Clemson will open its Super Regional series against Florida this weekend. Travis Bell/Sideline Carolina
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Jon Blau has covered Clemson athletics for The Post and Courier since 2021. A native of South Jersey, he grew up on Rocky marathons and hoagies. To get the latest Clemson sports news, straight to your inbox, subscribe to his newsletter, The Tiger Take.
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CLEMSON— Clemson will open its Super Regional series with Florida on Saturday.
The June 8 contest will be a 2 p.m. first pitch at Doug Kingsmore Stadium, and ESPN will have the broadcast. The series' second game on June 9 in Clemson is slated for 2:30 p.m. on ESPN.
A third game will only be played, if necessary, and a start time has yet to be determined.
Super Regionals are best-of-three series played either Friday through Sunday or Saturday through Monday. Backing up the Clemson-Florida series to Saturday accommodates the Gators, who rallied to force a June 3 rematch with regional host Oklahoma State and advance in the NCAA tournament.
Clemson, on the other hand, went 3-0 in its regional, wrapping up play June 2.
The extra day of rest, however, could offer the Tigers some flexibility on the mound. If Clemson wanted to throw All-ACC freshman Aidan Knaak to open the series Saturday, he would not be on short rest.
The Tigers could also stick with sophom*ore Tristan Smith, who pitched last Friday against High Point, to lead off the Florida series.
Regardless, there is plenty of intrigue surrounding a Clemson-Florida matchup. The Gators, like the Tigers, are led by a Jack Leggett disciple in former Clemson assistant Kevin O'Sullivan (1999-2007). O'Sullivan shared an office with current Clemson coach Erik Bakich during the 2002 season.
O'Sullivan, a head coach since 2008, led Florida to a national title in 2017. The Gators were runners-up to LSU in last year's College World Series.
Florida just barely made the NCAA tournament in 2024 after after going one-and-done in a SEC tournament loss to Vanderbilt and holding a record of 28-27. But the Tigers have rallied, bringing a talented team to Clemson's doorstep as Bakich and the Tigers try to make their first trip to Omaha since 2010.
SUPER REGIONALS
GAMES BEGIN FRIDAY, JUNE 7 - All times are Eastern
(Note: Game times and ESPN Network subject to change)
Evansville (38-24) at No. 1 Tennessee (53-11)
3 p.m. (ESPN2), 11 a.m. (ESPN2), 6 p.m. (ESPNU)
UConn (35-24) at No. 8 Florida St. (45-15)
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noon (ESPN), 11 a.m. (ESPN), noon (ESPN2)
Kansas St. (35-24) at No. 12 Virginia (44-15)
7 p.m. (ESPNU), 3 p.m. (ESPNU), 3 p.m. (ESPNU)
West Virginia (36-22) at No. 4 North Carolina (45-14)
6 p.m. (ESPN2), 8 p.m. (ESPN2), 3 p.m. (ESPN2)
GAMES BEGIN SATURDAY, JUNE 8 – All times are Eastern
(Note: Game times and ESPN Network subject to change)
No. 15 Oregon St. (45-14) at No. 2 Kentucky (43-14)
6 p.m. (ESPNU), 9 p.m. (ESPNU), TBD (TBD)
No. 10 NC State (36-20) at No. 7 Georgia (42-15)
noon (ESPNU), 12 noon (ESPNU), TBD (TBD)
Florida (32-28) at No. 6 Clemson (44-14)
2 p.m. (ESPN), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN), TBD (TBD)
Oregon (40-18) at No. 3 Texas A&M (47-13)
2 p.m. (ESPN2), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN2), TBD (TBD)
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