Clemson Baseball Preview vs. Georgia |
The Tigers host Georgia on Wednesday night in the conclusion of the home-and-home season series with the Bulldogs.
GAME SETUP • Who - Georgia (15-22) vs. Clemson (30-7) • Rankings - UGA - NR; CU - No. 5 BA, No. 5 CB, No. 4 USA • When - Wednesday (6:30 p.m.) • Where - Clemson, S.C. (Doug Kingsmore Stadium) • Watch - ACC Network Extra • Video Announcers - Marty Clary, Pete Yanity • Listen - TigerCast, Clemson Tiger Sports Network • Live Stats - ClemsonTigers.com • Social Media - ClemsonBaseball • Tickets - ClemsonTigers.com, 1-800-CLEMSON SERIES HISTORY • Overall Record - Georgia leads 122-107-2 (1900-2017) • Record at Clemson - Clemson leads 56-50-2 (1901-2016) STARTING PITCHERS • LHP Kevin Smith (UGA) vs. RHP Tyler Jackson (CU) CLEMSON OVERVIEW • Clemson won one of three games at No. 25 Florida State from Saturday to Monday and suffered its first back-to-back losses of 2017. • The Tigers are averaging 6.5 runs per game and hitting .283 with a .390 on-base percentage and 37 steals. • The pitching staff has a 3.02 ERA, .240 opponents’ batting average and 3.89 strikeout-to-walk ratio and Clemson is fielding .969. GEORGIA OVERVIEW • Georgia is led by fourth-year head coach Scott Stricklin. • Arkansas swept the Bulldogs in three games last weekend. They are hitting .262 and have a 4.94 ERA and .953 fielding percentage. • Michael Curry is hitting .348 with eight homers and 38 RBIs, while Cam Shepherd is batting .325 with two home runs and 16 RBIs. QUICK HITS • Clemson defeated Georgia 4-0 in Athens on April 4 behind 7.2 scoreless innings pitched by Tyler Jackson and Chris Williams’ two-run homer. • On Sunday and Monday at Florida State, Clemson suffered its first back-to-back losses in a season since April 23,24, 2016 (Georgia Tech). • A total of 13 different Tigers have started at least 10 games in the batting order in 2017. MIDWEEK MOMENTUM • A large part of Monte Lee’s 73.3 winning percentage as Clemson’s head coach is due to its midweek success. • Clemson is 10-0 in midweek games in 2017 after going 13-1 in midweek games in 2016, meaning the Tigers are 23-1 in midweek games under Lee. • Clemson is 14-1 in home midweek games, 7-0 in road midweek games and 1-0 in neutral-site midweek games under Lee. • Lee's only midweek loss as head coach of the Tigers came against College of Charleston on May 11, 2016.
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