Clemson heads to No. 4 Georgia on Tuesday |
| - Monday, April 15, 2019, 3:14 PM |
The Tigers travel to Athens on Tuesday night to complete the home-and-home season series against No. 4 Georgia.
GAME SETUP • Who – Clemson (25-11) vs. Georgia (29-8) • Best Ranking – CU – No. 16 Collegiate Baseball; UGA – No. 4 Baseball America • When – Tuesday (7 p.m.) • Where – Athens, Ga. (Foley Field) • Watch – SEC Network • Video Announcers – Mike Morgan, Todd Walker • Listen (Radio) – WCCP (105.5 FM), ESPN Upstate • Listen (Internet) – ClemsonTigers.com, TuneIn • Live Stats – ClemsonTigers.com • Social Media – ClemsonBaseball SERIES HISTORY • Overall Record – Georgia leads 125-108-2 (1900-2019) • Record at Georgia – Georgia leads 70-48 (1900-2018) STARTING PITCHERS • LHP Jacob Hennessy (CU - 3-0, 4.00 ERA) vs. RHP Tim Elliott (UGA - 5-1, 1.30) CLEMSON OVERVIEW • Clemson, who has a 7-5 road record, was swept in three games at Florida State last weekend. • The Tigers are averaging 6.4 runs per game and hitting .260 with a .364 on-base percentage and 59 stolen bases. • The pitching staff has a 3.77 ERA, .232 opponents’ batting average and 2.54 strikeout-to-walk ratio and Clemson is fielding .970. GEORGIA OVERVIEW • Georgia is led by sixth-year head coach Scott Stricklin. • The Bulldogs won one of three games at Tennessee last weekend. They are hitting .273 and have a 2.78 ERA and .981 fielding percentage. • LT Talley is hitting .358 with five homers and 25 RBIs, while Aaron Schunk is batting .336 with six homers, 27 RBIs and 10 saves. QUICK HITS • Georgia defeated Clemson 5-3 at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on April 2. • Clemson is holding opponents to 1-for-30 (.033) with six strikeouts against one walk with the bases loaded in 2019. • Keyshawn Askew, Grayson Byrd, Brooks Crawford, Bryar Hawkins, Bo Majkowski, Davis Sharpe, Kyle Wilkie and Justin Wrobleski are from Georgia. YOUTH SERVED • Clemson has relied on many freshmen and sophomores to contribute in 2019. • The weekend rotation features two freshmen (Davis Sharpe, Keyshawn Askew) and a sophomore (Mat Clark). • Two of the Tigers’ best relievers have been sophomore righthander Holt Jones and sophomore lefthander Sam Weatherly. • Clemson’s starting lineup of late has had three freshmen (Bryar Hawkins, Davis Sharpe and James Parker) in it. • Three sophomores have also been in the starting lineup, Sam Hall, Bo Majkowski and Bryce Teodosio.
