Clemson (25-16) welcomes Tennessee Tech (17-21) to Doug Kingsmore Stadium tonight at 6:00PM for the first time since 2012.
The Series
| Meetings: | 5 (first met in 2003) |
| Series Record: | Clemson leads 5-0 |
| Record at Clemson: | Clemson leads 5-0 (Clemson leads 5-0 at DKS) |
| Last Meeting(s): | Clemson won 9-8 (10) at DKS in 2012 |
| vs. Lee: | Never faced |
Quick Hits
| Clemson is 35-23-2 all-time on April 24 with a 21-9-1 mark at home. |
| The Tigers have faced four of the 11 current OVC programs (Austin Peay, Eastern Kentucky, Morehead State, and Tennessee Tech). Clemson is 16-1 in those meetings with a 15-1 record at home. |
| Coach Lee has faced just two of the current OVC programs (Austin Peay and Morehead State). All four meetings occurred last season with Clemson going 3-1 in the games (all at home). |
The Eagles
| Head Coach: | Justin Holmes (1st season at Tennessee Tech) |
| 2018 Recap: | 53-12 (27-3; 1st OVC) – Austin Super Regional – #11 Final Ranking |
| Preseason: | 3rd (5 of 22 first-place votes) in Ohio Valley Conference (11 teams) |
| Road Record: | 4-13 (24-5 in 2018) |
| Last Week: | L, 6-10 @ #14 NC State (Tue, 4/23) L, 4-9 @ Southeast Missouri (Sat, 4/20) W, 13-8 @ Southeast Missouri (Fri, 4/19) W, 9-3 @ Southeast Missouri (Fri, 4/19) |
| 2019 Stats | |
| Hitting: | 7.1 RPG, .276 BA, 77 2B, 4 3B, 62 HR, 181 BB, 39 HBP, 385 K, 11-15 SB |
| Pitching: | 5.93 ERA, .275 OBA (354 hits), 153 BB, 47 HBP, & 333 K in 328.0 IP |
| Fielding: | .963 (50 errors in 1353 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: | 16-10 (28-9 in 2018) |
| Last Week: | L, 6-8 vs. Winthrop (Tue, 4/23) L, 8-9 vs. Duke (Sun, 4/21) L, 3-5 vs. Duke (Sat, 4/20) L, 8-9 vs. Duke (Fri, 4/19) |
| 2019 Stats | |
| Hitting: | 6.3 RPG, .253 BA, 74 2B, 5 3B, 48 HR, 195 BB, 44 HBP, 382 K, 74-93 SB |
| Pitching: | 3.86 ERA, .234 OBA (327 hits), 148 BB, 43 HBP, & 376 K in 377.1 IP |
| Fielding: | .970 (48 errors in 1582 chances) |
Projected Starting Lineups
| Tennessee Tech | ||||
| POS | # | Player | YR | 2019 Stats |
| C | 22 | Gavin Johns | JR | .234 BA, 5 2B, 3 HR, & 16 RBI in 35 games |
| 1B | 24 | Jason Hinchman | SO | .298 BA, 8 2B, 18 HR, & 47 RBI in 38 games |
| 2B | 10 | Nathan McMeans | *FR | .300 BA, 8 2B, 10 RBI, & 23 R in 37 games |
| SS | 4 | Hunter Higdon | SO | .253 BA, 4 2B, 3 HR, & 11 RBI in 24 games |
| 3B | 35 | John Dyer | FR | .352 BA, 10 2B, 6 HR, & 39 RBI in 37 games |
| LF | 2 | Anthony Carrera | JR | .277 BA, 6 2B, 11 HR, & 29 RBI in 38 games |
| CF | 16 | Kevin Strohschein | SR | .356 BA, 14 2B, 10 HR, & 30 RBI in 38 games |
| RF | 33 | Jason Hogan | FR | .195 BA, 2 2B, 4 HR, & 16 RBI in 35 games |
| DH | 25 | JD Funk | FR | .241 BA, 3 2B, 3 HR, & 15 RBI in 25 games |
| Clemson | ||||
| POS | # | Player | YR | 2019 Stats |
| C | 10 | Kyle Wilkie | JR | .258 BA, 5 2B, 1 HR, & 20 RBI in 38 games |
| 1B | 44 | Bryar Hawkins | FR | .282 BA, 5 2B, 4 HR, & 17 RBI in 34 games |
| 2B | 15 | James Parker | FR | .250 BA, 3 2B, 1 HR, & 8 RBI in 25 games |
| SS | 8 | Logan Davidson | JR | .280 BA, 11 2B, 10 HR, & 36 RBI in 41 games |
| 3B | 17 | Justin Hawkins | *SR | .238 BA, 1 HR, 4 RBI, & 3 R in 13 games |
| LF | 4 | Grayson Byrd | *SR | .296 BA, 10 2B, 5 HR, & 32 RBI in 41 games |
| CF | 13 | Sam Hall | SO | .274 BA, 11 2B, 7 HR, & 27 RBI in 41 games |
| RF | 16 | Bo Majkowski | SO | .258 BA, 8 2B, 1 3B, & 13 RBI in 36 games |
| DH | 30 | Davis Sharpe | FR | .270 BA, 4 2B, 3 HR, & 16 RBI in 32 games |
Probable Starting Pitchers
| RHP | 12 | Seth Noel | JR | 0-0/6 app (4 GS)/5.40 ERA (10.0 IP)/.231 OBA (9 hits)/9 BB/6 K |
| RHP | 25 | Jackson Lindley | FR | 0-0/6 app (3 GS)/5.11 ERA (12.1 IP)/.313 OBA (15 hits)/7 BB/7 K |