No. 12 Clemson hosts Wofford Tuesday at 4 PM at Doug Kingsmore Stadium. Tyler Jackson will get his second start for the Tigers.
Wofford (2-5) @ #12 Clemson (5-2)
Doug Kingsmore Stadium v Clemson, SC v Tuesday, 4:00PM
Rankings: WCU – NR Clemson – #12 USA, #15 BA, #20 D1, #22 CB
The Series
Meetings: 104 (first met in 1898)
Series Record: Clemson leads 79-24-1
Record at Clemson: Clemson leads 42-8 (Clemson leads 12-0 at DKS)
Last Meeting(s): Clemson won 7-0 at Clemson in 2016
- Lee: Lee leads 15-1 (1-0 at CU; 14-1 at CofC)
The Terriers
Head Coach: Todd Interdonato (10th season at Wofford)
2016 Record: 30-28 (12-12; 7th SoCon) – N/A – NR
Preseason: 7th in SoCon Coaches & Media Polls (out of 9 teams)
Road Record: 1-3 (9-13 in 2016)
Last Week: Dropped two of three home games last weekend; losing 5-1 to James Madison, beating Georgetown 18-11, and falling 7-6 to UNC Asheville
2017 Batting Stats: .231 (5.7 RPG) with 9 2B, 2 3B, 6 HR, 30 BB, 10 HBP, 56 K, 16-19 SB
2017 Pitching Stats: 7.50 ERA, .341 OBA (84 hits), 31 BB & 50 K in 60.0 innings
2017 Fielding Stats: .976 (6 errors in 245 chances)
The Tigers
2016 Record: 44-20 (16-14; 4th Atlantic) – Clemson Regional – #15 USA, 17 BA, #18 CB/D1
Preseason: 3rd in ACC Atlantic Division (7 teams); 1 vote for Overall Champion
Home Record: 5-2 (26-9 in 2016)
Last Week: Beat Western Carolina 11-5 at home last Wednesday before sweeping Elon (1-0 in 13, 13-5, 3-0) over the weekend
2017 Batting Stats: .288 (5.7 RPG) with 8 2B, 5 HR, 39 BB, 9 HBP, 45 K, 5-11 SB
2017 Pitching Stats: 3.09 ERA, .252 OBA (63 hits), 13 BB & 87 K in 67.0 innings
2017 Fielding Stats: .974 (7 errors in 270 chances)
Projected Starting Lineups
Wofford
C #4 Carson Waln (SR/.182 BA with 1 HR, 7 RBI, & 4 R in 6 games in 2017)
1B #27 Brett Hash (SR/.300 BA with 2 2B, 2 HR, & 7 RBI in 7 games in 2017)
2B #15 Reed Massey (SO/.407 BA with 2 2B, 4 RBI, & 6 R in 7 games in 2017)
SS #19 Alex Malsch (JR/.261 BA with 1 3B, 1 HR, & 2 RBI in 7 games in 2017)
3B #26 Max McDougald (JR/.222 BA with 2 2B, 4 RBI, & 5 R in 7 games in 2017)
LF #11 Ty Reginelli (SO/.280 BA with 1 2B, 1 RBI, & 3 R in 7 games in 2017)
CF #22 Kody Ruedisili (SR/.250 BA with 1 2B, 1 3B, & 5 RBI in 7 games in 2017)
RF #9 Mack Nathanson (JR/.167 BA with 1 2B, 2 HR, & 3 RBI in 7 games in 2017)
DH #18 Cody Miller (JR/.154 BA with 2 RBI & 2 BB in 5 games in 2017)
Clemson
C #12 Robert Jolly (JR/.500 BA with 1 2B, 1 RBI, & 8 R in 5 games in 2017)
1B #6 Andrew Cox (*GR/.300 BA with 2 RBI, 2 R, & 3 BB in 6 games in 2017)
2B #4 Grayson Byrd (*SO/.333 BA with 2 2B, 5 RBI, & 1 SB in 7 games in 2017)
SS #8 Logan Davidson (FR/.308 BA with 1 2B, 1 HR, & 7 RBI in 7 games in 2017)
3B #25 Patrick Cromwell (JR/.273 BA with 1 HR, 1 RBI, & 2 R in 7 games in 2017)
LF #15 Weston Jackson (*GR/.174 BA with 1 2B, 6 RBI, & 3 R in 7 games in 2017)
CF #5 Chase Pinder (JR/.423 BA with 2 2B, 6 RBI, & 6 R in 6 games in 2017)
RF #28 Seth Beer (SO/.273 BA with 1 2B, 2 HR, & 6 RBI in 3 games in 2017)
DH #26 Reed Rohlman (*JR/.300 BA with 2 RBI, 3 R, & 4 HBP in 7 games in 2017)
Projected Starting Pitchers
FR RHP #6 Matt Ellmyer (0-0/3 app/5.40 ERA (6.2 IP)/.360 OBA (9 hits)/2 BB/1 K)
*GR RHP #22 Tyler Jackson (0-1/2 app/1 GS/11.25 ERA (4.0 IP)/.421 OBA (8 hits)/2 BB/3 K)
Worth Noting
- Clemson is 19-9 all-time on February 28 with an 11-4 mark at home.
- This is the second of four games against SoCon opponents for Clemson in 2017. The Tigers beat Western Carolina 11-5 on February 22 and later face Furman in a home-and-home (March 28 at Clemson and May 9 at Fluor Field).
- Clemson has faced eight of the nine programs currently in the SoCon (missing Samford). The Tigers are 418-136-6 all-time against those schools, including a 245-51-1 mark at home.
- Monte Lee is 84-35 all-time against current SoCon members (has not faced East Tennessee State or VMI), including a 10-0 mark as Clemson’s head coach.
Tiger Career Stats vs. Wofford
Player AVG G-S AB R H RBI BB K HR Other
Reed Rohlman .667 3-3 12 7 8 5 1 0 1 2 2B, SF, 1-1 SB
Weston Jackson .391 7-6 23 6 9 4 5 2 0 2 2B, HBP, SF, 3-4 SB
Chase Pinder .333 3-3 12 1 4 0 1 2 0 0-1 SB
Adam Renwick .333 3-1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 SF
Seth Beer .250 1-1 4 1 1 0 0 1 0
Andrew Cox .182 3-3 11 1 2 0 1 3 0
Chris Williams .000 1-1 4 0 0 0 0 2 0
Robert Jolly .000 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0
Drew Wharton .000 2-0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
KJ Bryant N/A 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Player ERA G-S W-L IP H R ER BB SO OBA
Charlie Barnes 0.00 2-0 1-0 3.2 0 0 0 0 3 .000
Alex Schnell 0.00 1-1 0-0 3.1 4 0 0 1 2 .308
Patrick Andrews 0.00 1-0 0-0 3.0 2 1 0 1 0 .182
Alex Eubanks 0.00 1-0 1-0 2.2 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ryley Gilliam 0.00 1-0 0-0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Paul Campbell 3.86 1-0 0-0 2.1 3 1 1 2 1 .333
Pat Krall 9.00 2-0 0-1 5.0 6 5 5 2 9 .300
Tyler Jackson 9.00 1-1 0-1 4.0 5 5 4 3 6 .278
** Weston Jackson played at Presbyterian College from 2013-2016.
** Tyler Jackson played at USC Upstate from 2015-2016.