By Trey McCurry.

TheClemsonInsider.com recaps last week for the Clemson baseball team as they played four games against two teams ranked in the top six in the nation.

Overall Record     7-6

ACC Record             0-3

Last Week            0-4

3/8     Tuesday        vs. #4 South Carolina       L, 4-5

3/11   Friday           #6 Virginia                      L, 0-5

3/12   Saturday       #6 Virginia                      L, 7-8

3/13   Sunday         #6 Virginia                      L, 6-7

Next Week

3/16   Wednesday   Presbyterian  (10-6)          7:00PM        Greenville (Fluor Field)

3/18   Friday           Duke (13-4)                     6:30PM        Clemson

3/19   Saturday       Duke (13-4)                     6:30PM        Clemson

3/20   Sunday         Duke (13-4)                     1:00PM        Clemson

Note: Records as of Monday, March 7. Duke hosts North Carolina Central on Tuesday and Charlotte on Wednesday.

TCI Hitter-of-the Week                    #30 Will Lamb

The junior outfielder from Seaford, VA went 7-for-15 (.467) in four games last week. Lamb had a double, a triple, two walks, one run and two RBI.

          Other hitters of note:

          Brad Miller              5-for-12 (.417), 3 runs, 1 walks, 1 stolen base

          Jeff Schaus             6-for-16 (.375), 2 doubles, 4 RBI

          Richie Shaffer         3-for-15 (.200), 1 double, 2 homers, 2 walks, 3 RBI

TCI Pitcher-of-the-Week                 #28 Jonathan Meyer

The sophomore from San Diego, CA threw 5.0 strong innings against #6 Virginia on Sunday. Meyer shut down the Cavaliers and kept the Tigers in the game as he allowed only three hits and two walks against 2 strikeouts and no runs in relief.

          Other pitchers of note:

          Scott Firth              3.1 IP, 3 hits, .214 OBA, 1 strikeout

          Dominic Leone        1.1 IP, 2 appearances, 1 hit, 2 strikeouts

          David Haselden       team-high 8.1 IP, 2 starts, team-leading 5 strikeouts

Weekly Rankings:

Date           BA     CB     SW    W-L            

Preseason     10      4        5        0-0

2/21             11      6        NP      2-1

2/28             12      4        7        3-0

3/7              10      4        7        2-1

3/14             16      16      17      0-4

     NP – no poll, Rankings by Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball, and Sports Weekly

Clemson in the ACC stat rankings:

Team:

#3 in batting at .315

#7 in pitching at 3.52 ERA

ACC game-high 19 runs vs. Charleston Southern (2/26)

ACC game-high 5 sacrifice flies vs. Eastern Michigan (2/18)

Individual:

Kevin Brady

• 5th in overall ERA (1.10)
• 3rd in opponents’ batting average (.155)

Chris Epps

• Tied for 7th in walks (13)

David Haselden

• 18th in overall ERA (2.79)

Spencer Kieboom

• 4th in overall batting average (.425)
• 2nd in on-base percentage (.519)
• Tied for game-high two sacrifice flies (2/18 vs. Eastern Michigan)

Brad Miller

• 7th in overall batting average (.385)
• 4th in walks (15)
• 1st in on-base percentage (.545)

Richie Shaffer

• Tied for 4th in home runs (3)
• Tied for 6th in runs scored (17)
• Tied for 7th in walks (13)

Weekly Notes:

Clemson, ranked as high as #4 in the nation, went 0-4 this past week. The Tigers were outscored 25-17 and hit .237 for the week. Clemson totaled five doubles, a triple, two homers, and 14 walks while striking out 48 times. The Tiger pitching staff had a 4.89 ERA in 35.0 innings allowing 25 runs (19 earned), 41 hits, and 10 walks against 19 strikeouts.

The Tigers sit at #3 in WarrenNolan.com’s RPI with the top strength of schedule in the nation as every team the Tigers have played currently has a winning overall record.

In 2011, Clemson is 0-4 in one-run games and 0-5 in games decided by three runs or less. Since a 7-6 win over NC State on March 14,2010, the Tigers are 2-15 in one-run games and 10-21 in games decided by three runs or less.

Clemson at Fluor Field

Clemson is 8-2 all-time at Fluor Field. In those 10 games, the Tigers have outscored their opposition 88-36. Clemson has one scheduled game remaining at Fluor this season. Clemson will be the visiting team when they travel to face Furman on May 10.

Tracking Leggett Up the All-time Wins List

With a 15-4 win over Cincinnati on February 25th, Jack Leggett moved into 20th place in all-time wins by a head coach at a Division I school. TheClemsonInsider will continue to track Leggett’s wins throughout the season as he continues to move up in the rankings.