Tigers host PC, Citadel in midweek contests |
The Tigers host Presbyterian College and The Citadel in midweek home games at Doug Kingsmore Stadium.
GAMES SETUP • Who – Presbyterian College (22-25) & The Citadel (10-36) vs. Clemson (28-19) • Best Ranking – PRE – NR; CIT – NR; CU – NR • When – Tuesday (6 p.m.), Wednesday (6 p.m.) • Where – Clemson, S.C. (Doug Kingsmore Stadium) • Watch – ACC Network Extra • Video Announcers – Jose Alvarez (Wednesday), Matthew Crownover (Tuesday), Pete Yanity • Listen (Radio) – WCCP (105.5 FM), ESPN Upstate • Listen (Internet) – ClemsonTigers.com, TuneIn • Live Stats – ClemsonTigers.com • Social Media – ClemsonBaseball • Tickets – ClemsonTigers.com, 1-800-CLEMSON • Promotion – Fans can purchase a ticket for only $2. SERIES HISTORY (PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE) • Overall Record – Clemson leads 64-22 (1906-2018) • Record at Clemson – Clemson leads 39-9 (1907-2018) SERIES HISTORY (THE CITADEL) • Overall Record – Clemson leads 85-18 (1900-2016) • Record at Clemson – Clemson leads 48-7 (1900-2004) STARTING PITCHERS • Tuesday – LHP Austin Paradis (PRE - 1-1, 5.50 ERA) vs. RHP Brooks Crawford (CU - 1-4, 5.55) • Wednesday – RHP Alex Bialakis (CIT - 0-5, 3.79) vs. RHP Jackson Lindley (CU - 1-0, 4.19) CLEMSON OVERVIEW • Clemson, who has an 18-10 home record, split a home-and-home weekend series with Gardner-Webb last weekend. • The Tigers are averaging 6.6 runs per game and hitting .265 with a .366 on-base percentage and 82 steals. • The pitching staff has a 4.20 ERA, .241 opponents’ batting average and 2.46 strikeout-to-walk ratio and Clemson is fielding .970. PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE OVERVIEW • Presbyterian College is led by 15th-year head coach Elton Pollock. • The Blue Hose won one of three games against Winthrop last weekend. They are hitting .256 and have a 4.92 ERA and .968 fielding percentage. • Zacchaeus Rasberry is hitting .330 with five homers, 25 RBIs and 12 steals, and Jimmy Marcelli is batting .316 with two homers and 35 RBIs. THE CITADEL OVERVIEW • The Citadel is led by second-year head coach Tony Skole. • The Bulldogs were swept by Wofford at home last weekend. They are hitting .238 and have a 5.83 ERA and .946 fielding percentage. • Tyler Corbitt is batting .345, Bryce Leasure is hitting .300 and Ben Peden is batting .278 with eight homers and 34 RBIs. QUICK HITS • Clemson is 67-for-193 (.347) with 16 doubles, a triple and 10 homers in the last five games, including 12+ hits in each of the five games. • Thirteen of Clemson’s 19 losses have been by two runs or less. • Sixteen different Tigers have made at least seven starts in the batting order. Justin Hawkins ADDING POWER • Senior infielder Justin Hawkins has been inserted into the starting lineup of late and has had a knack for some clutch home runs. • He is hitting .244 with two homers, 11 RBIs, seven runs and a steal in 19 games (10 starts). • He is hitting .289 with two homers and 11 RBIs in his 10 starts in 2019. • He is hitting .350 with runners in scoring position. • He hit a game-tying grand slam in the fifth inning against Duke on April 21. • He hit a game-tying two-run homer in the eighth inning at No. 11 Georgia Tech on April 28. • In his career, he is hitting .224 with three doubles, four homers, 19 RBIs, a .343 on-base percentage and a steal in 40 games (25 starts).
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