Tigers Tune-Up For USC With PC Tuesday
GAME SETUP “¢ Who – Presbyterian College (4-2-1) at Clemson (5-1) “¢ Rankings – PRE – NR; CU – #11 BA, #16 CB, #16 USA “¢ Where – Clemson, SC (Doug Kingsmore Stadium) “¢ When – Tuesday (4:00 PM) “¢ Watch – TigerCast “¢ Listen – TigerCast, WCCP (104.9 FM) “¢ Live Stats – ClemsonTigers.com “¢ Social Media – Twitter/Instagram (@ClemsonBaseball) “¢ Tickets – ClemsonTigers.com, 1-800-CLEMSON “¢ Promotion – 2 For Tuesday – All tickets are buy one, get one free. SERIES HISTORY “¢ Overall Record – Clemson leads 61-21 (1906-2013) “¢ Record at Clemson – Clemson leads 36-8 (1907-2013) STARTING PITCHERS “¢ LHP Brian Kehner vs. LHP Zack Erwin PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE OVERVIEW “¢ Presbyterian College is led by 10th-year Head Coach Elton Pollock. “¢ The Blue Hose won two of three games against three different teams last weekend. “¢ Brad Zebedis leads the team with a .385 batting average, one homer, and seven RBIs. CLEMSON OVERVIEW “¢ Clemson swept Maine last weekend by a combined score of 28-7. “¢ The Tigers average 7.8 runs per game and hit .329 with a .397 on-base percentage and 16 steals. “¢ The pitching staff has a 2.95 ERA, .261 opponents‘ batting average, 6.25 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and .972 fielding percentage. QUICK HITS “¢ Clemson has four come-from-behind wins among its five total victories in 2014. “¢ Clemson leadoff batters of an inning have reached safely 50 percent of the time in 2014. “¢ Tiger pitchers have combined for five pickoffs in six games. DUGGAR RIDING LAST SEASON‘S WAVE “¢ Sophomore outfielder Steven Duggar is riding a 15-game hitting streak, which includes the last nine games of 2013 and the first six of 2014. “¢ During his 15-game hitting streak, he is 23-for-65 (.354). “¢ He is hitting .333 with two doubles, four RBIs, seven runs, and a team-high five stolen bases in 2014.
