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2022-04-18 15:13:13
CLEMSON, S.C. - The Tigers conclude their home-and-home series at No. 10 Georgia on Tuesday night, then host East Tennessee State on Wednesday night. GAMES SETUP • Who - Clemson (22-13) vs. Georgia (26-10) & East Tennessee State (20-11) • Best Ranking - CU - NR; UGA - No. 10 USA Today; ETS - NR • When - Tuesday (6 p.m.), Wednesday (6 p.m.) • Where - Athens, Ga. (Foley Field) Tuesday; Clemson, S.C. (Doug Kingsmore Stadium) Wednesday • Watch - SEC Network+ (Tuesday), ACC Network Extra (Wednesday) • Video Announcers - Jason Jacobs (Tuesday), Matt Stewart (Tuesday), Ron Smith (Wednesday), Pete Yanity (Wednesday) • Listen (Radio) - Clemson Athletic Network (locally on WCCP (105.5 FM)) • Listen (Internet) - ClemsonTigers.com • Live Stats - ClemsonTigers.com • Social Media - ClemsonBaseball • Tickets (Wednesday) - ClemsonTigers.com, 1-800-CLEMSON SERIES HISTORY (GEORGIA) • Overall Record - Georgia leads 128-109-2 (1900-2022) • Record at Georgia - Georgia leads 72-48 (1900-2021) SERIES HISTORY (EAST TENNESSEE STATE) • Overall Record - Clemson leads 22-7 (1969-21) • Record at Clemson - Clemson leads 20-5 (1969-21) STARTING PITCHERS • Tuesday - RHP Billy Barlow (CU) vs. RHP Garrett Brown (UGA) • Wednesday - TBA (ETS) vs. TBA (CU) CLEMSON OVERVIEW • Clemson, who has a 4-6 road record and 15-7 home record, won two of three games at No. 23 Wake Forest last weekend. • The Tigers are averaging 7.3 runs per game and hitting .279 with a .455 slugging percentage, .387 on-base percentage and 17 steals. • The pitching staff has a 4.45 ERA, .252 opponents’ batting average and 2.24 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and Clemson is fielding .979. GEORGIA OVERVIEW • Georgia, who has an 18-4 home record and is averaging 7.4 runs per game, is led by ninth-year Head Coach Scott Stricklin. • The Bulldogs won one of three games against Texas A&M last weekend. They are hitting .295 and have a 5.62 ERA and .975 fielding percentage. • Connor Tate is hitting .356 with five home runs and 33 RBIs, while Jack Gowen has a team-high six saves on the season. EAST TENNESSEE STATE OVERVIEW • East Tennessee State, who is averaging 8.2 runs per game entering its game on Tuesday, is led by fifth-year Head Coach Joe Pennucci. • The Buccaneers were swept in three games at Wofford last weekend. They are hitting .303 and have a 4.68 ERA and .970 fielding percentage. • Bryce Hodge is hitting .363 with nine homers and 31 RBIs, Noah Webb has nine homers and Nathanial Tate has a team-high three saves. QUICK HITS • Clemson defeated No. 10 Georgia 4-3 at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on April 5 behind three home runs. • Clemson was originally scheduled to host East Tennessee State on March 8, but the game was postponed due to inclement weather. • Cooper Ingle leads the team in multiple-hit games (15) and Max Wagner leads the team in multiple-RBI games (9). FIELDING AT A HIGH LEVEL • Clemson has committed just 28 errors in 35 games in 2022, good for a .979 fielding percentage. • The Tiger record for fielding percentage in a season is .975, set by the 2018 team. • Five of the 28 errors have been committed by pitchers, meaning non-pitchers have combined to commit just 23 errors. • Clemson is 19-8 when committing less than two errors. • Clemson has been errorless in 17 of the 35 games. • The Tiger defense has 29 double plays. • No Tiger has committed more than seven errors. |
