Tigers face rival Gamecocks this Weekend |
CLEMSON, S.C. - The Tigers and Gamecocks renew their annual rivalry at three different sites this weekend.
SERIES SETUP • Who - South Carolina (6-1) vs. Clemson (5-2) • Rankings - USC - No. 12 BA, No. 15 CB, No. 10 USA; CU - NR • When - Friday (6:30 p.m.), Saturday (2:30 p.m.), Sunday (Noon) • Where - Clemson, S.C. (Doug Kingsmore Stadium) Friday; Greenville, S.C. (Fluor FIeld) Saturday; Columbia, S.C. (Carolina Stadium) Sunday • Watch - ESPN3 (Friday), SEC Network (Sunday) • TV Announcers - Marty Clary & Roy Philpott (Friday); Tom Hart & Kyle Peterson (Sunday) • Listen - TigerCast, Clemson Tiger Sports Network (No pregame show for Saturday’s game) • Live Stats - ClemsonTigers.com • Social Media - Twitter/Instagram (@ClemsonBaseball) • Tickets - ClemsonTigers.com, 1-800-CLEMSON • Promotion (Friday) - Join us for an exciting 10-minute postgame fireworks show. FAN FEST & TIGER WALK ON SATURDAY • Fan Fest, which opens Saturday at 10 a.m., is on Field Street outside of Fluor Field. • Food, drinks, family-friendly activities and all things Clemson can be found at Fan Fest. • Orange shakers, koozies and Clemson pennants will be available for free at the Clemson booth. • Other events include a pep rally with the Cheer Squad and Tiger mascot as well as Palmetto Bowl and Russell Athletic Bowl trophy displays. • The team bus arrives on Field Street near the stage and ticket booth at approximately 11:15 a.m., followed by a Tiger Walk into the stadium. SERIES HISTORY • Overall Record - Clemson leads 170-134-2 (1899-2014) • Record at Clemson - Clemson leads 96-44 (1907-2014) • Record at Neutral - South Carolina leads 9-8 (1899-2014) • Record at South Carolina - South Carolina leads 81-66-2 (1900-2014) STORIED RIVALRY • South Carolina is Clemson’s most-common opponent in history, as the two have faced off 306 times dating to 1899. • The two have met at least one time every year since 1945, with the exception of 1984. • Clemson leads the series 49-27 at Doug Kingsmore Stadium (opened in 1970). • South Carolina leads the series 3-1 at Fluor Field (opened in 2006). The first game there between the two was in 2010. • South Carolina leads the series 7-2 at Carolina Stadium (opened in 2009). STARTING PITCHERS • Friday - RHP Wil Crowe (USC) vs. LHP
Matthew Crownover • Saturday - LHP
Zack Erwin • Sunday - RHP
Brody Koerner CLEMSON OVERVIEW • Clemson has won four games in a row, including an 11-5 win at home over Wofford on Wednesday afternoon. • The Tigers are averaging 5.9 runs per game and hitting .302 with a .380 on-base percentage and 10 steals. • The pitching staff has a 1.72 ERA, .202 opponents’ batting average and 4.50 strikeout-to-walk ratio and Clemson is fielding .961. SOUTH CAROLINA OVERVIEW • South Carolina is led by third-year Head Coach Chad Holbrook. • The Gamecocks swept Northeastern in three games last weekend. They are hitting .306 and have a 2.29 ERA and .982 fielding percentage. • Elliott Caldwell is hitting .467, Alex Destino is batting .458 with two homers and Gene Cone is hitting .407 with one home run. QUICK HITS • Of Clemson’s 35 players on its active roster, 17 are from the state of South Carolina. • Clemson junior righthander
Clate Schmidt •
Tyler Krieger TIGERS 16-4 AT FLUOR FIELD • Clemson has a 16-4 all-time record at Fluor Field in Greenville, S.C. • The Tigers have outscored the opposition 159-69 at Fluor Field, an average score of 8.0-3.5. • The only teams to defeat Clemson at Fluor Field are South Carolina (2010,11,14) and Presbyterian College (2011). BOB BRADLEY AWARD PRESENTED SUNDAY • Clemson’s MVP of the South Carolina series is presented the Bob Bradley Award. The Gamecocks’ MVP receives the Tom Price Award. • The two late athletic communications directors served as baseball contacts for their respective schools for decades. SLATON LEADING OFF SLATE • Senior outfielder
Tyler Slaton • In just seven games, he has 11 walks and one hit-by-pitch, good for a .559 on-base percentage. • He is also hitting .318 with a team-high 10 runs, one double, one triple, two RBIs and three steals. • In his career, he is hitting .263 with 88 walks, a .388 on-base percentage, 26 steals and 12 outfield assists in 174 games (130 starts).
Matthew Crownover
Jr. LH Pitcher
#44 6-0, 210
Ringgold, GA
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(CU) 
Zack Erwin
Jr. LH Pitcher
#33 6-5, 195
Duluth, GA
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(CU) vs. LHP Jack Wynkoop (USC) 
Brody Koerner
Jr. RH Pitcher
#19 6-2, 200
Concord, NC
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(CU) vs. TBA (USC)
Clate Schmidt
Jr. RH Pitcher
#32 6-1, 205
Acworth, GA
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’s brother, Clarke, is a freshman righthander on the South Carolina team. 
Tyler Krieger
Jr. Infielder
#3 6-1, 170
Johns Creek, GA
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and
Weston Wilson
Weston Wilson
So. Infielder
#8 6-3, 195
High Point, NC
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have hit safely in all seven games this season.
Tyler Slaton
Sr. Outfielder
#18 5-8, 200
Cumming, GA
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has served as a leadoff batter in past seasons, but this year, he has excelled at a new level.
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