Georgia Visits Clemson Tuesday Night
CLEMSON, S.C. (CU SID) — The Tigers conclude the home-and-home series against Georgia on Tuesday night. GAME SETUP “¢ Who – Georgia (18-13-1) vs. Clemson (20-11) “¢ Rankings – UGA – NR; CU – No. 14 BA, No. 22 CB, No. 14 USA “¢ When – Tuesday (6:30 p.m.) “¢ Where – Clemson, S.C. (Doug Kingsmore Stadium) “¢ Watch – CSS, ESPN3 “¢ Listen – TigerCast, Clemson Tiger Sports Network “¢ Live Stats – ClemsonTigers.com “¢ Social Media – Twitter/Instagram (@ClemsonBaseball) “¢ Tickets – ClemsonTigers.com, 1-800-CLEMSON SERIES HISTORY “¢ Overall Record – Georgia leads 119-104-2 (1900-2014) “¢ Record at Clemson – Clemson leads 55-48-2 (1901-2013) STARTING PITCHERS “¢ LHP Patrick Boling (UGA) vs. RHP Brody Koerner (CU) CLEMSON OVERVIEW “¢ Clemson fell twice in three games against NC State at home from Saturday to Monday. “¢ The Tigers are averaging 6.7 runs per game and hitting .295 with a .364 on-base percentage and 57 stolen bases. “¢ The pitching staff has a 4.11 ERA, .246 opponents‘ batting average and 2.25 strikeout-to-walk ratio and Clemson is fielding .959. GEORGIA OVERVIEW “¢ Georgia is led by first-year Head Coach Scott Stricklin. “¢ The Bulldogs won two of three games at Missouri over the weekend. They are hitting .265 and have a 4.09 ERA and .971 fielding percentage. “¢ Conor Welton is hitting .318, while Hunter Cole is batting .313 with a team-high 12 doubles. QUICK HITS “¢ Clemson is 17-2 when outhitting its opponent and 2-8 when getting outhit. “¢ Clemson leads the ACC in batting average (.295). “¢ Tyler Slaton had reached base safely in 15 consecutive games. ACC STANDINGS “¢ Clemson is in third place in the ACC Atlantic Division standings with a 9-5 league mark behind Florida State (13-2) and Wake Forest (10-5). “¢ In the overall ACC standings, Clemson is in fifth place behind Florida State, Virginia (12-3), Miami (Fla.) (11-4) and Wake Forest. SCHMIDT INVOLVED “¢ Sophomore righthander Clate Schmidt has had a decision in nine games this season. “¢ He has a 4-5 record, but has a solid 3.92 ERA and .257 opponents‘ batting average in 13 appearances (three starts). “¢ He has not allowed a home run thanks to 60 groundball outs compared to just 13 flyball outs.
