Clemson Baseball Preview vs. Georgia & Notes |
CLEMSON, S.C. - Tigers and Bulldogs play the first game of a home-and-home series Tuesday night in Athens.
GAME SETUP • Who - Clemson (14-9) at Georgia (14-10-1) • Rankings - CU - No. 20 BA, No. 22 USA; UGA - NR • When - Tuesday (7 p.m.) • Where - Athens, Ga. (Foley Field) • Watch - CSS • Listen - TigerCast • Live Stats - ClemsonTigers.com • Social Media - Twitter/Instagram (@ClemsonBaseball) SERIES HISTORY • Overall Record - Georgia leads 119-103-2 (1900-2013) • Record at Georgia - Georgia leads 68-45 (1900-2013) STARTING PITCHERS • RHP
Clate Schmidt CLEMSON OVERVIEW • Clemson lost two of three games at home against top-ranked Florida State last weekend. • The Tigers are averaging 6.7 runs per game and hitting .293 with a .362 on-base percentage and 42 steals in 2014. • The pitching staff has a 4.68 ERA, .258 opponents’ batting average, 2.08 strikeout-to-walk ratio and .963 fielding percentage. GEORGIA OVERVIEW • Georgia is led by first-year Head Coach Scott Stricklin. • The Bulldogs went 0-2-1 at Louisiana State last weekend. They are hitting .273 and have a 3.96 ERA and .970 fielding percentage. • Hunter Cole is batting .337 with nine doubles, one homer, 15 RBIs, 15 runs and a .444 on-base percentage. QUICK HITS • Clemson has won six of the last eight games against Georgia and has a four-game winning streak at Foley Field (2010-13). • Clemson averaged just 1.97 extra-base hits per game in 2013, but is averaging 2.96 per game in 2014. • Clemson has committed just nine errors in the last 11 games after committing 24 errors in the first 12 games. • In 16.0 innings pitched against No. 1 Florida State, Tiger starters allowed just two earned runs (1.13 ERA) and 13 hits with 17 strikeouts. ACC STANDINGS • Clemson is in second place in the ACC Atlantic Division standings with a 6-3 league record behind first-place Florida State (7-2). • In the overall ACC standings, Clemson is in third place entering Monday’s game between Virginia and Miami (Fla.). ACC SPEED • Clemson is among the ACC leaders in stolen bases with 42, an average of 1.8 steals per game. •
Steven Duggar CAMPBELL CLOSING • Senior righty
Matt Campbell • He is 2-0 and has given up just eight hits (.143 opponents’ batting average) with 25 strikeouts (14.06 strikeouts per nine innings pitched). • He has four of the team’s seven saves. • In 8.1 innings pitched over six relief outings in ACC games, he has allowed four hits (.143 opponents’ batting average) with 13 strikeouts. • In 92.2 innings pitched over 65 relief outings in his career, he is 5-3 with 15 saves, a 2.91 ERA and .180 opponents’ batting average. • His 15 career saves are seventh-most in Clemson history. • He has 114 strikeouts in his career (11.07 strikeouts per nine innings pitched). 
Clate Schmidt
So. RH Pitcher
#32 6-1, 190
Acworth, GA
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(CU) vs. LHP Jared Walsh (UGA)
Steven Duggar
So. Outfielder
#9 6-1, 185
Moore, SC
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(12),
Tyler Krieger
Tyler Krieger
So. Infielder
#3 6-2, 170
Johns Creek, GA
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(9) and
Jay Baum
Jay Baum
Jr. Infielder
#13 6-0, 190
Alpharetta, GA
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(6) lead the team in steals.
Matt Campbell
Sr. RH Pitcher
#36 5-11, 195
Alpharetta, GA
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has allowed just one unearned run in 16.0 innings pitched (0.00 ERA) over 12 relief appearances as the closer.
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