Fourth-ranked Clemson hosts Virginia Tech for a three-game series this weekend beginning at 6:30 p.m. tonight at Doug Kingsmore Stadium. The two teams last met at Doug Kingsmore in 2014, when the Tigers swept the Hokies 3-0.
Virginia Tech (17-14, 6-6) at No. 4 Clemson (25-5, 10-2)
Doug Kingsmore Stadium, Clemson, S.C.
Friday 6:30 p.m., Saturday 5:30 p.m., Sunday 1:00 p.m.
Rankings: VT – NR Clemson – No. 4 D1/USA, No. 5 BA/CB
The Series
Meetings: 67 (first met in 1902)
Series Record: Clemson leads 41-24-2
Record at Clemson: Clemson leads 24-7-1 (Clemson leads 18-2 at DKS)
Last Meeting(s): Clemson won two of three games at Va Tech in 2015 (4-0 in 10, 15-8, 3-4 in 12)
- Lee: Lee leads 1-0 (1-0 at College of Charleston)
The Hokies
Head Coach: Pat Mason (4th season at VT)
2016 Record: 19-36 (6-24; 7th Coastal) – N/A – NR
Preseason: 6th in ACC Coastal (out of 7 teams)
Road Record: 7-8 (5-19 in 2016)
Last Week: Lost 3-1 at Marshall on Wednesday after sweeping Boston College at home last weekend (16-4, 10-6, 4-3 in 10)
2017 Batting Stats: .295 (7.5 RPG) with 66 2B, 10 3B, 57 HR, 115 BB, 57 HBP, 272 K, 13-19 SB
2017 Pitching Stats: 5.41 ERA, .289 OBA (317 hits), 141 BB & 272 K in 277.2 innings
2017 Fielding Stats: .965 (42 errors in 1204 chances)
The Tigers
2016 Record: 44-20 (16-14; 4th Atlantic) – Clemson Regional – No. 15 USA, No. 17 BA, No. 18 CB/D1
Preseason: 3rd in ACC Atlantic Division (7 teams); 1 vote for Overall Champion
Home Record: 15-4 (26-9 in 2016)
Last Week: Won 4-0 at Georgia on Tuesday after taking two of three games at Georgia Tech last weekend (11-6, 1-5, 13-6)
2017 Batting Stats: .273 (6.2 RPG) with 54 2B, 2 3B, 32 HR, 168 BB, 30 HBP, 212 K, 31-43 SB
2017 Pitching Stats: 2.76 ERA, .236 OBA (243 hits), 71 BB & 295 K in 277.0 innings
2017 Fielding Stats: .970 (34 errors in 1147 chances)
Projected Starting Lineups
Virginia Tech
C #39 Joe Freiday, Jr. (JR/.255 BA with 1 2B, 7 HR, & 20 RBI in 28 games in 2017)
1B #21 Sam Fragale (*JR/.325 BA with 7 2B, 12 HR, & 44 RBI in 31 games in 2017)
2B #6 Jack Owens (*SO/.388 BA with 7 2B, 3 HR, & 17 RBI in 31 games in 2017)
SS #14 Ryan Tufts (SR/.361 BA with 15 2B, 7 HR, & 22 RBI in 31 games in 2017)
3B #11 Garrett Hudson (*JR/.227 BA with 3 2B, 6 RBI, & 4 R in 26 games in 2017)
LF #24 Mac Caples (SR/.219 BA with 1 2B, 6 HR, & 11 RBI in 30 games in 2017)
CF #10 Rahiem Cooper (*SR/.239 BA with 4 2B, 7 HR, & 26 RBI in 31 games in 2017)
RF #12 Tom Stoffel (*JR/.355 BA with 11 2B, 5 HR, & 33 RBI in 30 games in 2017)
DH #30 JD Mundy (FR/.266 BA with 4 2B, 4 HR, & 12 RBI in 23 games in 2017)
Clemson
C #27 Chris Williams (JR/.299 BA with 8 2B, 8 HR, & 31 RBI in 23 games in 2017)
1B #6 Andrew Cox (*GR/.280 BA with 3 2B, 3 HR, & 15 RBI in 29 games in 2017)
2B #9 Jordan Greene (SO/.263 BA with 4 2B, 7 RBI, & 12 R in 26 games in 2017)
SS #8 Logan Davidson (FR/.274 BA with 5 2B, 4 HR, & 17 RBI in 30 games in 2017)
3B #4 Grayson Byrd (*SO/.333 BA with 4 2B, 1 HR, & 11 RBI in 24 games in 2017)
LF #28 Seth Beer (SO/.257 BA with 8 2B, 8 HR, & 24 RBI in 30 games in 2017)
CF #5 Chase Pinder (JR/.303 BA with 8 2B, 17 RBI, & 27 R in 29 games in 2017)
RF #13 Drew Wharton (JR/.273 BA with 1 2B, 3 RBI, & 3 R in 12 games in 2017)
DH #26 Reed Rohlman (*JR/.333 BA with 7 2B, 2 HR, & 14 RBI in 29 games in 2017)
Projected Starting Pitchers
Game One
JR RHP #27 Connor Coward (5-0/10 app/6 GS/2.09 ERA (38.2 IP)/.193 OBA (27 hits)/19 BB/29 K)
JR LHP #23 Charlie Barnes (3-2/7 app/7 GS/1.57 ERA (46.0 IP)/.223 OBA (37 hits)/8 BB/56 K)
Game Two
*SR LHP #9 Kit Scheetz (3-0/17 app/2 GS/3.10 ERA (29.0 IP)/.261 OBA (29 hits)/15 BB/30 K)
*SO RHP #15 Alex Eubanks (4-2/7 app/7 GS/2.98 ERA (45.1 IP)/.233 OBA (40 hits)/6 BB/43 K)
Game Three
*JR RHP #26 Nick Anderson (5-2/8 app/6 GS/2.85 ERA (41.0 IP)/.242 OBA (37 hits)/16 BB/29 K)
SR LHP #36 Pat Krall (5-0/7 app/7 GS/3.29 ERA (41.0 IP)/.293 OBA (46 hits)/10 BB/33 K)
Worth Noting
- Clemson is 40-21-1 all-time on April 7 with a 22-9-1 mark at home.
- The Tigers are 43-17 all-time on April 8 with a 28-7 mark at home.
- Clemson is 37-19 all-time on April 9 with a 26-7 mark at home.
Tiger Career Stats vs. Virginia Tech
Player AVG G-S AB R H RBI BB K HR Other
Drew Wharton 1.000 2-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Reed Rohlman .308 3-3 13 4 4 4 1 2 0 2 2B, HBP, 1-2 SB
Chase Pinder .286 3-3 14 2 4 3 1 1 1 2B
Andrew Cox .200 3-1 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 SH, 1-1 SB
Adam Renwick .000 2-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Robert Jolly .000 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Player ERA G-S W-L IP H R ER BB SO OBA
Charlie Barnes 18.00 1-0 0-0 1.0 3 2 2 1 0 .500
Pat Krall 27.00 1-0 0-0 0.2 2 2 2 1 0 .667
Patrick Andrews N/A 1-0 0-0 0.0 2 3 2 1 0 .667