Clemson Makes Trip To Pittsburgh

CLEMSON, S.C. (CU SID) — The Tigers face new ACC member Pittsburgh for the first time this weekend. SERIES SETUP “¢ Who – Clemson (22-14, 10-7 ACC) vs. Pittsburgh (16-20, 8-10 ACC) “¢ Rankings – CU – No. 22 BA, No. 20 USA; PIT – NR “¢ When – Friday (6 p.m.), Saturday (3 p.m.), Sunday (noon) “¢ Where – Pittsburgh, Pa. (Petersen Sports Complex) “¢ Watch – ESPN3 “¢ Listen – TigerCast, Clemson Tiger Sports Network “¢ Live Stats – ClemsonTigers.com “¢ Social Media – Twitter/Instagram (@ClemsonBaseball) SERIES HISTORY “¢ Overall Record – 0-0 STARTING PITCHERS “¢ Friday – LHP Matthew Crownover (CU) vs. RHP Joseph Harvey (PIT) “¢ Saturday – RHP Daniel Gossett (CU) vs. RHP Matt Wotherspoon (PIT) “¢ Sunday – RHP Jake Long (CU) vs. RHP T.J. Zeuch (PIT) CLEMSON OVERVIEW “¢ The Tigers are coming off a 9-6 win at home over Coastal Carolina on Tuesday night. “¢ The Tigers are averaging 6.3 runs per game and hitting .288 with a .360 on-base percentage and 59 steals. “¢ The pitching staff has a 3.89 ERA, .238 opponents‘ batting average and 2.01 strikeout-to-walk ratio and Clemson is fielding .958. PITTSBURGH OVERVIEW “¢ Pittsburgh is led by 17th-year Head Coach Joe Jordano. “¢ The Panthers fell to Kent State on the road 4-1 Wednesday. They are hitting .248 and have a 4.10 ERA and .954 fielding percentage. “¢ Eric Hess is hitting .287 with one homer and 11 RBIs, while Casey Roche is batting .279 with three homers, 23 RBIs and five steals. QUICK HITS “¢ Clemson has allowed two earned runs or less in nine of the last 12 games. “¢ In the last 13 games, Clemson‘s pitching staff has a 2.50 ERA and .199 opponents‘ batting average. “¢ Freshman catcher Chris Okey, who leads the team in RBIs (33), also leads the team in multiple RBI games (10). SIX REGULAR STARTERS “¢ Six Tigers (Jay Baum, Garrett Boulware, Steven Duggar, Tyler Krieger, Chris Okey, Tyler Slaton) have started all 36 games in 2014. “¢ Since 1989, when Clemson first tracked starts by position players, no Tiger team has had more than three players start every game of a year. “¢ Duggar (RF), Krieger (SS) and Slaton (CF) have started all 36 games of the 2014 season at the same position. “¢ Duggar (RF) and Krieger (SS), both sophomores, have started all 98 games the last two seasons at the same position.