Clemson Baseball Preview vs. Georgia So. & Notes |
CLEMSON, S.C. - The Tigers travel to Statesboro, Ga. for the first time since 1995 to take on high-powered Georgia Southern in a two-game, midweek series.
SERIES SETUP • Who - Clemson (12-6) at Georgia Southern (16-4) • Rankings - CU - No. 13 BA, No. 18 USA; GSU - NR • When - Tuesday (6 p.m.), Wednesday (4 p.m.) • Where - Statesboro, Ga. (J.I. Clements Stadium) • Listen - TigerCast, WCCP (104.9 FM) • Live Stats - ClemsonTigers.com • Social Media - Twitter/Instagram (@ClemsonBaseball) SERIES HISTORY • Overall Record - Clemson leads 54-27-1 (1959-13) • Record at Georgia Southern - Clemson leads 19-15-1 (1960-95) STARTING PITCHERS • Tuesday - LHP
Zack ErwinZack Erwin • Wednesday - TBA (CU) vs. TBA (GSU) CLEMSON OVERVIEW • Clemson won its final two games at Wake Forest by scores of 16-6 and 7-4 after losing the first game 4-3. • The Tigers are averaging 7.2 runs per game and hitting .306 with a .374 on-base percentage and 37 stolen bases. • The pitching staff has a 4.28 ERA, .252 opponents’ batting average, 2.67 strikeout-to-walk ratio and .963 fielding percentage. GEORGIA SOUTHERN OVERVIEW • Georgia Southern is led by 15th-year Head Coach Rodney Hennon. • The Eagles won one of three games at Elon last weekend. They are hitting .327 and have a 2.59 ERA and .963 fielding percentage. • Aaron Mizell is hitting .390 with five doubles, one triple, eight homers, 24 RBIs and three steals, while Garrett Chapman is batting .408. QUICK HITS • Georgia Southern Head Coach Rodney Hennon was a player at Western Carolina under Head Coach Jack Leggett in 1990 and 1991. • Jack Leggett has been a head coach for 1,999 career games. He also has 899 wins as Clemson’s head coach. • In six ACC games, Clemson is hitting .327 with a .532 slugging percentage, .387 on-base percentage and 16 steals. ACC STANDINGS • Clemson is tied for first place with Florida State in the ACC Atlantic Division standings with a 5-1 league record. • In the overall ACC standings, Clemson is tied for first place with Florida State and Virginia. BAUM KEY TO CLEMSON'S OFFENSE • Junior infielder/outfielder
Jay BaumJay Baum • He has five doubles, five RBIs, seven runs, a .538 on-base percentage and four steals in ACC games. • Overall, he is hitting .324 with six doubles, one triple, 10 RBIs, 13 runs and six steals. • He has started 10 games in left field and eight games at third base. • Clemson is 5-0 when he totals multiple hits.
So. LH Pitcher
#33 6-4, 180
Duluth, GA
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(CU) vs. RHP Ryan Frederick (GSU)
Jr. Infielder
#13 6-0, 190
Alpharetta, GA
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has been Clemson’s best hitter in league games, as he is hitting .500 in ACC games.
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