By Trey McCurry.

Clemson returns to action Tuesday afternoon at 4 PM when they battle Winthrop.  A preview of this afternoons game:

Winthrop (6-3) @ Clemson (7-3)

Tuesday, 4:00PM v Doug Kingsmore Stadium v Clemson, SC

The Series

Meetings:                   24 (first met in 1981)

Series Record:            Clemson leads 19-5

Record at Clemson:     Clemson leads 15-4 (Clemson leads 15-4 at DKS)

Last Meeting(s):          Clemson won 4-2 at Clemson in 2014

vs. Leggett:                Leggett leads 11-4 (8-4 at Clemson; 3-0 at Western Carolina)

The Eagles

Head Coach:               Tom Riginos (5th season at Wofford)

2014 Record:               27-33 (14-13; 1st in South Division of Big South) – no postseason – NR

Preseason:                 6th in Big South (11 teams)

Road Record:              0-0 (2014: 8-23…7-23 on road & 1-0 at neutral sites)

Last week:                  Swept three games at home from Jacksonville (8-7, 9-1, 6-4)

2015 Batting Stats:      .228 (5.9 RPG) with 7 2B, 1 3B, 5 HR, 59 BB, 4 HBP, 63 K, 19-21 SB

2015 Pitching Stats:     2.89 ERA, .239 OBA (74 hits), 22 BB, 75 K in 81.0 innings

2015 Fielding Stats:     .971 (10 errors in 339 chances)

The Tigers

2014 Record:               36-25 (15-14; T2nd in ACC Atlantic) – Nashville Regional – NR

Preseason:                 3rd in ACC Atlantic Division (7 teams)

Home Record:            3-2 (2014: 22-12)

Last week:                  Defeated Wofford 11-4 at home last Wednesday, beat South Carolina at home 11-4 on Friday, lost to South Carolina at Fluor Field 4-1 on Saturday, and won 7-0 at South Carolina on Monday

2015 Batting Stats:      .295 (6.0 RPG) with 19 2B, 4 3B, 5 HR, 39 BB, 6 HBP, 76 K, 13-20 SB

2015 Pitching Stats:     1.91 ERA, .201 OBA (69 hits), 22 BB, 84 K in 94.0 innings

2015 Fielding Stats:     .965 (14 errors in 396 chances)

Projected Starting Lineups

Winthrop

C        #16 Roger Gonzalez (JR/.278 BA with 3 RBI, 4 R, & 7 BB in 6 games in 2015)

1B      #15 Mark Lowrie (*JR/.385 BA with 1 2B, 5 RBI, & 3 R in 4 games in 2015)

2B      #13 Chad Smith (*SR/.158 BA with 1 2B, 2 R, & 3 BB in 7 games in 2015)

SS      #6 Kyle Edwards (JR/.179 BA with 1 HR, 10 RBI, & 3 R in 9 games in 2015)

3B      #14 Brad Kaczka (SR/.313 BA with 2 2B, 4 RBI, & 4 R in 8 games in 2015)

LF      #8 Babe Thomas (SO/.207 BA with 1 HR, 4 RBI, & 13 BB in 9 games in 2015)

CF      #9 John Menken (SR/.185 BA with 1 HR, 3 RBI, & 7 R in 7 games in 2015)

RF      #40 Tyler Asbill (*JR/.281 BA with 1 3B, 2 RBI, & 11 BB in 9 games in 2015)

DH     #20 Anthony Paulsen (*SO/.375 BA with 3 2B, 1 HR, & 6 RBI in 9 games in 2015)

Clemson

C        #25 Chris Okey (SO/.231 BA with 1 2B, 1 HR, & 7 RBI in 10 games in 2015)

1B      #6 Andrew Cox (*SO/.237 BA with 3 2B, 1 RBI, & 4 R in 10 games in 2015)

2B      #5 Chase Pinder (FR/.263 BA with 1 2B, 1 3B, & 3 RBI in 10 games in 2015)

SS      #4 Eli White (SO/.316 BA with 2 2B, 5 RBI, & 5 R in 10 games in 2015)

3B      #8 Weston Wilson (SO/.268 BA with 1 2B, 3 HR, & 9 RBI in 10 games in 2015)

LF      #26 Reed Rohlman (*FR/.400 BA with 3 2B, 1 HR, & 7 RBI in 10 games in 2015)

CF      #18 Tyler Slaton (SR/.235 BA with 2 2B, 1 3B, & 2 RBI in 10 games in 2015)

RF      #9 Steven Duggar (JR/.286 BA with 2 2B, 8 RBI, & 7 BB in 10 games in 2015)

DH     #3 Tyler Krieger (JR/.500 BA with 3 2B, 1 3B, & 8 RBI in 10 games in 2015)

Projected Starting Pitchers

JR LHP #35 Josh Strong (1-0/2 app (0 starts)/0.00 ERA (4.0 IP)/.214 OBA (3 hits)/1 BB/2 K)

vs.

FR LHP #23 Charlie Barnes (1-0/2 app (0 starts)/0.00 ERA (3.1 IP)/.091 OBA (1 hit)/1 BB/2 K)

Worth Noting

• Clemson is 21-8 all-time on March 3 with a 16-4 mark at home.
• The Tigers are 169-42 all-time against current Big South members (have not faced Longwood or Radford), including a 123-22 mark at home.
• Jack Leggett is 125-42 all-time against current Big South members (missing only Longwood), including a 71-18 mark as Clemson’s head coach.

Tiger Career Stats vs. Winthrop

Player                             AVG   G-S     AB      R        H       RBI     BB      K        HR     Other

Maleeke Gibson      .333    1-1     3        0        1        0        0        0        0

Tyler Krieger          .286    2-2     7        1        2        2        1        1        0

Tyler Slaton           .143    3-1     7        1        1        0        0        2        0        1-1 SB

Steven Duggar        .111    2-2     9        1        1        0        0        2        0

Chris Okey             .000    1-1     3        1        0        0        1        1        0

Weston Wilson       .000    1-1     2        1        0        0        1        0        0

Player                             ERA    G-S     W-L    IP       H       R        ER      BB      SO      OBA

Brody Koerner        0.00    1-0     0-0     2.2     2        1        0        1        4        .200

Drew Moyer           0.00    1-0     0-0     1.2     1        0        0        1        3        .200

Clate Schmidt        1.69    1-1     1-0     5.1     4        1        1        1        4        .200

Matthew Crownover         2.25    2-1     0-0     4.0     2        1        1        1        5        .154