The 19th-ranked Clemson Tigers will host No. 22 Boston College in a three-game series this weekend at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in Clemson. The series begins tonight with first pitch set for 6:30.
The Tigers won both of their midweek games at The Citadel by a combined score of 17-5. The Tigers are averaging 7.4 runs per game and hitting .289 with a .401 on-base percentage and 17 stolen bases.
The pitching staff has a 2.85 ERA, .210 opponents’ batting average and 2.72 strikeout-to-walk ratio and Clemson is fielding .966.
No. 22 Boston College (12-3, 2-1 ACC) at No. 19 Clemson (13-3, 2-1 ACC)
Doug Kingsmore Stadium Clemson, SC
Friday, 6:30PM Saturday, 4:00PM Sunday, 1:00PM
Rankings: Boston College – #22 CB Clemson – #19 CB, #19 D1, #21 USA
The Series
Meetings: 30 (first met in 2006)
Series Record: Clemson leads 22-8
Record at Clemson: Clemson leads 10-5 (10-5 at DKS)
Last Meeting(s): Clemson won 2 of 3 games at Boston College last season (15-6, 7-8, 6-3)
- Lee: N/A
The Eagles
Head Coach: Mike Gambino (6th season at BC)
2015 Record: 27-27 (10-19; 7th in ACC Atlantic) – no postseason – NR
Preseason: 7th in ACC Atlantic Division (7 teams)
Road Record: 12-3…2-1 on road/10-2 neutral (11-21 in 2015…5-18 on road/6-3 neutral)
Last Week: Won two of three games at #11 NC State last weekend (7-0, 2-3, 1-0)
2016 Batting Stats: .289 (6.3 RPG) with 22 2B, 4 3B, 5 HR, 64 BB, 11 HBP, 95 K, 17-25 SB
2016 Pitching Stats: 2.67 ERA, .202 OBA (98 hits), 50 BB & 131 K in 135.0 innings
2016 Fielding Stats: .980 (11 errors in 553 chances)
The Tigers
2015 Record: 32-29 (16-13; 4th in ACC Atlantic) – Fullerton Regional – NR
Preseason: 5th in ACC Atlantic Division (7 teams)
Home Record: 8-1 (16-14 in 2015)
Last Week: Swept two midweek games at The Citadel (12-1, 5-4) after winning two of three games at Wake Forest last weekend (4-6, 6-5, 13-8)
2016 Batting Stats: .289 (7.4 RPG) with 28 2B, 3 3B, 17 HR, 84 BB, 23 HBP, 121 K, 17-22 SB
2016 Pitching Stats: 2.85 ERA, .210 OBA (109 hits), 54 BB & 147 K in 142.0 innings
2016 Fielding Stats: .966 (20 errors in 584 chances)
Projected Starting Lineups
Boston College
C #7 Nick Sciortino (JR/.359 BA with 1 2B, 7 RBI, & 5 R in 12 games in 2016)
1B #28 Mitch Bigras (SO/.360 BA with 2 2B, 3 RBI, & 5 R in 10 games in 2016)
2B #11 Jake Palomaki (SO/.271 BA with 1 2B, 10 RBI, & 13 R in 15 games in 2016)
SS #8 Johnny Adams (JR/.200 BA with 3 2B, 2 RBI, & 10 R in 15 games in 2016)
3B #4 Joe Cronin (SR/.389 BA with 5 2B, 2 HR, & 19 RBI in 15 games in 2016)
LF #23 Gabriel Hernandez (SR/.225 BA with 1 2B, 1 HR, & 4 RBI in 15 games in 2016)
CF #10 Michael Strem (JR/.298 BA with 3 2B, 9 RBI, & 9 R in 15 games in 2016)
RF #30 Donovan Casey (SO/.321 BA with 2 2B, 1 3B, & 4 RBI in 14 games in 2016)
