Clemson Starts Season With West Virginia

CLEMSON, S.C. (CU SID) — The Tigers open their 118th season with a three-game home series against West Virginia starting Friday. SERIES SETUP “¢ Who – West Virginia (0-0) vs. Clemson (0-0) “¢ Rankings – WVU – NR; CU – No. 24 BA “¢ When – Friday (4 p.m.), Saturday (2:30 p.m.), Sunday (1 p.m.) “¢ Where – Clemson, S.C. (Doug Kingsmore Stadium) “¢ Watch – TigerCast “¢ Listen – TigerCast, WCCP (105.5 FM) “¢ Live Stats – ClemsonTigers.com “¢ Social Media – Twitter/Instagram (@ClemsonBaseball) “¢ Tickets – ClemsonTigers.com, 1-800-CLEMSON “¢ Promotion (Saturday) – Present your ticket stub from Saturday‘s men‘s basketball game in Littlejohn Coliseum and receive free admission. “¢ Promotion (Sunday) #1 – Family Four Pack – Purchase two reserved adult and two reserved youth tickets for only $20. “¢ Promotion (Sunday) #2 – Sunday Funday – Fun and family-friendly activities during the game and throughout Doug Kingsmore Stadium. SERIES HISTORY “¢ Overall Record – Clemson leads 10-0 (1951-05) “¢ Record at Clemson – Clemson leads 6-0 (1972-96) STARTING PITCHERS “¢ Friday – RHP BJ Myers (WVU) vs. LHP Matthew Crownover (CU) “¢ Saturday – LHP Ross Vance (WVU) vs. LHP Zack Erwin (CU) “¢ Sunday – RHP Chad Donato (WVU) vs. RHP Brody Koerner (CU) CLEMSON OVERVIEW “¢ Clemson had a 36-25 overall record and 15-14 ACC mark in 2014. “¢ The Tigers return five of nine position starters and 59 percent of their innings pitched from the 2014 team. “¢ Clemson begins the season with a nine-game homestand WEST VIRGINIA OVERVIEW “¢ West Virginia is led by third-year Head Coach Randy Mazey, who hit .331 with 20 homers and 65 steals in 216 games as a Tiger from 1985-88. “¢ The Mountaineers, who will start three pitchers from the state of Texas, had a 28-26 overall record and 9-14 Big 12 Conference mark in 2014. “¢ Senior outfielder Brad Johnson, who played at USC Sumter in 2013, returns after hitting .318 in 2014. QUICK HITS “¢ Clemson is 23-10 overall and 13-2 at home against the seven current Big 12 Conference teams it has played (has not faced TCU or Texas). “¢ Clemson‘s last game against a Big 12 Conference team came in the 2010 College World Series, a 6-4 Tiger win over Oklahoma. “¢ Patrick Andrews, Andrew Cox, Matthew Crownover, Steven Duggar, Tyler Krieger, Chris Okey and Tyler Slaton are the 2015 team co-captains. LEGGETT BY THE NUMBERS “¢ In 35 overall years, he has 1,300 wins, tied for ninth-most in Division I history and fifth-most among active coaches. “¢ He won his 1,300th career game in Clemson‘s 3-2 walkoff win over No. 3 Miami (Fla.) in the ACC Tournament in Greensboro, N.C. on May 22. “¢ His 923 wins as head coach at Clemson (1994-14) are seventh-most in the nation during that span. “¢ He has led Clemson to a winning ACC regular-season record 20 times in his first 21 seasons. “¢ He has 236 top-25 wins, 128 top-10 wins and 63 top-five wins as head coach at Clemson. DKS RENOVATIONS “¢ Doug Kingsmore Stadium is undergoing renovations to keep it amongst the best facilities in the country. “¢ This past offseason, 150 premium seats were added at field level directly behind home plate. “¢ Both dugouts were expanded, making them two of the largest dugouts in the country. “¢ A new baseball facility is under construction behind the first-base dugout and is scheduled to be completed in the spring. “¢ The three-story building will house a spacious lockerroom, museum, meeting rooms and coaches offices among other amenities. PRESEASON HONORS “¢ Seven Tigers earned preseason recognition. See the list below. #37 ALEX BOSTIC, LHP “¢ No. 9 ACC prospect for the 2016 draft by Baseball America #9 STEVEN DUGGAR, OF “¢ Golden Spikes Award Watch List “¢ Third-team All-American by Baseball America “¢ Third-team All-American by Collegiate Baseball “¢ Third-team All-American by D1Baseball “¢ Third-team All-American by Perfect Game “¢ Fourth-team All-American by College Sports Madness “¢ First-team All-ACC by College Sports Madness “¢ First-team All-ACC by Perfect Game “¢ No. 44 overall prospect for the 2015 draft by Perfect Game “¢ No. 45 overall prospect for the 2015 draft by MLB.com “¢ No. 27 college prospect for the 2015 draft by Perfect Game “¢ No. 55 college prospect for the 2015 draft by College Sports Madness “¢ No. 25 junior in the nation by Perfect Game “¢ No. 6 ACC prospect for the 2015 draft by Perfect Game “¢ No. 7 ACC prospect for the 2015 draft by Baseball America #33 ZACK ERWIN, LHP “¢ No. 12 ACC prospect for the 2015 draft by Baseball America “¢ No. 21 ACC prospect for the 2015 draft by Perfect Game #3 TYLER KRIEGER, INF “¢ First-team All-ACC by College Sports Madness “¢ First-team All-ACC by Perfect Game “¢ No. 89 overall prospect for the 2015 draft by Perfect Game “¢ No. 46 college prospect for the 2015 draft by Perfect Game “¢ No. 40 junior in the nation by Perfect Game “¢ No. 11 ACC prospect for the 2015 draft by Perfect Game #25 CHRIS OKEY, C “¢ Third-team All-American by Baseball America “¢ Third-team All-American by Perfect Game “¢ First-team All-ACC by College Sports Madness “¢ No. 18 sophomore in the nation by Perfect Game “¢ No. 4 ACC prospect for the 2016 draft by Baseball America “¢ No. 4 ACC prospect for the 2016 draft by Perfect Game #5 CHASE PINDER, INF/OF “¢ No. 88 freshman in the nation by Perfect Game “¢ No. 12 ACC prospect for the 2017 draft by Perfect Game #8 WESTON WILSON, INF “¢ No. 79 sophomore in the nation by Perfect Game “¢ No. 16 ACC prospect for the 2016 draft by Perfect Game