By Trey McCurry.
By Trey McCurry
The Tigers open play Friday afternoon in the South Carolina regional. TCI breaks down all four teams by the numbers.
Team Overviews
Category USC CU LIB SLU
Record 39-18 39-20 34-27 41-19
Batting Average .281 .278 .266 .307
Runs/Game 5.8 5.5 5.0 6.3
Home Runs 47 19 32 43
Triples 13 15 13 14
Doubles 91 82 98 108
Slugging % .417 .362 .373 .432
Walks 248 250 191 247
Strikeouts 351 377 368 343
On-Base % .371 .363 .343 .388
Stolen Bases 53-78 110-149 83-105 64-92
ERA 3.03 3.17 4.06 3.58
K/BB 3.30 2.02 1.64 2.06
Opp. BA .255 .260 .261 .266
Fielding % .972 .971 .974 .967
NCAA Tourneys 29th 38th 4th 7th
Team Breakdowns
South Carolina
Projected Starting Lineup
C #21 Grayson Greiner (JR) .291 BA with 10 2B, 4 HR, & 35 RBI in 51 games in 2013)
1B #20 LB Dantzler (SR) .332 BA with 14 2B, 15 HR, & 48 RBI in 55 games in 2013)
2B #22 Max Schrock (FR) .286 BA with 8 2B, 5 HR, & 37 RBI in 55 games in 2013)
SS #9 Joey Pankake (SO) .315 BA with 7 2B, 10 HR, & 38 RBI in 56 games in 2013)
3B #16 Chase Verguson (SR) .263 BA with 8 2B, 4 HR, & 25 RBI in 57 games in 2013)
LF #26 Graham Saiko (JR) .250 BA with 6 2B, 1 HR, & 23 RBI in 50 games in 2013)
CF #3 Tanner English (SO) .262 BA with 9 2B, 3 3B, & 18 RBI in 48 games in 2013)
RF #4 Connor Bright (SO) .288 BA with 9 2B, 4 HR, & 18 RBI in 47 games in 2013)
DH #24 Brison Celek (JR) .299 BA with 4 2B, 1 HR, & 16 RBI in 29 games in 2013)
Top Pitchers
#15 Nolan Belcher (SR) 2.30 ERA, 7-5, 15 starts, 105.2 IP, 15 BB, 88 K, .239 OBA
#34 Jordan Montgomery (SO) 1.86 ERA, 4-1, 11 starts, 63.0 IP, 17 BB, 46 K, .246 OBA
#13 Jack Wynkoop (FR) 2.81 ERA, 7-3, 15 app (9 starts), 57.2 IP, 10 BB, 33 K, .277 OBA
#25 Adam Westmoreland (SR) 2.05 ERA, 7-3, 3 SV, 25 app, 57.0 IP, 11 BB, 57 K, .216 OBA
#38 Tyler Webb (SR) 1.24 ERA, 2-2, 16 SV, 28 app, 36.1 IP, 11 BB, 52 K, .211 OBA
Clemson
Projected Starting Lineup
C #30 Garrett Boulware (SO) .310 BA with 11 2B, 8 HR, & 44 RBI in 58 games in 2013
1B #12 Jon McGibbon (JR) .285 BA with 5 2B, 37 RBI, & 33 R in 58 games in 2013)
2B #17 Steve Wilkerson (JR) .294 BA with 16 2B, 2 HR, & 32 RBI in 56 games in 2013)
SS #3 Tyler Krieger (FR) .264 BA with 10 2B, 1 3B, & 27 RBI in 59 games in 2013)
3B #11 Shane Kennedy (JR) .317 BA with 5 2B, 4 HR, & 33 RBI in 59 games in 2013)
LF #35 Mike Triller (*FR) .360 BA with 3 2B, 7 RBI, & 3 R in 22 games in 2013)
CF #4 Thomas Brittle (*SR) .266 BA with 5 2B, 2 HR, & 26 RBI in 58 games in 2013)
RF #9 Steven Duggar (FR) .291 BA with 8 2B, 2 HR, & 28 RBI in 59 games in 2013)
DH #1 Maleeke Gibson (FR) .236 BA with 3 2B, 15 RBI, & 19 R in 38 games in 2013)
Top Pitchers
#44 Matthew Crownover (FR) 2.05 ERA, 7-2, 14 app (13 starts), 66.0 IP, 16 BB, 42 K, .244 OBA
