Tigers take on College of Charleston in midweek games |
| - Monday, March 18, 2019, 3:12 PM |
The Tigers take on College of Charleston in two midweek games at two different sites.
SERIES SETUP • Who – College of Charleston (13-6) vs. Clemson (14-5) • Best Ranking – COC – NR; CU – No. 20 Collegiate Baseball • When – Tuesday (4 p.m.), Wednesday (7 p.m.) • Where – Clemson, S.C. (Doug Kingsmore Stadium) (Tuesday); Columbia, S.C. (Segra Park) (Wednesday) • Watch – ACC Network Extra (Tuesday) • Video Announcers – William Qualkinbush, Pete Yanity • Listen (Radio) – WCCP (105.5 FM), ESPN Upstate • Listen (Internet) – ClemsonTigers.com, TuneIn • Live Stats – ClemsonTigers.com • Promotion (Tuesday) – Fans can purchase a ticket for only $2. SERIES HISTORY • Overall Record – Clemson leads 27-2 (1899-2017) • Record at Clemson – Clemson leads 19-2 (1899-2017) • Record at Neutral – 0-0 STARTING PITCHERS • Tuesday – RHP Steven Cook (COC - 3-1, 2.92 ERA) vs. RHP Brooks Crawford (CU - 0-1, 6.75) • Wednesday – RHP Jackson Lindley (CU - 0-0, 5.79) vs. LHP Zach Williams (COC - 0-1, 7.43) CLEMSON OVERVIEW • Clemson, who has a 12-4 home record and 1-1 road mark, won one of three home games against Notre Dame last weekend. • The Tigers are averaging 6.7 runs per game and hitting .271 with a .373 on-base percentage and 33 steals. • The pitching staff has a 3.68 ERA, .225 opponents’ batting average and 3.17 strikeout-to-walk ratio and Clemson is fielding .971. COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON OVERVIEW • College of Charleston is led by second-year head coach Chad Holbrook. • The Cougars swept Furman in three home games last weekend. They are hitting .277 and have a 3.75 ERA and .969 fielding percentage. • Logan McRae is batting .364, Dupree Hart is hitting .314 with 14 steals and Nathan Ocker has a 2-0 record, five saves and an 0.71 ERA. QUICK HITS • Tiger head coach Monte Lee served as head coach (2009-15) at College of Charleston after lettering four years (1996-99) for the Cougars. • Clemson has followed each of its last 11 losses dating to 2018 with a win in its next game. • Clemson is 12-0 when scoring five or more runs and 2-5 when scoring less than five runs. CLARK CARVING UP THE COMPETITION • Sophomore lefthander Mat Clark was a reliever as a freshman in 2018 and during the first few weeks of the 2019 season. • He has utilized his control and change of speed to be effective on the mound. • He is 4-0 with a 1.69 ERA, .171 opponents’ batting average and 25 strikeouts in 22.0 innings pitched over five appearances (two starts). • He has allowed just four walks. • He made his second career start against No. 3 North Carolina in the second game of a doubleheader on March 9 and earned the win. • He pitched 7.0 scoreless innings of three-hit ball with seven strikeouts against no walks to earn the win against Notre Dame on March 16. • In his career, he is 8-0 with a 1.66 ERA and .195 opponents’ batting average in 43.1 innings pitched over 24 appearances (three starts). • He has 48 strikeouts against only eight walks in his career, good for a 6.00 strikeout-to-walk ratio.
