Clemson Hosts Hot Hurricanes
CLEMSON, S.C. (CU SID) — The Tigers host red-hot Miami (Fla.), winner of 16 of its last 17 games, this weekend in a pivotal ACC series. SERIES SETUP “¢ Who – Miami (Fla.) (29-13, 16-5 ACC) vs. Clemson (25-16, 12-8 ACC) “¢ Rankings – MIA – No. 15 BA, No. 11 CB, No. 19 USA; CU – No. 22 BA, No. 20 USA “¢ When – Friday (6:30 p.m.), Saturday (7 p.m.), Sunday (1 p.m.) “¢ Where – Clemson, S.C. (Doug Kingsmore Stadium) “¢ Watch – CSS, ESPN3 “¢ TV Announcers – Rusty Ensor & Matt Stewart “¢ Listen – TigerCast, Clemson Tigers Sports Network “¢ Live Stats – ClemsonTigers.com “¢ Social Media – Twitter/Instagram (@ClemsonBaseball) “¢ Tickets – ClemsonTigers.com, 1-800-CLEMSON SERIES HISTORY “¢ Overall Record – Miami leads 32-27-1 (1977-13) “¢ Record at Clemson – Clemson leads 11-7 (1989-12) STARTING PITCHERS “¢ Friday – LHP Chris Diaz (MIA) vs. LHP Matthew Crownover (CU) “¢ Saturday – LHP Andrew Suarez (MIA) vs. RHP Daniel Gossett (CU) “¢ Sunday – LHP Bryan Radziewski (MIA) vs. RHP Jake Long (CU) CLEMSON OVERVIEW “¢ Clemson split a pair of midweek home games, losing to Liberty (4-3) on Tuesday and defeating Western Carolina (11-3) on Wednesday. “¢ The Tigers are averaging 6.1 runs per game and hitting .287 with a .359 on-base percentage and 68 steals. “¢ The pitching staff has a 3.95 ERA, .233 opponents‘ batting average and 1.96 strikeout-to-walk ratio and Clemson is fielding .962. MIAMI OVERVIEW “¢ Miami, who is 10-1 in one-run games, is led by 21st-year Head Coach Jim Morris. “¢ The Hurricanes defeated Florida Atlantic 10-9 on the road Wednesday. They are hitting .254 and have a 3.35 ERA and .970 fielding percentage. “¢ Dale Carey is hitting .299 with 12 doubles, one triple, five homers, 16 RBIs, a .401 on-base percentage and 10 steals. QUICK HITS “¢ Jim Morris (1,420) and Jack Leggett (1,289) are the fourth and fifth-winningest, respectively, active head coaches in the nation. “¢ Jim Morris and Jack Leggett both became head coaches at their respective schools in 1994. Morris has 916 wins, while Leggett has 912 wins. “¢ Of Clemson pitchers‘ 343 strikeouts, 117 have been looking. In 2013, Tiger pitchers combined for 115 looking of their 407 total strikeouts. LONG BOOKENDING ROTATION “¢ Junior righthander Jake Long has been the Sunday starter all season after sitting out the 2013 season due to NCAA transfer rules. “¢ In 41.2 innings pitched over 11 appearances (nine starts), he is 2-2 with a 4.54 ERA and 33 strikeouts. “¢ He has an outstanding .213 opponents‘ batting average and has not allowed a home run. “¢ In ACC games, he is holding opponents to a .198 batting average. “¢ He is holding opponents to a .167 batting average with two outs. “¢ He is tied for the team lead in pickoffs (3). “¢ Against No. 1 Florida State in the second game of a doubleheader on March 22, he allowed just one run on three hits in 6.0 innings pitched. “¢ He gave up just one run on four hits in 5.0 innings pitched at No. 2 Virginia on April 13.
