Clemson meets Georgia in top-10 matchup Tuesday |
The Tigers travel to North Augusta, S.C., to take on No. 10 Georgia in a neutral-site contest in the inaugural game at SRP Park.
GAME SETUP • Who - Georgia (23-9) vs. Clemson (25-7) • Best Rankings - UGA - No. 10 Collegiate Baseball; CU - No. 3 Collegiate Baseball • When - Tuesday (6:30 p.m.) • Where - North Augusta, S.C. (SRP Park) • Listen - TigerCast, Clemson Tigers Network • Live Stats - ClemsonTigers.com • Social Media - ClemsonBaseball SERIES HISTORY • Overall Record - Georgia leads 122-108-2 (1900-2017) • Record at Neutral - Tied 3-3 (1917-46) STARTING PITCHERS • RHP Tony Locey (UGA - 6-0, 3.07 ERA) vs. RHP Spencer Strider (CU - 3-0, 4.12) CLEMSON OVERVIEW • Clemson won two of three games at Notre Dame last weekend. • The Tigers are averaging 6.0 runs per game and hitting .248 with a .371 on-base percentage and 23 steals. • The pitching staff has a 3.14 ERA, .238 opponents’ batting average and 2.33 strikeout-to-walk ratio and Clemson is fielding .976. GEORGIA OVERVIEW • Georgia is led by fifth-year head coach Scott Stricklin. • The Bulldogs won one of three games at Vanderbilt last weekend. They are hitting .287 and have a 3.54 ERA and .978 fielding percentage. • Keegan McGovern is hitting .364 with 10 homers, 31 RBIs and a .493 on-base percentage, while Michael Curry is batting .339 with six homers. QUICK HITS • Clemson and Georgia have played neutral-site games at Anderson, S.C., Gainesville, Ga., Elberton, Ga., and Thomson, Ga. • Clemson is the designated home team against Georgia. • Tuesday's game marks Clemson's first game in the Augusta, Ga., area since sweeping Maine in three games at Lake Olmstead Stadium in 2015. MEREDITH ADDING SPEED TO LINEUP • Freshman outfielder Kier Meredith made his Clemson debut at Notre Dame on April 7 after missing the first half of the season due to injury. • He made an instant impact in the Notre Dame series, going 4-for-10 with a homer, triple, .571 on-base percentage and three steals. • He is hitting .400 with a triple, homer, two RBIs, a run, .571 on-base percentage and three steals in three games in 2018.
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