Clemson to face Georgia on Tuesday Night |
CLEMSON, S.C. - Clemson concludes the home-and-home season series against Georgia at Foley Field in Athens on Tuesday night.
GAME SETUP • Who - Clemson (22-18) vs. Georgia (20-20) • Rankings - CU - NR; UGA - NR • When - Tuesday (7 p.m.) • Where - Athens, Ga. (Foley Field) • Watch - SEC Network • TV Announcers - Chris Burke, Dari Nowkhah • Listen - TigerCast, Clemson Tiger Sports Network • Live Stats - ClemsonTigers.com • Social Media - Twitter/Instagram (@ClemsonBaseball) SERIES HISTORY • Overall Record - Georgia leads 121-104-2 (1900-2015) • Record at Georgia - Georgia leads 68-46 (1901-2014) STARTING PITCHERS • RHP
Brody KoernerBrody Koerner CLEMSON OVERVIEW • Clemson, who has won five games in a row, swept Duke in a rain-shortened series at Doug Kingsmore Stadium last weekend. • The Tigers are averaging 6.2 runs per game and hitting .283 with a .369 on-base percentage and 42 stolen bases. • The pitching staff has a 3.62 ERA, .248 opponents’ batting average and 2.57 strikeout-to-walk ratio and Clemson is fielding .963. GEORGIA OVERVIEW • Georgia is led by second-year head coach Scott Stricklin. • The Bulldogs were swept 2-0 at home by Louisiana State last weekend. They are hitting .268 and have a 4.29 ERA and .971 fielding percentage. • Stephen Wrenn is hitting a team-high .317 with five homers, 21 RBIs and 20 steals, while Nick King has 14 steals. QUICK HITS • Georgia downed Clemson 3-2 at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on April 7. The road team has won the last eight games in the series. • Clemson has 2,699 all-time wins, ninth-most in history among programs at the Division I level. • During Clemson’s current five-game winning streak, it has outscored the opposition 41-13. PINDER PLAYING LIKE A VETERAN • Freshman
Chase PinderChase Pinder • He is hitting .273 with 18 runs, seven doubles, one triple, three homers, 24 RBIs, a .376 on-base percentage and two steals in 38 games. • He has 19 walks and four hit-by-pitches against only 18 strikeouts. • He is hitting .386 with runners on base, .395 with runners in scoring position and .356 with two outs along with 14 two-out RBIs. • He has a solid .969 fielding percentage, committing only five errors. • He is hitting .292 with two homers, five doubles, 15 RBIs and a .395 on-base percentage in 19 ACC regular-season games. • He had never played in the infield prior to Clemson, but played second base while
Tyler KriegerTyler Krieger
Jr. RH Pitcher
#19 6-2, 200
Concord, NC
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(CU) vs. RHP Mike Mancuso (UGA)
Fr. Infielder
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Poquoson, VA
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Chase Pinder
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has been a starter at second base most of the 2015 season.
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was injured.
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