Clemson Baseball Preview vs. Liberty & WCU & Notes |
CLEMSON, S.C. - The Tigers return home for a pair of midweek games against Liberty and Western Carolina.
GAMES SETUP • Who - Liberty (31-9) & Western Carolina (26-12) vs. Clemson (24-15) • Rankings - LIB - NR; WCU - NR; CU - No. 22 BA, No. 20 USA • When - Tuesday (6:30 p.m.), Wednesday (6:30 p.m.) • Where - Clemson, S.C. (Doug Kingsmore Stadium) • Watch - TigerCast • Listen - TigerCast, Clemson Tiger Sports Network (Tuesday), WCCP (104.9 FM) (Wednesday) • Live Stats - ClemsonTigers.com • Social Media - Twitter/Instagram (@ClemsonBaseball) • Tickets - ClemsonTigers.com, 1-800-CLEMSON • Promotion (Tuesday) - Fans can obtain free tickets by filling out a short form on ClemsonTigers.com. • Promotion (Wednesday) - Get a Family Four Pack of tickets for $20 at ClemsonTigers.com or at the gate (additional tickets are $5). SERIES HISTORY (LIBERTY) • Overall Record - Liberty leads 5-2 (1988-13) • Record at Clemson - Tied 2-2 (1988-99) SERIES HISTORY (WESTERN CAROLINA) • Overall Record - Clemson leads 56-16 (1974-14) • Record at Clemson - Clemson leads 39-5 (1974-13) STARTING PITCHERS • Tuesday - RHP Parker Bean (LIB) vs. RHP
Clate Schmidt • Wednesday - TBA (WCU) vs. TBA (CU) CLEMSON OVERVIEW • Clemson won two of three games at Pittsburgh last weekend by scores of 3-2 (11 innings) and 3-0. • The Tigers are averaging 6.1 runs per game and hitting .286 with a .356 on-base percentage and 65 steals. • The pitching staff has a 3.97 ERA, .236 opponents’ batting average and 1.94 strikeout-to-walk ratio and Clemson is fielding .961. LIBERTY OVERVIEW • Liberty is led by seventh-year Head Coach Jim Toman. • The Flames won both games at Gardner-Webb last weekend. They are hitting .295 and have a 2.41 ERA and .972 fielding percentage. • Ryan Seiz is hitting a team-high .414 with 15 doubles, one triple, 10 homers, 36 RBIs and a .713 slugging percentage in 40 games. WESTERN CAROLINA OVERVIEW • Western Carolina is led by seventh-year Head Coach Bobby Moranda. • The Catamounts won both games at The Citadel last weekend. They are hitting .295 and have a 4.14 ERA and .964 fielding percentage. • Adam Martin is hitting .331 with nine homers and 46 RBIs, while Jacob Hoyle is batting .313 with 10 homers and 35 RBIs. QUICK HITS • The Catamounts defeated the Tigers 18-10 in Cullowhee, N.C. on March 4. • During the series at Pittsburgh last weekend, Clemson had a streak of 23 innings in a row without allowing a run. • Clemson has a stellar .974 fielding percentage in ACC games. ACC STANDINGS • Clemson is second in the ACC Atlantic Division standings with a 12-8 mark behind Florida State (16-5). • In the overall ACC standings, Clemson is fourth behind Florida State, Virginia (16-5) and Miami (Fla.) (15-5 entering Monday night’s game). ACC NUMBERS BETTER • Many of Clemson’s statistical numbers are better in ACC games compared to non-conference games. • Clemson’s ERA (3.54 ACC, 4.42 non-ACC) and fielding percentage (.974 ACC, .947 non-ACC) are both drastically better in ACC games. • Clemson has hit 14 of its 21 home runs in ACC games and is slugging .418 in ACC games compared to .397 in non-ACC games. • Clemson’s opponent batting average is better in ACC games (.227) compared to non-ACC games (.245). • Clemson is 7-4 in ACC road games and 2-3 in non-ACC road games.
Clate Schmidt
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#32 6-1, 190
Acworth, GA
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