Clemson concludes the regular season with a three-game series at Notre Dame which begins on Thursday at 6:05 p.m. in South Bend, Ind.
The Tigers and Notre Dame are both playing for their postseason lives in a jumbled up ACC. Clemson can finish as high as fifth in the standings by winning the series and the Irish can finish as high as sixth. Currently the Tigers sit in sixth place in the ACC standings, while the Irish are No. 11.
Only the top 10 teams in the conference qualify for the ACC Tournament, which begins on Tuesday in Durham, N.C. The top six teams are guaranteed to play three games in the tournament, while teams 7-10 will play in a single-elimination game on Tuesday to qualify for pool play.
No. 18 Clemson (35-18, 13-14) at Notre Dame (27-24, 11-14)
Frank Eck Stadium v South Bend, Ind.
Thursday, 6:05PM v Friday, 6:05 p.m. v Saturday, 1:05PM
Rankings: Clemson – #23 BA, #19 D1, #18 USA ND – NR
The Series
Meetings: 7 (first met in 1994)
Series Record: Notre Dame leads 5-2
Record at ND: Notre Dame leads 2-1
Last Meeting(s): Notre Dame won 2 of 3 games (1-6, 11-6, 5-1) at Clemson in 2015
- Lee: N/A
The Tigers
2015 Record: 32-29 (16-13; 4th Atlantic) – Fullerton Regional – NR
Preseason: 5th in Atlantic Division (7 teams)
Road Record: 10-11 (12-9 in 2015)
Last Week: Beat Charleston Southern 3-2 at home on Tuesday after winning two of three games at Georgia Southern (12-1, 6-7, 17-4) last weekend
2016 Batting Stats: .275 (6.9 RPG) with 83 2B, 8 3B, 53 HR, 286 BB, 58 HBP, 360 K, 50-70 SB
2016 Pitching Stats: 4.41 ERA, .265 OBA (490 hits), 184 BB & 392 K in 475.0 innings
2016 Fielding Stats: .961 (80 errors in 2028 chances)
The Fighting Irish
Head Coach: Mik Aoki (6th season at Notre Dame)
2015 Record: 37-23 (17-13; T-2nd Atlantic) – Champaign Regional – NR
Preseason: 4th in Atlantic Division (7 teams)
Home Record: 14-9 (15-11 in 2015)
Last Week: Dropped two of three games at #22 North Carolina (0-3, 3-1, 1-8) last weekend
2016 Batting Stats: .263 (4.9 RPG) with 82 2B, 14 3B, 27 HR, 202 BB, 30 HBP, 344 K, 53-67 SB
2016 Pitching Stats: 4.22 ERA, .259 OBA (438 hits), 210 BB & 353 K in 454.1 innings
2016 Fielding Stats: .978 (43 errors in 1940 chances)
Projected Starting Lineups
Clemson
C #25 Chris Okey (JR/.343 BA with 13 2B, 11 HR, & 58 RBI in 53 games in 2016)
1B #27 Chris Williams (SO/.238 BA with 4 2B, 5 HR, & 27 RBI in 46 games in 2016)
2B #8 Weston Wilson (JR/.282 BA with 11 2B, 5 HR, & 36 RBI in 52 games in 2016)
SS #4 Eli White (JR/.248 BA with 8 2B, 2 HR, & 22 RBI in 53 games in 2016)
3B #9 Jordan Greene (FR/.260 BA with 4 2B, 1 HR, & 7 RBI in 33 games in 2016)
LF #26 Reed Rohlman (*SO/.289 BA with 18 2B, 34 RBI, & 33 R in 53 games in 2016)
CF #5 Chase Pinder (SO/.305 BA with 6 2B, 9 HR, & 35 RBI in 53 games in 2016)
RF #28 Seth Beer (FR/.387 BA with 11 2B, 15 HR, & 57 RBI in 51 games in 2016)
DH #6 Andrew Cox (*FR/.243 BA with 2 2B, 2 HR, & 15 RBI in 27 games in 2016)
Notre Dame
C #36 Ryan Lidge (JR/.209 BA with 9 2B, 1 HR, & 19 RBI in 37 games in 2016)
1B #16 Zak Kutsulis (SR/.313 BA with 12 2B, 2 HR, & 29 RBI in 41 games in 2016)
2B #23 Cavan Biggio (JR/.315 BA with 10 2B, 4 HR, & 28 RBI in 51 games in 2016)
SS #4 Lane Richards (SR/.269 BA with 8 2B, 1 HR, & 13 RBI in 51 games in 2016)
3B #20 Kyle Fiala (JR/.203 BA with 3 2B, 13 RBI, & 17 R in 37 games in 2016)
LF #0 Jake Shepski (SO/.278 BA with 6 2B, 7 HR, & 24 RBI in 38 games in 2016)
CF #14 Kyle Richardson (SR/.231 BA with 6 2B, 11 RBI, & 12 R in 48 games in 2016)
RF #24 Matt Vierling (FR/.262 BA with 2 2B, 6 HR, & 29 RBI in 51 games in 2016)
DH #22 Ricky Sanchez (SR/.311 BA with 12 2B, 3 HR, & 25 RBI in 49 games in 2016)
Projected Starting Pitchers
Game One
SO LHP #23 Charlie Barnes (5-4/13 app/13 GS/4.82 ERA (74.2 IP)/.257 OBA (77 hits)/19 BB/66 K)
SO RHP #12 Brandon Bielak (3-2/14 app/3 GS/2.40 ERA (48.2 IP)/.222 OBA (39 hits)/19 BB/45 K)
Game Two
Clemson’s starter is listed as TBA
SR LHP #28 Michael Hearne (8-1/13 app/15 GS/1.93 ERA (74.2 IP)/.217 OBA (57 hits)/15 BB/42 K)
Game Three
Both team’s starters are listed as TBA
Worth Noting
- Clemson is 11-11 all-time on May 19 with a 3-4 mark on the road.
- The Tigers are 12-9-1 all-time on May 20 with a 2-3 mark on the road.
- Clemson is 13-8 all-time on May 21 with a 3-4 mark on the road.
Tiger Career Stats vs. Notre Dame
Player AVG G-S AB R H RBI BB K HR Other
Reed Rohlman .417 3-3 12 1 5 3 0 0 0 2B
Weston Wilson .313 6-6 16 1 5 2 2 1 0 2 SH, SF
Eli White .273 4-3 11 1 3 0 0 2 0 2B, 3B, 1-1 SB
Chase Pinder .200 3-3 10 1 2 3 0 3 1 SH
Chris Okey .190 6-6 21 1 4 1 3 3 0 3 2B
Andrew Cox .143 4-2 7 0 1 0 2 0 0
Glenn Batson .000 1-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 HBP
Adam Renwick N/A 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mike Triller N/A 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Player ERA G-S W-L IP H R ER BB SO OBA
Pat Krall 0.00 1-0 0-1 3.1 2 2 0 1 3 .154
Clate Schmidt 0.00 2-0 0-0 1.1 1 0 0 2 2 .200
Garrett Lovorn 9.00 2-0 0-0 2.0 3 2 2 1 4 .300
Alex Schnell 9.00 1-0 0-0 1.0 2 2 1 0 1 .500
Alex Bostic 13.50 2-0 0-0 2.0 2 3 3 2 0 .286
Hunter Van Horn 54.00 1-0 0-0 0.1 1 2 2 1 0 .500