Clemson Baseball Preview vs. Citadel |
CHARLESTON, S.C. - The Tigers travel to Charleston to play at The Citadel for the first time since 1990.
SERIES SETUP • Who - Clemson (11-3) vs. The Citadel (7-8) • Rankings - CU - No. 19 CB, No. 21 USA; CIT - NR • When - Tuesday (7 p.m.), Wednesday (6 p.m.) • Where - Charleston, S.C. (Riley Park) • Watch - SoCon Digital Network • Listen - TigerCast, WCCP (105.5FM) • Live Stats - ClemsonTigers.com • Social Media - Twitter/Instagram (@ClemsonBaseball) SERIES HISTORY • Overall Record - Clemson leads 83-18 (1900-2004) • Record at The Citadel - Clemson leads 30-11 (1902-90) STARTING PITCHERS • Tuesday - LHP Jake Higginbotham (CU) vs. RHP Alex Bialakis (CIT) • Wednesday - TBA (CU) vs. RHP Morgan Foulks (CIT) CLEMSON OVERVIEW • Clemson won the final two games of the three-game series at Wake Forest last weekend. • The Tigers are averaging 7.3 runs per game and hitting .286 with a .397 on-base percentage and 15 steals. • The pitching staff has a 2.98 ERA, .219 opponents’ batting average and 2.80 strikeout-to-walk ratio and Clemson is fielding .967. THE CITADEL OVERVIEW • The Citadel is led by 26th-year head coach Fred Jordan. • The Bulldogs won one of three games at Elon last weekend. They are hitting .235 and have a 4.84 ERA and .959 fielding percentage. • Clay Martin is hitting .346, Mike Deese is batting .304 and Drew Ellis has a team-high 15 RBIs. QUICK HITS • Clemson’s 11-3 record is its best through 14 games since 2010, when it started 13-1. • The Tigers have trailed entering the seventh inning in four of their 14 games and won two of those four games. • Clemson is 9-0 when scoring five or more runs and 2-3 when scoring less than five runs. ACC STANDINGS • Clemson is tied for third in the ACC Atlantic Division standings with a 2-1 league mark behind Florida State (3-0) and Louisville (3-0). • Overall in the ACC standings, Clemson is tied for third behind Florida State (3-0) and Louisville (3-0). KRALL KEEPING TIGERS CLOSE • Junior lefthander Pat Krall has been a long reliever in his two years (2015,16) as a Tiger and has kept Clemson in many games. • In 15.2 innings pitched over five relief appearances in 2016, he is 1-0 with one save, a 1.15 ERA and .151 opponents’ batting average. • He has allowed just eight hits (all singles) and three walks with 20 strikeouts. • He pitched 15.2 innings before allowing his first run in 2016. • In his career (one year at Temple, two at Clemson), he is 4-4 with a 2.33 ERA and .199 opponents’ batting average in 81.0 innings pitched. • In 48 career appearances, all in relief, he has six saves and has not allowed a home run.
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