Countdown to first pitch
By: rmacrae@bellsouth.net March 3, 2015

By Staff Reports.

Fresh off Monday’s 7-0 victory at No. 8 South Carolina to win the three-game series, Clemson returns to the diamond today when it hosts Winthrop at 5 p.m. at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in Clemson. The Eagles are led by head coach Tom Riginos, who was an assistant coach at Clemson from 2003-‘10.

 

 

GAME SETUP

• Who – Winthrop (6-3) vs. Clemson (7-3)

• Rankings – WIN – NR; CU – NR

• When – Tuesday (5 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 – Any IPTAY Tiger Cub Club member who presents their Tiger Cub ID receives free admission when accompanied by a paying adult.

SERIES HISTORY

• Overall Record – Clemson leads 19-5 (1981-14)

• Record at Clemson – Clemson leads 15-4 (1981-14)

STARTING PITCHERS

• LHP Josh Strong (WIN) vs. LHP Charlie Barnes (CU)

CLEMSON OVERVIEW

• Clemson won two of three games against a top-10 South Carolina team at three different sites over the weekend.

• The Tigers are averaging 6.0 runs per game and hitting .295 with a .368 on-base percentage and 13 steals.

• The pitching staff has a 1.91 ERA, .201 opponents’ batting average and 3.82 strikeout-to-walk ratio and Clemson is fielding .965.

WINTHROP OVERVIEW

• Winthrop is led by fifth-year Head Coach Tom Riginos.

• The Eagles swept Jacksonville at home last weekend. They are hitting .228 and have a 2.89 ERA and .971 fielding percentage.

• Mark Lowrie is hitting a team-high .385 with five RBIs, while Anthony Paulsen is batting .375 with one homer and six RBIs.

QUICK HITS

• In the last 7+ games, Tiger relievers have pitched 21.0 consecutive scoreless innings.

• Steven Duggar and Tyler Krieger have both reached base safely in all 10 games in 2015.

• Freshman lefty Charlie Barnes is making his first career start and third career appearance against Winthrop.

KRIEGER OFF TO HOT START

• Junior infielder Tyler Krieger is hitting a team-high .500 with three doubles, one triple and eight RBIs in 10 games.

• He leads or is tied for the team lead in hits (19), doubles, total bases (24), slugging percentage (.632) and on-base percentage (.596).

• He has hit safely in all 10 games in 2015 and 12 straight games dating to 2014.

• He has a team-high seven multiple-hit games.

• In his career, he is hitting .314 with 31 doubles, two triples, two homers, 67 RBIs and a .398 on-base percentage in 129 games.