By Trey McCurry.
Clemson hosts Gardner-Webb Wednesday night at Doug Kingsmore Stadium. TCI previews tonight’s contest.
Gardner-Webb (17-19) @ Clemson (19-18)
Wednesday, 6:30PM v Doug Kingsmore Stadium v Clemson, SC
The Series
Meetings: 9 (first met in 1975)
Series Record: Clemson leads 9-0
Record at Clemson: Clemson leads 8-0 (Clemson leads 8-0 at DKS)
Last Meeting(s): Clemson won 4-1 at Clemson in 2013
vs. Leggett: Leggett leads 8-0 (8-0 at Clemson)
The Runnin’ Bulldogs
Head Coach: Rusty Stroupe (13th season at G-W)
2014 Record: 24-31 (11-15; 4th in South Division of Big South) – no postseason – NR
Preseason: Tied for 7th in Big South (out of 11 teams)
Road Record: 6-9…6-9 on road/0-0 neutral (2014: 10-17…10-13 on road/0-4 neutral)
Last week: Lost 7-2 at home to USC Upstate last Wednesday before being swept on the road by Charleston Southern (5-8, 1-3, 3-4)
2015 Batting Stats: .245 (4.4 RPG) with 58 2B, 5 3B, 15 HR, 93 BB, 26 HBP, 290 K, 49-68 SB
2015 Pitching Stats: 4.04 ERA, .279 OBA (345 hits), 97 BB, 294 K in 323.0 innings
2015 Fielding Stats: .970 (43 errors in 1418 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: 9-11 (2014: 22-12)
Last week: Defeated Western Carolina 14-2 at home on Tuesday after winning two of three games at Boston College last weekend (15-6, 7-8, 6-3)
2015 Batting Stats: .282 (6.2 RPG) with 71 2B, 10 3B, 22 HR, 167 BB, 25 HBP, 268 K, 42-59 SB
2015 Pitching Stats: 3.75 ERA, .253 OBA (331 hits), 116 BB, 302 K in 338.1 innings
2015 Fielding Stats: .963 (54 errors in 1442 chances)
Projected Starting Lineups
Gardner-Webb
C #8 Collin Thacker (SO/.248 BA with 5 2B, 1 HR, & 18 RBI in 32 games in 2015)
1B #36 Jacob Walker (JR/.217 BA with 3 2B, 3 HR, & 12 RBI in 24 games in 2015)
2B #11 Scott Johnson (SR/.225 BA with 2 2B, 1 3B, & 6 RBI in 35 games in 2015)
SS #6 Ryan Hodge (SR/.313 BA with 10 2B, 2 HR, & 18 RBI in 36 games in 2015)
3B #18 Matt Simmons (SO/.220 BA with 8 2B, 1 3B, & 9 RBI in 34 games in 2015)
LF #29 Tyler Best (JR/.248 BA with 4 2B, 1 HR, & 13 RBI in 33 games in 2015)
CF #9 Henry Rundio (SR/.231 BA with 10 2B, 3 HR, & 13 RBI in 35 games in 2015)
RF #31 Will Canady (*JR/.224 BA with 3 2B, 2 RBI, & 7 R in 25 games in 2015)
DH #35 Sam Fulginiti (*SR/.295 BA with 7 2B, 2 HR, & 20 RBI in 32 games in 2015)
Clemson
C #25 Chris Okey (SO/.333 BA with 12 2B, 8 HR, & 40 RBI in 37 games in 2015)
1B #6 Andrew Cox (*SO/.250 BA with 4 2B, 4 RBI, & 12 R in 34 games in 2015)
2B #5 Chase Pinder (FR/.260 BA with 5 2B, 3 HR, & 21 RBI in 35 games in 2015)
SS #4 Eli White (SO/.299 BA with 6 2B, 1 HR, & 17 RBI in 37 games in 2015)
3B #15 Glenn Batson (*FR/.250 BA with 5 2B, 1 HR, & 9 RBI in 17 games in 2015)
LF #26 Reed Rohlman (*FR/.364 BA with 11 2B, 2 HR, & 27 RBI in 37 games in 2015)
CF #18 Tyler Slaton (SR/.203 BA with 5 2B, 1 HR, & 13 RBI in 37 games in 2015)
RF #9 Steven Duggar (JR/.254 BA with 6 2B, 2 HR, & 21 RBI in 37 games in 2015)
DH #3 Tyler Krieger (JR/.357 with 10 2B, 1 3B, & 20 RBI in 37 games in 2015)
Projected Starting Pitchers
SO RHP #37 Jeremy Walker (1-2/10 app (8 GS)/3.94 ERA (45.2 IP)/.288 OBA (51 hits)/11 BB/37 K)
vs.
JR RHP #32 Clate Schmidt (0-1/10 app (3 GS)/3.09 ERA (32.0 IP)/.267 OBA (31 hits)/15 BB/19 K)
Worth Noting
- Clemson is 46-23-1 all-time on April 15 with a 28-6 mark at home.
- This is the last of five schedule games against Big South opponents for the Tigers in 2015. Clemson lost to 5-4 to Winthrop at home on March 3, lost 9-5 at Coastal Carolina on March 17, lost 5-4 to Presbyterian College at home on April 1, and lost 4-3 in 10 innings at home to Charleston Southern
- The Tigers are 169-46 all-time against current Big South teams (missing only Longwood and Radford), including a 123-25 mark at home.
- Jack Leggett is 125-46 all-time against current Big South teams (missing only Longwood), including a 71-22 mark as Clemson’s head coach.
Tiger Career Stats vs. Gardner-Webb
Player AVG G-S AB R H RBI BB K HR Other
Steven Duggar .500 1-1 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 1-1 SB
Tyler Slaton .000 1-1 5 0 0 0 0 1 0
Tyler Krieger .000 1-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
Maleeke Gibson N/A 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Player ERA G-S W-L IP H R ER BB SO OBA
Kevin Pohle 0.00 1-0 0-0 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 .250