Clemson, ranked No. 20, hosts Winthrop today (4 p.m.) as it looks to continue the momentum from the series win over then No. 18 South Carolina. The Clemson Insider previews today’s in-state contest.
Winthrop (7-5) @ Clemson (8-2)
Doug Kingsmore Stadium v Clemson, SC v Wednesday, 4:00PM
The Series
Meetings: 25 (first met in 1981)
Series Record: Clemson leads 19-6
Record at Clemson: Clemson leads 15-5 (Clemson leads 15-5 at DKS)
Last Meeting(s): Winthrop won 5-4 at Clemson in 2015
- Lee: Lee leads 2-0
The Eagles
Head Coach: Tom Riginos (6th season at WU)
2015 Record: 40-19 (16-8; T-3rd Big South) – no postseason – NR
Preseason: 2nd in Big South (out of 11 teams)
Road Record: 1-4 (15-9 in 2015….14-8 on road/1-1 neutral)
Last Week: Won two of three home games over Rhode Island (8-4, 7-11, 8-7) last weekend after losing 11-6 at North Carolina on Wednesday
2016 Batting Stats: .302 (7.8 RPG) with 20 2B, 2 3B, 4 HR, 54 BB, 9 HBP, 82 K, 12-16 SB
2016 Pitching Stats: 6.04 ERA, .276 OBA (112 hits), 29 BB & 92 K in 104.1 innings
2016 Fielding Stats: .966 (15 errors in 435 chances)
The Tigers
2015 Record: 32-29 (16-13; 4th in ACC Atlantic) – Fullerton Regional – NR
Preseason: 5th in ACC Atlantic Division (7 teams)
2016 Home Record: 7-1 (16-14 in 2015)
Last Week: Won two of three gams over South Carolina (1-8 at SC, 5-0 at Fluor Field, 4-1 at Clemson) last weekend after beating Wofford 7-0 at home last Tuesday
2016 Batting Stats: .291 (7.5 RPG) with 16 2B, 3 3B, 9 HR, 48 BB, 15 HBP, 64 K, 10-12 SB
2016 Pitching Stats: 1.92 ERA, .209 OBA (68 hits), 31 BB & 95 K in 89.0 innings
2016 Fielding Stats: .973 (10 errors in 364 chances)
Projected Starting Lineups
Winthrop
C #16 Roger Gonzalez (SR/.383 BA with 4 2B, 1 HR, & 14 RBI in 12 games in 2016)
1B #15 Mark Lowrie (*SR/.273 BA with 3 2B, 10 RBI, & 9 R in 12 games in 2016)
2B #2 Casey Parker (JR/.214 BA with 1 RBI & 1 R in 7 games in 2016)
SS #6 Kyle Edwards (SR/.184 BA with 1 2B, 5 RBI, & 7 R in 12 games in 2016)
3B #5 Mitch Spires (SO/.321 BA with 3 2B, 1 3B, & 9 RBI in 12 games in 2016)
LF #40 Tyler Asbill (*SR/.254 BA with 2 2B, 5 RBI, & 12 R in 12 games in 2016)
CF #8 Babe Thomas (JR/.324 BA with 8 RBI & 8 R in 10 games in 2016)
RF #1 Jace Whitley (*SR/.273 BA with 2 2B, 1 HR, & 11 RBI in 12 games in 2016)
DH #20 Anthony Paulsen (*JR/.423 BA with 4 2B, 2 HR, & 12 RBI in 12 games in 2016)
Clemson
C #25 Chris Okey (JR/.242 BA with 1 2B, 2 HR, & 14 RBI in 10 games in 2016)
1B #27 Chris Williams (SO/.129 BA with 2 RBI & 5 R in 9 games in 2016)
2B #8 Weston Wilson (JR/.389 BA with 2 2B, 4 RBI, & 9 R in 10 games in 2016)
SS #4 Eli White (JR/.278 BA with 2 2B, 4 RBI, & 11 R in 10 games in 2016)
3B #11 Adam Renwick (SO/.206 BA with 1 2B, 5 RBI, & 7 R in 10 games in 2016)
LF #6 Andrew Cox (*JR/.364 BA with 1 2B, 1 3B, & 4 RBI in 6 games in 2016)
CF #5 Chase Pinder (SO/.371 BA with 1 3B, 4 HR, & 12 RBI in 10 games in 2016)
RF #28 Seth Beer (FR/.387 BA with 1 2B, 3 HR, & 10 RBI in 10 games in 2016)
DH #26 Reed Rohlman (*SO/.351 BA with 5 2B, 9 RBI, & 6 R in 10 games in 2016)
Projected Starting Pitchers
FR LHP #13 Thad Harris (0-2/5 app (1 GS)/7.50 ERA (12.0 IP)/.333 OBA (17 hits)/2 BB/12 K)
FR LHP #24 Jake Higginbotham (1-0/2 app (2 GS)/4.32 ERA (8.1 IP)/.333 OBA (11 hits)/5 BB/6 K)
Worth Noting
- Clemson is 23-7 all-time on March 9 with a 17-5 mark at home.
- The Tigers and Eagles are meeting for the fifth straight year (all at Clemson) after meeting for seven straight years in Tigertown from 2001-2007.
- This is the first of three games against Big South opponents for Clemson in 2016. The Tigers host Presbyterian College on March 22 and Charleston Southern on May 17.
- Clemson has faced nine of the 11 programs currently in the Big South (missing Longwood & Radford). The Tigers are 170-46 all-time against those schools, including a 124-25 mark at home.
- Coach Lee has faced eight of the nine current Big South programs (missing Gardner-Webb, Liberty, & Longwood), going 42-17 against those schools.
Tiger Career Stats vs. Winthrop
Player AVG G-S AB R H RBI BB K HR Other
Robert Jolly 1.000 1-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Reed Rohlman .667 1-1 3 1 2 0 2 1 0
Eli White .667 1-1 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 2B, SH, 0-1 SB
Chase Pinder .500 1-1 4 0 2 1 0 0 0
Andrew Cox .333 1-1 3 1 1 0 1 0 0
Maleeke Gibson .333 1-1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0
Chris Okey .167 2-2 6 2 1 1 2 1 1
Glenn Batson .000 1-1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0
Weston Wilson .000 1-1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0
Adam Renwick N/A 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Player ERA G-S W-L IP H R ER BB SO OBA
Pat Krall 0.00 1-0 0-0 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 .000
Clate Schmidt 1.29 2-1 1-0 7.0 8 1 1 2 5 .296
Charlie Barnes 6.00 1-1 0-1 3.0 6 2 2 1 2 .429
Alex Schnell 16.20 1-0 0-0 1.2 2 3 3 1 2 .250