Clemson Baseball Preview vs. Georgia Tech |
CLEMSON, S.C. - The Tigers travel to Atlanta to play Georgia Tech this weekend in a three-game series.
SERIES SETUP • Who - Clemson (22-4, 8-1 ACC) vs. Georgia Tech (14-9, 3-6 ACC) • Rankings - CU - No. 5 BA, No. 6 CB, No. 5 USA; GAT - NR • When - Friday (6 p.m.), Saturday (4 p.m.), Sunday (1 p.m.) • Where - Atlanta, Ga. (Russ Chandler Stadium) • Watch - ACC Network Extra • Video Announcers - Andy Demetra, Roddy Jones • Listen - TigerCast, Clemson Tiger Sports Network • Live Stats - ClemsonTigers.com • Social Media - ClemsonBaseball SERIES HISTORY • Overall Record - Clemson leads 109-108-3 (1902-2016) • Record at Georgia Tech - Georgia Tech leads 73-42-2 (1902-2015) STARTING PITCHERS • Friday - LHP Charlie Barnes (CU) vs. RHP Xzavion Curry (GAT) • Saturday - RHP Alex Eubanks (CU) vs. LHP Jay Shadday (GAT) • Sunday - LHP Pat Krall (CU) vs. TBA (GAT) CLEMSON OVERVIEW • Clemson won both midweek games at home, victories over Furman (8-0) on Tuesday and Winthrop (6-5 in 11 innings) on Wednesday. • The Tigers are averaging 6.0 runs per game and hitting .269 with a .384 on-base percentage and 27 steals. • The pitching staff has a 2.53 ERA, .233 opponents’ batting average and 4.44 strikeout-to-walk ratio and Clemson is fielding .967. GEORGIA TECH OVERVIEW • Georgia Tech is led by 24th-year head coach Danny Hall. • The Yellow Jackets won at Mercer 11-3 on Tuesday. They are hitting .302 and have a 5.06 ERA and .966 fielding percentage. • Austin Wilhite is hitting .377 with a .461 on-base percentage, while Joey Bart is batting .374 with 11 homers, eight doubles and 29 RBIs. QUICK HITS • Clemson's 22-4 record after 26 games is its best since starting 25-1 in 2002. The Tigers won 26 of their first 27 games in 2002 as well. • Clemson is 8-1 when committing two or more errors in 2017. • Six Tigers have accounted for the team's 26 homers, and each of the six have multiple home runs. WEEKEND ROTATION STRONG • Clemson's weekend rotation of Charlie Barnes, Alex Eubanks and Pat Krall has been one of the strongest parts of the 2017 team. • Overall, they are 10-3 with a 2.17 ERA, .238 opponents' batting average and 20 walks with 115 strikeouts in 116.0 innings pitched. • Overall, Barnes is 2-2 with a 1.12 ERA, Eubanks is 4-1 with a 2.23 ERA and Krall is 4-0 with a 3.31 ERA. • In ACC games, they are 7-1 with a 1.44 ERA, .220 opponents' batting average, eight walks and 60 strikeouts in 62.2 innings pitched. • In ACC games, Barnes is 2-1 with a 1.31 ERA, Eubanks is 3-0 with an 0.78 ERA and Krall is 2-0 with a 2.41 ERA.
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