No. 10 Tigers Open With Home Series Against Wright State
Courtesy @ClemsonBaseball
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) – The No. 10 Tigers begin their 120th season with a three-game weekend series against Wright State at Doug Kingsmore Stadium.
SERIES SETUP
• Who – Wright State (0-0) vs. Clemson (0-0)
• Rankings – WSU – NR; CU – No. 10 BA, No. 12 CB, No. 12 USA
• When – Friday (4 p.m.), Saturday (2 p.m.), Sunday (1 p.m.)
• Where – Clemson, S.C. (Doug Kingsmore Stadium)
• Watch – ACC Network Extra
• TV Announcers (Sunday) – Marty Clary, Pete Yanity
• Listen – TigerCast (Friday, Saturday, Sunday), WCCP (105.5 FM) (Friday, Sunday)
• Live Stats – ClemsonTigers.com
• Social Media – ClemsonBaseball
• Tickets – ClemsonTigers.com, 1-800-CLEMSON
• Promotion (Friday) – Baseball Trading Cards – The first 1,000 fans receive the Monte Lee trading card (part of a set of the entire roster).
• Promotion (Saturday) – Baseball Bingo
• Promotion (Sunday) – Kids can join the players on the field for the national anthem.
SERIES HISTORY
• Overall Record – Clemson leads 6-0 (2010-13)
• Record at Clemson – Clemson leads 6-0 (2010-13)
STARTING PITCHERS
• Friday – LHP Danny Sexton (WSU) vs. LHP Charlie Barnes (CU)
• Saturday – LHP Zane Collins (WSU) vs. LHP Pat Krall (CU)
• Sunday – RHP Trevor Swaney (WSU) vs. RHP Alex Eubanks (CU)
CLEMSON OVERVIEW
• Clemson had a 44-20 overall record and 16-14 ACC mark in 2016.
• The Tigers, led by second-year head coach Monte Lee, return two first-team All-Americans in Seth Beer (1B) and Pat Krall (LHP).
• Clemson begins the season with a nine-game homestand and plays 17 of its first 20 games at home.
WRIGHT STATE OVERVIEW
• Wright State is led by first-year head coach Jeff Mercer.
• The Raiders had a 46-17 overall record and 23-6 Horizon League mark, good for first place, in 2016.
• Wright State, who set the school record for wins in a season in 2016, won two games in the Louisville Regional.
QUICK HITS
• Clemson (No. 12) is one of seven ACC teams ranked in the top 18 of the USA Today preseason coaches poll.
• Seth Beer reached base via a hit or walk in each of his last 60 games that he had a plate appearance in the 2016 season.
• Chris Williams suffered a hand injury last weekend and will miss four to six weeks.
POLLS
• Clemson is ranked No. 10 by Baseball America, No. 12 by Collegiate Baseball and No. 12 in the USA Today coaches poll in the preseason.
• Clemson’s top-12 rankings are its highest in the preseason since 2011, when it was as high as No. 4 (Collegiate Baseball).
PRESEASON HONORS
• Twenty Tigers earned preseason recognition. See the list below.
#23 CHARLIE BARNES, LHP
• No. 82 college prospect for the 2017 draft by Baseball America
• No. 147 starting pitcher in the nation by D1Baseball
#20 JEREMY BEASLEY, RHP
• Among the top-63 junior college transfers in the nation by Perfect Game
#28 SETH BEER, 1B/OF
• Golden Spikes Award Watch List member
• First-team All-American by Collegiate Baseball, D1Baseball, NCBWA and Perfect Game
• Second-team All-American by Baseball America
• No. 4 sophomore in the nation by Perfect Game
• No. 2 college prospect for the 2018 draft by D1Baseball
• No. 1 first baseman in the nation by D1Baseball
• ACC player-of-the-year by D1Baseball and Perfect Game
• First-team All-ACC by Perfect Game
• No. 1 ACC prospect for the 2018 draft by D1Baseball and Perfect Game
#17 PAUL CAMPBELL, RHP
• No. 26 ACC prospect for the 2017 draft by Perfect Game
#19 BROOKS CRAWFORD, RHP
• No. 26 ACC prospect for the 2018 draft by D1Baseball
#25 PATRICK CROMWELL, INF
• Among the top-63 junior college transfers in the nation by Perfect Game
• No. 35 third baseman in the nation by D1Baseball
#8 LOGAN DAVIDSON, INF
• No. 3 freshman in the nation by D1Baseball
• No. 156 freshman in the nation by Perfect Game
• No. 6 prospect for the 2019 draft by Perfect Game
• No. 14 shortstop in the nation by Perfect Game
• ACC freshman-of-the-year by Perfect Game
• No. 30 freshman in the ACC by Perfect Game
• No. 2 ACC prospect for the 2019 draft by Perfect Game
• No. 2 freshman in the ACC by D1Baseball
#44 RYLEY GILLIAM, RHP
• No. 35 ACC prospect for the 2018 draft by D1Baseball
#40 OWEN GRIFFITH, RHP
• No. 99 freshman in the nation by Perfect Game
• No. 20 freshman in the ACC by Perfect Game
#32 JACOB HENNESSY, LHP
• No. 115 freshman in the ACC by Perfect Game
#29 BLAKE HOLLIDAY, RHP
• No. 35 freshman in the ACC by D1Baseball
• No. 91 freshman in the ACC by Perfect Game
#37 RYNE HUGGINS, LHP
• No. 117 freshman in the ACC by Perfect Game
#15 WESTON JACKSON, OF
• No. 57 outfielder in the nation by D1Baseball
#36 PAT KRALL, LHP
• First-team All-American by NCBWA
• Second-team All-American by Collegiate Baseball
• No. 33 starting pitcher in the nation by D1Baseball
#39 TRAVIS MARR, RHP
• No. 358 freshman in the nation by Perfect Game
• No. 67 freshman in the ACC by Perfect Game
#30 MITCHELL MILLER, LHP
• No. 49 freshman in the nation by Perfect Game
• No. 9 freshman in the ACC by Perfect Game
• No. 27 freshman in the ACC by D1Baseball
#35 RYAN MILLER, RHP
• Among the top-63 junior college transfers in the nation by Perfect Game
#5 CHASE PINDER, OF
• No. 88 college prospect for the 2017 draft by D1Baseball
• No. 29 outfielder in the nation by D1Baseball
• No. 30 ACC prospect for the 2017 draft by D1Baseball
#49 KYLE WILKIE, C
• No. 102 freshman in the ACC by Perfect Game
#27 CHRIS WILLIAMS, C/INF
• No. 26 catcher in the nation by D1Baseball
• No. 34 ACC prospect for the 2017 draft by D1Baseball
