Opening Day Preview: Clemson vs. Wright State |
CLEMSON, S.C. - The No. 10 Tigers begin their 120th season with a three-game weekend series against Wright State at Doug Kingsmore Stadium.
SERIES SETUP • Who - Wright State (0-0) vs. Clemson (0-0) • Rankings - WSU - NR; CU - No. 10 BA, No. 12 CB, No. 12 USA • When - Friday (4 p.m.), Saturday (2 p.m.), Sunday (1 p.m.) • Where - Clemson, S.C. (Doug Kingsmore Stadium) • Watch - ACC Network Extra • TV Announcers (Sunday) - Marty Clary, Pete Yanity • Listen - TigerCast (Friday, Saturday, Sunday), WCCP (105.5 FM) (Friday, Sunday) • Live Stats - ClemsonTigers.com • Social Media - ClemsonBaseball • Tickets - ClemsonTigers.com, 1-800-CLEMSON • Promotion (Friday) - Baseball Trading Cards - The first 1,000 fans receive the Monte Lee trading card (part of a set of the entire roster). • Promotion (Saturday) - Baseball Bingo • Promotion (Sunday) - Kids can join the players on the field for the national anthem. SERIES HISTORY • Overall Record - Clemson leads 6-0 (2010-13) • Record at Clemson - Clemson leads 6-0 (2010-13) STARTING PITCHERS • Friday - LHP Danny Sexton (WSU) vs. LHP Charlie Barnes (CU) • Saturday - LHP Zane Collins (WSU) vs. LHP Pat Krall (CU) • Sunday - RHP Trevor Swaney (WSU) vs. RHP Alex Eubanks (CU) CLEMSON OVERVIEW • Clemson had a 44-20 overall record and 16-14 ACC mark in 2016. • The Tigers, led by second-year head coach Monte Lee, return two first-team All-Americans in Seth Beer (1B) and Pat Krall (LHP). • Clemson begins the season with a nine-game homestand and plays 17 of its first 20 games at home. WRIGHT STATE OVERVIEW • Wright State is led by first-year head coach Jeff Mercer. • The Raiders had a 46-17 overall record and 23-6 Horizon League mark, good for first place, in 2016. • Wright State, who set the school record for wins in a season in 2016, won two games in the Louisville Regional. QUICK HITS • Clemson (No. 12) is one of seven ACC teams ranked in the top 18 of the USA Today preseason coaches poll. • Seth Beer reached base via a hit or walk in each of his last 60 games that he had a plate appearance in the 2016 season. • Chris Williams suffered a hand injury last weekend and will miss four to six weeks. POLLS • Clemson is ranked No. 10 by Baseball America, No. 12 by Collegiate Baseball and No. 12 in the USA Today coaches poll in the preseason. • Clemson's top-12 rankings are its highest in the preseason since 2011, when it was as high as No. 4 (Collegiate Baseball). PRESEASON HONORS • Twenty Tigers earned preseason recognition. See the list below. #23 CHARLIE BARNES, LHP • No. 82 college prospect for the 2017 draft by Baseball America • No. 147 starting pitcher in the nation by D1Baseball #20 Jeremy Beasley, RHP • Among the top-63 junior college transfers in the nation by Perfect Game #28 SETH BEER, 1B/OF • Golden Spikes Award Watch List member • First-team All-American by Collegiate Baseball, D1Baseball, NCBWA and Perfect Game • Second-team All-American by Baseball America • No. 4 sophomore in the nation by Perfect Game • No. 2 college prospect for the 2018 draft by D1Baseball • No. 1 first baseman in the nation by D1Baseball • ACC player-of-the-year by D1Baseball and Perfect Game • First-team All-ACC by Perfect Game • No. 1 ACC prospect for the 2018 draft by D1Baseball and Perfect Game #17 Paul Campbell, RHP • No. 26 ACC prospect for the 2017 draft by Perfect Game #19 Brooks Crawford, RHP • No. 26 ACC prospect for the 2018 draft by D1Baseball #25 Patrick Cromwell, INF • Among the top-63 junior college transfers in the nation by Perfect Game • No. 35 third baseman in the nation by D1Baseball #8 Logan Davidson, INF • No. 3 freshman in the nation by D1Baseball • No. 156 freshman in the nation by Perfect Game • No. 6 prospect for the 2019 draft by Perfect Game • No. 14 shortstop in the nation by Perfect Game • ACC freshman-of-the-year by Perfect Game • No. 30 freshman in the ACC by Perfect Game • No. 2 ACC prospect for the 2019 draft by Perfect Game • No. 2 freshman in the ACC by D1Baseball #44 Ryley Gilliam, RHP • No. 35 ACC prospect for the 2018 draft by D1Baseball #40 Owen Griffith, RHP • No. 99 freshman in the nation by Perfect Game • No. 20 freshman in the ACC by Perfect Game #32 Jacob Hennessy, LHP • No. 115 freshman in the ACC by Perfect Game #29 Blake Holliday, RHP • No. 35 freshman in the ACC by D1Baseball • No. 91 freshman in the ACC by Perfect Game #37 Ryne Huggins, LHP • No. 117 freshman in the ACC by Perfect Game #15 Weston Jackson, OF • No. 57 outfielder in the nation by D1Baseball #36 PAT KRALL, LHP • First-team All-American by NCBWA • Second-team All-American by Collegiate Baseball • No. 33 starting pitcher in the nation by D1Baseball #39 Travis Marr, RHP • No. 358 freshman in the nation by Perfect Game • No. 67 freshman in the ACC by Perfect Game #30 Mitchell Miller, LHP • No. 49 freshman in the nation by Perfect Game • No. 9 freshman in the ACC by Perfect Game • No. 27 freshman in the ACC by D1Baseball #35 Ryan Miller, RHP • Among the top-63 junior college transfers in the nation by Perfect Game #5 Chase Pinder, OF • No. 88 college prospect for the 2017 draft by D1Baseball • No. 29 outfielder in the nation by D1Baseball • No. 30 ACC prospect for the 2017 draft by D1Baseball #49 Kyle Wilkie, C • No. 102 freshman in the ACC by Perfect Game #27 CHRIS WILLIAMS, C/INF • No. 26 catcher in the nation by D1Baseball • No. 34 ACC prospect for the 2017 draft by D1Baseball
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