News digest, Jan. 30, part 2

Tigers picked to finish fourth in ACC

In their annual preseason poll, Atlantic Coast Conference coaches picked Clemson to finish fourth in the conference behind Virginia, Florida State and North Carolina. The Tigers got one first-place vote. 

Teams received 16 points for a first-place vote down to one point for a 16th-place vote.

Clemson opens its season in the Shriners Children's College Showdown in Arlington, Texas, Feb. 14-16. The home opener is against Presbyterian Feb. 19 and the ACC schedule opens at home March 14 against Notre Dame.

ACC

Place	School	1sts	Total points
1	Virginia	13	251
2	Florida State	2	230
3	North Carolina		217
4	Clemson	1	214
5	Duke		182
6	Wake Forest		171
7	N.C. State		168
8	Stanford		143
9	Louisville		128
10	Georgia Tech		113
11	Miami		87
12	Virginia Tech		85
13	California		60
14	Pitt		52
15	Notre Dame		44
16	Boston College		31

Series previews

* Bob Jones has posted preview notes for its season-opening home series with Ohio Christian at Conestee Park between Mauldin and Greenville. The Bruins have a new coach - Kyle McDonald - in the program's fifth season. The school dropped baseball in September before reversing its decision.
Bruins

* Coker opens is series this weekend with a Friday home game and a Saturday road doubleheader against Belmont Abbey.
Cobras 

* Erskine opens its season with a Friday visit to Lander  and a Saturday home doubleheader against the Bearcats.
Flying Fleet

USC adjust Friday's scrimmage

South Carolina's Friday scrimmage has been moved to 1:30 p.m. It is listed as eight innings in length.

Gamecocks update schedule

USC has added start times for its SEC games to its schedule.
Gamecocks