Clemson to face Georgia on Tuesday Night

by CU Athletic Communications - Mon Apr 20 16:16:04 GMT-04:00 2015

CLEMSON, S.C. - Clemson concludes the home-and-home season series against Georgia at Foley Field in Athens on Tuesday night.

GAME SETUP

• Who - Clemson (22-18) vs. Georgia (20-20)

• Rankings - CU - NR; UGA - NR

• When - Tuesday (7 p.m.)

• Where - Athens, Ga. (Foley Field)

• Watch - SEC Network

• TV Announcers - Chris Burke, Dari Nowkhah

• Listen - TigerCast, Clemson Tiger Sports Network

• Live Stats - ClemsonTigers.com

• Social Media - Twitter/Instagram (@ClemsonBaseball)

SERIES HISTORY

• Overall Record - Georgia leads 121-104-2 (1900-2015)

• Record at Georgia - Georgia leads 68-46 (1901-2014)

STARTING PITCHERS

• RHP Brody KoernerBrody Koerner
Jr. RH Pitcher
#19 6-2, 200
Concord, NC
View Full Profile (CU) vs. RHP Mike Mancuso (UGA)

CLEMSON OVERVIEW

• Clemson, who has won five games in a row, swept Duke in a rain-shortened series at Doug Kingsmore Stadium last weekend.

• The Tigers are averaging 6.2 runs per game and hitting .283 with a .369 on-base percentage and 42 stolen bases.

• The pitching staff has a 3.62 ERA, .248 opponents’ batting average and 2.57 strikeout-to-walk ratio and Clemson is fielding .963.

GEORGIA OVERVIEW

• Georgia is led by second-year head coach Scott Stricklin.

• The Bulldogs were swept 2-0 at home by Louisiana State last weekend. They are hitting .268 and have a 4.29 ERA and .971 fielding percentage.

• Stephen Wrenn is hitting a team-high .317 with five homers, 21 RBIs and 20 steals, while Nick King has 14 steals.

QUICK HITS

• Georgia downed Clemson 3-2 at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on April 7. The road team has won the last eight games in the series.

• Clemson has 2,699 all-time wins, ninth-most in history among programs at the Division I level.

• During Clemson’s current five-game winning streak, it has outscored the opposition 41-13.

PINDER PLAYING LIKE A VETERAN

• Freshman Chase PinderChase Pinder
Fr. Infielder
#5 5-10, 175
Poquoson, VA
View Full Profile Chase Pinder
Infielder
# 6-0, 165
Poquoson, VA
View Full Profile has been a starter at second base most of the 2015 season.

• He is hitting .273 with 18 runs, seven doubles, one triple, three homers, 24 RBIs, a .376 on-base percentage and two steals in 38 games.

• He has 19 walks and four hit-by-pitches against only 18 strikeouts.

• He is hitting .386 with runners on base, .395 with runners in scoring position and .356 with two outs along with 14 two-out RBIs.

• He has a solid .969 fielding percentage, committing only five errors.

• He is hitting .292 with two homers, five doubles, 15 RBIs and a .395 on-base percentage in 19 ACC regular-season games.

• He had never played in the infield prior to Clemson, but played second base while Tyler KriegerTyler Krieger
Jr. Infielder
#3 6-1, 170
Johns Creek, GA
View Full Profile was injured.