Clemson Baseball Preview vs. Maine |
SERIES SETUP
• Who - Maine (1-2) at Clemson (2-1) • Rankings - MAI - NR; CU - #13 BA, #20 CB, #16 USA • Where - Clemson, SC (Doug Kingsmore Stadium) • When - Friday (4 PM), Saturday (2 PM), Sunday (12 PM) • Watch - ESPN3 (Friday, Saturday), TigerCast (Sunday) • Listen - TigerCast, WCCP (104.9 FM) • Live Stats - ClemsonTigers.com • Social Media - Twitter/Instagram (@ClemsonBaseball) • Tickets - ClemsonTigers.com, 1-800-CLEMSON • Promotion (Sunday) #1 - Get a Family Four Pack of tickets for $20 at ClemsonTigers.com or at the gate. • Promotion (Sunday) #2 - Social Media Sunday. Show voucher at @ClemsonBaseball on Twitter/Instagram and receive $2 fried mac & cheese bites. SERIES HISTORY • Overall Record - Clemson leads 16-1 (1991-12) • Record at Clemson - Clemson leads 15-1 (1996-12) THE STARTING PITCHERS • Friday - RHP Tommy Lawrence vs. RHP
Daniel GossettDaniel Gossett • Saturday - RHP Jake Marks vs. LHP
Matthew CrownoverMatthew Crownover • Sunday - LHP Scott Heath vs. RHP
Jake LongJake Long MAINE OVERVIEW • Maine is led by ninth-year Head Coach Steve Trimper. • The Black Bears won one of three games at Miami (FL) last weekend. • Troy Black leads the team with a .545 batting average (6-for-11), two RBIs, and two stolen bases. CLEMSON OVERVIEW • Clemson defeated Eastern Michigan (5-3, 9-7) in the final two games of last weekend’s series after falling in game-one (6-5 in 10 innings). • The Tigers average 6.3 runs per game and hit .284 with a .383 on-base percentage and 10 steals. • The pitching staff has a 3.86 ERA, .275 opponents’ batting average, 6.75 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and .977 fielding percentage. QUICK HITS • Clemson has put its leadoff battter on base 13 times in 26 opportunities this season. • Red-shirt freshman
Andrew CoxAndrew Cox • Clemson’s lefties (
Zack ErwinZack Erwin ATTENDANCE • Clemson averages 5,145 fans per date in 2014, the sixth-highest figure in the nation (through games of February 16). • Clemson has had a top-20 national figure in average attendance 20 straight seasons and a top-10 figure 12 years in a row (entering 2014). HEAD COACH JACK LEGGETT BY THE NUMBERS • In his 35th overall year, he has 1,266 wins, 11th in Division I history (10th place (Ron Fraser) has 1,267) and fifth among active coaches. LEGGETT FACES ALMA MATER • Head Coach Jack Leggett was an all-star performer in baseball and football at Maine (1973-76), Clemson’s opponent this weekend. • He captained the 1976 Maine team that played in the College World Series, which also featured Clemson. The two teams did not play in Omaha. • He was a two-time All-Yankee Conference defensive back and placekicker. He still holds the school record for the longest field goal (52). • Leggett graduated from Maine in 1976 with a degree in physical education and minor in history. • As a head coach, he has an 18-18 career record (2-13 at Vermont, 1-4 at Western Carolina, and 15-1 at Clemson) against his alma mater. CROWNOVER SPEEDS UP • Sophomore lefthander Matthew Crownover had “Tommy John” surgery in March of 2012, therefore he was not 100 percent as a freshman in 2013. • His fastball has sped up in 2014, as evidenced by his nine strikeouts in 5.0 innings pitched against Eastern Michigan on February 15. • He has an 8-3 career record and 2.16 ERA along with 54 strikeouts against 17 walks in 75.0 innings pitched over 16 outings (15 starts).
Jr. RH Pitcher
#23 6-0, 180
Lyman, SC
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So. LH Pitcher
#44 5-11, 205
Ringgold, GA
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RS Jr. RH Pitcher
#39 5-10, 180
Anderson, SC
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RS Fr. Outfielder
#6 5-11, 205
Belton, SC
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has made an immediate impact, going 4-for-9 (.444) with a .615 on-base percentage and two steals.
So. LH Pitcher
#33 6-4, 180
Duluth, GA
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, Matthew Crownover) have allowed just one earned run and no walks with 13 strikeouts in 9.0 innings pitched.
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