LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Fourteenth-ranked Clemson battles No. 10 Virginia in a game that is critical to the Tigers’ chances of hosting a regional next week in the NCAA Tournament.
Clemson (39-18) vs. Virginia (41-14)
Jim Patterson Stadium, Louisville, Ky., Today at noon
Rankings: CU – No. 14 USA, No. 17 BA/CB, No. 18 D1 UVA – No. 10 USA, No. 11 BA/CB, No. 12 D1
The Series
Meetings: 160 (first met in 1955)
Series Record: Clemson leads 107-53
Record at Neutral: Clemson leads 11-8 (Clemson leads 11-8 in ACC Championship)
Last Meeting(s): Clemson won 2 of 3 games at Clemson in 2017 (0-2, 7-6, 12-1)
- Lee: Lee leads 3-1 (3-1 at CU)
The Tigers
2016 Record: 44-20 (16-14; 4th Atlantic) – Clemson Regional – #15 USA, 17 BA, #18 CB/D1
Preseason: 3rd in ACC Atlantic Division (7 teams); 1 vote for Overall Champion
Neutral Record: 2-1 (5-0 in 2016)
This Week: Lost 6-3 to Duke on Tuesday at Louisville Slugger Field
2017 Batting Stats: .287 (6.4 RPG) with 110 2B, 6 3B, 68 HR, 281 BB, 58 HBP, 393 K, 48-66 SB
2017 Pitching Stats: 3.43 ERA, .254 OBA (501 hits), 134 BB & 526 K in 516.2 innings
2017 Fielding Stats: .970 (65 errors in 2177 chances)
The Cavaliers
Head Coach: Brian O’Connor (14th season at Virginia)
2016 Record: 38-22 (19-11, 2nd Coastal) – Charlottesville Regional – #17 CB, #21 BA/D1, #22 USA
Preseason: 2nd in ACC Coastal Division (7 teams)
Neutral Record: 2-1 (3-2 in 2016)
This Week: Lost 4-3 to Duke on Thursday at Louisville Slugger Field
2017 Batting Stats: .323 (7.9 RPG) with 94 2B, 18 3B, 59 HR, 242 BB, 60 HBP, 207 K, 75-89 SB
2017 Pitching Stats: 4.08 ERA, .234 OBA (427 hits), 220 BB & 459 K in 488.0 innings
2017 Fielding Stats: .974 (53 errors in 2043 chances)
Projected Starting Lineups
Clemson
C #49 Kyle Wilkie (FR/.194 BA with 1 3B, 4 RBI, & 3 R in 18 games in 2017)
1B #6 Andrew Cox (*GR/.296 BA with 8 2B, 6 HR, & 32 RBI in 56 games in 2017)
2B #9 Jordan Greene (SO/.274 BA with 8 2B, 17 RBI, & 20 R in 53 games in 2017)
SS #8 Logan Davidson (FR/.270 BA with 8 2B, 11 HR, & 37 RBI in 57 games in 2017)
3B #4 Grayson Byrd (*SO/.294 BA with 5 2B, 1 HR, & 19 RBI in 51 games in 2017)
LF #26 Reed Rohlman (*JR/.377 BA with 21 2B, 6 HR, & 33 RBI in 56 games in 2017)
CF #5 Chase Pinder (JR/.318 BA with 14 2B, 7 HR, & 31 RBI in 55 games in 2017)
RF #15 Weston Jackson (*GR/.248 BA with 3 2B, 6 HR, & 25 RBI in 45 games in 2017)
DH #28 Seth Beer (SO/.297 BA with 17 2B, 14 HR, & 50 RBI in 57 games in 2017)
Virginia
C #5 Caleb Knight (JR/.340 BA with 5 2B, 4 HR, & 20 RBI in 38 games in 2017)
1B #10 Pavin Smith (JR/.347 BA with 11 2B, 12 HR, & 70 RBI in 55 games in 2017)
2B #19 Andy Weber (SO/.250 BA with 5 2B, 2 HR, & 41 RBI in 48 games in 2017)
SS #4 Ernie Clement (JR/.313 BA with 5 2B, 2 HR, & 31 RBI in 54 games in 2017)
3B #32 Nate Eikhoff (SO/.283 BA with 6 2B, 1 HR, & 15 RBI in 43 games in 2017)
LF #31 Jake McCarthy (SO/.338 BA with 11 2B, 5 HR, & 35 RBI in 55 games in 2017)
CF #7 Adam Haseley (JR/.399 BA with 15 2B, 14 HR, & 53 RBI in 54 games in 2017)
RF #20 Cameron Simmons (SO/.365 BA with 13 2B, 8 HR, & 54 RBI in 54 games in 2017)
DH #8 Robbie Coman (GR/.352 BA with 10 2B, 5 HR, & 37 RBI in 48 games in 2017)
Projected Starting Pitchers
SR LHP #36 Pat Krall (8-2/14 app/14 GS/2.99 ERA (84.1 IP)/.271 OBA (89 hits)/24 BB/64 K)
Virginia has not announced a starting pitcher
Tiger Career Stats vs. Duke
Player AVG G-S AB R H RBI BB K HR Other
Drew Wharton .600 2-1 5 2 3 1 1 0 0 2B
Jordan Greene .462 3-3 13 3 6 4 0 3 0 2 2B, 0-1 SB
Chris Williams .308 4-4 13 3 4 3 2 2 1 2B, HBP, SF
Logan Davidson .300 3-3 10 4 3 2 2 2 1 2B
Andrew Cox .235 5-4 17 3 4 1 0 4 1 2B, SH
Patrick Cromwell .222 3-3 9 0 2 1 0 2 0 HBP
Chase Pinder .188 4-4 16 4 3 1 3 2 0 SF, 3-3 SB
Seth Beer .167 4-4 12 1 2 2 4 3 0 HBP
Reed Rohlman .111 3-2 9 1 1 0 0 1 0 2B
Weston Jackson .000 2-2 8 0 0 0 1 4 0
Robert Jolly .000 1-1 3 1 0 1 1 2 0
KJ Bryant .000 1-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Grayson Byrd N/A 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Player ERA G-S W-L IP H R ER BB SO OBA
Patrick Andrews 0.00 2-0 0-0 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 .167
Jeremy Beasley 0.00 1-0 0-0 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 .333
Brooks Crawford 0.00 1-0 0-0 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 .500
Owen Griffith 0.00 1-0 0-0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Pat Krall 2.00 2-1 2-0 9.0 7 2 2 2 5 .212
Alex Eubanks 2.16 2-1 1-0 8.1 8 2 2 0 5 .250
Charlie Barnes 3.21 2-1 0-1 14.0 12 5 5 3 12 .222
Jacob Hennessy 40.50 2-0 0-0 0.2 3 3 3 1 1 .600