Clemson Baseball Preview vs. CCU & Notes |
CLEMSON, S.C. - The Tigers face Coastal Carolina for the first time since 2012 in a midweek game at Doug Kingsmore Stadium.
GAME SETUP • Who - Coastal Carolina (17-20) vs. Clemson (21-14) • Rankings - CCU - NR; CU - No. 22 BA, No. 20 USA • When - Tuesday (6:30 p.m.) • Where - Clemson, S.C. (Doug Kingsmore Stadium) • Watch - TigerCast • Listen - TigerCast, WCCP (104.9 FM) • Live Stats - ClemsonTigers.com • Social Media - Twitter/Instagram (@ClemsonBaseball) • Tickets - ClemsonTigers.com, 1-800-CLEMSON • Promotion - Two For Tuesday - All tickets are buy one, get one free. STUDENT APPRECIATION NIGHT • Tuesday is Student Appreciation Night. Students will receive free t-shirts, tanks, sunglasses and koozies courtesy of University Village. • One student will win a roundtrip ticket on Southwest Airlines. • Students can enter a raffle to throw out a ceremonial first pitch. • Students will receive double points (6) on ROAR Student Rewards. SERIES HISTORY • Overall Record - Clemson leads 42-8 (1986-12) • Record at Clemson - Clemson leads 30-6 (1988-12) STARTING PITCHERS • LHP Dalton Moats (CCU) vs. RHP
Clate Schmidt CLEMSON OVERVIEW • The Tigers lost two of three game at No. 2 Virginia last weekend, both by a single run. • The Tigers are averaging 6.2 runs per game and hitting .285 with a .355 on-base percentage and 58 steals. • The pitching staff has a 3.95 ERA, .239 opponents’ batting average and 2.09 strikeout-to-walk ratio and Clemson is fielding .959. COASTAL CAROLINA OVERVIEW • Coastal Carolina is led by 19th-year Head Coach Gary Gilmore. • The Chanticleers won two of three games at Radford last weekend. They are hitting .259 and have a 3.46 ERA and .959 fielding percentage. • Connor Owings is hitting a team-high .338 with 10 doubles, one triple, two homers, 20 RBIs and five steals. QUICK HITS • The Tigers outscored No. 2 Virginia 9-5 and outhit it 20-14. Clemson held Virginia to its fewest runs (5) in a home ACC series since 2005. • Seven of Clemson’s nine regular starters in the field are hitting .295 or better. • Clemson pitchers have combined for a 3.30 ERA and .230 opponents’ batting average in ACC games this season. ACC STANDINGS • Clemson is in third place in the ACC Atlantic Division standings with a 10-7 league mark behind Florida State (14-4) and Wake Forest (11-7). • In the overall ACC standings, Clemson is in fifth place behind Florida State, Miami (Fla.) (14-4), Virginia (14-4), and Wake Forest. ERWIN LIMITING DAMAGE • Sophomore lefthander
Zack Erwin • He is 2-2 with two saves, a 4.25 ERA and .214 opponents’ batting average in 42.1 innings pitched over 16 appearances (four starts). • He has 36 strikeouts against 14 walks. • As a reliever, he is 1-0 with a 2.62 ERA and .181 opponents’ batting average along with 21 strikeouts against seven walks in 12 outings. • He has allowed only two of 15 inherited runners to score. 
Clate Schmidt
So. RH Pitcher
#32 6-1, 190
Acworth, GA
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(CU)
Zack Erwin
So. LH Pitcher
#33 6-4, 180
Duluth, GA
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has been valuable as both a long and short reliever along with being a starter in 2014.
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