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The creators behind the Aya Neo gaming console have officially announced a successor to the popular gaming handheld called the Aya Neo 2. The new console features a host of upgrades over its predecessor, the largest of which includes an 8-core AMD Ryzen 7 6800U (Rembrandt) APU with RDNA 2 graphics. The CPU upgrade makes the Aya Neo 2 one of the world's first handheld gaming consoles to leverage RDNA 2 graphics outside of Valve's Steam Deck.

The processor upgrade alone will give the Aya Neo 2 a serious performance upgrade over the original Aya Neo's Ryzen 5 4500U running on the older Zen 2 architecture and much slower Vega graphics. The AMD's Ryzen 7 6800U running in the Aya Neo 2 has two more cores and runs on the much more efficient and powerful Zen 3+ microarchitecture.

With this type of performance in mind, the Aya Neo 2 has the potential to outperform Valve's Steam Deck as well, and not just the older version of the Aya Neo. The Aya Neo 2 has superior APU specifications across the board, with a faster Zen 3+ CPU featuring more cores and a higher frequency RDNA 2 GPU that features more cores than the Steam Deck.

The Steam Deck's Aerith APU (a custom chip based on Van Gogh) wields four Zen 2 cores with a 2.4 GHz base clock and 3.5 GHz boost clock, whereas the Aya Neo 2's Ryzen 7 6800U flaunts eight Zen 3+ cores at a 2.7 GHz base clock and 4.7 GHz boost clock.

But the Aya Neo 2's most significant upgrade comes in the Radeon 680M RDNA 2 iGPU paired to the Ryzen 7 6800U, which is AMD's most potent iGPU to date. According to AMD, the Radeon 680M performs just under that of the entry-level discrete Nvidia GPUs such as the GTX 1650 Max-Q, making it a serious option for PC gaming at resolutions up to 1080P. In addition, the Radeon 680M has 12 RDNA 2 CUs at 2,200 MHz; meanwhile, Aerith sports eight RDNA 2 CUs that max out at 1.6 GHz.

The Aya Neo 2 is also receiving several other upgrades besides the SoC. Including support for LPDDR5-6400 memory, PCIe 4.0 SSD storage, and USB 4.0 ports, to name a few. The improvements should put the Aya Neo 2 at feature parity with other modern gaming handhelds, including the Steam Deck. Unfortunately, all we know about the new Aya Neo 2 is in terms of specifications. Other specs such as screen size, type, and resolution are still unknown.

Besides upgrades, the Aya Neo 2's also got a massive makeover in aesthetics. The console no longer features the boxy look of the original Aya Neo or the green and black finishes on the buttons. Instead, the Neo 2 features a far more rounded design, with grips that look very similar to the Steam Deck -- ironically, and the color theme has transitioned to a grey-on-white theme -- identical to that of Nintendo's Wii consoles and controllers. It gives the Aya Neo 2 a more mature look than the original Neo.

The only unfortunate news is that we don't have any data about a release schedule or pricing. However, if the new console has broken cover, we should know more information very soon.

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Rounds are shrinking and valuations are waning, but supply chains remain challenged. The problem may be shifting from inventory shortage to inventory glut, but the pressure to keep service up and costs down is still high as ever.

2021 was a banner year for supply chain tech. Startups across supply chain management, freight tech, warehouse tech, and last-mile delivery raked in $64 billion, according to Pitchbook. As of May 9 this year, supply chain tech has raised $17 billion roughly 27% of last year's funding total and 35% of the way through 2022.

That means supply chain tech venture funding in 2022 is currently pacing to land somewhere above 2020's $38 billion, but below 2021's $64 billion.

Charley Dehoney vice president of Xebox, a tech accelerator founded by the CEO of ocean shipping giant CMA CGM, told Insider business-to-business tech is maintaining investor confidence better than consumer tech.

"I'm definitely seeing that rounds are still coming together mostly the premium startups that have high quality growth numbers and really good adoption. They're still getting funded at valuations 65% what they were three or four months ago," Dehoney said.

Supply chain-related startups told Insider that investors have increasingly focused on unit economics toward the second half of last year especially for companies actually moving goods.

"Investors care a lot right now about unit economics for businesses like this, where historically there's been there have been companies that have raised a lot of money that haven't necessarily built a sustainable business model," Eric Wimer, founder and CEO of reverse logistics startup Returnmates told Insider in January.

