Baseball: Clemson Hosts Two Midweek Contests
CLEMSON, S.C. - The Tigers play their first five-game week of the season when they host Presbyterian College (Tuesday) and Winthrop (Wednesday).
GAMES SETUP
• Who - Presbyterian College (2-13) & Winthrop (11-3) vs. Clemson (12-3)
Best Ranking - PRE - NR; WIN - NR; CU - No. 19 Perfect Game
• When - Tuesday (6 p.m.), Wednesday (6 p.m.)
• Where - Clemson, S.C. (Doug Kingsmore Stadium)
• Watch - ACC Network Extra
• Video Announcers - Tim Bourret (Tuesday), Mark Childress (Wednesday), Fred Cunningham (Tuesday), Richie Shaffer (Wednesday) • Listen (Radio) - WCCP (105.5 FM), ESPN Upstate
• Listen (Internet) - ClemsonTigers.com, TuneIn
• Live Stats - ClemsonTigers.com
• Social Media - ClemsonBaseball
• Tickets - ClemsonTigers.com, 1-800-CLEMSON
• Promotion - Fans can purchase a ticket for only $2.
SERIES HISTORY (PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE)
• Overall Record - Clemson leads 64-23 (1906-2019)
• Record at Clemson - Clemson leads 39-10 (1907-2019)
SERIES HISTORY (WINTHROP)
• Overall Record - Clemson leads 22-7 (1981-19)
• Record at Clemson - Clemson leads 18-6 (1981-19)
STARTING PITCHERS
• Tuesday - TBA (PRE) vs. TBA (CU)
• Wednesday - TBA (WIN) vs. TBA (CU)
CLEMSON OVERVIEW
• Clemson, who has an 11-2 home record, swept Boston College in three home games by a combined score of 23-14 last weekend.
• The Tigers are averaging 4.4 runs per game and hitting .259 with a .363 on-base percentage, .369 slugging percentage and 22 steals.
• The pitching staff has a 2.91 ERA, .222 opponents’ batting average and 2.54 strikeout-to-walk ratio and Clemson is fielding .962.
PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE OVERVIEW
• Presbyterian College is led by 16th-year Head Coach Elton Pollock.
• The Blue Hose lost all three home games against Connecticut. They are hitting .193 and have an 8.24 ERA and a .936 fielding percentage. > • Kyle Merkle and Landon Shaw both have two home runs, while Kyle Benson has the team's lone save.
WINTHROP OVERVIEW
• Winthrop is led by 10th-year Head Coach Tom Riginos.
• The Eagles won two of three games at George Mason last weekend. They are hitting .294 and have a 2.88 ERA and .966 fielding percentage.
• Scout McFalls is hitting .389 with six steals, Spencer Yankle is batting .370 with a homer and 14 RBIs and Colten Rendon has four saves.
QUICK HITS
• Winthrop Head Coach Tom Riginos was an assistant coach at Clemson for eight seasons (2003-10).
•Tiger Director of Player Development Ben Paulsen, who played at Clemson (2007-09) and later played in the majors, is the son of Tom Riginos.
• Adam Hackenberg, who has started all 15 games at catcher, is the only Tiger to start double-digit games at one position.
ACC STANDINGS
• Clemson is tied for first place with Notre Dame in the ACC Atlantic Division standings with a 3-0 league mark.
• Overall in the ACC standings, Clemson is tied for first place with Miami (Fla.) and Notre Dame.
GILBERT SHUTTING THE DOOR
• Freshman lefthander Geoffrey Gilbert has been one of the first pitchers Head Coach Monte Lee calls on out of the bullpen.
• He is 1-0 with an 0.75 ERA, a .167 opponents' batting average and 13 strikeouts in 12.0 innings pitched over seven relief appearances.
• He is holding opponents to .059 with runners on base, 0-for-11 with runners in scoring position and .077 with two outs.
• He has not allowed any of his six inherited baserunners to score.
• He pitched 5.0 combined innings without allowing a run in two relief outings against Boston College on March 6,8.