The 12th-ranked Clemson Tigers hosts Presbyterian tonight at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in Clemson. First pitch is schedule for 6:30.
Presbyterian College (11-8) @ No. 12 Clemson (16-3)
Doug Kingsmore Stadium vs. Clemson, Tuesday, 6:30 p.m.
The Series
Meetings: 84 (first met in 1906)
Series Record: Clemson leads 62-22
Record at Clemson: Clemson leads 37-9 (Clemson leads 5-2 at DKS)
Last Meeting(s): Presbyterian College won 5-4 at Clemson in 2015
- Lee: Lee leads 1-0
The Blue Hose
Head Coach: Elton Pollock (12th season at PC)
2015 Record: 27-28 (6-18; 10th Big South) – no postseason – NR
Preseason: 9th in Big South (out of 11 teams)
Road Record: 4-6….1-3 on road/3-3 neutral (14-19 in 2015….10-18 on road/4-1 neutral)
Last Week: Split midweek home games with NC Central (15-6) & Wofford (4-8) before dropping two of three games at The Citadel (1-2, 7-6, 2-7) on the weekend
2016 Batting Stats: .301 (7.1 RPG) with 41 2B, 4 3B, 15 HR, 79 BB, 7 HBP, 118 K, 30-39 SB
2016 Pitching Stats: 4.54 ERA, .246 OBA (156 hits), 84 BB & 148 K in 168.2 innings
2016 Fielding Stats: .976 (17 errors in 704 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: 11-1 (16-14 in 2015)
Last Week: Won two midweek games at The Citadel (12-1, 5-4) before sweeping a three-game home series from #22 Boston College (6-2, 6-1, 3-2 in 10)
2016 Batting Stats: .286 (7.1 RPG) with 34 2B, 3 3B, 21 HR, 92 BB, 28 HBP, 139 K, 18-24 SB
2016 Pitching Stats: 2.65 ERA, .210 OBA (131 hits), 57 BB & 180 K in 170.0 innings
2016 Fielding Stats: .967 (23 errors in 697 chances)
Projected Starting Lineups
Presbyterian College
C #2 Rob Koski (SR/.250 BA with 1 2B, 1 HR, & 8 RBI in 17 games in 2016)
1B #4 Peter Johnson (SR/.365 BA with 1 2B, 1 HR, & 9 RBI in 16 games in 2016)
2B #25 Ryan Hedrick (SO/.220 BA with 2 2B, 1 3B, & 4 RBI in 12 games in 2016)
SS #23 Cletis Avery (JR/.280 BA with 6 2B, 3 HR, & 9 RBI in 19 games in 2016)
3B #8 Jacob Midkiff (SR/.325 BA with 7 2B, 14 RBI, & 11 R in 19 games in 2016)
LF #20 Tyler Weyenberg (JR/.397 BA with 8 2B, 1 HR, & 15 RBI in 19 games in 2016)
CF #21 Brett Auckland (JR/.265 BA with 3 2B, 1 3B, & 11 RBI in 19 games in 2016)
RF #15 Weston Jackson (*JR/.431 BA with 9 2B, 5 HR, & 22 RBI in 19 games in 2016)
DH #33 A.J. Priaulx (SO/.275 BA with 1 2B, 4 HR, & 13 RBI in 17 games in 2016)
Clemson
C #25 Chris Okey (JR/.300 BA with 2 2B, 3 HR, & 21 RBI in 19 games in 2016)
1B #27 Chris Williams (SO/.175 BA with 3 RBI & 6 R in 15 games in 2016)
2B #8 Weston Wilson (JR/.370 BA with 6 2B, 2 HR, & 16 RBI in 19 games in 2016)
SS #4 Eli White (JR/.239 BA with 4 2B, 1 HR, & 6 RBI in 19 games in 2016)
3B #11 Adam Renwick (SO/.143 BA with 1 2B, 7 RBI, & 11 R in 19 games in 2016)
LF #26 Reed Rohlman (*SO/.273 BA with 7 2B, 9 RBI, & 12 R in 19 games in 2016)
CF #5 Chase Pinder (SO/.333 BA with 1 3B, 5 HR, & 16 RBI in 19 games in 2016)
RF #28 Seth Beer (FR/.453 BA with 6 2B, 9 HR, & 25 RBI in 19 games in 2016)
DH #12 Robert Jolly (SO/.317 BA with 3 2B, 5 RBI, & 5 R in 18 games in 2016)
Projected Starting Pitchers
SR RHP #27 David Sauer (2-1/4 app (3 GS)/6.88 ERA (17.0 IP)/.242 OBA (15 hits)/6 BB/13 K)
FR LHP #24 Jake Higginbotham (2-0/4 app (4 GS)/3.57 ERA (17.2 IP)/.250 OBA (16 hits)/10 BB/16 K)
Worth Noting
- Clemson is 25-19-2 all-time on March 22 with a 14-6-1 mark at home.
- The Tigers and Blue Hose are meeting for the ninth straight season following a 57-year break in the series.
- This is the second of three games against Big South opponents for Clemson in 2016. The Tigers defeated Winthrop 4-3 on March 9 and will host Charleston Southern on May 17.
- Clemson has faced nine of the 11 programs currently in the Big South (missing Longwood & Radford). The Tigers are 171-46 all-time against those schools, including a 125-25 mark at home.
- Coach Lee has faced eight of the nine current Big South programs (missing Gardner-Webb, Liberty, & Longwood), going 43-17 against those schools.
Tiger Career Stats vs. Presbyterian College
Player AVG G-S AB R H RBI BB K HR Other
Eli White .667 1-1 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 SH, 1-1 SB
Weston Wilson .333 2-2 6 1 2 0 0 1 0 SH, 0-1 SB
Reed Rohlman .333 1-1 3 1 1 0 1 1 0
Chris Okey .286 2-2 7 2 2 3 1 2 0 2B
Andrew Cox .250 1-1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0
Chase Pinder .000 1-1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0
Player ERA G-S W-L IP H R ER BB SO OBA
Clate Schmidt 0.00 1-0 1-0 4.2 1 0 0 1 1 .083
Pat Krall 0.00 1-0 0-0 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 .333
Patrick Andrews 2.70 3-0 0-0 3.1 1 1 1 0 3 .100
Paul Campbell 5.40 1-0 0-0 1.2 1 2 1 1 2 .143