Returns pickup, which Wimer champions, may be under increased scrutiny due to a spotty history. But even last mile delivery startups, which have traditionally received more funding than any other segment of supply chain tech, are on alert.

Veho founder Itamur Zur told Insider in February that the company's unit economics were as important to investors in its $170 million Series B round as its expansive vision for the future of e-commerce. Last-mile startups continue to draw the most backing from venture investors, but their share of total supply chain investment is dwindling.

Here are five pitch decks supply chain tech startups used to win over investors in the last year.

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The biggest strength of this deck is that the combo only takes up eight slots. The rest of the deck can be used to help execute Greasefangs plan. Portable Hole and Thoughtseize can deal with any hate that might start seeing play against this deck while milling creatures like Stitchers Supplier help find your combo pieces and prepare you to bring them back.

Another deck that had a decent Winota matchup, Omnath Adventures is by far the spiciest take on this list. This deck was so powerful in pre-Innistrad standard that it single-handedly added two cards to the standard ban list. Adventure lists excel when they can interact with their opponents and outvalue them by turning each card in the deck into three or four different spells with Lucky Clover. This deck has the tools to deal with everything else on this list and can do so rather easily.

Like the Yorion Fires deck, Omnath was being taken out by cards intended to deal with Winota. The meta will likely shift away from Redcap Melee now that Winota is gone, making Omnath harder to kill. Ray of Enfeeblement will be a card that this deck continues to watch out for.

The biggest appeal for this deck is the Mono Blue matchup. Adventures was created in a time when Flash and Control strategies excelled in standard. Tempo synergies that rely on counterspells to keep tempo do not deal well with a deck that copies each of their spells multiple times.

To make things even more exciting, this deck has some fringe success in Pioneer too. That version is rather different, focusing on Possibility Storm and Enter the Infinite, but if it can hang in Pioneer, it can hang in Explorer.

Strategies that scare this deck come from tempo swings that the deck cant keep up with like Nissa, who Shakes the World or things they cant interact with like Lotus Field. Those cards dont have a big impact in Explorer yet, so now is this decks time to shine! I recommend playing some copies of Yasharn, Implacable Earth in the sideboard to help deal with sacrifice.

There are other powerful strategies that are very viable in Explorer, but these are some of the best. There is now a big, but temporary, difference between Explorer and Pioneers ban lists. Is that going to affect the communitys opinion of Explorer? Hopefully, it really is temporary, and the formats become one and the same sooner than we think.

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Bringing in the big bucks? Over the years, the Below Deck franchise cast has played coy about their earnings only offering small glimpses about the money they bring home.

The hit Bravo series, which debuted in 2013 and has spanned several spinoffs, follows the lives of crew members who work and live on super yachts during charter season. The cast earns money working on the boat, which is supplemented by tips from guests and their involvement in the reality series.

In May 2022, Eddie Lucas sparked a conversation about paychecks when he revealed that he wont be coming back for season 10 of Below Deck after appearing in six seasons.

I was not invited back to do another season, the first officer told the New York Post in May 2022. I actually didnt even get a phone call from them saying they hired someone else which kind of goes to show what the production entails. Everyone on Below Deck is expendable.

The Maryland native also called out the ups and downs that come with working on deck and having to film at the same time. There is somebody monetizing off of the show, but its definitely not us, he noted. Below Deck regardless of it being the most popular show on Bravo we are the lowest-paid cast members.

For the Bravo personality, it was difficult to grasp why his paycheck didnt reflect the hard work that he put into each season. While we do get paid better than a normal yachtie, of course, we are still not getting paid what people like the Housewives are making, which is a little frustrating, because theyre not really working theyre just going out to dinner and fighting, he added at the time.

After a Below Deck fan page reposted Lucas quotes on Instagram, several former franchise stars weighed in on the confession.

Below Deck Mediterranean alum Jessica More replied, Yep I see all facts in his statements. Meanwhile, Below Deck Sailing Yacht stew Dani Soares added, .

Ciara Duggan, who appeared in season 1 of Below Deck Sailing Yacht, also claimed that Lucas is not wrong when it comes to how much the cast has been paid. Fellow alum Tiffany Copeland pointed out in the comments section, Would be nice to get residuals when reruns air at least!

