By Trey McCurry.
TCI puts a wrap on last week on last week for Clemson baseball. Who won last week’s awards for the Tigers?
Overall Record 23-21
ACC Record 12-11
Last Week 1-3
4/21 Tuesday @ Georgia L, 0-7
4/24 Friday @ Georgia Tech L, 2-4
4/25 Saturday @ Georgia Tech W, 11-3
4/26 Sunday @ Georgia Tech L, 4-5 (10)
Next Week
5/2 Saturday Louisville (34-10, 19-2 ACC) 1:00PM Clemson
5/3 Sunday Louisville (34-10, 19-2 ACC) 6:30PM Clemson
5/4 Monday Louisville (34-10, 19-2 ACC) 7:00PM Clemson
Note: Records as of Sunday, April 26. Louisville hosts Kentucky on Tuesday.
TCI Hitter-of-the Week #9 Steven Duggar
The junior outfielder from Moore, SC earned his first TCI Hitter-of-the-Week award for his performance over the last week as he went 5-for-14 (.357). In four games, Duggar tallied a homer, two runs, five RBI, four walks, and a sac fly while earning the top play on SportsCenter for an outstanding catch on Tuesday night at Georgia.
Other hitters of note:
Eli White 5-for-17 (.294), 1 3B, 2 HR, 4 R, 4 RBI, 1 BB
Andrew Cox 4-for-14 (.286), 2 R, 2 RBI, 1-1 SB
Weston Wilson 2-for-7 (.286), 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 R, 2 RBI, 3 BB
TCI Pitcher-of-the-Week #39 Jake Long
The redshirt senior from Anderson, SC earned his first TCI Pitcher-of-the-Week award for his performance over two appearances last week. In 5.1 innings pitched, Long did not allow a run on three hits with two walks and a strikeout.
Other pitchers of note:
Matthew Crownover 0-0, 1 GS, 7.0 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 5 hits, 2 BB, 9 Ks, .185 OBA
Zack Erwin 1-0, 1 GS, 7.0 IP, 3 R, 3 ER, 7 hits, 1 BB, 7 Ks, .259 OBA
Clate Schmidt 0-1, 3 app, 5.2 IP, 3 R, 3 ER, 5 hits, 2 BB, 4 Ks, .227 OBA
Weekly Notes:
Clemson dropped a midweek game at Georgia before losing two of three games at Georgia Tech. The Tigers were outscored 19-17 on the week while being outhit .254 (35 hits) to .234 (30 hits). For the week, Clemson had two doubles, a triple, five homers, 17 walks, and five HBPs against 22 strikeouts while going 1-2 on stolen bases. The Tiger pitching staff had a 3.89 ERA, allowing 19 runs (15 earned) in 34.2 innings with 16 walks against 32 strikeouts. Clemson fielded at a .967 clip, committing five errors in 150 chances.