Clemson hosts midweek games with Winthrop, Tennessee Tech |
| - Monday, April 22, 2019, 2:20 PM |
The Tigers return home to face Winthrop (Tuesday) and Tennessee Tech (Wednesday) in midweek contests at Doug Kingsmore Stadium.
GAMES SETUP • Who – Winthrop (23-16) & Tennessee Tech (17-20) vs. Clemson (25-15) • Best Ranking – WIN – NR; TTU – NR; CU – NR • When – Tuesday (6 p.m.), Wednesday (6 p.m.) • Where – Clemson, S.C. (Doug Kingsmore Stadium) • Watch – ACC Network Extra • Video Announcers – Matthew Crownover, Fred Cunningham (Wednesday), Pete Yanity (Tuesday) • 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 – Fans can purchase a ticket for only $2. SERIES HISTORY (WINTHROP) • Overall Record – Clemson leads 22-6 (1981-18) • Record at Clemson – Clemson leads 18-5 (1981-18) SERIES HISTORY (TENNESSEE TECH) • Overall Record – Clemson leads 5-0 (2003-12) • Record at Clemson – Clemson leads 5-0 (2003-12) STARTING PITCHERS • Tuesday – RHP Tyler Jones (WIN - 0-0, 7.45 ERA) vs. LHP Keyshawn Askew (CU - 2-1, 4.04) • Wednesday – TBA (TTU) vs. TBA (CU) CLEMSON OVERVIEW • Clemson, who has a 16-9 home record, was swept at home by Duke last weekend by a combined score of 23-19. • The Tigers are averaging 6.3 runs per game and hitting .254 with a .356 on-base percentage and 72 steals. • The pitching staff has a 3.79 ERA, .232 opponents’ batting average and 2.55 strikeout-to-walk ratio and Clemson is fielding .969. WINTHROP OVERVIEW • Winthrop is led by ninth-year head coach Tom Riginos. • The Eagles won two of three games over Gardner-Webb last weekend. They are hitting .291 and have a 5.17 ERA and .972 fielding percentage. • Spencer Yankle and Hunter Lipscomb are both hitting .347, while Hunter Lipscomb is hitting .336 with five homers and 37 RBIs. TENNESSEE TECH OVERVIEW • Tennessee Tech is led by first-year head coach Justin Holmes. • The Golden Eagles, who play at NC State on Tuesday, won two games at Southeast Missouri. They are hitting .278 and have a 5.82 ERA. • Kevin Strohschein is hitting .361 with nine homers, Jason Hinchman is batting .307 with 18 homers and Anthony Carrera has 10 homers. QUICK HITS • Winthrop head coach Tom Riginos was an assistant coach at Clemson for eight seasons (2003-10). • Tiger director of player development Ben Paulsen, who played at Clemson (2007-09) and later played in the majors, is the son of Tom Riginos. • Ten of Clemson’s 15 losses are by one run (6) or two runs (4). HENNESSY FINDING HIS GROOVE • Junior lefthander Jacob Hennessy was Clemson’s Friday starter on the mound in 2018, but has been a reliever most of 2019. • He made his first start of the 2019 season against Furman on April 10 and made his first ACC start against Duke on April 21. • He is 3-0 with a 4.15 ERA, .227 opponents’ batting average and 19 strikeouts in 26.0 innings pitched over nine appearances (three starts). • He allowed just two hits, no runs and no walks with three strikeouts in 6.1 innings pitched to earn the win against Furman on April 10. • He allowed only two hits, no runs and one walk with four strikeouts in 5.0 innings pitched at No. 4 Georgia on April 16. • In his career, he is 9-4 with three saves, a 3.94 ERA and 110 strikeouts in 128.0 innings pitched over 49 appearances (17 starts). • He has allowed just 33 walks and 126 hits in his career, good for a .256 opponents’ batting average.
