OFFICIAL GAME THREAD: #12 CLEMSON at #12 Georgia

CUTrevor 2018-04-17 11:51:08


CLEMSON, S.C. - The Tigers travel to Athens, Ga., to take on No. 12 Georgia on Tuesday at 7 p.m., on SEC Network.

GAME SETUP
• Who - Clemson (26-10) vs. Georgia (25-11)
• Best Rankings - CU - No. 12 Perfect Game; UGA - No. 12 Collegiate Baseball
• When - Tuesday (7 p.m.)
• Where - Athens, Ga. (Foley Field)
• Watch - SEC Network
• Video Announcers - Tom Hart, Todd Walker
• Listen (Radio) - WCCP (105.5 FM), ESPN Upstate
• Listen (Internet) -ClemsonTigers.com, TuneIn
• Live Stats - ClemsonTigers.com
• Social Media - ClemsonBaseball

SERIES HISTORY
• Overall Record - Georgia leads 123-108-2 (1900-2018)
• Record at Georgia - Georgia leads 69-48 (1900-2017)

STARTING PITCHERS
• RHP Travis Marr (CU) vs. RHP Will Proctor (UGA)

CLEMSON OVERVIEW
• Miami (Fla.) defeated Clemson twice in three games at Doug Kingsmore Stadium last weekend.
• The Tigers are averaging 5.9 runs per game and hitting .245 with a .367 on-base percentage and 24 steals.
• The pitching staff has a 3.34 ERA, .242 opponents’ batting average and 2.25 strikeout-to-walk ratio and Clemson is fielding .975.

GEORGIA OVERVIEW
• Georgia is led by fifth-year head coach Scott Stricklin.
• The Bulldogs won one of three games against Kentucky last weekend. They are hitting .282 and have a 3.57 ERA and .978 fielding percentage.
• Keegan McGovern is hitting .344 with 12 homers, while Michael Curry is batting .317 with seven homers.

QUICK HITS
• No. 10 Georgia rallied from a 3-0 deficit to defeat No. 3 Clemson 6-3 at SRP Park in North Augusta, S.C., on April 10.
• Clemson is 16-for-50 (.320) with three grand slams, three doubles and 46 RBIs with the bases loaded.
• The Tiger bullpen has a 2.90 ERA and .241 opponents' batting average.

PRO INFLUENCE
• Clemson has several current and former players on its roster who have MLB ties.
• Both Tiger student assistant coaches, Mark Davidson and Ben Paulsen, were former Tigers who went on to play in the majors.
• Davidson, father of Tiger shortstop Logan Davidson, played at Clemson in 1982 and played six MLB years (1986-91) with the Twins and Astros.
• Paulsen, Clemson’s first-base coach, played at Clemson from 2007-09 and played three years (2014-16) with the Rockies.
• Grayson Byrd is the son of righthander Paul Byrd, who played 14 years with the Mets, Braves, Phillies, Royals, Angels, Indians and Red Sox.
• Carson Spiers is the nephew of former Tiger infielder Bill Spiers, who played 13 MLB seasons and is currently a Tiger football staff member.
• Bo Majkowski is the son of Don Majkowski, who played 10 years as a quarterback in the NFL with the Packers, Colts and Lions.

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CUTrevor 2018-04-17 18:18:36


DAVIDSON LEADOFF HOMER!!! Lol It's too bad he's leading off tonight. Meredith had been the leadoff man for the past few games, so it might have been more than a solo homer. I guess Davidson likes the leadoff spot!

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CUTrevor 2018-04-17 18:19:16


Williams HBP with 2 outs but nothing else for the Tigers. 

TIGERS LEAD 1-0 M1.

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CUTrevor 2018-04-17 18:20:57


Marr hits the batter with 2 outs.

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CUTrevor 2018-04-17 18:21:30


Single gives Dogs corners with 2 outs.

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CUTrevor 2018-04-17 18:22:39


UGH triple over Beer's head in right center scores 2 runs, puts Dogs up 2-1 in the 1st. Might have only scored one if there hadn't been 2 outs.

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CUTrevor 2018-04-17 18:23:41


Good grief homer to left scores 2 more. All this started with a 2-out hit batter! Those freebies with 2 outs kill you every time.

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CUTrevor 2018-04-17 18:24:27



Spiers is up in the pen.

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CUTrevor 2018-04-17 18:25:39


Marr gets a fly to right to finally end the inning.

TIGERS TRAIL 4-1 AFTER ONE.

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CUTrevor 2018-04-17 18:31:04


Wharton strikes out to start the 2nd.


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CUTrevor 2018-04-17 18:32:01


Wilkie 2-out single through the left side. Meredith up with 2 down, Davidson on deck.

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CUTrevor 2018-04-17 18:34:09


Meredith single through the right side! Corners with 2 outs for Davidson, who homered his first time up.

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CUTrevor 2018-04-17 18:36:10


Davidson 3-0!

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CUTrevor 2018-04-17 18:37:34


Davidson walks em loaded! 2 outs for Greene.



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CUTrevor 2018-04-17 18:43:24


UGH Greene weak grounder to 3rd on a 1-2 pitch to strand em loaded. 

TIGERS TRAIL 4-1 M2.

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CUTrevor 2018-04-17 18:52:18


Ugh Marr gives up a one-out single and a double off the wall. Spiers in from the pen.


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CUTrevor 2018-04-17 18:53:09


Spiers picks off the runner at 2nd. Two outs with bases empty.

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CUTrevor 2018-04-17 19:13:55


Spiers gets a grounder to end the inning. 

TIGERS TRAIL 5-1 AFTER 2.

