Fourteen-ranked Clemson (7-1) faces South Carolina (7-1) this weekend for a three-game series in the team’s annual traveling rivalry series.
The weekend begins at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in Clemson today with a 6:00PM first-pitch before moving to Fluor Field in Greenville at 1:00PM on Saturday. The series will wrap up at Founders Park in Columbia on Sunday at 12:00PM.
The Series
| Meetings: | 318 (first met in 1899) |
| Series Record: | Clemson leads 178-138-2 |
| Record at Clemson: | Clemson leads 99-45 (Clemson leads 52-28 at DKS) |
| Record at Neutral: | Clemson leads 11-10 (Series tied 4-4 at Fluor Field) |
| Record at South Carolina: | South Carolina leads 83-28-2 (SC leads 9-4 at Founders Park) |
| Last Meeting(s): | Clemson won 2 of 3 meetings in 2018 (L, 2-3 @ SC; W, 5-1 @ Fluor; W, 8-7 @ Clemson) |
| vs. Lee: | Lee trails 8-14 (CofC: 2-11; CU: 6-3) |
Quick Hits
| Clemson is 16-9 all-time on March 1 with a 12-4 mark at home. |
| The Tigers are 17-12-1 all-time on March 2 with a 1-3 mark at neutral sites. |
| Clemson is 22-10 all-time on March 3 with a 4-4 mark on the road. |
| The Tigers have faced 12 of the 14 current SEC programs (missing LSU and Missouri). Clemson is 404-378-7 in those meetings with a 206-128-2 record at home, 30-26 record at neutral sites, and 168-224-5 record on the road. |
| Coach Lee has faced seven of the 14 current SEC programs (Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina, and Vanderbilt). Lee is 18-25 against the programs, including an 11-9 record at Clemson. |
The Gamecocks
| Head Coach: | Mark Kingston (2nd season at SC) |
| 2018 Recap: | 37-26 (17-13; 3rd East) – Fayetteville Super Regional – #12 Final Ranking |
| Preseason: | 4th in SEC East Division (7 teams) |
| Road Record: | 0-0 (10-12 in 2018) |
| Neutral Record: | 0-0 (3-4 in 2018) |
| Home Record: | 7-1 (24-10 in 2018) |
| Last Week: | W, 3-1 vs. Appalachian State (Tue, 2/26) W, 10-3 vs. Utah Valley (Sun, 2/24) W, 6-4 vs. Utah Valley (Sat, 2/23) W, 15-3 vs. Utah Valley (Fri, 2/22) |
| 2019 Stats | |
| Hitting: | .275 (7.9 RPG) with 18 2B, 3 3B, 17 HR, 42 BB, 11 HBP, 80 K, 6-9 SB |
| Pitching: | 2.92 ERA, .208 OBA (59 hits), 23 BB, & 90 K in 74.0 IP |
| Fielding: | .970 (9 errors in 304 chances) |
The Tigers
| 2018 Recap: | 47-16 (22-8; 1st Atlantic) – Clemson Regional – #18 Final Ranking |
| Preseason: | 3rd (one first-place vote) in ACC Atlantic (7 teams) |
| Home Record: | 7-1 (28-9 in 2018) |
| Neutral Record: | 0-0 (4-2 in 2018) |
| Home Record: | 0-0 (15-5 in 2018) |
| Last Week: | W, 14-3 vs. East Tennessee State (Tue, 2/26) W, 11-6 vs. VMI (Sun, 2/24) W, 8-2 vs. VMI (Sat, 2/23) W, 8-6 vs. VMI (Sat, 2/23) |
| 2019 Stats | |
| Hitting: | .262 (8.0 RPG) with 15 2B, 17 HR, 48 BB, 14 HBP, 66 K, 22-27 SB |
| Pitching: | 3.00 ERA, .182 OBA (46 hits), 24 BB, & 101 K in 72.0 IP |
| Fielding: | .979 (6 errors in 284 chances) |
Projected Staring Lineups
| South Carolina | ||||
| POS | # | Player | YR | 2019 Stats |
| C | 14 | Luke Berryhill | *SO | .357 BA with 4 2B, 2 HR, & 11 RBI in 8 games |
| 1B | 33 | Chris Cullen | SR | .235 BA with 1 2B, 3 HR, & 7 RBI in 7 games |
