By Staff Reports.
Clemson opens its 118th season with a three-game home series against West Virginia today at 4 p.m. The Tigers have not opened a season with three straight wins since the 2010 season.
SERIES SETUP
• Who – West Virginia (0-0) vs. Clemson (0-0)
• Rankings – WVU – NR; CU – No. 24 BA
• When – Friday (4 p.m.), Saturday (2:30 p.m.), Sunday (1 p.m.)
• Where – Clemson, S.C. (Doug Kingsmore Stadium)
• Watch – TigerCast
• Listen – TigerCast, WCCP (105.5 FM)
• Live Stats – ClemsonTigers.com
• Social Media – Twitter/Instagram (@ClemsonBaseball)
• Tickets – ClemsonTigers.com, 1-800-CLEMSON
• Promotion (Saturday) – Present your ticket stub from Saturday’s men’s basketball game in Littlejohn Coliseum and receive free admission.
• Promotion (Sunday) #1 – Family Four Pack – Purchase two reserved adult and two reserved youth tickets for only $20.
• Promotion (Sunday) #2 – Sunday Funday – Fun and family-friendly activities during the game and throughout Doug Kingsmore Stadium.
SERIES HISTORY
• Overall Record – Clemson leads 10-0 (1951-05)
• Record at Clemson – Clemson leads 6-0 (1972-96)
STARTING PITCHERS
• Friday – RHP BJ Myers (WVU) vs. LHP Matthew Crownover (CU)
• Saturday – LHP Ross Vance (WVU) vs. LHP Zack Erwin (CU)
• Sunday – RHP Chad Donato (WVU) vs. RHP Brody Koerner (CU)
CLEMSON OVERVIEW
• Clemson had a 36-25 overall record and 15-14 ACC mark in 2014.
• The Tigers return five of nine position starters and 59 percent of their innings pitched from the 2014 team.
• Clemson begins the season with a nine-game homestand
WEST VIRGINIA OVERVIEW
• West Virginia is led by third-year Head Coach Randy Mazey, who hit .331 with 20 homers and 65 steals in 216 games as a Tiger from 1985-88.
• The Mountaineers, who will start three pitchers from the state of Texas, had a 28-26 overall record and 9-14 Big 12 Conference mark in 2014.
• Senior outfielder Brad Johnson, who played at USC Sumter in 2013, returns after hitting .318 in 2014.
QUICK HITS
• Clemson is 23-10 overall and 13-2 at home against the seven current Big 12 Conference teams it has played (has not faced TCU or Texas).
• Clemson’s last game against a Big 12 Conference team came in the 2010 College World Series, a 6-4 Tiger win over Oklahoma.
• Patrick Andrews, Andrew Cox, Matthew Crownover, Steven Duggar, Tyler Krieger, Chris Okey and Tyler Slaton are the 2015 team co-captains.
LEGGETT BY THE NUMBERS
• In 35 overall years, he has 1,300 wins, tied for ninth-most in Division I history and fifth-most among active coaches.
• He won his 1,300th career game in Clemson’s 3-2 walkoff win over No. 3 Miami (Fla.) in the ACC Tournament in Greensboro, N.C. on May 22.
• His 923 wins as head coach at Clemson (1994-14) are seventh-most in the nation during that span.
• He has led Clemson to a winning ACC regular-season record 20 times in his first 21 seasons.
• He has 236 top-25 wins, 128 top-10 wins and 63 top-five wins as head coach at Clemson.
DKS RENOVATIONS
• Doug Kingsmore Stadium is undergoing renovations to keep it amongst the best facilities in the country.
• This past offseason, 150 premium seats were added at field level directly behind home plate.
• Both dugouts were expanded, making them two of the largest dugouts in the country.
• A new baseball facility is under construction behind the first-base dugout and is scheduled to be completed in the spring.
• The three-story building will house a spacious locker room, museum, meeting rooms and coaches offices among other amenities.