Executive producer Jill Goslicky, who works on Below Deck Sailing Yacht, previously revealed that the crew members dont earn money from one direct source. They get paid in a few different ways, Goslicky wrote via Reddit in March 2021. They do get a salary for being hired as part of the yacht crew, they do get to keep their tips, and they do get a production fee.

Goslicky also noted that guests are actually paying for their vacations, even though it has been confirmed that there is a discount for people who agree to film their time on the boat for Below Deck.

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Now this yacht news rocks. Below Deck will return for Season 10 and Below Deck Mediterraneanwill also return, Bravo announced on Thursday, May 12.

Below Deck, which first premiered in 2013, follows all the drama that goes down above and below deck during a superyacht crew's charter season. Below Deck's most recent season, Season 9, previously ended with a reunion that aired in February 2022.

It was also confirmed that Below DeckMediterraneanwill return for Season 7. The series first premiered in 2016 and Season 6 wrapped with a reunion that aired in October 2021.

But that's not the only new Below Deck on the horizon. The previously announced Below Deck Adventure is slated to premiere in Fall 2022. The new series follows charter guests in the glacial fjords of Norway, where they will get into such thrilling activities as dog sledding, heli skiing, cold-water plunging, and fishing in the Scandinavian waters. The mega-yacht crew will be pushed like we've never seen before on Below Deck as they cater to ultra-wealthy clients, on top of dealing with the physical demands of cold-water adventures.

Below Deck was just one of the series Bravo confirmed new season orders of this week. New seasons of Vanderpump Rules, Project Runway, Top Chef, Married to Medicine, Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles, Summer House, Winter House, Family Karma, The Real Housewives of Orange County, The Real Housewives of New Jersey, The Real Housewives of New York City, The Real Housewives of Potomac, and The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City were also announced. Recent premieres include The Real Housewives of Atlanta, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, and Love Match Atlanta as well as new seasons of the critically acclaimed late-night talk show, Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen.

You can now stream all new episodes of all Bravo shows next-day on Peacock for the first time ever, with subscribers to Peacock's premium tier able to enjoy the latest Bravo hits along with complete access to past seasons.

In other exciting Bravo news, BravoCon will be returning to New York City October 14-16 with more than 100 Bravolebrities expected to attend.

Below Deck is streaming on Peacock and available on the Bravo app.

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I haven't had a Steam Deck long but in the time I have I've mostly been throwing games at it, most from the last 20 years, to see what works and what doesn't. 2002's Morrowind? Like a dream. 2009's Batman: Arkham Asylum? Here's an error screen I doubt the developers have even seen. Throughout this reckless generational testing one thing has constantly floored me, and it's not playing Days Gone on a handheld. Instead, it's how flawlessly the system's built-in button mapping works.

The Steam Deck seems to effortlessly reassign the controls of almost anything you play in a way that makes it feel like it was designed for the machine. From ancient games like 1994's Elder Scrolls Arena, to more recent things that predate standard gamepad PC options such as 2005's Condemned: Criminal Origins everything just works, as if past developers secretly knew the machine was coming and included options for it.

You might not realise the feature is even there, it works so well out of the box. It's no mean feat to create a control spoofing underlay at an OS level that can take just about any control scheme from the past two decades and spit out something playable. I didn't even realise just how much of this sorcery was happening until I tried Morrowind and discovered the 'mouse' was on the left stick. That kind of works to look around, but with tiny menus to navigate and miniscule buttons to click, it made doing anything in the menus almost impossible.

That's when I looked under the hood to see if I could change anything. Within seconds, I'd added cursor control and a left click to the trackpad as well, moved a few menus and options around, and suddenly a two decade old game was playing like it came out yesterday.

Elsewhere you can make the most minor tweaks to improve things. The criminally not yet remade Soul Reaver has inverted left and right controls for example, so move the stick left to look right and so on (something that apparently wasn't a crime in 1999). It's maybe not the worst thing in the world, but it breaks your brain until you learn it and then you have to unlearn it if you play anything else. On Steam Deck? No problem, let me just take those inputs, swap them over and the laws of nature are preserved.

