Series Preview: West Virginia
By: rmacrae@bellsouth.net February 13, 2015

By Trey McCurry.

Opening Day is finally here.  The Tigers being what they hope in another run to Omaha and the College World Series.  TCI previews this weekend’s series with West Virginia.

 

 

 

West Virginia (0-0) @ #24 Clemson (0-0)

Doug Kingsmore Stadium v Clemson, SC

Friday, 4:00PM v Saturday, 2:30PM v Sunday, 1:00PM

Rankings:     West Virginia – NR  Clemson – #24 BA

 

The Series

Meetings:                   10 (first met in 1951)

Series Record:            Clemson leads 10-0

Record at Clemson:     Clemson leads 6-0 (Clemson leads 6-0 at DKS)

Last Meeting(s):          Clemson won 7-2 in the 2005 season opener, a part of the Baseball at the Beach Tournament in Myrtle Beach

vs. Leggett:                Leggett leads 2-0 (2-0 at Clemson)

 

The Mountaineers

Head Coach:               Randy Mazey (3rd season at WVU)

2014 Record:               28-26 (9-14; 6th in Big 12) – no postseason – NR

Road Record:              17-22 (12-18 on road, 5-4 at neutral sites)

Preseason:                 6th place in Big 12 (out of 9 teams)

 

2014 Batting Stats:      .287 (5.0 RPG) with 87 2B, 8 3B, 24 HR, 80-108 SB, 170 BB, 51 HBP, 315 K

2014 Pitching Stats:     3.73 ERA, .263 OBA (474 hits), 177 BB & 327 K in 478.1 innings

2014 Fielding Stats:     .976 (49 errors in 2042 chances)

 

The Tigers

2014 Record:               36-25 (15-14; T2nd in ACC Atlantic) – Nashville Regional – NR

Home Record:            22-12

Preseason:                 3rd in ACC Atlantic Division (7 teams)

 

2014 Batting Stats:      .274 (5.5 RPG) with 116 2B, 12 3B, 28 HR, 89-120 SB, 241 BB, 30 HBP, 336 K

2014 Pitching Stats:     3.94 ERA, .243 OBA (502 hits), 237 BB & 496 K in 548.0 innings

2014 Fielding Stats:     .962 (89 errors in 2344 chances)

 

Projected Starting Lineups

West Virginia

C        #22 Cam O’Brien (SR/.259 BA with 12 2B, 2 HR, & 18 RBI in 49 games in 2014)

1B      #13 Jackson Cramer (SO/.242 BA with 7 2B, 1 HR, & 14 RBI in 41 games in 2014)

2B      #8 Shaun Corso (*FR/redshirted in 2014)

SS      #3 Taylor Munden (SR/.261 BA with 16 2B, 2 HR, & 19 RBI in 52 games in 2014)

3B      #21 Justin Fox (SR/.226 BA with 2 2B, 10 RBI, & 10 BB in 35 games in 2014)

LF      #41 Kyle Davis (FR/first season in college)

CF      #7 KC Huth (*JR/first season at WVU)

RF      #44 Shaun Wood (*SO/.226 BA with 2 2B, 3 HR, & 13 RBI in 39 games in 2014)

DH     #25 Brad Johnson (*SR/.318 BA with 4 2B, 1 3B, & 17 RBI in 27 games in 2014)

 

Clemson

C        #25 Chris Okey (SO/.248 BA with 9 2B, 4 HR, & 41 RBI in 61 games in 2014)

1B      #6 Andrew Cox (*SO/.150 BA with 1 2B, 2 RBI, & 3 SB in 31 games in 2014)

2B      #5 Chase Pinder (FR/first season in college)

SS      #4 Eli White (SO/.143 BA with 2 2B, 2 RBI, & 3 R in 28 games in 2014)

3B      #8 Weston Wilson (SO/.240 BA with 5 2B, 2 HR, & 23 RBI in 55 games in 2014)

LF      #35 Mike Triller (*JR/.250 BA with 1 RBI, 5 R, & 2 SB in 21 games in 2014)

CF      #18 Tyler Slaton (SR/.274 BA with 9 2B, 3 HR, & 25 RBI in 61 games in 2014)

RF      #9 Steven Duggar (JR/.294 BA with 11 2B, 1 HR, & 36 RBI in 61 games in 2014)

DH     #3 Tyler Krieger (JR/.338 BA with 18 2B, 2 HR, & 32 RBI in 57 games in 2014)

 

Projected Starting Pitchers

Game One

FR RHP #33 BJ Myers (first season in college)

vs.

JR LHP #44 Matthew Crownover (8-6, 2.90 ERA (99.1 IP) in 2014/.251 OBA (94 hits)/20 BB/90 K)

 

Game Two

*JR LHP #18 Ross Vance (3-4, 3.41 ERA (58.0 IP) in 2014/.248 OBA (52 hits)/19 BB/ 51 K)

vs.

JR LHP #33 Zach Erwin (4-3, 4.21 ERA (72.2 IP) in 2014/.222 OBA (59 hits)/28 BB/62 K)

 

Game Three

SO RHP #2 Chad Donato (0-0, 2.70 ERA (3.1 IP) in 2014/.308 OBA (4 hits)/1 BB/ 1 K)

vs.

JR RHP #19 Brody Koerner (0-1, 15.63 ERA (6.1 IP) in 2014/.370 OBA (10 hits)/10 BB/9 K)

 

Worth Noting

  • Clemson is 2-1 all-time on February 13 with a 2-1 mark at home.
  • The Tigers are 2-1 all-time on February 14 with a 2-1 mark at home.
  • Clemson is 6-0 all-time on February 15 with a 5-0 mark at home.
  • The Tigers & West Virginia also opened the 2005 season with a single game at the Baseball at the Beach Tournament held in Myrtle Beach, the first career game for new student coach Taylor Harbin. In the contest, Harbin was 2-for-4 with two runs, one RBI, a double, and a stolen base.
  • Clemson is 23-10 all-time against current Big 12 members, including a 13-2 mark at Clemson. The Tigers last meeting against a current Big 12 member was in the 2010 College World Series against Oklahoma, a 6-4 Clemson win.
  • Jack Leggett is 13-9 all-time against current Big 12 members, including a 13-7 mark at Clemson.