Here are a few facts about the Clemson baseball team heading into today’s season opener against Wright State. The 10th-ranked Tigers host Wright State at 4 p.m. at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in Clemson.
Today is the first of three games this weekend in Clemson. Game 2 is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Saturday and Game 3 will be a 1 p.m. start.
Lee in Season Openers
Monte Lee opens his second season in Tigertown and looks to pick up his first Opening Day win at Clemson after going 7-0 in season openers at College of Charleston.
| Lee in Season Openers (7-1) | |||||
| Season | Date | Site | W-L | Score | Opponent |
| 2009 | 2/20 | Charleston, SC | W | 6-2 | Miami (OH) |
| 2010 | 2/19 | Charleston, SC | W | 8-4 | Radford |
| 2011 | 2/18 | Charleston, SC | W | 11-6 | Kentucky |
| 2012 | 2/17 | Mobile, AL | W | 5-2 | South Alabama |
| 2013 | 2/15 | Charleston, SC | W | 6-3 | Xavier |
| 2014 | 2/15 | Charleston, SC | W | 7-4 | #12 North Carolina |
| 2015 | 2/13 | Columbia, SC | W | 6-3 | #10 South Carolina |
| 2016 | 2/19 | Clemson, SC | L | 3-4 | Maine |
Season Openers at Doug Kingsmore Stadium
Clemson is playing its 12th straight season opener within the friendly confines of Doug Kingsmore Stadium. In the previous 11 years, the Tigers are 7-4 (despite losing 4 of the last 5 years). Below is a look at the last 11 years of Opening Day results.
| Season | Date | Site | W-L | Score | Opponent |
| 2006 | 2/17 | Clemson | W | 8-1 | James Madison |
| 2007 | 2/16 | Clemson | W | 14-0 | George Mason |
| 2008 | 2/23 | Clemson | W | 12-5 | Mercer |
| 2009 | 2/20 | Clemson | W | 8-3 | Charlotte |
| 2010 | 2/19 | Clemson | W | 11-0 | Miami (OH) |
| 2011 | 2/18 | Clemson | W | 14-3 | Eastern Michigan |
| 2012 | 2/17 | Clemson | L | 1-2 | UAB |
| 2013 | 2/15 | Clemson | W | 2-0 | William & Mary |
| 2014 | 2/14 | Clemson | L | 5-6 (10) | Eastern Michigan |
| 2015 | 2/13 | Clemson | L | 0-2 | West Virginia |
| 2016 | 2/19 | Clemson | L | 3-4 | Maine |
Opening Day Stats for 2017 Tigers:
Twelve current Tigers have experience on Opening Day. Below is a glance at their performances:
| Batting | AVG | G-S | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR | Other |
| R. Rohlman | .400 | 2-1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 2B | |
| W. Jackson | .375 | 2-2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 2B |
| A. Renwick | .333 | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | SH | |
| A. Cox | .250 | 2-2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-1 SB | |
| C. Pinder | .000 | 2-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | HBP | |
| S. Beer | .000 | 1-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| D. Wharton | .000 | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| C. Williams | .000 | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| R. Jolly | .000 | 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pitching | ERA | G-S | W-L | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | OBA |
| T. Jackson | 0.00 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 2.1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .111 |
| A. Eubanks | 2.45 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 3.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .214 |
| C. Barnes | 3.38 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 5.1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | .273 |
* Tyler Jackson played at USC Upstate from 2015-2016
* Weston Jackson played at Presbyterian College from 2013-2016.