It's the sort of thing that feels like there's no going back once you've tried it. PlayStation, Xbox, and Steam desktop all need something like this. PlayStation, especially, now it's bringing PS1, PS2, and PS3 games to its upgraded new PS Plus service. PS1 control schemes were an absolute lawless ergonomics wasteland, where bumpers might control looking up or down; and it was impossible to know, from one game to the next, which out of X or O would be select or back. Xbox at least does have some basic button swapping, but I've not seen a system wide ability like this, that can take any input and set it to any control, in any game, the way Steam Deck manages.

For me, as an able bodied person, it's just a level of convenience to be able to do all this, but it feels like there's a massive potential here for less able gamers. Every button is freed up; able to live and function anywhere, whether the game ever intended it to or not. You can use Action Sets to allow contextual variation depending on gameplay, or adjust sensitivities and even types of button presses triggered. And you can upload mappings to Community Layouts to share them. Steam has recommended option templates that use the most obvious or common approaches to WASD, trackpads and stick controls but anyone can upload their own creations for others to use. At the moment these are mainly people trying to mirror Xbox or PS4 controller layouts, or tune the buttons to specific playstyles, but it's easy to see a community of disabled gamers working on layouts to cater for differing levels of playing ability.

Like a lot of good ideas, Steam Deck's control options are one of those things you had no idea you needed until you started using it, or how the world functioned without it up when you do. As both accessibility awareness increases in games, and the industry falls back more and more on remasters and remakes, giving the player more control over control, seems like an increasingly essential button to press.

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Extra space to stash your stuff is always a good thing, especially when it's inconspicuous and doubles as furniture. And these days, there are tons of stylish multiuse pieces that will your home organized and clutter-free, both inside and out.

With warm weather on the way, everything from patio set cushions to pool floats to splash pads will need to be kept under cover, and luckily, Amazon just slashed prices on several top-rated outdoor storage chests and deck boxes. These handy, weather-resistant containers save you from having to haul everything to the garage or shed, plus they serve as extra seating or place to set down your iced tea.

We've rounded up the best of the best deck boxes on sale at Amazon, whether you're looking for an extra-large model or something smaller to hold throw pillows and a blanket. But these deals can end at any point, so if you want to save big in time for your Memorial Day Weekend barbecue, start scrolling so you don't miss out.

For more great ways to upgrade your outdoor space this summer, check out our coverage of the best cantilever umbrellas, smokeless fire pits, and porch swings!

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Best Resin-Wicker

This attractive deck boxcurrently on sale for nearly $225 of the list priceis covered in water-resistant espresso brown resin-wicker, with a rust-resistant steel frame. There's a hard plastic insert on the lid's underside to keep items inside dry, and pneumatic hinges for easy opening and closing.

The piece is more than 4 feet wide, it's spacious enough to accommodate outdoor furniture cushions up to 24 inches wide, and it comes in three colors, though sale prices on other hues may vary.

Best Faux Wood

A handsome wooden deck box always makes a lovely addition to any outdoor space, though upkeep is required and they can't be left outdoors year-round. The next-best thing is an all-weather resin option like this, which resembles wood and is way easier to maintain.

This 105-gallon outdoor storage chest features double-walled construction and hinges beneath the lid, plus there's a padlock loop to keep items inside secure. There's also drill-hole tabs at the base for permanent installation.

Best With Wheels

There's plenty of space inside this 103-gallon deck box, though at more than 20 pounds on its own and filled to capacity with your stuff, it may be tough for most to lift. Luckily, it features built-in wheels on one side of the base, which can help you haul it to different locations.

Like other options we cover, it's made of resin and features hinges underneath the lid. But at only 2 feet high, this is a particularly good choice for those who want an outdoor storage chest that can be used for extra seating.

Best for Packages

This outdoor storage box is a great way to prevent against wet packages and boxes that disappear from your porch. It has a 45-gallon capacity and a metal latch to attach a padlock, with a slanted, faux-brick hinged lid to prevent rainwater from pooling on top.

It's designed for deliveries, though it can be used to store anything that you want to keep secure and dry, like expensive outdoor sports equipment, gardening supplies, and more.

Best for Small Spaces

If you're short on outdoor space and don't want to schlep throw pillow or kids' toys inside after a day relaxing outdoors, this 51-gallon all-weather storage box is your best bet. It also serves as a handy side table for drinks and snacks, with handles to easily move it around your outdoor seating area.

