By Trey McCurry.
Clemson finished off a great week with a series win over South Carolina. Who were TCI’s players of the week for the past week?
Overall Record 7-3
ACC Record 0-0
Last Week 3-1
2/25 Wednesday Wofford W, 11-5
2/27 Friday South Carolina W, 11-4
2/28 Saturday vs. South Carolina L, 1-4
3/2 Monday @ South Carolina W, 7-0
Next Week
3/3 Tuesday Winthrop (6-3) 5:00PM Clemson
3/6 Friday NC State (5-3) 6:30PM Raleigh, NC
3/7 Saturday NC State (5-3) 6:30PM Raleigh, NC
3/8 Sunday NC State (5-3) 1:00PM Raleigh, NC
Note: Records as of Monday, March 2.
TCI Hitter-of-the Week #3 Tyler Krieger
The junior shortstop from Johns Creek, GA earned his second TCI Hitter-of-the-Week award for his performance over the last week as he went 9-for-16 (.563) in four games. Krieger had a double, seven runs, five RBI, a walk, and two HBPs.
Other hitters of note:
Reed Rohlman 8-for-17 (.471), 2 2B, 1 HR, 7 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB
Chris Okey 5-for-16 (.313), 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 R, 7 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SF
Weston Wilson 4-for-17 (.235), 3 HR, 3 R, 7 RBI
TCI Pitcher-of-the-Week #19 Brody Koerner
The junior from Concord, NC earned his first TCI Pitcher-of-the-Week award for his outstanding performance against South Carolina on Monday. In his first career complete game, Koerner did not allow a run on four hits (.138 OBA) with three walks against seven strikeouts to earn his second win of the season and was named the Bob Bradley Award winner as the Clemson MVP of the South Carolina series.
Other pitchers of note:
Alex Schnell 4.0 IP, 1 app, 0-0, Save, 0 hits, 1 BB, 1 K, .000 OBA
Charlie Barnes 3.1 IP, 1 app, 1-0, 0 hits, 0 BB, 2 K, .000 OBA
Zack Erwin 6.1 IP, 1 start, 0-1, 7 hits, 0 BB, 5 Ks, .250 OBA
Weekend Notes:
Clemson defeated Wofford in midweek action before taking two of three games from rival South Carolina over the weekend. The Tigers outscored their opponents 30-13 while outhitting their opponents .303 (43 hits) to .184 (23 hits). For the week, Clemson had six doubles, a triple, five homers, 12 walks, and four HBPs against 32 strikeouts while going 3-5 on stolen bases. The Tiger pitching staff had a 2.83 ERA, allowing 13 runs (11 earned) in 35.0 innings with 12 walks against 28 strikeouts. Clemson fielded at a .974 clip, committing four errors in 154 chances.