Tigers head to No. 21 Georgia |
The Tigers travel to Athens to take on No. 21 Georgia on Tuesday night.
GAME SETUP • Who – Clemson (15-17) vs. Georgia (23-12) • Best Ranking – CU – NR; UGA – No. 21 Collegiate Baseball • When – Tuesday (7 p.m.) • Where – Athens, Ga. (Foley Field) • Watch – SEC Network • Video Announcers – Tom Hart, Todd Walker • Listen (Radio) – WCCP (105.5 FM) • Listen (Internet) – ClemsonTigers.com • Live Stats – ClemsonTigers.com • Social Media – ClemsonBaseball SERIES HISTORY • Overall Record – Georgia leads 127-108-2 (1900-2021) • Record at Georgia – Georgia leads 71-48 (1900-2019) STARTING PITCHERS • RHP Rob Hughes (CU - 0-0, 3.63 ERA) vs. RHP Hank Bearden (UGA - 3-0, 1.20) CLEMSON OVERVIEW • Clemson, who has a 5-8 road record, was swept in three games at No. 25 Miami (Fla.) last weekend. • The Tigers are averaging 5.4 runs per game and hitting .253 with a .405 slugging percentage, .350 on-base percentage and 19 steals. • The pitching staff has a 4.84 ERA, .265 opponents’ batting average and 2.80 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and Clemson is fielding .966. GEORGIA OVERVIEW • Georgia, who has a 17-8 home record, is led by eighth-year Head Coach Scott Stricklin. • The Bulldogs won two home games against Kentucky last weekend. They are hitting .282 and have a 3.58 ERA and .977 fielding percentage. • Connor Tate is hitting .368 with eight homers and 25 RBIs, while Josh McAllister is batting .353 with five home runs and 15 RBIs. QUICK HITS • Georgia blanked Clemson 2-0 at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on March 30 behind a combined five-hit shutout by eight pitchers. • Clemson’s most-recent game at Georgia was a 3-2 Bulldog win in 20 innings on April 16, 2019. • Clemson is 12-1 when outhitting its opponent in 2021. MEREDITH SURGING • Sophomore outfielder Kier Meredith has been one of the Tigers’ best hitters of late. • He is hitting .267 with four doubles, a triple, two homers, 11 RBIs, 16 runs, a .364 on-base percentage and two steals in 27 games in 2021. • He is 15-for-41 (.366) in the last 10 games. • He leads the team in hit-by-pitches (9). • He is hitting .304 with runners in scoring position and .360 with two outs. • He has not committed an error. • He missed the first five games of the season due to injury. • In his career, he is hitting .286 with 10 doubles, two triples, four homers, 22 RBIs, a .410 on-base percentage and 11 steals in 66 games.
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