No. 20 Clemson (14-5) takes on College of Charleston (13-6) in two key midweek games this week. Tuesday’s game is scheduled for 4:00PM at Doug Kingsmore Stadium while Wednesday’s contest is set for 7:00PM at Segra Park in Columbia, SC.
The Series
| Meetings: | 29 (first met in 1899) |
| Series Record: | Clemson leads 27-2 |
| Record at Clemson: | Clemson leads 19-2 (Clemson leads 5-2 at DKS) |
| Record at Neutral: | Teams have never met at a neutral site |
| Last Meeting(s): | Clemson won 8-4 at CofC & 7-2 at DKS in 2017 |
| vs. Lee: | Lee leads 3-1 (CU: 3-1) |
Quick Hits
| Clemson is 31-14 all-time on March 19 with a 11-2 mark at home. |
| The Tigers are 34-16 all-time on March 20 with a 2-1 mark at neutral sites. |
| Clemson has faced six of the nine programs in the CAA (missing Hofstra, Northeastern, and Towson). The Tigers are 108-20 in those meetings, with an 84-13 record at home and a 2-0 mark at neutral sites. |
| Coach Lee has faced all nine programs in the CAA. Lee is 62-27 against the teams, including a 12-1 mark at Clemson (3-1 vs. CofC and 3-0 vs. Elon, James Madison, and William & Mary). |
| Coach Lee spent seven seasons at College of Charleston (his alma mater). In that time, he compiled a 276-145 (.656) record with three regional appearances and one super regional trip. |
The Cougars
| Head Coach: | Chad Holbrook (2nd season at CofC) |
| 2018 Recap: | 36-19 (15-8; 3rd CAA) – N/A – NR |
| Preseason: | 4th in Colonial Athletic Association (9 teams) |
| 2019 Road: | 1-3 (9-10 in 2018) |
| 2019 Neutral: | 0-0 (1-2 in 2018) |
| Last Week: | W, 3-1 vs. Furman (Sun, 3/17) W, 2-1 vs. Furman (Sat, 3/16) W, 13-3 vs. Furman (Fri, 3/15) L, 1-9 @ Charleston Southern (Wed, 3/13) |
| 2019 Stats | |
| Hitting: | .277 (5.9 RPG) with 38 2B, 5 3B, 14 HR, 67 BB, 14 HBP, 111 K, 44-55 SB |
| Pitching: | 3.75 ERA, .254 OBA (161 hits), 67 BB, & 158 K in 168.0 IP |
| Fielding: | .969 (21 errors in 684 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 Division (7 teams) |
| 2019 Home: | 12-4 (28-9 in 2018) |
| 2019 Neutral: | 1-0 (4-2 in 2018) |
| Last Week: | L, 2-4 (10) vs. Notre Dame (Sun, 3/17) W, 5-1 vs. Notre Dame (Sat, 3/16) L, 2-9 vs. Notre Dame (Fri, 3/15) W, 8-5 vs. #11 Coastal Carolina (Wed, 3/13) |
| 2019 Stats | |
| Hitting: | .271 (6.7 RPG) with 36 2B, 27 HR, 86 BB, 23 HBP, 168 K, 33-41 SB |
| Pitching: | 3.68 ERA, .225 OBA (143 hits), 64 BB, & 203 K in 171.0 IP |
| Fielding: | .971 (20 errors in 696 chances) |
Projected Staring Lineups
| College of Charleston | ||||
| POS | # | Player | YR | 2019 Stats |
| C | 9 | Danny Wondrack | SR | .338 BA with 4 2B, 4 HR, & 20 RBI in 19 games |
| 1B | 11 | Ari Sechopoulos | JR | .240 BA with 2 2B, 1 HR, & 8 RBI in 19 games |
| 2B | 5 | Dupree Hart | SR | .314 BA with 3 2B, 1 3B, & 17 RBI in 19 games |
| SS | 1 | Luke Manzo | SR | .220 BA with 3 2B, 4 RBI, & 11 BB in 17 games |
| 3B | 22 | Chaz Davey | *SR | .263 BA with 5 2B, 4 HR, & 21 RBI in 19 games |
| LF | 34 | Logan McRae | *SR | .364 BA with 11 2B, 2 HR, & 14 RBI in 19 games |
| CF | 7 | Chris Graham | JR | .361 BA with 2 2B, 3 RBI, & 8 R in 15 games |
| RF | 12 | Cross Holfert | JR | .224 BA with 2 2B, 1 HR, & 4 RBI in 14 games |
| DH | 10 | Harrison Hawkins | JR | .283 BA with 3 2B, 1 HR, & 5 RBI in 17 games |
| Clemson | ||||
| POS | # | Player | YR | 2019 Stats |
| C | 10 | Kyle Wilkie | JR | .292 BA with 3 2B, 7 RBI, & 10 BB in 16 games |
| 1B | 44 | Bryar Hawkins | FR | .310 BA with 1 2B, 2 HR, & 8 RBI in 13 games |
| 2B | 9 | Jordan Greene | GR | .232 BA with 3 2B, 2 HR, & 10 RBI in 18 games |
| SS | 8 | Logan Davidson | JR | .343 BA with 6 2B, 6 HR, & 20 RBI in 19 games |
| 3B | 4 | Grayson Byrd | *SR | .315 BA with 5 2B, 2 HR, & 16 RBI in 19 games |
| LF | 5 | Sam Hall | SO | .338 BA with 7 2B, 3 HR, & 16 RBI in 19 games |
| CF | 13 | Bryce Teodosio | SO | .262 BA with 5 2B, 5 HR, & 15 RBI in 19 games |
| RF | 16 | Bo Majkowski | SO | .263 BA with 1 2B, 1 RBI, & 2 BB in 14 games |
| DH | 30 | Davis Sharpe | FR | .315 BA with 2 2B, 2 HR, & 10 RBI in 15 games |
Probable Staring Pitchers
| Game One | ||||
| RHP | 36 | Steven Cook | JR | 3-1/7 app/2 GS/2.92 ERA (12.1 IP)/.275 OBA (14 hits)/8 BB/13 K |
| RHP | 19 | Brooks Crawford | SR | 0-1/3 app/3 GS/6.75 ERA (12.0 IP)/.308 OBA (16 hits)/1 BB/12 K |
| Game Two | ||||
| Neither team has announced a starter for game two of the series | ||||
Tiger Career Stats vs. College of Charleston
| Player | AVG | G-S | AB | R | H | RBI | BB-K | Other | ||
| Greene | .375 | 4-4 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1-2 | 2B | ||
| Byrd | .200 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-2 | SH | ||
| Davidson | .143 | 2-2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1-0 | HR | ||
| Pitcher | ERA | G-S | W-L | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | OBA |
| Griffith | 0.00 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Crawford | 4.15 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 4.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .250 |
| Hennessy | 5.40 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .286 |