TCI’s Weekly Baseball Wrap

Last week was a great week for the Clemson Tigers as they won the series with South Carolina and won the mid-week game with Wofford. The Clemson Insider recaps last week in this edition of the Weekly Baseball Wrap.

 

 

 

 

Overall Record         8-2

ACC Record               0-0

 

Last Week             3-1

3/1     Tuesday       Wofford                           W, 7-0

3/4     Friday          @ #18 South Carolina       L, 1-8

3/5     Saturday      vs. #18 South Carolina      W, 5-0

3/6     Sunday         #18 South Carolina           W, 4-1

 

Next Week

3/9     Wednesday   Winthrop (7-5)                 4:00PM         Clemson

3/11   Friday          Wake Forest (9-3, 0-0)      6:00PM         Winston-Salem, NC

3/12   Saturday      Wake Forest (9-3, 0-0)      4:00PM         Winston-Salem, NC

3/13   Sunday         Wake Forest (9-3, 0-0)      1:00PM         Winston-Salem, NC

Note: Records as of Monday, March 7. Wake Forest travels to Coastal Carolina for a two-game series on Tuesday and Wednesday.

 

TCI Hitter-of-the Week              #5 Chase Pinder

The sophomore outfielder from Poquoson, VA went 7-for-13 (.538) in four games last week. Pinder had a triple, homer, two RBI, four runs, two walks, and two HBPs while going 1-2 on stolen bases with a .647 on-base percentage.

 

Other hitters of note:

Seth Beer               4-for-11 (.364), 1 HR, 1 RBI, 3 R, 1 BB

Reed Rohlman        5-for-16 (.313), 2 2B, 2 RBI, 3 R, 1 SF

Chris Okey             3-for-13 (.231), 1 2B, 1 3B, 6 RBI, 1 R, 3 BB

 

TCI Pitcher-of-the-Week            #16 Alex Eubanks

The redshirt freshman from Moore, SC picked up his first two career wins last week with his relief performance against Wofford on Wednesday and then an outstanding outing against #18 South Carolina on Sunday. In 10.1 innings, Eubanks allowed a run on six hits (.167 OBA) with one walk and eight strikeouts.

 

Other pitchers of note:

Clate Schmidt        5.1 IP, 1-0, 1 start, 1 hit, 0 runs, 4 BB, 6 K, .063 OBA

Pat Krall                 5.0 IP, 1 save, 2 app, 2 hits, 0 runs, 1 BB, 8 K, .118 OBA

Alex Bostic             2.1 IP, 1 save, 2 app, 1 hit, 0 runs, 0 BB, 5 K, .125 OBA

 

Week Notes:

Clemson, ranked as high as #20 in the country, defeated Wofford in midweek action before taking two of three games from #18 South Carolina over the weekend. The Tigers outscored the opposition 17-9 while outhitting their opponents .238 (29 hits) to .202 (26 hits). On the week, Clemson had three doubles, two triples, two homers, 13 walks, and five HBPs against 29 strikeouts while going 2-3 on stolen bases. The Tiger pitching staff finished the week with a 1.54 ERA, allowing nine runs (six earned) in 35.0 innings with 10 walks against 36 strikeouts. Clemson fielded at a .971 clip, committing four errors in 140 chances.