The storage box comes in black, brown, and gray, and is available in a larger 120-gallon size, though not all size and color varieties are on sale.

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Beginner Deck for Wight, Normal Monsters in Rush Duel, Rokket with Central Dogmatika, and Scrap meets Geargia.

Beginner Deck: Wight Deck

3 Skull Servant3 King of the Skull Servants3 The Lady in Wight1 Mezuki3 Wightprince3 Wightbaking3 Wightprincess1 Uni-Zombie3 Gozuki2 Wightmare2 Vampire Fraulein

3 Allure of Darkness2 Burial from a Different Dimension2 Book of Life1 Polymerization1 Fusion Recycling Plant1 Hand Destruction1 Foolish Burial1 One for One

1 Treacherous Trap Hole

1 Guardian Chimera1 Dragonecro Nethersoul Dragon1 Starving Venom Fusion Dragon2 Dharc the Dark Charmer, Gloomy1 Wee Witchs Apprentice1 Vampire Sucker2 Linkuriboh1 Relinquished Anima

[RUSH DUEL] New Product Deck: Normal Monster Deck

3 Galactica Oblivion3 Transamu Rainac3 Milky Wave Neo3 Cosmo Titan3 Magical Sheep Girl Meeeg-chan

3 Parallel Birth Gate3 Secret Order3 Meteor Charge2 Ship of Seven Treasures1 Monster Reborn (LEGEND)3 Hammer Crush2 Heavenly Gift3 Magical Stone Excavation3 Galactica Force

3 Vacua Annihilation

New Product Deck: Rokket Deck Featuring Branded Central Dogmatika

3 Borreload Riot Dragon1 Overeager Mr. & Mrs. Tanuki1 Albaz the Ashen1 Outburst Dragon3 Double Disruptor Dragon3 Rokket Caliber3 Rokket Tracer1 Rokket Recharger1 Silverrokket Dragon1 Magnarokket Dragon1 Keeper of the Shrine1 Yakusa, Lord of the Eight Thunders

3 Branded Central Dogmatika3 Artemate Slay3 Bayonet Punisher2 Heavy Interlock2 Rapid Trigger3 Quick Launch1 Boot Sector Launch1 Dragon Ravine1 Into the VRAINS!1 Dragon Kings Myth

3 Borreload Furious Dragon2 Borreload eXcharge Dragon2 Borreload Savage Dragon1 Striker Dragon1 Twin Triangle Dragon1 Dillingerous Dragon1 Dragunity Knight Romulus1 Borrelcode Dragon1 Topologic Bomber Dragon1 Borrelsword Dragon1 Borrelend Dragon

My Favorite Deck: Geargia + Scrap Deck

Utilize the effects of powerful Normal Spell Cards!

3 Scrap Raptor3 Scrap Golem1 Scrap Goblin2 Scrap Chimera1 Scrap Recycler1 Geargiano2 Geargiano Mk-II2 Geargiano Mk-III3 Lord of the Heavenly Prison1 Jet Synchron1 World Legacy World Crown

3 Scrapyard3 Fossil Dig1 Moon Mirror Shield1 World Legacy Succession1 Geargia Change3 Geargiagear

3 Trap Trick3 Barrage Blast2 Torrential Tribute2 Jar of Avarice

3 Geargiagear Gigant XG2 Gear Gigant X1 Gallant Granite1 Knightmare Gryphon1 Crystron Halqifibrax1 Lib the World Key Blademaster2 Scrap Wyvern1 Scrap Dragon1 Borreload Savage Dragon2 Scrap Twin Dragon

Master Duel (Fusion Festival):

Metalfoes Deck

Warrior Deck

The Fang of Critias + Despia Deck

Three Musketeers of Face Cards Deck

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The Punjab and Haryana high court has cleared decks for appointment of 1,035 TGTs in the state. The recruitment process for the same started in 2015.

Written test was conducted in 2016 and interviews were held by the Haryana Staff Selection Commission between 2016 and 2020. However, in February 2021, the state government decided to withdraw the advertisement and decided to initiate fresh process for the same, which was challenged by some candidates.

