Fresh off its three-game series win over Virginia this past weekend, the sixth ranked Clemson Tigers travel to Charleston to battle head coach Monte Lee’s old team the College of Charleston.
Lee coached the Cougars for seven years before leaving to take over the Clemson program two years ago. Lee was also a former player for the Cougars.
This is his first trip back to Charleston to play the College since he took over at Clemson in June of 2014.
No. 6 Clemson (16-4) at College of Charleston (8-12)
Patriots Point, Mount Pleasant, S.C., Tuesday, 6 p.m.
Rankings: Clemson – No. 6 BA, No. 7 D1/USA, No. 12 CB CofC – NR
The Series
Meetings: 27 (first met in 1899)
Series Record: Clemson leads 25-2
Record at CofC: Clemson leads 7-0 (Clemson leads 5-0 at Patriots Point)
Last Meeting(s): Teams split two meetings at Clemson in 2016 (CU 13-4, CofC 11-4)
- Lee: Series tied 1-1 (1-1 at CU)
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
Road Record: 1-0 (13-11 in 2016)
Last Week: Won two of three home games over #11 Virginia (0-2, 7-6, 12-1) after sweeping two-game midweek home series over Yale (10-6, 10-8)
2017 Batting Stats: .273 (6.2 RPG) with 35 2B, 2 3B, 17 HR, 112 BB, 22 HBP, 136 K, 21-31 SB
2017 Pitching Stats: 2.90 ERA, .236 OBA (164 hits), 47 BB & 205 K in 186.0 innings
2017 Fielding Stats: .966 (26 errors in 762 chances)
The Cougars
Head Coach: Matt Heath (2nd season at CofC)
2016 Record: 31-26-1 (12-12, 6th CAA) – N/A – NR
Preseason: 3rd in Colonial Athletic Association (out of 9 teams)
Home Record: 5-6 (22-11-1 in 2016)
Last Week: Lost three games at Nebraska last weekend (1-10, 1-6, 2-6) after falling at home to North Florida 11-2 last week
2017 Batting Stats: .275 (5.8 RPG) with 47 2B, 2 3B, 14 HR, 92 BB, 24 HBP, 168 K, 8-11 SB
2017 Pitching Stats: 6.72 ERA, .323 OBA (231 hits), 56 BB & 151 K in 174.0 innings
2017 Fielding Stats: .970 (22 errors in 738 chances)
Projected Starting Lineups
Clemson
C #27 Chris Williams (JR/.350 BA with 4 2B, 3 HR, & 16 RBI in 13 games in 2017)
1B #6 Andrew Cox (*GR/.298 BA with 3 2B, 3 HR, & 11 RBI in 19 games in 2017)
2B #9 Jordan Greene (SO/.324 BA with 3 2B, 4 RBI, & 9 R in 16 games in 2017)
SS #8 Logan Davidson (FR/.253 BA with 4 2B, 2 HR, & 10 RBI in 20 games in 2017)
3B #25 Patrick Cromwell (JR/.183 BA with 2 HR, 4 RBI, & 6 R in 20 games in 2017)
LF #26 Reed Rohlman (*JR/.302 BA with 5 2B, 1 3B, & 4 RBI in 19 games in 2017)
CF #5 Chase Pinder (JR/.365 BA with 5 2B, 16 RBI, & 19 R in 19 games in 2017)
RF #28 Seth Beer (SO/.250 BA with 3 2B, 5 HR, & 18 RBI in 20 games in 2017)
DH #12 Robert Jolly (JR/.344 BA with 3 2B, 4 RBI, & 13 R in 12 games in 2017)
College of Charleston
C #17 Erven Roper (SR/.329 BA with 5 2B, 2 HR, & 10 RBI in 19 games in 2017)
1B #34 Logan McRae (*SO/.388 BA with 4 2B, 6 HR, & 23 RBI in 19 games in 2017)
2B #2 Tommy Richter (JR/.326 BA with 6 2B, 1 3B, & 7 RBI in 14 games in 2017)
SS #1 Luke Manzo (SO/.413 BA with 3 2B, 7 RBI, & 12 R in 20 games in 2017)
3B #5 Dupree Hart (SO/.181 BA with 4 2B, 5 RBI, & 11 R in 20 games in 2017)
LF #4 Seth Wall (JR/.259 BA with 3 2B, 1 RBI, & 5 R in 14 games in 2017)
CF #3 Bradley Dixon (*SO/.272 BA with 9 2B, 14 RBI, & 13 R in 20 games in 2017)
RF #40 Joey Mundy (JR/.239 BA with 5 2B, 2 HR, & 12 RBI in 19 games in 2017)
DH #9 Danny Wondrack (SO/.254 BA with 5 2B, 3 HR, & 13 RBI in 17 games in 2017)
Projected Starting Pitchers
*GR RHP #22 Tyler Jackson (2-1/5 app/4 GS/5.24 ERA (22.1 IP)/.264 OBA (24 hits)/3 BB/29 K)
FR RHP #31 Max McKinley (0-2/5 app/2 GS/8.44 ERA (10.2 IP)/.388 OBA (19 hits)/2 BB/5 K)
Worth Noting
- Clemson is 21-15-1 all-time on March 21 with a 10-11-1 mark on the road.
- Head Coach Monte Lee spent seven seasons as the head coach at College of Charleston before coming to Tigertown. Lee was 276-145 (including 1-4 vs. Clemson) during that time with four trips to the NCAA Tournament (three regionals and one super regional).
- Lee also spent four seasons as a player for the Cougars (1996-99). He hit .333 with 50 doubles, six triples, 22 homers, 150 RBI, 156 runs, and had 66 steals in his career. He was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 39th round of the 1999 draft (the first CofC position player ever drafted) and was an inaugural member of the Cougar Baseball Wall of Fame in 2004.
- Clemson has faced six of the nine programs in the CAA (missing Hofstra, Northeastern, and Towson). The Tigers are 103-20 all-time against those schools, including a 21-7 road mark.
- Coach Lee spent two years in the CAA while at CofC so he has faced every member of the conference, including the Cougars last season. Lee is 60-28 against the programs, including a 7-1 mark at Clemson.
Tiger Career Stats vs. CofC
Player AVG G-S AB R H RBI BB K HR Other
Jordan Greene .571 2-2 7 2 4 0 1 0 0 2B
Robert Jolly .375 3-2 8 4 3 1 2 1 0 2B
Reed Rohlman .333 3-3 12 3 4 1 0 2 0 2B, HBP
Chase Pinder .300 2-2 10 3 3 5 0 1 0 2B
Chris Williams .250 2-1 4 1 1 1 1 0 0
Seth Beer .167 2-2 6 0 1 1 2 2 0 SF
Andrew Cox .000 2-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
KJ Bryant .000 2-1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
Drew Wharton 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 1-0 0-0 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 .400
Paul Campbell 0.00 1-0 0-0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 .200
Ryley Gilliam 0.00 1-0 0-0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Brooks Crawford 4.91 1-1 0-0 3.2 4 2 2 0 2 .286
Patrick Andrews 8.10 2-0 1-0 3.1 2 3 3 2 3 .182
Alex Eubanks 13.50 1-0 0-0 0.2 4 5 1 2 0 .571
Tyler Jackson 19.64 2-1 0-2 3.2 12 8 8 0 1 .545
Alex Schnell N/A 1-0 0-0 0.0 1 2 0 0 0 .333
* Tyler Jackson played at USC Upstate from 2015-2016.