Clemson, ranked No. 12, travels to Athens Tuesday night to battle Georgia. The Clemson Insider previews the first of a home-and-home series.
No. 12 Clemson (21-7) @ Georgia (17-12)
Foley Field v Athens, GA v Tuesday, 7:00PM
Rankings: Clemson – #21 BA, #17 CB, #12 D1, #16 USA Georgia – NR
The Series
Meetings: 228 (first met in 1900)
Series Record: Georgia leads 122-104-2
Record at Georgia: Georgia leads 69-46
Last Meeting(s): Georgia swept both games in 2015, winning 3-2 at CU & 7-0 at UGA
- Lee: Lee trails 0-1
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: 6-5 (12-9 in 2015)
Last Week: Won two of three home games over Pittsburgh (14-6, 5-15, 4-3) after winning road games at Furman (9-7) & Western Carolina (10-8)
2016 Batting Stats: .287 (7.2 RPG) with 51 2B, 5 3B, 32 HR, 144 BB, 40 HBP, 205 K, 23-36 SB
2016 Pitching Stats: 3.59 ERA, .246 OBA (234 hits), 96 BB & 243 K in 250.2 innings
2016 Fielding Stats: .961 (41 errors in 1053 chances)
The Bulldogs
Head Coach: Scott Stricklin (3rd season at UGA)
2015 Record: 26-28 (10-19; 7th in SEC East) – no postseason – NR
Preseason: 6th in East Division (out of 7 teams)
Home Record: 13-9 (16-16 in 2015)
Last Week: Won two of three home games over #21 Alabama (7-10 in 13, 7-1, 12-4) after losing to Kennesaw State 4-2 at home last Tuesday
2016 Batting Stats: .260 (5.2 RPG) with 38 2B, 3 3B, 21 HR, 126 BB, 20 HBP, 225 K, 18-28 SB
2016 Pitching Stats: 4.11 ERA, .234 OBA (233 hits), 131 BB & 259 K in 267.0 innings
2016 Fielding Stats: .969 (35 errors in 1138 chances)
Projected Starting Lineups
Clemson
C #25 Chris Okey (JR/.346 BA with 5 2B, 5 HR, & 27 RBI in 28 games in 2016)
1B #27 Chris Williams (SO/.225 BA with 2 2B, 1 HR, & 10 RBI in 24 games in 2016)
2B #8 Weston Wilson (JR/.318 BA with 8 2B, 3 HR, & 22 RBI in 28 games in 2016)
SS #4 Eli White (JR/.236 BA with 5 2B, 1 HR, & 9 RBI in 28 games in 2016)
3B #9 Jordan Greene (FR/.261 BA with 1 2B, 4 RBI, & 5 R in 11 games in 2016)
LF #26 Reed Rohlman (*SO/.315 BA with 10 2B, 18 RBI, & 21 R in 28 games in 2016)
CF #5 Chase Pinder (SO/.343 BA with 4 2B, 8 HR, & 23 RBI in 28 games in 2016)
RF #28 Seth Beer (FR/.422 BA with 8 2B, 12 HR, & 34 RBI in 26 games in 2016)
DH #13 Drew Wharton (SO/.176 BA with 4 RBI in 14 games in 2016)
Georgia
C #13 Michael Curry (FR/.263 BA with 2 2B, 5 HR, & 15 RBI in 28 games in 2016)
1B #42 Trevor Kieboom (JR/.319 BA with 1 2B, 1 HR, & 6 RBI in 17 games in 2016)
2B #2 LJ Talley (FR/.244 BA with 6 2B, 1 HR, & 17 RBI in 28 games in 2016)
SS #8 Nick King (SR/.253 BA with 1 2B, 8 RBI, & 13 R in 27 games in 2016)
3B #6 Mitchell Webb (SO/.214 BA with 4 2B, 1 HR, & 12 RBI in 27 games in 2016)
LF #32 Keegan McGovern (SO/.279 BA with 7 2B, 5 HR, & 24 RBI in 29 games in 2016)
CF #11 Stephen Wrenn (JR/.284 BA with 2 2B, 1 HR, & 14 RBI in 25 games in 2016)
RF #1 Skyler Webb (JR/.323 BA with 6 2B, 1 HR, & 17 RBI in 29 games in 2016)
DH #33 Daniel Nichols (SR/.278 BA with 2 2B, 4 HR, & 13 RBI in 24 games in 2016)
Projected Starting Pitchers
JR LHP #37 Alex Bostic (3-2/12 app/0 GS/3.31 ERA (16.1 IP)/.186 OBA (11 hits)/7 BB/20 K)
FR LHP #15 Kevin Smith (3-1/6 app/6 GS/5.16 ERA (29.2 IP)/.274 OBA (32 hits)/14 BB/26 K)
Worth Noting
- Clemson is 38-23 all-time on April 5 with a 10-11 mark on the road.
- The Tigers are 395-370-7 all-time against current SEC programs (have faced every program but LSU and Missouri), including a 165-222-5 mark on the road.
- Coach Lee has faced six SEC programs (Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, & South Carolina). Lee is 9-17 all-time against current SEC teams.
Tiger Career Stats vs. Georgia
Player AVG G-S AB R H RBI BB K HR Other
Robert Jolly 1.000 1-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2B
Eli White .375 3-2 8 0 3 0 1 2 0 1-1 SB
Chase Pinder .286 2-2 7 1 2 1 0 0 1
Chris Okey .250 4-4 16 2 4 2 1 4 1 2B
Weston Wilson .167 4-2 6 1 1 2 2 1 0 2B, 1-1 SB
Reed Rohlman .167 2-2 6 0 1 0 1 1 0
Andrew Cox .000 3-2 7 0 0 0 1 1 0
Glenn Batson .000 2-2 4 0 0 0 0 1 0
Mike Triller .000 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Drew Wharton .000 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Maleeke Gibson N/A 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Player ERA G-S W-L IP H R ER BB SO OBA
Alex Bostic 0.00 1-0 0-0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Clate Schmidt 2.79 3-2 1-0 9.2 6 4 3 5 6 .171
Patrick Andrews 4.50 3-0 0-1 4.0 4 2 2 2 4 .250
Pat Krall 6.00 2-0 0-0 3.0 3 2 2 0 6 .250