As per senior advocate Chetan Mittal, who appeared for the petitioners, the dispute whether candidates having elective English as subject should be eligible for the post or the candidates possessing English as a compulsory subject, was pending in high court.

The issue was decided by the single judge bench and appeals against the same were pending before the division bench, when the government decided to scrap the recruitment process. It was this decision a section of candidates had challenged in February 22, 2021 arguing that the decision was totally illegal as matter was pending before high court.

It was argued that selection process was fair, and now state cant revert back and withdraw at a much advanced juncture when the interviews have already been conducted by the HSSC.

The division bench of justice Gurmeet Singh Sandhwalia and justice Vikas Suri, allowing the pleas observed that merely on account of pending litigation, the state cannot wriggle out of the invitation given to the candidates once it is at an advanced stage.

The action as such on account of the fact that litigation had ensued and which was not even decided as such but defended by the state before the learned single judge cannot be a ground for withdrawal of the said advertisement, the bench said, adding that it is in the interest of the state as such to ensure that the vacancies are filled up at the earliest. The court has now directed that the process initiated in July 2015 be completed and vacancies be filled up.

It is to be noticed that this court is faced with a barrage of the service litigation right from the point of time an amendment is made in the service rules till advertisement is issued for filling up posts and the selection process is finalised. If the state is to sit as a silent spectator and withdraw the advertisements as such without having opted to challenge the order in accordance with law, its action can be termed as highly arbitrary. It would lead to unfettered litigation resulting in scuttling the recruitment process and leaving many candidates high and dry as the fresh advertisement after a period of five or seven years would entail many of them have become ineligible to apply, the bench added.

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Never in my wildest dreams did I believe things I write would come to fruition. In this case, talking about the season being a complete roller coaster. Just when we passionate Clemson baseball fans believe the team has turned a corner, they stumble in a game against inferior opposition.

College of Charleston is a very, VERY good CAA Conference team. But take a look at those letters again. They do not say ACC or SEC or any other conference known for its baseball prowess. There is some real good talent on that Cougars team, and I know its baseball is a thing. However, Clemson should have beaten the Cougars the other night.

I had a nice conversation over text with a big-time high school baseball coach in the state the other day whose son is redshirting this year for C of C, and even he believed that the game shouldnt have been close. C of C had some arms down and just didnt think they matched up. However, baseball happened and the Tigers dropped the mid-week game to College of Charleston 7-5.

Bad news Tiger fans, as Clemson travels up 85 to the great state of Virginia to take on the UVA Cavaliers this weekend in Charlottesville at Davenport Field at Disharoon Park. Even the name of the ballpark is daunting.

Early on in the season Virginia was averaging nearly 16 runs a game. Theyve since come down to Earth somewhat, but wow can they mash.

UVA is led by 19th year head coach Brian OConnor. OConnor skippered the Cavaliers to the 2015 National Championship as well as 2 trips to the final series. He has accumulated 5 trips to the College World Series and has made the tournament nearly every year of his nearly 20 years at the helm. OConnor finds himself consistently at or towards the top of the ACC standings year in and year out. He is a consummate professional and well-admired around the nation.

Virginia is currently 35-12 on the season and that includes a record of 14-10 in the ACC and a whopping 27-4 at home. The rankings have them as high as #9 (USA Today Coaches Poll) and as low as #13 (by NCBWA). I feel like I say this all too often on these previews, but THIS is a good baseball team.

Their 35 wins have come against: Bellarmine, Gardner-Webb, NJIT, VMI, Cornell (x3), William & Mary, Penn State (x3), George Washington, Duke (x2) Rider (x3) Boston College (x3), Towson, Wake Forest (x2), Richmond, Georgia Tech (x2), Liberty, Pitt, Georgetown, North Carolina (x3), George Mason, Virginia Tech, VCU, and Longwood.

Their few (12) losses are to: Duke, Georgia Tech, Miami (x3), Old Dominion, Pitt (x2), VCU, and Virginia Tech (x2).

Virginia is a well-balanced team in terms of age of the team. A good mix of all years of study. 3 Freshman, 2 Sophomores, 2 Juniors, and 2 Graduate Students round out the starting 9. Noticeably missing are the Seniors.

