Clemson Baseball Preview vs. Georgia |
The Tigers return to the Peach State to take on Georgia on Tuesday night.
GAME SETUP • Who - Clemson (24-5) vs. Georgia (13-16) • Rankings - CU - No. 5 BA, No. 5 CB, No. 4 USA; UGA - NR • When - Tuesday (7 p.m.) • Where - Athens, Ga. (Foley Field) • Watch - SEC Network • Video Announcers - Carlos Peña, Taylor Zarzour • Listen - TigerCast, Clemson Tiger Sports Network • Live Stats - ClemsonTigers.com • Social Media - ClemsonBaseball SERIES HISTORY • Overall Record - Georgia leads 122-106-2 (1900-2016) • Record at Georgia - Georgia leads 69-47 (1900-2016) STARTING PITCHERS • RHP Tyler Jackson (CU) vs. LHP Ryan Avidano (UGA) CLEMSON OVERVIEW • Clemson won two of three games at Georgia Tech last weekend. • The Tigers are averaging 6.3 runs per game and hitting .276 with a .390 on-base percentage and 29 steals. • The pitching staff has a 2.85 ERA, .239 opponents’ batting average and 4.13 strikeout-to-walk ratio and Clemson is fielding .969. GEORGIA OVERVIEW • Georgia is led by fourth-year head coach Scott Stricklin. • The Bulldogs beat Tennessee twice on the road last weekend. They are hitting .268 and have a 4.78 ERA and .955 fielding percentage. • Keegan McGovern is hitting .337 with a .474 on-base percentage, while Michael Curry is batting .310 with five homers and 30 RBIs. QUICK HITS • Clemson hit three home runs in the second inning at Georgia Tech on Sunday, the first time it did that since 2010. • The Tigers have scored in the first inning 12 times in 29 games and are 12-0 in those 12 games. • Clemson is 13-for-35 (.371) with two homers, three doubles and a .629 slugging percentage with the bases loaded. KRALL STARTING ON WEEKENDS • Senior lefthander Pat Krall was a first-team All-American as a reliever in 2016, and he adjusted as a starter in 2017. • He is 5-0 with a 3.29 ERA, .293 opponents' batting average and 33 strikeouts against 10 walks in 41.0 innings pitched over seven starts. • In ACC games, he is 3-0 with a 2.59 ERA and 19 strikeouts against five walks in 24.1 innings pitched over four starts. • He pitched 7.1 scoreless innings to earn the win in Clemson's 2-0 victory at Boston College in Kingston, R.I., on March 26. • In his Tiger career, he is 17-6 with eight saves, a 2.65 ERA and .233 opponents' batting average in 159.2 innings pitched over 63 outings. • His career 3.58 strikeout-to-walk ratio is eighth in Clemson history.
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