Fourteen-ranked Clemson welcomes VMI to Doug Kingsmore Stadium for a three-game weekend series.
Currently scheduled game times are a doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m. on Saturday with a Sunday finally at 1 p.m.
The Series
| Meetings: | 1 (first met in 1916) |
| Series Record: | Clemson leads 1-0 |
| Record at Clemson: | N/A |
| Last Meeting(s): | Clemson won 2-0 at VMI in 1916 |
| vs. Lee: | N/A |
Quick Hits
| Clemson is 12-2 all-time on February 22 with a 9-0 mark at home. |
| The Tigers are 17-5 all-time on February 23 with a 12-0 mark at home. |
| Clemson is 19-5 all-time on February 24 with a 16-2 mark at home. |
| The Tigers have faced eight of the nine programs in the currently in the SoCon (missing Samford). Clemson is 427-136-6 all-time against those schools, including a 252-51-1 mark at home. |
| Coach Lee has faced seven of the nine SoCon programs (missing East Tennessee State & VMI). Lee is 93-35 against the programs, including a 19-0 record at Clemson. |
The Keydets
| Head Coach: | Jonathan Hadra (5th season at VMI) |
| 2018 Recap: | 26-27 (12-12; 4th SoCon – N/A – NR |
| Preseason: | 8th in Media Poll & 9th in Coaches Poll in SoCon (9 teams) |
| Road Record: | 0-3 (10-16 in 2018) |
| Last Week: | L, 9-0 @ Virginia (Tue, 2/19) L, 3-5 @ UNC Wilmington (Sun, 2/17) W, 9-4 vs. Saint Joseph’s (Sun, 2/17) L, 2-5 @ UNC Wilmington (Fri, 2/15) W, 9-3 vs. Saint Joseph’s (Fri, 2/15) |
| 2019 Stats | |
| Hitting: | .237 (4.6 RPG) with 4 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 27 BB, 9 HBP, 51 K, 3-4 SB |
| Pitching: | 4.50 ERA, .241 OBA (40 hits), 18 BB, & 36 K in 42.0 IP |
| Fielding: | .960 (7 errors in 174 chances) |
The Tigers
| 2018 Recap: | 47-16 (22-8; 1st Atlantic) – Clemson Regional – #18 Final Ranking |
| Preseason: | 3rd (one first-place vote) in ACC Atlantic (7 teams) |
| Home Record: | 3-1 (28-9 in 2018) |
| Last Week: | W, 7-6 vs. Charlotte (Mon, 2/18) L, 3-4 vs. South Alabama (Sat, 2/16) W, 7-2 vs. South Alabama (Sat, 2/16) W, 6-2 vs. South Alabama (Fri, 2/15) |
| 2019 Stats | |
| Hitting: | .229 (5.8 RPG) with 4 2B, 10 HR, 27 BB, 5 HBP, 38 K, 12-14 SB |
| Pitching: | 3.00 ERA, .195 OBA (25 hits), 7 BB, & 46 K in 36.0 IP |
| Fielding: | .986 (2 errors in 142 chances) |
Projected Staring Lineups
| VMI | ||||
| POS | # | Player | YR | 2019 Stats |
| C | 26 | Ryan Smoot | SR | .167 BA with 1 RBI & 5 BB in 3 games |
| 1B | 9 | Jake Huggins | SR | .391 BA with 1 3B, 2 HR, & 7 RBI in 5 games |
| 2B | 7 | Callen Nuccio | SO | .190 BA with 1 2B & 2 RBI in 5 games |
| SS | 1 | Michael Diodato | JR | .250 BA with 2 R & 3 BB in 5 games |
| 3B | 27 | Josh Hollifield | *SO | .174 BA with 1 2B & 2 RBI in 5 games |
| LF | 23 | Cody Warner | SO | .091 BA with 1 2B & 4 RBI in 5 games |
| CF | 20 | Will Knight | *FR | .389 BA with 1 RBI & 3 BB in 5 games |
| RF | 29 | Ryan Hatten | JR | .133 BA with 1 2B & 2 RBI in 4 games |
| DH | 22 | Nathan Loyd | SO | .278 BA with 1 RBI & 3 BB in 5 games |
| Clemson | ||||
| POS | # | Player | YR | 2019 Stats |
| C | 10 | Kyle Wilkie | JR | .000 BA with 1 RBI & 3 BB in 3 games |
| 1B | 4 | Grayson Byrd | *SR | .083 BA with 2 R & 4 BB in 4 games |
| 2B | 9 | Jordan Greene | GR | .333 BA with 1 2B, 1 HR, & 2 RBI in 4 games |
| SS | 8 | Logan Davidson | JR | .182 BA with 2 HR & 5 RBI in 4 games |
| 3B | 5 | Sam Hall | SO | .250 BA with 1 HR & 3 RBI in 4 games |
| LF | 1 | Kier Meredith | SO | .333 BA with 1 BB in 2 games |
| CF | 13 | Bryce Teodosio | SO | .333 BA with 2 2B, 2 HR, & 5 RBI in 4 games |
| RF | 11 | Michael Green | *SO | .267 BA with 1 2B, 1 HR, & 1 RBI in 4 games |
| DH | 30 | Davis Sharpe | FR | .429 BA with 2 HR & 3 RBI in 2 games |
Probable Staring Pitchers
| Game One | ||||
| RHP | 19 | Jacob Menders | JR | 0-0/1 app/1 GS/0.00 ERA (3.0 IP)/.308 OBA (4 hits)/2 BB/2 K |
| RHP | 19 | Brooks Crawford | SR | 0-0/1 app/1 GS/3.86 ERA (4.2 IP)/.235 OBA (4 hits)/0 BB/ 1 K |
| Game Two | ||||
| RHP | 36 | Adam Jewell | FR | 0-0/1 app/1 GS/0.00 ERA (5.0 IP)/.063 OBA (1 hit)/2 BB/2 K |
| RHP | 30 | Davis Sharpe | FR | 1-0/1 app/1 GS/0.00 ERA (5.0 IP)/.118 OBA (2 hits)/2 BB/8 K |
| Game Three | ||||
| RHP | 37 | Zak Kent | JR | 1-0/1 app/1 GS/3.60 ERA (5.0 IP)/.273 OBA (6 hits)/1 BB/3 K |
| LHP | 12 | Justin Wrobleski | FR | 0-1/1 app/1 GS/6.35 ERA (5.2 IP)/.200 OBA (4 hits)/1 BB/8 K |