Maine Series Preview

By Robert MacRae | February 20, 2015 5:57 am ET Follow @clemsoninsider

By Trey McCurry.

Clemson and Maine travel to Augusta, GA for a three game series this weekend. TCI previews the second series of the season for the Tigers.

Maine (1-3) @ Clemson (1-2)

Lake Olmstead Stadium v Augusta, GA

Friday, 11:00AM v Saturday, 11:00AM v Saturday, 2:00PM

The Series

Meetings: 20 (first met in 1991)

Series Record: Clemson leads 19-1

Record at neutral: All previous games in the series have been played on campus

Last Meeting(s): Clemson swept three games at Clemson last season (5-2, 13-3, 10-2)

vs. Leggett: Leggett leads 21-18 (18-1 at Clemson; 1-4 at WCU; 2-13 at Vermont)

The Black Bears

Head Coach: Steve Trimper (10th season at Maine)

2014 Record: 24-29 (10-11; 5th in America East) – no postseason – NR

Road Record: 14-23 (9-14 on road, 5-9 at neutral sites)

Preseason: 2nd place in America East (out of 7 teams)

Last weekend: Lost 3 of 4 games to Milwaukee in Winter Haven, FL (0-10, 3-12 (7), 7-11, 6-4)

2015 Batting Stats: .262 (4.0 RPG) with 6 2B, 2-3 SB, 20 BB, 4 HBP, 29 K

2015 Pitching Stats: 7.64 ERA, .340 OBA (48 hits), 19 BB & 26 K in 33.0 innings

2015 Fielding Stats: .948 (7 errors in 135 chances)

The Tigers

2014 Record: 36-25 (15-14; T2nd in ACC Atlantic) – Nashville Regional – NR

Home Record: 1-2

Preseason: 3rd in ACC Atlantic Division (7 teams)

Last weekend: Lost two of three games at home to West Virginia (0-2, 4-2, 1-6)

2015 Batting Stats: .253 (1.3 RPG) with 4 2B, 2-4 SB, 10 BB, 20 K

2015 Pitching Stats: 2.33 ERA, .223 OBA (23 hits), 8 BB & 32 K in 27.0 innings

2015 Fielding Stats: .962 (4 errors in 106 chances)

Projected Starting Lineups

Maine

C #99 Jonathan Salcedo (JR/.083 BA with 1 2B, 1 RBI, & 2 BB in 3 games in 2015)

1B #24 Luke Morrill (SR/.500 BA with 1 2B, 2 RBI, & 3 R in 4 games in 2015)

2B #9 Shane Bussey (JR/.143 BA with 2 R & 3 BB in 3 games in 2015)

SS #1 Brett Chappell (JR/.385 BA with 1 2B, 4 RBI, & 1 R in 4 games in 2015)

3B #19 Danny Diaz (FR/.100 BA with 1 2B & 1 RBI in 3 games in 2015)

LF #2 Lou Della Fera (SO/.333 BA with 1 RBI, 1 R, & 2 BB in 3 games in 2015)

CF #41 Sam Balzano (SR/.278 BA with 2 RBI & 3 R in 4 games in 2015)

RF #20 Brian Doran (SR/.400 BA with 2 RBI, 1 R, & 1 BB in 4 games in 2015)

DH #29 Scott Heath (SR/.267 BA with 2 2B, 2 RBI, & 1 R in 4 games in 2015)

Clemson

C #25 Chris Okey (SO/.167 BA with 1 R in 3 games in 2015)

1B #6 Andrew Cox (*SO/.091 BA with 1 2B in 3 games in 2015)

2B #5 Chase Pinder (FR/.091 BA with 1 RBI & 1 BB in 3 games in 2015)

SS #4 Eli White (SO/.222 BA with 1 2B & 1 R in 3 games in 2015)

3B #8 Weston Wilson (SO/.333 BA with 1 SB in 3 games in 2015)

LF #26 Reed Rohlman (*FR/.33 BA with 1 2B & 1 RBI in 3 games in 2015)

CF #18 Tyler Slaton (SR/.273 BA with 1 2B, 2 R, & 2 BB in 3 games in 2015)

RF #9 Steven Duggar (JR/.375 BA with 1 RBI & 3 BB in 3 games in 2015)

DH #3 Tyler Krieger (JR/.600 BA with 1 R & 2 BB in 3 games in 2015)

Projected Starting Pitchers

Game One

JR RHP #55 Jake Marks (0-0/14.54 ERA (4.1 IP)/.500 OBA (11 hits)/2 BB/4 K)

vs.

JR LHP #44 Matthew Crownover (0-0/0.00 ERA (6.0 IP)/.143 OBA (3 hits)/0 BB/8 K)

Game Two

FR RHP #26 Justin Courtney (0-1/7.36 ERA (3.2 IP)/.389 OBA (7 hits)/2 BB/1 K)

vs.

JR LHP #33 Zach Erwin (1-0/1.50 ERA (6.0 IP)/.190 OBA (4 hits)/1 BB/5 K)

Game Three

SR LHP #29 Scott Heath (1-0/3.86 ERA (7.0 IP)/.200 OBA (5 hits)/1 BB/6 K)

vs.

JR RHP #19 Brody Koerner (0-1/2.25 ERA (4.0 IP)/.176 OBA (3 hits)/3 BB/8 K)

Worth Noting

Clemson is 9-2 all-time on February 20 with a 1-1 mark at neutral sites.
The Tigers are 8-2 all-time on February 21 with a 0-0 mark at neutral sites.
Clemson has played one game in its history in Augusta, a 14-7 win at Georgia Regents on May 6, 1986.
The Tigers and Maine also met on the second weekend of the regular-season during the 2012 season and last year, the last two sets of meetings between the programs.
Neither Clemson nor Coach Leggett has ever faced another current member of the America East in baseball.

Tiger Career Stats vs. Maine

Player AVG G-S AB R H RBI BB K HR Other

Mike Triller 1.000 2-0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0

Tyler Krieger .556 3-3 9 2 5 1 3 0 0 1-2 SB

Eli White .500 2-0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2B, HBP

Tyler Slaton .438 6-4 16 4 7 4 0 3 0 2B, SF

Weston Wilson .400 2-1 5 2 2 5 0 1 1 2B

Chris Okey .308 3-3 13 1 4 5 0 1 0 2 2B, SF

Steven Duggar .250 3-3 12 3 3 2 0 1 0 2B, 1-1 SB

Andrew Cox .143 3-2 7 2 1 1 0 1 0 SF, 1-1 SB

Player ERA G-S W-L IP H R ER BB SO OBA

Jake Long 0.00 1-1 1-0 6.0 6 2 2 0 3 .250