The Monte Lee era at Clemson gets underway this weekend as the Tigers host Maine. TCI previews the opening series of the 2016 season for the Tigers.
Maine (0-0) @ Clemson (0-0)
Doug Kingsmore Stadium v Clemson, SC
Friday, 4 p.m.; Saturday, 2 p.m.; Sunday, 1 p.m.
The Series
Meetings: 23 (first met in 1991)
Series Record: Clemson leads 22-1
Record at Clemson: Clemson leads 18-1 (Clemson leads 18-1 at DKS)
Last Meeting(s): Clemson swept three games in Augusta, GA last season (10-1, 5-4 (14), 10-2)
- Lee: Lee has never faced Maine
The Black Bears
Head Coach: Steve Trimper (11th season at Maine)
2015 Record: 24-28 (10-10; T-3rd in America East) – no postseason – NR
Road Record: 15-24 (8-12 on road, 7-12 at neutral sites)
Preseason: 4th place in America East (out of 7 teams)
2015 Batting Stats: .280 (5.2 RPG) with 98 2B, 4 3B, 21 HR, 197 BB, 33 HBP, 293 K, 50-68 SB
2015 Pitching Stats: 4.86 ERA, .300 OBA (538 hits), 170 BB & 346 K in 444.2 innings
2015 Fielding Stats: .960 (78 errors in 1932 chances)
The Tigers
2014 Record: 32-29 (16-13; 4th in ACC Atlantic) – Fullerton Regional – NR
Home Record: 16-14
Preseason: 5th in ACC Atlantic Division (7 teams)
2015 Batting Stats: .288 (6.3 RPG) with 112 2B, 13 3B, 35 HR, 274 BB, 45 HBP, 439 K, 64-88 SB
2015 Pitching Stats: 4.05 ERA, .252 OBA (536 hits), 200 BB & 497 K in 549.0 innings
2015 Fielding Stats: .959 (95 errors in 2342 chances)
Projected Starting Lineups
Maine
C #99 Jonathan Salcedo (SR/
1B #22 Brenden Geary (SR/.280 BA with 8 2B, 3 HR, & 20 RBI in 40 games in 2015)
2B #9 Shane Bussey (SR/.250 BA with 7 2B, 3 3B, & 17 RBI in 46 games in 2015)
SS #1 Brett Chappell (SR/.316 BA with 12 2B, 2 HR, & 38 RBI in 51 games in 2015)
3B #17 Alex Cabrera (SO/.304 BA with 2 2B, 2 RBI, & 5 R in 18 games in 2015)
LF #2 Lou Della Fera (JR/.250 BA with 1 RBI & 1 R in 16 games in 2015)
CF #6 Tyler Schwanz (JR/did not play in 2015)
RF #13 Jake Osborne (JR/.385 BA with 6 runs & 6 BB in 19 games in 2015)
DH #33 Kevin Stpulkowskil (SR/.254 BA with 10 2B, 2 HR, & 26 RBI in 41 games in 2015)
Clemson
C #25 Chris Okey (JR/.315 BA with 16 2B, 12 HR, & 57 RBI in 61 games in 2015)
1B #27 Chris Williams (SO/first season at Clemson)
2B #8 Weston Wilson (JR/.251 BA with 9 2B, 5 HR, & 26 RBI in 57 games in 2015)
SS #4 Eli White (JR/.297 BA with 7 2B, 4 HR, & 29 RBI in 61 games in 2015)
3B #11 Adam Renwick (SO/.200 BA with 1 2B, 1 RBI, & 3 R in 25 games in 2015)
LF #13 Drew Wharton (SO/.281 BA with 2 2B, 8 RBI, & 4 R in 23 games in 2015)
CF #5 Chase Pinder (SO/.256 BA with 8 2B, 3 HR, & 26 RBI in 46 games in 2015)
RF #28 Seth Beer (FR/first season at Clemson)
DH #26 Reed Rohlman (*SO/.356 BA with 17 2B, 3 HR, & 58 RBI in 61 games in 2015)
Projected Starting Pitchers
Game One
SO RHP #36 Justin Courtney (5-6/3.24 ERA (72.1 IP) in 2015/.294 OBA (84 hits)/27 BB/38 K)
SO LHP #23 Charlie Barnes (1-2/3.38 ERA (24.0 IP) in 2015/.265 OBA (26 hits)/8 BB/23 K)
Game Two
SO RHP #31 Chris Murphy (did not appear in a game in 2015)
SR RHP #32 Clate Schmidt (2-3/4.67 ERA (52.0 IP) in 2015/.276 OBA (55 hits)/23 BB/32 K)
Game Three
JR RHP #35 Jeff Gelinas (3-1/5.51 ERA (32.2 IP) in 2015/.333 OBA (43 hits)/23 BB/29 K)
FR LHP #24 Jake Higginbotham (First year in college)
Worth Noting
- Clemson is 7-3 all-time on February 19 with a 5-1 mark at home.
- The Tigers are 10-2 all-time on February 20 with a 6-0 mark at home.
- Clemson is 10-2 all-time on February 21 with a 7-0 mark at home.
- The Tigers and Black Bears meet in a three-game series for the third consecutive year and fourth time in five years.
- Neither Clemson nor Coach Lee has ever faced another current member of the America East in baseball.
Tiger Career Stats vs. Maine
Player AVG G-S AB R H RBI BB K HR Other
Adam Renwick 1.000 2-0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2B
Mike Triller .667 4-0 3 1 2 0 0 1 0
Eli White .500 5-3 16 5 8 4 0 3 0 2 2B, HBP, SH, 1-2 SB
Robert Jolly .500 2-0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0
Chase Pinder .385 3-3 13 3 5 0 1 0 0 2B
Reed Rohlman .333 3-3 12 1 4 4 0 2 0 SF, 0-1 SB
Andrew Cox .316 6-5 19 6 6 2 0 3 0 2 2B, 2 SF, 1-1 SB
Weston Wilson .294 5-4 17 3 5 7 2 4 1 2 2B, 1-2 SB
Chris Okey .250 6-6 24 3 6 5 2 5 0 2 2B, 3B, SF, SH
Drew Wharton .000 3-0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
Glenn Batson .000 2-0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0
Maleeke Gibson .000 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
Player ERA G-S W-L IP H R ER BB SO OBA
Alex Schnell 0.00 1-0 1-0 3.0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
Clate Schmidt 0.00 1-0 0-0 2.2 1 0 0 0 2 .111
Alex Bostic 0.00 2-0 0-0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 .167
Paul Campbell 0.00 1-0 0-0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Pat Krall 0.00 1-0 0-0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 .250
Hunter Van Horn 0.00 1-0 0-0 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000
Patrick Andrews 3.86 3-0 0-0 2.1 2 1 1 2 4 .222