| 2B | 2 | Noah Campbell | SO | .250 BA with 1 2B, 3 HR, & 7 RBI in 7 games |
| SS | 10 | Nick Neville | JR | .148 BA with 1 2B, 2 RBI, & 4 BB in 8 games |
| 3B | 7 | Jacob Olson | SR | .379 BA with 4 2B, 4 HR, & 9 RBI in 8 games |
| LF | 3 | Brady Allen | FR | .280 BA with 2 2B, 2 HR, & 9 RBI in 8 games |
| CF | 5 | TJ Hopkins | SR | .313 BA with 2 2B, 2 HR, & 7 RBI in 8 games |
| RF | 11 | Andrew Eyster | SO | .310 BA with 2 2B, 1 HR, & 4 RBI in 8 games |
| DH | 26 | Quinntin Perez | JR | .238 BA with 2 RBI, 7 R, & 5 HBP in 8 games |
| Clemson | ||||
| POS | # | Player | YR | 2019 Stats |
| C | 10 | Kyle Wilkie | JR | .250 BA with 1 2B, 4 RBI, & 6 BB in 6 games |
| 1B | 4 | Grayson Byrd | *SR | .259 BA with 1 2B, 1 HR & 6 RBI in 8 games |
| 2B | 9 | Jordan Greene | GR | .318 BA with 2 2B, 2 HR, & 6 RBI in 8 games |
| SS | 8 | Logan Davidson | JR | .269 BA with 3 2B, 2 HR & 9 RBI in 8 games |
| 3B | 5 | Sam Hall | SO | .286 BA with 1 2B, 2 HR & 8 RBI in 8 games |
| LF | 1 | Kier Meredith | SO | .429 BA with 1 2B & 1 BB in 3 games |
| CF | 13 | Bryce Teodosio | SO | .393 BA with 3 2B, 3 HR, & 11 RBI in 8 games |
| RF | 11 | Michael Green | *SO | .160 BA with 1 2B, 1 HR, & 2 RBI in 8 games |
| DH | 30 | Davis Sharpe | FR | .381 BA with 2 2B, 2 HR & 5 RBI in 6 games |
Probable Staring Pitchers
| Game One | ||||
| RHP | 21 | Carmen Mlodzinski | SO | 0-0/2 app/2 GS/4.32 ERA (8.1 IP)/.235 OBA (8 hits)/8 BB/7 K |
| RHP | 19 | Brooks Crawford | SR | 0-0/2 app/2 GS/3.60 ERA (10.0 IP)/.275 OBA (11 hits)/0 BB/8 K |
| Game Two | ||||
| RHP | 30 | Davis Sharpe | FR | 2-0/2 app/2 GS/0.00 ERA (11.0 IP)/.088 OBA (3 hits)/4 BB/19 K |
| LHP | 47 | Dylan Harley | FR | 0-0/2 app/2 GS/9.45 ERA (6.2 IP)/.200 OBA (5 hits)/5 BB/11 K |
| Game Three | ||||
| LHP | 12 | Justin Wrobleski | FR | 0-1/2 app/2 GS/6.75 ERA (9.1 IP)/.265 OBA (9 hits)/3 BB/11 K |
| RHP | 20 | Reid Morgan | JR | 1-0/2 app/2 GS/1.29 ERA (14.0 IP)/.204 OBA (11 hits)/0 BB/12 K |
Tiger Career Stats vs. South Carolina
| Player | AVG | G-S | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR | Other |
| Hawkins | .667 | 1-1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Davidson | .315 | 6-6 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2B, 4-4 SB |
| Wilkie | .200 | 3-3 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | SH |
| Byrd | .000 | 7-5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | HBP, SF |
| Teodosio | .000 | 3-3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | |
| Greene | .000 | 5-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Pitcher | ERA | G-S | W-L | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | OBA |
| Hennessy | 0.00 | 4-1 | 0-0 | 6.1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .167 |
| Clark | 0.00 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Huggins | 0.00 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Crawford | 1.00 | 4-1 | 0-0 | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | .212 |
| Griffith | 4.50 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Spiers | 27.00 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 |