TCI Weekly Baseball Wrap
By: trey-mccurry May 15, 2017

No. 13 Clemson went 1-3 this past week, beating Furman on Tuesday before being swept by No. 2 Louisville over the weekend.

The Clemson Insider puts a wrap on last week on the diamond for the Tigers. Who won this week’s awards?

Clemson Baseball Weekly Wrap-Up

Overall Record            37-15

ACC Record                 16-11

 

Last Week            1-3

5/9     Tuesday       @ Furman ^                    W, 10-5

5/12   Friday          #2 Louisville                    L, 2-4

5/13   Saturday      #2 Louisville                    L, 4-6

5/14   Sunday        #2 Louisville                    L, 4-6

 

Next Week

5/16   Tuesday       Coastal Carolina (34-17-1)           6:30PM        Clemson

5/18   Thursday      NC State (31-21, 14-13 ACC)        6:00PM        Raleigh, NC

5/19   Friday          NC State (31-21, 14-13 ACC)        6:30PM        Raleigh, NC

5/20   Saturday      NC State (31-21, 14-13 ACC)        1:00PM        Raleigh, NC

Note: Records as of Monday, May 15.

 

TCI Hitter-of-the Week                #5 Chase Pinder

The junior outfielder from Poquoson, VA went 8-for-15 (.533) in four games last week to earn his third Hitter-of-the-Week award. Pinder had a double, two homers, two runs, five RBI, a walk, and was 1-1 on stolen bases with a .867 slugging percentage and a .563 on-base percentage.

        

         Other hitters of note:

Andrew Cox           8-for-18 (.444), 2 2B, 1 HR, 3 R, 2 RBI

Jordan Greene      6-for-15 (.400), 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 SH, 1-2 SB

Reed Rohlman        5-for-17 (.294), 2 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 1 HBP

 

TCI Pitcher-of-the-Week              #16 Alex Eubanks

The redshirt sophomore righty from Moore, SC earned his fourth Pitcher-of-the-Week award for his performance against #2 Louisville on Saturday. In 7.0 innings, Eubanks allowed three runs (three earned runs) on seven hits (.250 OBA) with no walks and eight strikeouts in a no decision.

 

         Other pitchers of note:

Owen Griffith        2.2 IP, 1 app, 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 BB, 0 K, .143 OBA

Patrick Andrews     1.2 IP, 2 app, 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 BB, 2 K, .167 OBA

Charlie Barnes       6.0 IP, 0-1, 1 GS, 4 runs (1 ER), 7 hits, 3 BB, 5 K, .318 OBA

 

Weekly Notes:

Clemson, ranked as high as #12 in the country, beat Furman at Fluor Field during the week before being swept at home by #2 Louisville. The Tigers were outscored 21-20 despite outhitting the competition .292 (43 hits) to .272 (37 hits. On the week, Clemson had seven doubles, two triples, five homers, 17 walks, and two HBPs against 31 strikeouts while going 4-6 on stolen bases. The Tiger pitching staff had a 4.00 ERA, allowing 21 runs (16 earned) in 36.0 innings with eight walks against 30 strikeouts. Clemson fielded at a .969 clip, committing five errors in 162 chances.