Clemson (26-16, 11-10 ACC) travels to Atlanta, GA to take on No. 11 Georgia Tech (28-13, 13-8 ACC) in a pivotal three-game ACC series for both teams. Game times at Russ Chandler Stadium are set for 6:00PM Friday, 4:00PM Saturday, and 1:00PM Sunday.
The Series
| Meetings: | 226 (first met in 1902) |
| Series Record: | Clemson leads 114-109-3 |
| Record at GT: | Georgia Tech leads 74-44-2 at Georgia Tech |
| Last Meeting(s): | Clemson swept three games at DKS in 2018 (3-2, 13-2, 7-3) |
| vs. Lee: | Lee leads 6-5 (CU: 6-3; CofC:0-2) |
Quick Hits
| Clemson is 47-20 all-time on April 26 with a 18-6 mark on the road. |
| The Tigers are 32-24 all-time on April 27 with a 11-13 mark on the road. |
| Clemson is 19-22 all-time on April 28 with a 9-15 mark on the road. |
| The teams have split the last four series in Atlanta. The Tigers won series in 2017 (2-1) and 2012 (2-1) while the Yellow Jackets won series in 2015 (2-1) and 2010 (3-0). Prior to 2010, Clemson had lost the last six series in Atlanta. |
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) |
| Road Record: | 7-6 (15-5 in 2018) |
| Last Week: | W, 7-4 vs. Tennessee Tech (Wed, 4/24) L, 6-8 vs. Winthrop (Tue, 4/23) L, 8-9 vs. Duke (Sun, 4/21) L, 3-5 vs. Duke (Sat, 4/20) L, 8-9 vs. Duke (Fri, 4/19) |
| 2019 Stats | |
| Hitting: | 6.3 RPG, .253 BA, 75 2B, 5 3B, 49 HR, 204 BB, 45 HBP, 391 K, 78-97 SB |
| Pitching: | 3.87 ERA, .234 OBA (335 hits), 149 BB, 44 HBP, & 385 K in 386.1 IP |
| Fielding: | .970 (49 errors in 1620 chances) |
The Yellow Jackets
| Head Coach: | Danny Hall (26th season at Georgia Tech) |
| 2018 Recap: | 31-27 (14-16; 4th Coastal) – N/A – NR |
| Preseason: | 5th in ACC Coastal Division (7 teams) |
| Home Record: | 16-7 (25-10 in 2018) |
| Last Week: | W, 8-6 vs. #4 Georgia (SunTrust Park) (Tue, 4/23) W, 4-3 @ Virginia Tech (Sat, 4/20) W, 7-5 @ Virginia Tech (Sat, 4/20) L, 2-3 @ Virginia Tech (Thu, 4/18) |
| 2019 Stats | |
| Hitting: | 6.5 RPG, .286 BA, 65 2B, 8 3B, 35 HR, 230 BB, 41 HBP, 323 K, 48-51 SB |
| Pitching: | 4.21 ERA, .261 OBA (374 hits), 142 BB, 19 HBP, & 358 K in 367.1 IP |
| Fielding: | .972 (43 errors in 1559 chances) |
Projected Starting Lineups
| Clemson | ||||
| POS | # | Player | YR | 2019 Stats |
| C | 10 | Kyle Wilkie | JR | .263 BA, 6 2B, 1 HR, & 22 RBI in 39 games |
| 1B | 44 | Bryar Hawkins | FR | .282 BA, 5 2B, 4 HR, & 17 RBI in 34 games |
| 2B | 5 | Sam Hall | SO | .273 BA, 11 2B, 7 HR, & 27 RBI in 42 games |
| SS | 8 | Logan Davidson | JR | .280 BA, 11 2B, 11 HR, & 38 RBI in 42 games |
| 3B | 17 | Justin Hawkins | *SR | .250 BA, 1 HR, 4 RBI, and 6 R in 14 games |
| LF | 4 | Grayson Byrd | *SR | .295 BA, 10 2B, 5 HR, & 32 RBI in 42 games |
| CF | 13 | Bryce Teodosio | SO | .240 BA, 7 2B, 8 HR, & 27 RBI in 37 games |
| RF | 16 | Bo Majkowski | SO | .250 BA, 8 2B, 1 3B, & 14 RBI in 37 games |
