Clemson travels to Charleston for a two game series with the Citadel that starts tonight. The Clemson Insider previews the series.
No. 19 Clemson (11-3) @ The Citadel (7-8)
Riley Park v Charleston, SC
Tuesday, 7:00PM v Wednesday, 6:00PM
Rankings: Clemson – #19 CB, #19 D1, #21 USA The Citadel – NR
The Series
Meetings: 101 (first met in 1900)
Series Record: Clemson leads 83-18
Record at Citadel: Clemson leads 30-11
Last Meeting(s): Clemson won 13-4 at Clemson in 2004
- Lee: Lee leads 16-10
The Tigers
2015 Record: 32-29 (16-13; 4th in ACC Atlantic) – Fullerton Regional – NR
Preseason: 5th in ACC Atlantic Division (7 teams)
Road Record: 2-2 (12-9 in 2015)
Last Week: Won two of three games at Wake Forest (4-6, 6-5, 13-8) over the weekend after beating Winthrop 4-3 at home last Wednesday
2016 Batting Stats: .286 (7.3 RPG) with 20 2B, 3 3B, 16 HR, 69 BB, 22 HBP, 94 K, 15-17 SB
2016 Pitching Stats: 2.98 ERA, .219 OBA (100 hits), 44 BB & 123 K in 124.0 innings
2016 Fielding Stats: .967 (17 errors in 512 chances)
The Bulldogs
Head Coach: Fred Jordan (26th season at Citadel)
2015 Record: 28-30 (10-14; 8th in SoCOn) – no postseason – NR
Preseason: T-7th in Coaches Poll & 8th in Media Poll (out of 9 teams)
Home Record: 6-5 (22-17 in 2015)
Last Week: Dropped two of three games at Elon (13-8, 3-5, 3-8) after splitting home games with USC Upstate (1-7 Tuesday) and Richmond (6-2 Wednesday)
2016 Batting Stats: .235 (4.7 RPG) with 28 2B, 1 3B, 4 HR, 49 BB, 9 HBP, 133 K, 4-9 SB
2016 Pitching Stats: 4.84 ERA, .275 OBA (144 hits), 71 BB & 116 K in 132.0 innings
2016 Fielding Stats: .959 (23 errors in 557 chances)
Projected Starting Lineups
Clemson
C #25 Chris Okey (JR/.260 BA with 1 2B, 3 HR, & 20 RBI in 14 games in 2016)
1B #6 Andrew Cox (*JR/.381 BA with 2 2B, 1 3B, & 5 RBI in 9 games in 2016)
2B #8 Weston Wilson (JR/.377 BA with 3 2B, 1 HR, & 7 RBI in 14 games in 2016)
SS #4 Eli White (JR/.255 BA with 3 2B, 4 RBI, & 15 R in 14 games in 2016)
3B #11 Adam Renwick (SO/.171 BA with 1 2B, 5 RBI, & 8 R in 14 games in 2016)
LF #26 Reed Rohlman (*SO/.321 BA with 5 2B, 9 RBI, & 10 R in 14 games in 2016)
CF #5 Chase Pinder (SO/.327 BA with 1 3B, 5 HR, & 13 RBI in 14 games in 2016)
RF #28 Seth Beer (FR/.404 BA with 2 2B, 7 HR, & 20 RBI in 14 games in 2016)
DH #12 Robert Jolly (SO/.321 BA with 1 2B, 3 RBI, & 3 R in 13 games in 2016)
The Citadel
C #6 Stephen Windham (SR/.273 BA with 4 2B, 1 HR, & 10 RBI in 14 games in 2016)
1B #22 Drew Ellis (SO/.213 BA with 4 2B, 1 HR, & 15 RBI in 14 games in 2016)
2B #2 Philip Watcher (SO/.289 BA with 4 2B, 3 RBI, & 10 R in 13 games in 2016)
SS #18 William Kinney (SO/.173 BA with 2 2B, 6 RBI, & 5 R in 15 games in 2016)
3B #3 Bret Hines (SR/.261 BA with 4 2B, 5 RBI, & 6 R in 15 games in 2016)
LF #21 Mike Deese (SR/.304 BA with 4 2B, 1 HR, & 5 RBI in 13 games in 2016)
CF #9 Jason Smith (SR/.200 BA with 5 RBI & 5 R in 14 games in 2016)
RF #17 Austin Mapes (JR/.196 BA with 3 2B, 6 RBI, & 6 R in 15 games in 2016)
DH #24 Ben Peden (FR/.200 BA with 2 2B, 3 RBI, & 3 R in 12 games in 2016)
Projected Starting Pitchers
Game One
FR LHP #24 Jake Higginbotham (1-0/3 app/3 GS/4.97 ERA (12.2 IP)/.298 OBA (14 hits)/6 BB/8 K)
FR RHP #27 Alex Bialakis (0-0/1 app/1 GS/6.00 ERA (3.0 IP)/.308 OBA (4 hits)/2 BB/3 K)
Game Two
Clemson’s starter is TBA
FR RHP #23 Morgan Fouks (0-1/1 app/1 GS/135.00 ERA (0.1 IP)/.800 OBA (4 hits)/1 BB/ 0 K)
Worth Noting
- Clemson is 23-12-1 all-time on March 15 with a 10-3-1 mark on the road.
- The Tigers are 16-14 all-time on March 16 with a 4-9 mark on the road.
- This is the second & third of seven games against SoCon opponents for Clemson in 2016. The Tigers defeated Wofford 7-0 at home on March 1 and will face Furman at Fluor Field (March 29), play at Western Carolina (March 30), and host both Western Carolina (April 12) and Furman (May 4).
- Clemson has faced eight of the nine programs currently in the SoCon (missing Samford). The Tigers are 408-136-6 all-time against those schools, including a 152-81-3 mark on the road.
- Coach Lee has faced seven of the nine current SoCon programs (missing East Tennessee State and VMI), going 75-35 against those schools.