#23 Daniel Gossett (SO) 2.53 ERA, 9-4, 15 starts, 92.1 IP, 33 BB, 89 K, .212 OBA
#20 Scott Firth (SR) 3.23 ERA, 6-5, 4 SV, 19 app (6 starts), 61.1 IP, 18 BB, 41 K, .269 OBA
#33 Zack Erwin (FR) 3.30 ERA, 5-1, 2 SV, 21 app (5 starts), 57.1 IP, 20 BB, 30 K, .240 OBA
#36 Matt Campbell (JR) 4.82 ERA, 1-1, 7 SV, 24 app, 28.0 IP, 13 BB, 35 K, .192 OBA
Liberty
Projected Starting Lineup
C #10 Trey Wimmer (SR) .303 BA with 16 2B, 4 HR, & 36 RBI in 60 games in 2013
1B #12 Alex Close (SO) .217 BA with 12 2B, 2 HR, & 26 RBI in 58 games in 2013
2B #19 Bryan Aanderud (SR) .321 BA with 8 2B, 1 HR, & 37 RBI in 61 games in 2013
SS #26 Dalton Britt (FR) .245 BA with 9 2B, 2 HR, & 21 RBI in 61 games in 2013
3B #1 Jake Kimble (FR) .178 BA with 6 2B, 10 RBI, & 8 R in 40 games in 2013
LF #24 Justin Sizemore (SR) .262 BA with 8 2B, 2 HR, & 13 RBI in 40 games in 2013
CF #9 Ryan Cordell (JR) .262 BA with 11 2B, 6 HR, & 39 RBI in 61 games in 2013
RF #17 Ashton Perritt (SO) .338 BA with 4 2B, 6 HR, & 17 RBI in 36 games in 2013
DH #20 Danny Grauer (JR) .287 BA with 11 2B, 7 HR, & 41 RBI in 52 games in 2013
Top Pitchers
#3 Josh Richardson (JR) 2.45 ERA, 3-4, 2 SV, 22 app (7 starts), 62.1 IP, 18 BB, 47 K, .244 OBA
#23 Carson Herndon (SO) 2.73 ERA, 3-5, 12 app (11 starts), 62.2 IP, 26 BB, 37 K, .273 OBA
#2 Brooks Roy (SR) 3.39 ERA, 7-5, 15 app (14 starts), 87.2 IP, 28 BB, 51 K, .236 OBA
#13 Trey Lambert (JR) 3.76 ERA, 7-3, 14 starts, 81.1 IP, 21 BB, 47 K, .236 OBA
#17 Ashton Perritt (SO) 1.35 ERA, 3-1, 9 SV, 20 app, 33.1 IP, 8 BB, 34 K, .177 OBA
Saint Louis
Projected Starting Lineup
C #10 Grant Nelson (SR) .336 BA with 8 2B, 5 HR, & 32 RBI in 58 games in 2013
1B #42 Mike Vigliarolo (SO) .347 BA with 19 2B, 8 HR, & 40 RBI in 59 games in 2013
2B #1 Mike Levine (SR) .319 BA with 11 2B, 3 3B, & 31 RBI in 59 games in 2013
SS #9 Alec Sole (SO) .332 BA with 6 2B, 2 3B, & 34 RBI in 60 games in 2013
3B #23 Braxton Martinez (FR) .323 BA with 12 2B, 7 HR, & 29 RBI in 60 games in 2013
LF #17 Michael Bozarth (FR) .297 BA with 12 2B, 3 HR, & 26 RBI in 51 games in 2013
CF #5 Danny Brennan (JR) .242 BA with 8 2B, 1 HR, & 19 RBI in 57 games in 2013
RF #15 Alex Kelly (SR) .340 BA with 16 2B, 11 HR, & 60 RBI in 60 games in 2013
DH #18 Steve Fernandez (*SR) .243 BA with 3 2B, 2 HR, & 10 RBI in 24 games in 2013
Top Pitchers
#28 Alex Aleman (*SR) 3.36 ERA, 6-6, 15 starts, 93.2 IP, 33 BB, 70 K, .280 OBA
#27 Clay Smith (JR) 3.76 ERA, 8-2, 16 starts, 91.0 IP, 16 BB, 73 K, .267 OBA
#8 Nick Bates (SO) 4.05 ERA, 8-3, 15 starts, 93.1 IP, 33 BB, 53 K, .294 OBA
#33 Matt Eckelman (FR) 1.79 ERA, 6-1, 4 SV, 26 app (1 start), 45.1 IP, 13 BB, 40 K, .207 OBA
#31 Marco Mejia (*SR) 2.81 ERA, 3-2, 6 SV, 26 app, 32.0 IP, 12 BB, 31 K, .206 OBA