Clemson closes home slate with Austin Peay |
The Tigers host the Governors in a three-game series this weekend at Doug Kingsmore Stadium.
SERIES SETUP • Who - Austin Peay (29-20) vs. Clemson (37-12) • Best Rankings - APS - NR; CU - No. 5 Collegiate Baseball, Perfect Game • When - Friday (6:30 p.m.), Saturday (4 p.m.), Sunday (1 p.m.) • Where - Clemson, S.C. (Doug Kingsmore Stadium) • Watch - ACC Network Extra • Video Announcers - Fred Cunningham (Sunday), Ron Smith, Pete Yanity (Friday, Saturday) • 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 (Friday) - The first 1,000 fans receive trading cards of Tiger players and coaches. • Promotion (Saturday) - Young fans can stand on the field during the national anthem and run the bases after the game. • Promotion (Sunday) - Mother’s Day & Senior Day - Clemson honors its mothers and seniors with a pregame ceremony. SERIES HISTORY • Overall Record - Clemson leads 1-0 (1973) • Record at Clemson - 0-0 STARTING PITCHERS • Friday - LHP Michael Costanzo (APS - 8-1, 4.07 ERA) vs. LHP Jacob Hennessy (CU - 4-2, 3.15) • Saturday - LHP Jacques Pucheu (APS - 7-1, 4.03) vs. RHP Brooks Crawford (CU - 6-2, 3.86) • Sunday - RHP Brandon Vial (APS - 2-3, 6.29) vs. LHP Jake Higginbotham (CU - 6-1, 3.41) CLEMSON OVERVIEW • Clemson defeated Western Carolina at home 10-8 on Wednesday night. • The Tigers are averaging 6.2 runs per game and hitting .255 with a .373 on-base percentage and 41 steals. • The pitching staff has a 3.49 ERA, .237 opponents’ batting average and 2.25 strikeout-to-walk ratio and Clemson is fielding .975. AUSTIN PEAY OVERVIEW • Austin Peay is led by third-year head coach Travis Janssen. • The Governors downed Lipscomb 19-5 at home on Tuesday. They are hitting .282 and have a 6.48 ERA and .963 fielding percentage. • Garrett Kueber is hitting .375 with 10 steals, Parker Phillips has 17 homers and 56 RBIs and Nick Walker has 10 homers and 39 RBIs. QUICK HITS • The only meeting with the Tigers and Governors took place on March 18, 1973 in Livingston, Ala. Clemson won that game 8-4. • Clemson has allowed an ACC-low 20 stolen bases. • Jacob Hennessy, Brooks Crawford and Jake Higginbotham have a combined career record of 28-6. TIGERS FIELDING AT RECORD RATE • Clemson has committed only 46 errors in 49 games, good for a .975 fielding percentage. • The Tiger record for fielding percentage in a season is .973, set in 2012. • Clemson has been errorless in 22 games and had one error in 15 games, meaning it has committed less than two errors in 37 of the 49 games. • The Tigers are 30-7 when committing less than two errors and 7-5 when committing two or more errors. • No Tiger infielder has committed more than six errors. • Clemson infielders have combined to commit only 22 errors, including only one by first basemen. • Shortstop Logan Davidson has committed only six errors and has a .972 fielding percentage.
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