Tigers Travel to Western Carolina |
CLEMSON, S.C. - The Tigers wrap up their five-game road swing at Western Carolina on Tuesday.
GAME SETUP • Who - Clemson (11-11) vs. Western Carolina (9-11) • Rankings - CU - NR; WCU - NR • When - Tuesday (5 p.m.) • Where - Cullowhee, N.C. (Hennon Stadium) • Watch - SoCon Digital Network • Listen - TigerCast, WCCP (105.5 FM) • Live Stats - ClemsonTigers.com • Social Media - Twitter/Instagram (@ClemsonBaseball) SERIES HISTORY • Overall Record - Clemson leads 57-16 (1974-14) • Record at Western Carolina - Clemson leads 16-11 (1979-14) STARTING PITCHERS • RHP
Taylor VetzelTaylor Vetzel CLEMSON OVERVIEW • Clemson won two of three games at Virginia Tech last weekend. • The Tigers are averaging 5.7 runs per game and hitting .286 with a .368 on-base percentage and 24 stolen bases. • The pitching staff has a 3.89 ERA, .252 opponents’ batting average and 2.64 strikeout-to-walk ratio and Clemson is fielding .965. WESTERN CAROLINA OVERVIEW • Western Carolina is led by eighth-year Head Coach Bobby Moranda. • The Catamounts won one of three games at UNC Greensboro. They are hitting .286 and have a 6.10 ERA and .954 fielding percentage. • Bradley Strong is hitting .357 with nine doubles, two triples, one homer, 23 RBIs and 16 stolen bases. QUICK HITS • Clemson’s 4-0 win in 10 innings at Virginia Tech on Friday was the first time since 1972 the Tigers pitched a double-digit-inning shutout. • Clemson committed just one error in the Virginia Tech series, and that one was by a Tiger outfielder. • Clemson Head Coach Jack Leggett served as the head coach at Western Carolina for nine seasons from 1983-91. OKEY PRODUCING RUNS • Sophomore catcher
Chris OkeyChris Okey • He was named to the Johnny Bench Award Watch List in the first half of the season. The award goes to the nation’s best catcher. • He is hitting .277 with seven doubles, one triple, three homers, 18 RBIs, 15 runs and one steal in 22 games. • In ACC games, he is hitting .343 with six doubles, one homer, nine RBIs and seven runs in nine games. • With two outs in the 10th inning at Virginia Tech on March 20, he blasted a grand slam to give Clemson a 4-0 win. • In his career, he is hitting .256 with 16 doubles, two triples, seven homers, 59 RBIs, 42 runs and four steals in starting all 83 games.
RS So. RH Pitcher
#41 6-0, 155
Simpsonville, SC
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(CU) vs. LHP Corey Sikes (WCU)
So. Catcher
#25 5-11, 195
Mount Dora, FL
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is following up his first year, which saw him among the team leaders in RBIs, with a team-high 18 RBIs in 2015.
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