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       27-13

ACC Record           13-8

Last Week             1-2

4/19   Friday          @ Miami (FL)          W, 1-0

4/20   Saturday      @ Miami (FL)          L, 1-2

4/21   Sunday         @ Miami (FL)          L, 0-7

Next Week

4/24   Wednesday   Western Carolina (26-16)                      6:30PM         Clemson

4/26   Friday          #19 Georgia Tech (27-13, 11-10 ACC)    7:00PM         Clemson

4/27   Saturday      #19 Georgia Tech (27-13, 11-10 ACC)    6:30PM         Clemson

4/28   Sunday         #19 Georgia Tech (27-13, 11-10 ACC)    1:00PM         Clemson

Note: Records as of Sunday, April 21. Western Carolina hosts Kennesaw State Tuesday while Georgia Tech faces Georgia at Turner Field on Tuesday. 

TCI Hitter-of-the Week              #17 Steve Wilkerson

The junior second baseman from Roswell, GA earned his third TCI Hitter-of-the-Week award for his performance at Miami (FL) this weekend. Wilkerson was 4-for-10 (.400) with a run and walk in the three games, including a three-hit day on Sunday. 

     Other hitters of note:

     Jon McGibbon        2-for-8 (.250), 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 SF

Tyler Slaton           2-for-12 (.167)

Garrett Boulware    2-for-12 (.167) 

TCI Pitcher-of-the-Week            #23 Daniel Gossett

The sophomore righthander from Lyman, SC had another great performance in the series opener against Miami (FL) to earn his third TCI Pitcher-of-the-Week award. Gossett earned his sixth win of the season by tossing 7.0 scoreless innings and allowing only three hits and two walks against 10 strikeouts.

     Other pitchers of note:

Jonathan Meyer     3.0 IP, 2 app, 0-0, 1 hit, .111 OBA

Scott Firth             2.0 IP, 2 app, 0-0, 1 save, 3 hits, 1 run (unearned)

Matt Campbell        1.2 IP, 2 app, 0-0, 1 hit

Weekly Notes:

Clemson went 1-2 this past week, winning 1-0 on Friday against Miami (FL) before falling to the Hurricanes 2-1 and 7-0 on Saturday and Sunday. The Tigers were outscored 9-2 on the week and out .272 (25 hits) to .160 (15 hits). Clemson did not record an extra base hit, had five walks against 26 strikeouts, and was 0-2 on stolen bases. The Tiger pitching staff had a 2.16 ERA in the three games, allowing nine runs (six earned) in 25.0 innings pitched with six walks against 10 strikeouts. Clemson fielded at a .965 clip, committing four errors in 111 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

4/1              NR      NR      NR      1-2

4/8              22      17      NR      5-1

4/15             20      12      24      5-0

4/22             25      13      NR      1-2

Clemson in the Overall ACC stat rankings:

Team:

#10 in overall batting average (.270)

#4 in overall ERA (3.08)

#5 in team fielding (.972)

Individual:

Garrett Boulware

• Tied for 6th in homers (7)

Thomas Brittle

• 7th in stolen bases (15)

Matt Campbell

• 5th in saves (6)

Matthew Crownover

• 8th in ERA (2.28)
• Tied for 10th in wins (5)

Scott Firth

• 13th in ERA (2.68)
• Tied for 10th in saves (3)

Daniel Gossett

• 11th in ERA (2.56)
• Tied for 7th in wins (6)
• 5th in strikeouts (61)
• Tied for 3rd in shutouts (1)
• 7th in opponents’ batting average (.218)
• Tied for 5th in innings pitched (63.1)
• Tied for 3rd in games started (10)
• Tied for 5th in complete games (1)

Shane Kennedy

• Tied for 6th in triples (3)

Tyler Slaton

• 24th in batting average (.324)

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.