Fourth-ranked Clemson will host Charleston Southern today at 6:30 p.m. at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in Clemson.
The Tigers are off to their best start since 2002 with their 28-5 overall record. Their 13-2 ACC mark is their best start in conference play since 1995.
Doug Kingsmore Stadium, Clemson, SC, Tuesday, 6:30PM
Rankings: CSU – NR Clemson – No. 4 CB/D1/USA, No. 5 BA
The Series
Meetings: 19 (first met in 1976)
Series Record: Clemson leads 18-1
Record at Clemson: Clemson leads 15-1 (Clemson leads 15-1 at DKS)
Last Meeting(s): Clemson won 3-2 at Clemson in 2016
- Lee: Lee leads 15-1 (1-0 at CU; 14-1 at CofC)
The Buccaneers
Head Coach: Adam Ward (1st season at CSU)
2016 Record: 19-34 (6-18, 10th Big South) – N/A – NR
Preseason: 9th in Big South (out of 10 teams)
Road Record: 5-8 (5-19 in 2016)
Last Week: Won two of three games at UNC Asheville (10-3, 19-3, 1-2) over the weekend after dropping an 8-6 home contest to The Citadel last Tuesday
2017 Batting Stats: .261 (5.2 RPG) with 50 2B, 7 3B, 17 HR, 108 BB, 16 HBP, 211 K, 33-38 SB
2017 Pitching Stats: 4.70 ERA, .278 OBA (297 hits), 101 BB & 281 K in 266.1 innings
2017 Fielding Stats: .957 (48 errors in 1109 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: 18-4 (26-9 in 2016)
Last Week: Swept three home games from Virginia Tech (12-1, 6-3, 8-3) over the weekend after winning 4-0 at Georgia last Tuesday
2017 Batting Stats: .281 (6.4 RPG) with 61 2B, 2 3B, 35 HR, 182 BB, 33 HBP, 229 K, 34-46 SB
2017 Pitching Stats: 2.57 ERA, .229 OBA (196 hits), 54 BB & 252 K in 231.0 innings
2017 Fielding Stats: .969 (39 errors in 1261 chances)
Projected Starting Lineups
Charleston Southern
C #25 Mike Sconzo (JR/.282 BA with 6 2B, 1 HR, & 13 RBI in 30 games in 2017)
1B #13 Aaron Miller (FR/.264 BA with 3 2B, 2 HR, & 15 RBI in 29 games in 2017)
2B #12 Nate Blanchard (SR/.292 BA with 9 2B, 2 HR, & 20 RBI in 30 games in 2017)
SS #1 Kyle Vesnesky (JR/.245 BA with 7 2B, 12 RBI, & 15 R in 27 games in 2017)
3B #5 Jason Miller (*SO/.347 BA with 7 2B, 1 HR, & 20 RBI in 30 games in 2017)
LF #4 Cody Smith (JR/.278 BA with 5 RBI & 10 R in 25 games in 2017)
CF #3 Chris Singleton (JR/.250 BA with 3 2B, 2 HR, & 11 RBI in 30 games in 2017)
RF #6 Cole German (SO/.209 BA with 3 2B, 4 HR, & 10 RBI in 26 games in 2017)
DH #21 Brandon Gragilla (SR/.300 BA with 9 2B, 4 HR, & 21 RBI in 29 games in 2017)
Clemson
C #27 Chris Williams (JR/.287 BA with 9 2B, 8 HR, & 32 RBI in 26 games in 2017)
1B #6 Andrew Cox (*GR/.275 BA with 3 2B, 3 HR, & 17 RBI in 32 games in 2017)
2B #9 Jordan Greene (SO/.286 BA with 6 2B, 12 RBI, & 13 R in 29 games in 2017)
SS #8 Logan Davidson (FR/.303 BA with 5 2B, 5 HR, & 20 RBI in 33 games in 2017)
3B #4 Grayson Byrd (*SO/.314 BA with 4 2B, 1 HR, & 11 RBI in 27 games in 2017)
LF #28 Seth Beer (SO/.265 BA with 9 2B, 9 HR, & 27 RBI in 33 games in 2017)
CF #5 Chase Pinder (JR/.306 BA with 8 2B, 17 RBI, & 29 R in 32 games in 2017)
RF #13 Drew Wharton (JR/.308 BA with 1 2B, 4 RBI, & 3 R in 15 games in 2017)
DH #26 Reed Rohlman (*JR/.346 BA with 9 2B, 3 HR, & 17 RBI in 32 games in 2017)
Projected Starting Pitchers
*SO LHP #29 Cody Maw (2-2/10 app/4 GS/4.42 ERA (36.2 IP)/.282 OBA (42 hits)/7 BB/40 K)
*GR RHP #22 Tyler Jackson (5-1/9 app/7 GS/3.38 ERA (42.2 IP)/.244 OBA (40 hits)/7 BB/43 K)
Worth Noting
- Clemson is 40-18 all-time on April 11 with a 25-8 mark at home.
- Charleston Southern interim head coach Adam Ward was a member of the Tiger baseball team from 2007-09. In 23 career games (one start), he hit .286 with one RBI and two runs scored.
- This is the second and final meeting against a Big South opponent for Clemson in 2017. The Tigers previously defeated Winthrop 6-5 (11) on March 29.
- Clemson has faced eight of the 10 programs currently in the Big South (missing Longwood & Radford). The Tigers are 131-37 all-time against those schools, including a 97-19 mark at home.
- Monte Lee is 35-11 all-time against current Big South members (has not faced Gardner-Webb, Liberty, or Longwood), including a 4-0 mark as Clemson’s head coach.
Tiger Career Stats vs. Charleston Southern
Player AVG G-S AB R H RBI BB K HR Other
Weston Jackson .364 6-6 22 4 8 3 2 3 0 3 2B, SF, 0-1 SB
Chris Williams .333 1-1 3 0 1 0 1 1 0
Adam Renwick .250 1-1 4 1 1 0 0 1 0
Drew Wharton .250 1-1 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 SH
Andrew Cox .200 2-1 5 0 1 1 0 1 0
Reed Rohlman .125 2-2 8 1 1 2 1 2 0
Seth Beer .000 1-1 2 0 0 0 2 1 0
Chase Pinder .000 1-1 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 1-1 SB
Jordan Greene .000 1-1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
Robert Jolly .000 1-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
KJ Bryant N/A 1-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 SB
Player ERA G-S W-L IP H R ER BB SO OBA
Patrick Andrews 0.00 2-0 1-0 2.2 1 0 0 0 2 .111
Alex Schnell 0.00 1-0 0-0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 .250
Pat Krall 6.75 1-0 0-0 1.1 1 1 1 0 1 .200
Alex Eubanks ^ 9.00 1-0 0-0 2.0 4 2 2 0 1 .400
Brooks Crawford N/A 10- 0-0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 N/A
* Weston Jackson played at Presbyterian College from 2013-2016.
^ – has one save.