DH #2 Gian Martellini (FR/.216 BA with 2 2B, 1 HR, & 8 RBI in 12 games in 2016)
Clemson
C #25 Chris Okey (JR/.304 BA with 2 2B, 3 HR, & 21 RBI in 16 games in 2016)
1B #6 Andrew Cox (*JR/.357 BA with 2 2B, 1 HR, & 8 RBI in 11 games in 2016)
2B #8 Weston Wilson (JR/.387 BA with 5 2B, 1 HR, & 14 RBI in 16 games in 2016)
SS #4 Eli White (JR/.233 BA with 4 2B, 5 RBI, & 15 R in 16 games in 2016)
3B #11 Adam Renwick (SO/.146 BA with 1 2B, 5 RBI, & 9 R in 16 games in 2016)
LF #26 Reed Rohlman (*SO/.313 BA with 7 2B, 9 RBI, & 12 R in 16 games in 2016)
CF #5 Chase Pinder (SO/.357 BA with 1 2B, 5 HR, & 14 RBI in 16 games in 2016)
RF #28 Seth Beer (FR/.426 BA with 3 2B, 7 HR, & 22 RBI in 16 games in 2016)
DH #12 Robert Jolly (SO/.281 BA with 1 2B, 4 RBI, & 4 R in 15 games in 2016)
Projected Starting Pitchers
Game One
JR RHP #34 Mike King (3-0/4 app/4 GS/1.30 ERA (27.2 IP)/.194 OBA (19 hits)/4 BB/20 K)
SR RHP #32 Clate Schmidt (3-0/4 app/4 GS/3.15 ERA (20.0 IP)/.229 OBA (16 hits)/11 BB/17 K)
Game Two
SR LHP #17 Jesse Adams (2-1/4 app/4 GS/4.91 ERA (18.1 IP)/.221 OBA (15 hits)/8 BB/17 K)
SO LHP #23 Charlie Barnes (1-2/4 app/4 GS/4.76 ERA (22.2 IP)/.231 OBA (21 hits)/6 BB/27 K)
Game Three
FR RHP #44 Jacob Stevens (2-0/4 app/4 GS/0.00 ERA (22.2 IP)/.122 OBA (9 hits)/10 BB/28 K)
Clemson’s Starter is TBA
Worth Noting
- Clemson is 29-10 all-time on March 18 with a 12-1 mark at home.
- The Tigers are 29-14 all-time on March 19 with a 9-2 mark at home.
- Clemson is 33-15 all-time on March 20 with a 14-2 mark at home.
- The Tigers have won seven straight series between the teams and nine of the 10 series meetings.
Tiger Career Stats vs. Boston College
Player AVG G-S AB R H RBI BB K HR Other
Drew Wharton 1.000 1-0 2 1 2 4 0 0 0 2B
Chris Okey .550 6-6 20 6 11 8 1 4 3 SF, SH, 1-2 SB
Glenn Batson .429 3-2 7 4 3 0 0 0 0 2 2B, HBP
Reed Rohlman .417 3-3 12 5 5 5 2 3 0 2B
Andrew Cox .364 4-3 11 3 4 1 3 1 0 SH
Eli White .364 3-3 11 4 4 1 3 2 0 2 HBP, SF
Mike Triller .286 4-1 7 1 2 0 0 5 0 2B, SH
Chase Pinder .154 3-3 13 0 2 3 1 3 0 2B, 1-1 SB
Weston Wilson .000 5-4 11 0 0 0 2 6 0
Robert Jolly .000 2-0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0
Maleeke Gibson .000 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Adam Renwick .000 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Player ERA G-S W-L IP H R ER BB SO OBA
Patrick Andrews 0.00 1-0 0-0 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 .143
Pat Krall 0.00 1-0 0-0 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 .200
Clate Schmidt 3.52 2-1 1-0 7.2 8 3 3 5 2 .276
Paul Campbell * 18.00 1-0 0-0 3.0 7 6 6 2 6 .438
Jackson Campana 27.00 1-0 0-0 0.2 1 2 2 0 0 .333
Garrett Lovorn 27.00 1-0 0-0 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 .500
* – has one save.