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CUTrevor 2018-04-17 19:15:10


Beer, Willliams and Cromwell go 1-2-3.

TIGERS TRAIL 5-1 M3.

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CUTrevor 2018-04-17 19:17:23


Spier gives up a walk and a single to start the 3rd. Corners with no outs.

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CUTrevor 2018-04-17 19:17:37


Sac fly scores another run.

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CUTrevor 2018-04-17 19:18:49


Spiers gets a K and an infield fly to end the inning.

TIGERS TRAIL 6-1 AFTER 3.

Monte calls a huddle in the dugout.


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CUTrevor 2018-04-17 19:19:49


Wharton reaches on an error to start the 4th!

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CUTrevor 2018-04-17 19:20:26


Jolly strikes out, Wharton steals 2nd. RISP with one out for Wilkie, who singled last time.

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CUTrevor 2018-04-17 19:28:19


Ugh Wilkie fouls out. Would have been nice to have that single he hit last inning with 2 outs and nobody on!

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CUTrevor 2018-04-17 19:28:42


Meredith, who also singled last time, up with 2 down.

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CUTrevor 2018-04-17 19:29:37


Ugh Meredith strikes out on a full count. Badly fooled on a curve. Both he and Wilkie singled last time but couldn't get one with RISP!

TIGERS TRAIL 6-1 M4.

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CUTrevor 2018-04-17 19:32:15


Good grief Greene throws it away, runner advances to 2nd with one out.

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CUTrevor 2018-04-17 19:43:44


DAVIDSON WEB GEM DEEP IN THE HOLE SAVES A RUN! Maybe that'll get the bats going.

TIGERS TRAIL 6-1 AFTER 4.


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CUTrevor 2018-04-17 19:45:15


Davidson, Greene and Beer go 1-2-3 in the 5th.

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CUTrevor 2018-04-17 19:56:12


Strider starts the 5th and goes 1-2-3 with 2 K's.

TIGERS TRAIL 6-1 AFTER 5.

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CUTrevor 2018-04-17 19:58:14


Williams, Cromwell and Wharton go 1-2-3.

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CUTrevor 2018-04-17 20:01:37


Strider goes 1-2-3 for the second straight inning!

TIGERS TRAIL 6-1 AFTER 6.

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CUTrevor 2018-04-17 20:06:03


Ugh Wilkie robbed of extra bases by a tremendus diving catch by the rihg firelder. 2 down with bases empty for Meredith.

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CUTrevor 2018-04-17 20:08:19


Meredith walks. 2 down for Davidson.

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CUTrevor 2018-04-17 20:15:50


Davidson hits one deep to left, but it stays in the park.

TIGERS TRAIL 6-1 AT THE STRETCH.

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CUTrevor 2018-04-17 20:20:39


Owen Griffith starts the 7th and goes 1-2-3 with a K. He pitched the 9th in the first meeting with UGA last week and struck out the side. That was his first appearance after being sick for a couple weeks.

TIGERS TRAIL 6-1 AFTER 7.

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CUTrevor 2018-04-17 20:24:48


New pitcher for Dogs. Hope they hit this one better than the starter!

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CUTrevor 2018-04-17 20:25:08


Beer one-out walk.

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CUTrevor 2018-04-17 20:25:54


Williams strikes out again. 2 down for Cromwell.

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CUTrevor 2018-04-17 20:31:43


Cromwell single! Corners for Wharton with 2 outs. 


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CUTrevor 2018-04-17 20:32:47


Ugh Wharton strikes out to strand em at the corners. Tigers cannot buy a hit with RISP tonight. Georgia has only out-hit them 6 to 4, but they have had timely hits and some free passes. 

TIGERS TRAIL 6-1 M8.

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CUTrevor 2018-04-17 20:36:44


Weatherly starts the 8th, gets one out and Monte brings in Gilliam. First work for Weatherly in a few weeks.

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CUTrevor 2018-04-17 20:45:21


Gilliam strikes out both his batters. Would have been nice to get that against Miami on Friday night!

TIGERS TRAIL 6-1 HEADED TO THE 9TH.

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CUTrevor 2018-04-17 20:46:36


Byrd pinch hits and strikes out, Wilkie strikes out. Tigers down to final out with Meredith to avoid the sweep against Georgia.

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CUTrevor 2018-04-17 20:48:09


Meredith strikes out swinging to end the game. The side strikes out in the 9th.

TIGERS LOSE 6-1. They drop to 26-11 on the season.

I'll have interviews posted in a bit.

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CUTrevor 2018-04-17 21:39:19


ATHENS, GA. - Four Bulldog pitchers combined to allow only four hits in No. 12 Georgia's 6-1 victory over No. 12 Clemson at Foley Field on Tuesday night. The Bulldogs, who won both games of the season series, improved to 26-11, while the Tigers fell to 26-11.

Georgia starter Will Proctor (3-2) earned the win by allowing three hits, one run and one walk with three strikeouts in 4.0 innings pitched. The final three Georgia hurlers combined to give up just one hit in the final 5.0 innings pitched. Tiger starter Travis Marr (3-1) suffered the loss, as he surrendered five runs on five hits in 1.2 innings pitched.

Logan Davidson led off the game with a home run on an 0-2 pitch, his fifth long ball of the season, but Georgia responded with four runs in the bottom of the first inning after the first two batters were retired. Aaron Schunk belted a two-run triple, then Adam Sasser lined a two-run homer. Georgia added single runs in the second and third inning.

The Tigers stay on the road to play at Wake Forest in a three-game series starting Friday at 6 p.m., on ACC Network Extra.

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