Tigers travel to BC for first ACC road series |
| - Thursday, March 21, 2019, 7:57 PM |
CLEMSON, S.C. - The Tigers travel to Massachusetts for their first ACC road series of the season.
SERIES SETUP • Who - Clemson (16-5, 4-2 ACC) vs. Boston College (11-9, 2-4 ACC) • Best Ranking - CU - No. 20 Collegiate Baseball; BOC - NR • When - Friday (5 p.m.), Saturday (2 p.m.), Sunday (1 p.m.) • Where - Brighton, Mass. (Harrington Athletics Village) • Watch - ACC Network Extra • Video Announcers - Ben Altsher (Saturday), Eric Gallanty, Alex Vispoli (Friday), TBA (Sunday) • Listen (Radio) - WCCP (105.5 FM), ESPN Upstate • Listen (Internet) - ClemsonTigers.com, TuneIn • Live Stats - ClemsonTigers.com • Social Media - ClemsonBaseball SERIES HISTORY • Overall Record - Clemson leads 31-8 (2006-18) • Record at Boston College - Clemson leads 15-3 (2006-17) STARTING PITCHERS • Friday - RHP Davis Sharpe (CU - 2-1, 2.03 ERA) vs. LHP Dan Metzdorf (BC - 2-1, 1.06) • Saturday - LHP Mat Clark (CU - 4-0, 1.64) vs. RHP Matt Gill (BC - 2-2, 5.93) • Sunday - LHP Keyshawn Askew (CU - 2-0, 3.00) vs. RHP Mason Pelio (BC - 2-1, 2.78) CLEMSON OVERVIEW • Clemson swept College of Charleston by scores of 13-1 and 4-1 in two midweek games, one at Clemson and one at Columbia, S.C. • The Tigers are averaging 6.9 runs per game and hitting .270 with a .374 on-base percentage and 36 steals. • The pitching staff has a 3.38 ERA, .223 opponents’ batting average and 3.20 strikeout-to-walk ratio and Clemson is fielding .970. BOSTON COLLEGE OVERVIEW • Boston College is led by ninth-year head coach Mike Gambino. • The Eagles split midweek games after winning a game at Wake Forest. They are hitting .285 and have a 5.44 ERA and .960 fielding percentage. • Sal Frelick is hitting .403 with three homers, 19 RBIs and 13 steals, while Cody Morissette is batting .358 with two homers and 14 RBIs. QUICK HITS • Clemson, who has yet to play an ACC road game in 2019, won its last 11 ACC road games in 2018. • Clemson is 13-0 when scoring at least five runs and 3-5 when scoring less than five runs. • Clemson's three weekend starters are a combined 8-1 with a 2.23 ERA and 84 strikeouts against 19 walks in 72.2 innings pitched in 2019. JONES STANDING TALL • Sophomore righthander Holt Jones is one of the tallest Tigers in history at 6'8". • The native of Santa Monica, Calif. pitched sparingly as a freshman in 2018, but he has become one of the team's top relievers in 2019. • He is 0-0 with two saves, an 0.71 ERA, a .156 opponents' batting average and 15 strikeouts in 12.2 innings pitched over eight appearances. • He has allowed just one of his eight inherited baserunners to score in 2019. • He pitched 4.0 scoreless innings of one-hit ball with three strikeouts to record the save against South Carolina on March 2. • In his career, he is 2-0 with two saves, a 2.79 ERA and 33 strikeouts in 29.0 innings pitched over 16 appearances (three starts). • He has allowed just 23 hits in his career, good for a .213 opponents' batting average.
