Clemson baseball opens season hosting Liberty |
| - Thursday, February 13, 2020, 1:27 PM |
The Tigers begin their 123rd season with a three-game home series against Liberty this weekend.
SERIES SETUP • Who – Liberty (0-0) vs. Clemson (0-0) • Best Ranking – LIB – NR; CU – NR • When – Friday (4 p.m.), Saturday (1 p.m.), Sunday (1 p.m.) • Where – Clemson, S.C. (Doug Kingsmore Stadium) • Watch – ACC Network Extra (Friday, Saturday) • Video Announcers – Tim Bourret (Friday), Marty Clary (Saturday), Fred Cunningham (Saturday), Pete Yanity (Friday) • Listen (Radio) – WCCP (105.5 FM, 97.5 FM), ESPN Upstate • Listen (Internet) – ClemsonTigers.com, TuneIn (Friday, Sunday) • Live Stats – ClemsonTigers.com • Tickets – ClemsonTigers.com, 1-800-CLEMSON • Promotion (Friday) – Giveaway – Valentine’s Day card and candy for the first 500 fans • Promotion (Saturday) – Giveaway – Opening Weekend Rally Towel for the first 500 fans • Promotion (Sunday) – Giveaway – Schedule magnet for the first 500 fans SERIES HISTORY • Overall Record – Liberty leads 6-2 (1988-14) • Record at Clemson – Liberty leads 3-2 (1988-14) STARTING PITCHERS • Friday – LHP Mason Meyer (LIB) vs. LHP Sam Weatherly (CU) • Saturday – RHP Noah Skirrow (LIB) vs. RHP Davis Sharpe (CU) • Sunday – LHP Joe Adametz III (LIB) vs. RHP Spencer Strider (CU) CLEMSON OVERVIEW • Clemson had a 35-26 overall record and 15-15 ACC mark in 2018. • The Tigers are led by fifth-year Head Coach Monte Lee, who has won 67 percent (168-83) of his games in Tigertown. • Clemson begins the season with a nine-game homestand and 16 of its first 18 games at home. LIBERTY OVERVIEW • Liberty is led by fourth-year Head Coach Scott Jackson. • The Flames had a 43-21 overall record and 15-9 Atlantic Sun Conference mark, good second place, in 2019. • They hit .272 with a .382 on-base percentage and 57 steals, a 3.63 ERA and .976 fielding percentage in 2019. QUICK HITS • Clemson has only two seniors (Sheldon Reed, Carson Spiers) on the 2020 roster. • The Tigers begin their 123rd season of baseball with 2,877 wins, tied for eighth (with North Carolina) in Division I history. • Clemson was picked to finish tied for fourth in the ACC Atlantic Division in a vote by the 14 ACC head coaches in the preseason. SCORING STREAK • Clemson has scored at least one run in 106 consecutive games. • The 106-game streak is the eighth-longest active streak in the nation. • The last time Clemson was shut out was on March 16, 2018, when No. 10 NC State blanked the Tigers 4-0 at Doug Kingsmore Stadium. • Eastern Kentucky (161), Oklahoma State (135), New Orleans (126), Kentucky (119) and Louisiana (117) have the five-longest active streaks. • Illinois State (113) and Nevada (108) also have longer streaks than Clemson, which has the ACC’s longest active streak. • The Clemson record for longest streak scoring at least one run is 232, set between May 10, 1982 to May 3, 1986. PRESEASON HONORS • Fourteen Tigers earned preseason recognition. See the list below. #12 MACK ANGLIN, RHP • No. 25 freshman in the nation by Perfect Game • No. 6 freshman in the ACC by Perfect Game • No. 23 ACC prospect for the 2021 draft by D1Baseball • No. 15 ACC prospect for the 2022 draft by D1Baseball #46 KEYSHAWN ASKEW, LHP • No. 34 ACC prospect for the 2021 draft by D1Baseball #3 DYLAN BREWER, OF/1B • No. 10 college prospect for the 2022 draft by Perfect Game • No. 11 freshman in the nation by Perfect Game • No. 123 freshman in the nation by D1Baseball • No. 2 freshman in the ACC by Perfect Game • No. 12 ACC prospect for the 2022 draft by D1Baseball #21 J.D. BROCK, LHP/OF • No. 196 freshman in the nation by Perfect Game • No. 38 freshman in the ACC by Perfect Game #44 NICK CLAYTON, RHP • No. 36 freshman in the nation by Perfect Game • No. 8 freshman in the ACC by Perfect Game #9 JONATHAN FRENCH, C • No. 26 freshman in the nation by Perfect Game • No. 4 freshman in the ACC by Perfect Game • No. 3 ACC prospect for the 2022 draft by Baseball America • No. 25 ACC prospect for the 2022 draft by D1Baseball #4 PIERCE GALLO, INF • No. 270 freshman in the nation by Perfect Game • No. 52 freshman in the ACC by Perfect Game • No. 36 ACC prospect for the 2022 draft by D1Baseball #31 GEOFFREY GILBERT, LHP • No. 235 freshman in the nation by Perfect Game • No. 46 freshman in the ACC by Perfect Game • No. 50 ACC prospect for the 2022 draft by D1Baseball #17 ADAM HACKENBERG, C • No. 41 ACC prospect for the 2021 draft by D1Baseball #5 SAM HALL, INF/OF • No. 196 college prospect for the 2020 draft by D1Baseball • No. 21 third baseman in the nation by D1Baseball • No. 44 ACC prospect for the 2020 draft by D1Baseball #30 DAVIS SHARPE, RHP/1B • Second-team All-American by NCBWA • Third-team All-American by Perfect Game • First-team All-ACC by Perfect Game • No. 62 starting pitcher in the nation by D1Baseball • No. 29 sophomore in the nation by Perfect Game • No. 10 ACC prospect for the 2021 draft by Baseball America • No. 25 ACC prospect for the 2021 draft by D1Baseball #23 CARSON SPIERS, RHP • Third-team All-American by NCBWA • No. 47 relief pitcher in the nation by D1Baseball #13 BRYCE TEODOSIO, OF • No. 228 college prospect for the 2020 draft by D1Baseball • No. 86 outfielder in the nation by D1Baseball • No. 47 ACC prospect for the 2020 draft by D1Baseball #22 SAM WEATHERLY, LHP • No. 166 college prospect for the 2020 draft by D1Baseball • No. 62 junior in the nation by Perfect Game • No. 36 ACC prospect for the 2020 draft by D1Baseball