Offensively, this Virginia team is as good as Clemson has faced this season. Led by likely 1st Team All-ACC player (unless Max Wagner gets chosen for 3B), Sophomore 3rd Baseman Jake Gelof. Arguably the hottest hitter for the first two months of the season, Gelof is still batting .376 with 17 home runs, 15 doubles and 68 RBIs. This guy can flat out mash. His OPS is an eye-popping 1.352 (Slugging % + On-base %) Geloff hits fourth in the order. His partner in crime for the early season onslaught is/was Graduate Left Fielder Alex Tappen. Tappen is currently hitting .352 on the season with 13 HRs, 12 doubles and 65 RBIs. His OPS is slightly lower than his running mate Gelof, but still sits at a tremendous 1.060.

The rest of the UVA lineup looks like this: Batting Average/OPS (notable stats in parentheses):

Freshman Shortstop Griff OFerrall .319 BA/.815 OPS (5 2bs, 2 HRs, 16-17 SBs)

Sophomore Catcher Kyle Teel .300/.911 (9 2bs, 6 HRs, 39 RBIs)

Graduate 1st Baseman Devin Ortiz .308/.882 (11 2bs, 5 HRs, 41 RBIs)

Junior Center Fielder Chris Newell .283/.932 (4 2bs, 11 HRs, 16-18 SBs)

Freshman Designated Hitter Ethan Anderson .325/.932 (11 2bs, 3 HRs)

Freshman Right Fielder Casey Saucke .359/1.037 (10 2bs, 3 3bs, 6 HRs, 6-9 SBs)

Junior 2nd Baseman Max Cotier .277/.685 (3 2bs, 6-7 SBs)

The Cavaliers have scored 442 runs per game through 47 games for an average of 9.4 runs per game. The Tigers have scored 387 runs over 49 games for an average of 7.9 runs per game.

Neither school did me any favors this week with telling me the starting pitchers for the weekend, but Im not scared of doing a little research and giving my loyal readers an educated guess as to who we will see this weekend.

Friday night will be Mack Anglin for Clemson who looked like an ace last weekend versus Georgia Tech. Clemson is going to need another outing like that against likely starter for UVA, Junior Left-Hander Nate Savino. Savino is 4-4 on the season over 11 appearances and 11 starts. 3.86 ERA for the lefty over 60.2 innings with 66 strikeouts and 23 walks. Opponents are hitting .251 off of the Junior.

Saturday night is officially TBA vs. TBA, but I will go out on a limb and say that Monte Lee will run Geoffrey Gilbert back out there for the Tigers as hes been extremely serviceable since moving to the starting role. He will likely be faced by Graduate Left-Hander Brian Gursky. Gursky is 7-0 on the season with a 2.53 ERA over 10 starts. In 53.1 innings he has 65 strikeouts and 25 walks and opponents are hitting .226 against him.

Sunday afternoon, also officially TBA vs. TBA, but the likely starter for the Tigers will be Freshman Billy Barlow. Barlow has also been a steady force recently for the Tigers on Sunday. Not great, but certainly not terrible either. Personally, I really like his future for Clemson. Facing Barlow will likely be Sophomore Left-Hander (sensing a theme here?) Jake Berry. Berry is 5-2 with a 4.34 ERA on the season. Hes started 6 games and has 16 appearances on the season. Hes pitched 45.2 innings this year with 58 strikeouts to only 18 walks and opponents are hitting .226 against him.

I do not usually preview the bullpen, but did want to note UVAs Jay Woofolk and Dylan Bowers. Two relievers that we will most definitely see and these guys are solid out of the pen for the Cavaliers.

UVA has given up 198 runs on the season for an average of 4.2 runs per game. The Tigers have given up 254 runs through 49 games for an average of 5.2 runs per game.

Runs are going to be at a premium this weekend and Clemson is in DIRE need of a win or two in this series as every game is a playoff game. As our good friend JP Priester said last night on the Sluggo Podcast, it all starts with Anglin. That, my friends, is so very true.

Prediction:

UVA may just be too good for the Tigers to win this series. The Tigers bats have been really good as of late, and thats something fun to watch. Just think UVA has too much. As much as it pains me to do this

Friday

Prediction

Clemson Tigers

Virginia Cavaliers

Saturday

Prediction

Clemson Tigers

Virginia Cavaliers

Sunday

Final

Clemson Tigers

Virginia Cavaliers

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