By Trey McCurry.

Trey McCurry

Each week TheClemsonInsider.com will recap how the Tigers did on the diamond and hand out some awards for the best performances.  Who took home the TCI awards this week?

Overall Record       15-8

ACC Record           5-4

Last Week             4-1

3/19   Tuesday       Morehead State               W, 10-5

3/20   Wednesday   Morehead State               W, 5-2

3/19   Friday          Duke                               W, 7-0

3/20   Saturday      Duke                               W, 8-4

3/20   Saturday      Duke                               L, 1-13 

Next Week

3/26   Tuesday       Georgia (8-16)                                     7:00PM         Athens, GA

3/27   Wednesday   Georgia (8-16)                                     7:00PM         Clemson

3/30   Saturday      #1 North Carolina (21-1, 7-1 ACC)         6:00PM         Chapel Hill, NC

3/31   Sunday         #1 North Carolina (21-1, 7-1 ACC)         7:00PM         Chapel Hill, NC

Note: Records as of Monday, March 25. North Carolina will host VCU on Tuesday and Winthrop on Wednesday.

TCI Hitter-of-the Week              #30 Garrett Boulware

The sophomore catcher from Anderson earned his second TCI Hitter-of-the-Week honor by going 8-for-16 (.500) in five games last week. Boulware had a homer, eight RBI, three runs, and three walks.

     Other hitters of note:

     Thomas Brittle       8-for-17 (.471), 3 RBI, 5 R, 2 BB, 4-4 SB

Jon McGibbon        8-for-19 (.421), 1 2B, 3 RBI, 4 R

Tyler Krieger          6-for-16 (.375), 2 2B, 4 RBI, 4 R 

TCI Pitcher-of-the-Week            #44 Matthew Crownover

The sophomore righthander from Lyman, SC threw the first complete-game shutout by a Tiger since 2008 in a 7-0 win over Duke on Friday. Gossett earned his third win by tossing 9.0 scoreless innings, allowing five hits and no walks with three strikeouts. 

     Other pitchers of note:

Zack Erwin             5.1 IP, 2 app, 1-0, 0 runs, 3 hits, 2 BB, 3 Ks

Mike Kent              4.0 IP, 2 app, 1-0, 0 runs, 3 hits, 0 BB, 5 Ks

Jonathan Meyer     4.0 IP, 1 app, 1-0, 0 runs, 6 hits, 0 BB, 3 Ks 

Weekly Notes:

Clemson went 4-1 in five games this past week. The Tigers swept a two-game midweek series from Morehead State by scores of 10-5 and 5-2 before taking two of three games against Duke over the weekend despite being outscored 17-16.

The Tigers outscored their opponents 31-24 in the five games while outhitting them .317 (52 hits) to .290 (50 hits). Clemson totaled eight doubles, a homer, 14 walks, two HBPs, and 28 strikeouts while going 9-for-16 on stolen bases. The Tiger pitching staff had a 4.60 ERA in the five games, allowing 24 runs (23 earned) in 45.0 innings pitched with 17 walks against 26 strikeouts. Clemson also fielded at a .975 clip, committing five errors in 193 chances. 

Weekly Rankings:

Date            BA      CB      ESPN  W-L

Preseason    NR      NR      NR      0-0

2/18             NR      NR      NP      2-1

2/25             NR      NR      NR      3-0

3/4              NR      NR      NR      1-3

3/11             NR      NR      NR      3-1

3/18             NR      NR      NR      2-2

3/25             NR      NR      NR      4-1 

Clemson in the Overall ACC stat rankings:

Team:

#9 in overall batting average (.272)

#4 in overall ERA (3.27)

#6 in team fielding (.970)

Individual:

Garrett Boulware

• Tied for 9th in batting average (.370)
• Tied for 5th in homers (4)
• 4th in on-base percentage (.616)

Thomas Brittle

• Tied for 7th in stolen bases (9)

Matt Campbell

• Tied for 3rd in saves (4)

Scott Firth

• 21st in ERA (3.75)
• Tied for 1st in games started (6)

Daniel Gossett

• 5th in ERA (1.33)
• Tied for 8th in strikeouts (34)
• Tied for 2nd in shutouts (1)
• 7th in opponents’ batting average (.192)
• 3rd in innings pitched (40.2)
• Tied for 1st in games started (6)

Shane Kennedy

• Tied for 8th in triples (2)

Steve Wilkerson

• Tied for 8th in doubles (8)

Clemson in the ACC stat rankings for conference games:

Team:

#3 in overall batting average (.290)

#8 in overall ERA (5.05)

#7 in team fielding (.965)

Individual:

Garrett Boulware

• 13th in batting average (.389)
• Tied for 7th in hits (14)
• Tied for 4th in home runs (3)
• Tied for 7th in triples (1)
• Tied for 3rd in RBI (12)
• 5th in total bases (26)
• 7th in slugging percentage (.722)

Thomas Brittle

• Tied for 9th in batting average (.414)
• Tied for 8th in stolen bases (3)
• Tied for 4th in runs (10)
• Tied for 3rd in on-base percentage (.526)

Jay Baum

• Tied for 8th in stolen bases (3)
• Tied for 5th in walks (8)

Matt Campbell

• Tied for 5th in saves (1)

Zack Erwin

• 3rd in ERA (0.87)
• Tied for 4th in wins (2)
• 2nd in opponents’ batting average (.156)

Scott Firth

• Tied for 1st in starts (3)

Daniel Gossett

• 7th in ERA (1.59)
• Tied for 4th in wins (2)
• Tied for 5th in strikeouts (18)
• Tied for 1st in shutouts & complete games (1)
• 6th in opponents’ batting average (.188)
• 2nd in innings pitched (22.2)
• Tied for 1st in starts (3)

Shane Kennedy

• Tied for 21st in batting average (.357)
• Tied for 7th in triples (1)

Joseph Moorefield

• Tied for 5th in appearances (5)

Clate Schmidt

• Tied for 1st in starts (3)

Kyle Schnell

• Tied for 5th in appearances (5)

Steve Wilkerson

• Tied for 1st in doubles (5) 

Leggett Moving Up The All-Time Wins Lists 

As TCI has followed over the past two seasons, Clemson Head Coach Jack Leggett has been moving up the All-Times Wins List by a Division I Head Coach. With a 10-5 win over Morehead State on March 19, 2013, Leggett moved into 12th place on the all-time wins list and recently recorded his 850th win at Clemson with a 5-3 win over Wright State on February 23, 2013. This season Leggett again should move up several spots on the list and TCI will continue to track his climb throughout the 2013 season.