Tigers to face Coastal Carolina on Tuesday |
CLEMSON, S.C. - The Tigers begin their Spring Break trip with a game at Coastal Carolina on Tuesday night.
GAME SETUP • Who - Clemson (16-4) vs. Coastal Carolina (15-7) • Best Rankings - CU - No. 10 CB; CCU - NR • When - Tuesday (6 p.m.) • Where - Conway, S.C. (Springs Brooks Stadium) • Listen - TigerCast, Clemson Tigers Network • Live Stats - ClemsonTigers.com • Social Media - ClemsonBaseball SERIES HISTORY • Overall Record - Clemson leads 44-9 (1986-17) • Record at Coastal Carolina - Clemson leads 10-3 (1986-15) STARTING PITCHERS • RHP Holt Jones (CU) vs. RHP Anthony Simonelli (CCU) CLEMSON OVERVIEW • Clemson was swept at home by No. 10 NC State last weekend • The Tigers are averaging 6.1 runs per game and hitting .257 with a .378 on-base percentage and 11 steals. • The pitching staff has a 3.02 ERA, .231 opponents’ batting average and 2.74 strikeout-to-walk ratio and Clemson is fielding .976. COASTAL CAROLINA OVERVIEW • Coastal Carolina is led by 23rd-year head coach Gary Gilmore. • The Chanticleers swept Arkansas State by a combined score of 37-18. They are hitting .300 and have a 4.28 ERA and .970 fielding percentage. • Zach Biermann is hitting .342 with six homers and 21 RBIs, while Kevin Woodall Jr., is batting .287 with nine homers and 29 RBIs. QUICK HITS • Clemson has played 17 of its first 20 games at home. Only 16 of its last 36 regular-season games are at home. • Clemson is holding opponents to a .190 batting average with runners in scoring position. • Clemson's bullpen has a 2.69 ERA this season. BEER HAS 40 CAREER HOME RUNS • Junior Seth Beer had 18 homers in 2016, 16 in 2017 and has six home runs in 2018, meaning he has 40 career homers. • He is hitting .254 with six homers, two doubles, 12 RBIs, 19 runs, a .435 on-base percentage and a steal in 20 games in 2018. • He hit one home run in each of the three games of the Georgia Tech series on March 9,10. • He has reached base via a hit, walk or hit-by-pitch in 19 of the 20 games in 2018. • In his career, he is hitting .322 with 32 doubles, a triple, 40 homers, 135 RBIs, 127 runs and a .496 on-base percentage in 145 games. • He has 145 career walks, sixth most in Clemson history, while his one walk every 3.37 at-bats is first in Tiger history. • He has reached base in 139 of his last 143 games with a plate appearance. • He has reached via a hit, walk or hit-by-pitch in 86 of his 88 career games with a plate appearance against ACC (70) and SEC (16) teams.
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