stadium before playing a neutral site game at Fluor Field on Saturday and the series finale at Founders Park in Columbia on Sunday.
Clemson’s roster is riddled with in-state talent and Irmo native Ty Olenchuck will take to the mound on Sunday in Columbia to face the team he used to pull for when he was growing up … the Gamecocks.
“Next weekend is a totally different thing facing my hometown rival now.