Presbyterian Preview
By: rmacrae@bellsouth.net April 1, 2015

By Jake Long.

Clemson battles Presbyterian Wednesday night at Doug Kingsmore.  TCI previews  tonight’s Palmetto showdown.

 

 

 

 

Presbyterian College (16-12) @ Clemson (14-13)

Wednesday, 6:30PM v Doug Kingsmore Stadium v Clemson, SC

 

The Series

Meetings:                   83 (first met in 1906)

Series Record:            Clemson leads 62-21

Record at Clemson:     Clemson leads 37-8 (Clemson leads 5-1 at DKS)

Last Meeting(s):          Clemson won 4-2 at Clemson in 2014

vs. Leggett:                Leggett leads 6-2 (6-2 at Clemson)

 

The Blue Hose

Head Coach:               Elton Pollack (11th season at PC)

2014 Record:               319-34-1 (9-18; 5th in South Division of Big South) – no postseason – NR

Preseason:                 10th in Big South (out of 11 teams)

Home Record:            7-9…3-8 on road/4-1 neutral (2014: 7-25…4-23 on road/3-2 neutral)

Last week:                  Won 16-7 at USC Upstate on Tuesday before being swept on the road at Liberty last weekend (5-9, 1-4, 3-9)

 

2015 Batting Stats:      .287 (6.1 RPG) with 39 2B, 4 3B, 10 HR, 88 BB, 21 HBP, 184 K, 32-47 SB

2015 Pitching Stats:     4.37 ERA, .278 OBA (271 hits), 126 BB, 221 K in 249.0 innings

2015 Fielding Stats:     .969 (33 errors in 1048 chances)

 

The Tigers

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

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

Home Record:            6-7 (2014: 22-12)

Last week:                  Defeated Furman 5-4 at home on Tuesday night after dropping two of three home games to Wake Forest (2-8, 3-7, 6-2)

 

2015 Batting Stats:      .284 (5.9 RPG) with 49 2B, 10 3B, 16 HR, 112 BB, 20 HBP, 197 K, 34-47 SB

2015 Pitching Stats:     3.84 ERA, .251 OBA (239 hits), 85 BB, 218 K in 246.1 innings

2015 Fielding Stats:     .964 (38 errors in 1046 chances)

 

Projected Starting Lineups

Presbyterian College

C        #13 Rob Koski (JR/.219 BA with 7 R, 10 BB, & 2-2 SB in 13 games in 2015)

1B      #8 Jacob Midkiff (JR/.242 BA with 5 2B, 1 HR, & 19 RBI in 28 games in 2015)

2B      #26 Glen Gasaceli (SO/.250 BA with 2 2B, 1 3B, & 12 RBI in 28 games in 2015)

SS      #23 Jay Lizanich (SR/.351 BA with 6 2B, 3 HR, & 22 RBI in 28 games in 2015)

3B      #25 Ryan Hedrick (FR/.284 BA with 3 2B, 2 HR, & 22 RBI in 28 games in 2015)

LF      #12 Brandon Martin (SR/.302 BA with 2 2B, 1 3B, & 9 RBI in 28 games in 2015)

CF      #20 Tyler Weyenberg (SO/.289 BA with 4 2B, 14 RBI, & 23 R in 28 games in 2015)

RF      #4 Peter Johnson (JR/.286 BA with 2 2B, 1 3B, & 12 RBI in 28 games in 2015)

DH     #34 Cam McRae (SR/.355 BA with 6 2B, 2 HR, & 20 RBI in 28 games in 2015)

 

Clemson

C        #25 Chris Okey (SO/.276 BA with 8 2B, 4 HR, & 25 RBI in 22 games in 2015)

1B      #6 Andrew Cox (*SO/.260 BA with 4 2B, 3 RBI, & 7 R in 24 games in 2015)

2B      #5 Chase Pinder (FR/.271 BA with 3 2B, 2 HR, & 14 RBI in 27 games in 2015)

SS      #4 Eli White (SO/.296 BA with 5 2B, 1 HR, & 12 RBI in 27 games in 2015)

3B      #8 Weston Wilson (SO/.248 BA with 2 2B, 4 HR, & 15 RBI in 26 games in 2015)

LF      #26 Reed Rohlman (*FR/.340 BA with 8 2B, 2 HR, & 19 RBI in 27 games in 2015)

CF      #18 Tyler Slaton (SR/.188 BA with 3 2B, 1 HR, & 8 RBI in 27 games in 2015)

RF      #9 Steven Duggar (JR/.269 BA with 5 2B, 1 HR, & 18 RBI in 27 games in 2015)

DH     #3 Tyler Krieger (JR/.406 with 7 2B, 1 3B, & 13 RBI in 27 games in 2015)

 

Projected Starting Pitchers

FR RHP #7 Tanner Chock (2-1/9 app (4 GS)/2.21 ERA (20.1 IP)/.301 OBA (25 hits)/19 BB/17 K)

vs.

*SR RHP #39 Jake Long (0-0/2 app (0 GS)/0.00 ERA (4.0 IP)/.200 OBA (3 hits)/0 BB/5 K)

 

Worth Noting

  • Clemson is 35-19 all-time on April 1 with a 21-11 mark at home.
  • This is the third of five games against Big South opponents for the Tigers in 2015. Clemson lost to Winthrop 5-4 on March 3 and lost 9-5 at Coastal Carolina on March 17. The Tigers will host Charleston Southern April 8 and Gardner-Webb April 15.
  • The Tigers are 169-44 all-time against current Big South teams (missing only Longwood and Radford), including a 123-23 mark at home.
  • Jack Leggett is 125-44 all-time against current Big South teams (missing only Longwood), including a 71-20 mark as Clemson’s head coach.

 

Tiger Career Stats vs. Presbyterian College

Player                             AVG   G-S     AB      R        H       RBI     BB      K        HR     Other

Tyler Krieger          .667    2-2     9        2        6        1        0        0        0        3B, 2-3 SB

Weston Wilson       .667    1-1     3        1        2        0        0        0        0        0-1 SB

Steven Duggar        .571    2-2     7        1        4        2        1        1        0        3B, 1-1 SB

Tyler Slaton           .286    3-3     7        1        2        1        3        1        0        SF, 0-1 SB

Chris Okey             .250    1-1     4        1        1        1        0        1        0

 

Player                             ERA    G-S     W-L    IP       H       R        ER      BB      SO      OBA

Clate Schmidt                  0.00    1-0     1-0     4.2     1        0        0        1        1        .083

Clay Bates              0.00    1-0     0-0     1.0     0        0        0        0        1        .000

Brody Koerner        1.59    1-1     0-0     5.2     6        3        1        2        3        .286

Patrick Andrews     2.70    3-0     0-0     3.1     1        1        1        0        3        .100

Zack Erwin             13.50  1-1     0-0     1.1     2        2        2        2        0        .500