| DH | 30 | Davis Sharpe | FR | .271 BA, 4 2B, 3 HR, & 17 RBI in 33 games |
| Georgia Tech | ||||
| POS | # | Player | YR | 2019 Stats |
| C | 16 | Kyle McCann | JR | .304 BA, 9 2B, 15 HR, & 46 RBI in 41 games |
| 1B | 11 | Tristin English | *JR | .301 BA, 11 2B, 9 HR, & 37 RBI in 37 games |
| 2B | 14 | Austin Wilhite | JR | .287 BA, 7 2B, 1 HR, & 20 RBI in 39 games |
| SS | 7 | Luke Waddell | SO | .318 BA, 7 2B, 2 HR, & 26 RBI in 37 games |
| 3B | 23 | Oscar Serratos | SO | .242 BA, 4 2B, 2 HR, & 19 RBI in 35 games |
| LF | 5 | Colin Hall | SO | .278 BA, 12 2B, 1 HR, & 23 RBI in 41 games |
| CF | 31 | Nick Wilhite | JR | .264 BA, 3 2B, 19 RBI, & 21 R in 41 games |
| RF | 22 | Baron Radcliff | SO | .238 BA, 5 2B, 4 HR, & 18 RBI in 37 games |
| DH | 6 | Michael Guldberg | SO | .391 BA, 3 2B, 1 3B, & 22 RBI in 39 games |
Probable Starting Pitchers
| Game One | ||||
| RHP | 30 | Davis Sharpe | FR | 5-2/10 app (10 GS)/2.48 ERA (58.0 IP)/.199 OBA (41 hits)/20 BB/64 K |
| RHP | 1 | Xzavion Curry | JR | 4-2/10 app (9 GS)/4.05 ERA (53.1 IP)/.255 OBA (52 hits)/16 BB/61 K |
| Game Two | ||||
| LHP | 20 | Mat Clark | *SO | 7-1/9 app (6 GS)/2.84 ERA (44.1 IP)/.196 OBA (30 hits)/11 BB/35 K |
| LHP | 42 | Connor Thomas | JR | 6-1/10 app (10 GS)/2.83 ERA (70.0 IP)/.243 OBA (67 hits)/12 BB/69 K |
| Game Three | ||||
| RHP | 19 | Brooks Crawford | SR | 1-4/10 app (7 GS)/4.63 ERA (35.0 IP)/.275 OBA (41 hits)/6 BB/28 K |
| LHP | 21 | Brant Hurter | SO | 2-2/9 app (8 GS)/2.47 ERA (47.1 IP)/.199 OBA (36 hits)/14 BB/57 K |
Tiger Career Stats vs. Georgia Tech
| Player | AVG | G-S | AB | R | H | RBI | BB-K | Other | ||
| Byrd | .474 | 5-5 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2-2 | 1-2 SB | ||
| Greene | .333 | 7-4 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2-2 | 2B, 1-1 SB | ||
| Davidson | .292 | 6-6 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5-9 | HR, 2 2B, 2-2 SB | ||
| Teodosio | .250 | 3-3 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0-5 | |||
| J. Hawkins | .000 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | |||
| Wilkie | .000 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | SH, SF | ||
| Cooper | .000 | 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | |||
| Pitcher | ERA | G-S | W-L | IP | H | R | ER | BB-K | OBA | |
| Marr | 0.00 | 1-0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | .333 | |
| Weatherly | 0.00 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | .250 | |
| Crawford | 2.25 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 8.0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2-3 | .333 | |
| Hennessy | 2.25 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 8.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1-8 | .226 | |
| Spiers | 6.75 | 1-0 | 0-0 Save |
2.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2-2 | .200 | |