Tigers Head To Georgia Tech
CLEMSON, S.C. (CU SID) — The Tigers travels to Atlanta to face Georgia Tech in their last three games before final exams next week. SERIES SETUP “¢ Who – Clemson (22-19, 11-9 ACC) vs. Georgia Tech (24-16, 9-12 ACC) “¢ Rankings – CU – NR; GAT – NR “¢ When – Friday (7 p.m.), Saturday (1 p.m.), Sunday (1 p.m.) “¢ Where – Atlanta, Ga. (Russ Chandler Stadium) “¢ Watch – ESPN3, RSN (Saturday) “¢ TV Announcers – Dan Bonner (Saturday), Wes Durham (Saturday), Brandon Gaudin (Friday, Sunday), Roddy Jones (Friday, Sunday) “¢ Listen – TigerCast, Clemson Tiger Sports Network “¢ Live Stats – ClemsonTigers.com “¢ Social Media – Twitter/Instagram (@ClemsonBaseball) SERIES HISTORY “¢ Overall Record – Clemson leads 107-104-3 (1902-2014) “¢ Record at Georgia Tech – Georgia Tech leads 71-41-2 (1902-2012) STARTING PITCHERS “¢ Friday – LHP Matthew Crownover (CU) vs. LHP Jonathan King (GAT) “¢ Saturday – LHP Zack Erwin (CU) vs. RHP Cole Pitts (GAT) “¢ Sunday – TBA (CU) vs. RHP Brandon Gold (GAT) CLEMSON OVERVIEW “¢ Clemson, who has won five of its last six games, fell at Georgia on Tuesday night. “¢ The Tigers are averaging 6.1 runs per game and hitting .278 with a .365 on-base percentage and 42 steals. “¢ The pitching staff has a 3.64 ERA, .249 opponents‘ batting average and 2.50 strikeout-to-walk ratio and Clemson is fielding .962. GEORGIA TECH OVERVIEW “¢ Georgia Tech is led by 22nd-year head coach Danny Hall. “¢ The Yellow Jackets fell at home to Kennesaw State on Tuesday. They are hitting .278 and have a 4.21 ERA and .973 fielding percentage. “¢ Kel Johnson is hitting .349 with seven homers and 26 RBIs, while Keenan Innis is batting .333. A.J. Murray as a team-high nine homers. QUICK HITS “¢ Clemson has 2,699 all-time wins, ninth-most in history among programs at the Division I level. “¢ Clemson did not face Georgia Tech during the 2014 regular season, but the Yellow Jackets downed the Tigers 3-0 in the ACC Tournament. “¢ Seven Tigers, including Clemson‘s first two starting pitchers (Matthew Crownover, Zack Erwin) this weekend, are from the state of Georgia. SCHMIDT PROVIDING RELIEF “¢ Junior righthander Clate Schmidt has made the most of his role as a long reliever and spot starter in the 2015 season. “¢ He is 1-1 with a 2.79 ERA and .240 opponents‘ batting in 42.0 innings pitched over 12 appearances (four starts). “¢ Clemson has a 3-1 record in his four starts. “¢ In his eight relief appearances, he has a 2.12 ERA and .233 opponents‘ batting average in 17.0 innings pitched. “¢ In ACC regular-season games, he has a 2.38 ERA and .225 opponents‘ batting average in 11.1 innings pitched over five relief appearances. “¢ In his career, he has a 4.01 ERA and 101 strikeouts in 163.2 innings pitched over 48 appearances (23 starts).
