Georgia Southern Visits Clemson
CLEMSON, S.C. (CU SID) — The Tigers face Georgia Southern for the third year in a row in a three-game series at Doug Kingsmore Stadium this weekend. SERIES SETUP “¢ Who – Georgia Southern (27-21) vs. Clemson (25-24) “¢ Rankings – GSU – NR; CU – NR “¢ When – Friday (6:30 p.m.), Saturday (6:30 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 (all three games) – Campers & Little Leaguers – Youth 12 & under receive free admission by wearing a camp or little league shirt. “¢ Promotion (Friday) – Join us for an exciting 10-minute postgame fireworks show. “¢ Promotion (Sunday #1) – Mother‘s Day – Moms receive free admission with a reserved-seat purchase. “¢ Promotion (Sunday #2) – Family Four Pack – Purchase two reserved adult and two reserved youth tickets for only $20. “¢ Promotion (Sunday #3) – Sunday Funday – Fun and family-friendly activities, including an inflatable Tee-ball pen. SERIES HISTORY “¢ Overall Record – Clemson leads 55-28-1 (1959-14) “¢ Record at Clemson – Clemson leads 29-12 (1959-13) STARTING PITCHERS “¢ Friday – LHP Evan Challenger (GSU) vs. LHP Matthew Crownover (CU) “¢ Saturday – RHP Tripp Sheppard (GSU) vs. LHP Zack Erwin (CU) “¢ Sunday – LHP Connor Simmons (GSU) vs. TBA (CU) CLEMSON OVERVIEW “¢ Clemson defeated No. 18 College of Charleston 6-3 at home Wednesday night. “¢ The Tigers are averaging 6.1 runs per game and hitting .281 with a .371 on-base percentage and 49 steals. “¢ The pitching staff has a 3.95 ERA, .258 opponents‘ batting average and 2.45 strikeout-to-walk ratio and Clemson is fielding .964. GEORGIA SOUTHERN OVERVIEW “¢ Georgia Southern is led by 16th-year head coach Rodney Hennon. “¢ South Alabama swept the Eagles in Statesboro last weekend. They are hitting .265 and have a 4.17 ERA and .952 fielding percentage. “¢ Kody Adams is hitting a team-high .325, while Aaron Mizell is batting .303 with 12 homers and 39 RBIs. Dalton Busby has 19 steals as well. QUICK HITS “¢ Clemson and Georgia Southern split a two-game midweek series in Statesboro in 2014. “¢ Clemson has won nine games in a row over Georgia Southern at Doug Kingsmore Stadium, including a three-game sweep in 2013. “¢ Rodney Hennon played two seasons (1990,91) at Western Carolina under Head Coach Jack Leggett. SENIOR DAY SUNDAY “¢ On Sunday at 12:30 p.m., Clemson‘s seniors will be honored prior to the last regular-season home game against Georgia Southern. “¢ The seniors have helped the Tigers reach the NCAA Tournament each of the three previous seasons. MOYER MISSED “¢ Sophomore righty Drew Moyer was the closer in the first half of the season, but suffered an injury on March 31 and has not pitched since. “¢ In 10.1 innings pitched over 10 relief appearances in 2015, he is 1-0 with two saves, a 1.74 ERA and .250 opponents‘ batting average. “¢ He has 15 strikeouts, good for 13.06 strikeouts per nine innings pitched. “¢ Since he has been out of action due to injury, Clemson is 1-6 in one-run games and 1-2 in two-run games. “¢ He is holding opponents to 1-for-12 (.083) with two outs. “¢ In his career, he is 6-1 with four saves, a 3.10 ERA and 47 strikeouts in 49.1 innings pitched over 38 relief appearances.
