College of Charleston Preview
By: clemson May 6, 2015

By Trey McCurry.

Clemson returns home tonight to battle College of Charleston.  TCI preview’s the Palmetto showdown.

 

 

 

 

#18 College of Charleston (35-9) @ Clemson (24-24)

Tuesday, 6:30PM v Doug Kingsmore Stadium v Clemson, SC

 

The Series

Meetings:                   24 (first met in 1899)

Series Record:            Clemson leads 23-1

Record at Clemson:     Clemson leads 16-1 (Clemson leads 12-1 at DKS)

Last Meeting(s):          Clemson won 2 of 3 games at Clemson in 2012 (4-3 in 11 inn, 12-3, 2-4)

vs. Leggett:                Leggett leads 17-1 (17-1 at Clemson)

 

The Cougars

Head Coach:               Monte Lee (7th season at CofC)

2014 Record:               44-19 (15-6; 2nd CAA) – Lubbock Super Regional – #17 BA, #16 CB, #19 USA

Preseason:                 1st in CAA (out of 9 teams)

Road Record:              15-3…15-3 on road/0-0 neutral (2014: 16-12…12-12 on road/4-0 neutral)

Last week:                  Swept a three game series at William & Mary last weekend (15-2, 3-1, 10-6)

 

2015 Batting Stats:      .316 (7.6 RPG) with 106 2B, 11 3B, 52 HR, 164 BB, 33 HBP, 258 K, 38-54 SB

2015 Pitching Stats:     3.34 ERA, .251 OBA (378 hits), 114 BB, 327 K in 393.0 innings

2015 Fielding Stats:     .964 (61 errors in 1717 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:            13-13 (2014: 22-12)

Last week:                  Lost 17-9 at Wofford on Tuesday night after falling in two of three home games to #3 Louisville last weekend (9-1, 3-5, 5-9)

 

2015 Batting Stats:      .280 (6.1 RPG) with 87 2B, 11 3B, 27 HR, 214 BB, 38 HBP, 330 K, 48-67 SB

2015 Pitching Stats:     3.97 ERA, .258 OBA (435 hits), 157 BB, 379 K in 435.0 innings

2015 Fielding Stats:     .963 (69 errors in 1858 chances)

 

Projected Starting Lineups

College of Charleston

C        #17 Erven Roper (SO/.308 BA with 11 2B, 3 HR, & 23 RBI in 44 games in 2015)

1B      #11 Nick Pappas (SO/.320 BA with 21 2B, 8 HR, & 42 RBI in 44 games in 2015)

2B      #16 Blake Butler (JR/.356 BA with 13 2B, 8 HR, & 46 RBI in 44 games in 2015)

SS      #4 Champ Rowland (SR/.314 BA with 5 2B, 2 HR, & 23 RBI in 44 games in 2015)

3B      #6 Carl Wise (JR/.320 BA with 14 2B, 10 HR, & 53 RBI in 44 games in 2015)

LF      #10 Ryan Brown (FR/.311 BA with 10 2B, 1 HR, & 19 RBI in 44 games in 2015)

CF      #15 Morgan Phillips (*JR/.330 BA with 7 2B, 6 HR, & 37 RBI in 44 games in 2015)

RF      #7 Alex Pastorius (JR/.288 BA with 8 2B, 7 HR, & 30 RBI in 42 games in 2015)

DH     #13 Bradley Jones (SO/.312 BA with 11 2B, 7 HR, & 28 RBI in 41 games in 2015)

 

Clemson

C        #25 Chris Okey (SO/.316 BA with 13 2B, 8 HR, & 43 RBI in 48 games in 2015)

1B      #6 Andrew Cox (*SO/.229 BA with 4 2B, 6 RBI, & 17 R in 44 games in 2015)

28      #3 Tyler Krieger (JR/.342 with 12 2B, 1 HR, & 28 RBI in 48 games in 2015)

SS      #4 Eli White (SO/.285 BA with 6 2B, 3 HR, & 23 RBI in 48 games in 2015)

3B      #8 Weston Wilson (SO/.231 BA with 5 2B, 5 HR, & 21 RBI in 44 games in 2015)

LF      #26 Reed Rohlman (*FR/.353 BA with 13 2B, 2 HR, & 40 RBI in 48 games in 2015)

CF      #18 Tyler Slaton (SR/.218 BA with 7 2B, 1 HR, & 15 RBI in 48 games in 2015)

RF      #9 Steven Duggar (JR/.282 BA with 9 2B, 3 HR, & 33 RBI in 48 games in 2015)

DH     #5 Chase Pinder (FR/.256 BA with 8 2B, 3 HR, & 26 RBI in 46 games in 2015)

 

Projected Starting Pitchers

*FR RHP #31 Hayden McCutcheon (0-0/10 app (1 GS)/4.50 ERA (18.0 IP)/.308 OBA (24 hits)/10 BB/11 K)

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Clemson’s starter is TBD

 

Worth Noting

  • Clemson is 28-25 all-time on May 6 with a 13-11 mark at home.
  • This is the first meeting between the Tigers and College of Charleston since the Cougars joined the CAA.
  • The last meeting for Clemson against a current CAA team was a two-game home series against James Madison in 2014 with the Tigers winning both contests (8-0, 9-4).
  • Clemson is 95-19 all-time against current CAA teams (missing Hofstra, Northeastern, & Towson), including a 72-12 mark at home.
  • Jack Leggett is 59-16 all-time against current CAA teams (missing Hofstra & Towson), including a 56-9 mark as Clemson’s head coach.

 

Tiger Career Stats vs. College of Charleston

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

Tyler Slaton           .000    2-0     1        0        0        0        0        0        0

 

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

Kevin Pohle            0.00    1-1     1-0     7.0     6        0        0        1        5        .231

Clay Bates              0.00    1-0     0-0     2.0     0        0        0        0        0        .000

Patrick Andrews     —–    1-0     0-0     0.0     2        3        3        1        0        1.000