By Trey McCurry.
TCI puts a wrap on last week for the Tigers. Who won the TCI awards for this week?
Overall Record 9-9
ACC Record 2-4
Last Week 1-3
3/11 Wednesday vs. Michigan State L, 6-8
3/14 Saturday Notre Dame W, 6-1
3/14 Saturday Notre Dame L, 6-11
3/15 Sunday Notre Dame L, 1-5
Next Week
3/17 Tuesday Coastal Carolina (13-6) 6:00PM Conway, SC
3/20 Friday Virginia Tech (10-9, 4-2) 5:30PM Blacksburg, VA
3/21 Saturday Virginia Tech (10-9, 4-2) 2:00PM Blacksburg, VA
3/22 Sunday Virginia Tech (10-9, 4-2) 1:00PM Blacksburg, VA
Note: Records as of Sunday, March 15. Virginia Tech hosts Liberty on Tuesday and Radford on Wednesday.
TCI Hitter-of-the Week #3 Tyler Krieger
The junior from Johns Creek, GA earned his third TCI Hitter-of-the-Week award for his performance over the last week as he went 8-for-16 (.500) in four games. Krieger had two doubles, three runs, three RBI, two walks, and was 2-2 on stolen bases.
Other hitters of note:
Reed Rohlman 6-for-16 (.375), 1 2B, 1 R, 4 RBI, 1 BB
Weston Wilson 5-for-15 (.333), 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 SF
Steven Duggar 4-for-14 (.286), 1 2B, 3 R, 4 RBI, 3 BB, 1 SF
TCI Pitcher-of-the-Week #44 Matthew Crownover
The junior from Ringgold, GA earned his fourth TCI Pitcher-of-the-Week award for his Friday performance in the series opener against Notre Dame. In 8.0 innings pitched, Crownover allowed a single run (unearned) on three hits (.115 OBA) with four walks against six strikeouts to earn his fourth win of the season.
Other pitchers of note:
Pat Krall 0-1, 1 app, 3.1 IP, 2 R (0 ER), 2 hits, 1 BB, 3 Ks, .154 OBA
Clate Schmidt 0-0, 2 app, 1.1 IP, 0 R, 1 hit, 2 BB, 2 Ks, .200 OBA
Zack Erwin 0-1, 2 app (1 GS), 8.0 IP, 5 R (1 ER), 11 hits, 2 BB, 7 Ks, .297 OBA
Weekend Notes:
Clemson lost a midweek game to Michigan State at Fluor Field before dropping a three-game series at home to Notre Dame over the weekend. The Tigers were outscored 25-19 while being outhit .287 (41 hits) to .283 (36 hits). For the week, Clemson had nine doubles, two triples, a homer, 15 walks, and two HBPs against 22 strikeouts while going 4-4 on stolen bases. The Tiger pitching staff had a 4.37 ERA, allowing 25 runs (17 earned) in 35.0 innings with 16 walks against 30 strikeouts. Clemson fielded at a .911 clip, committing 11 errors in 124 chances.