Clemson (27-18) takes on Gardner-Webb (19-22) this weekend in a non-conference home-and-home series. Saturday’s game at Doug Kingsmore Stadium is scheduled for 11:00AM while Sunday’s game at Keeter Stadium in Shelby, NC is set for 2:00PM.
The Series
| Meetings: | 10 (first met in 1975) |
| Series Record: | Clemson leads 10-0 |
| Record at Clemson: | Clemson leads 9-0 (Clemson leads 9-0 at DKS) |
| Record at Gardner-Webb: | Clemson leads 1-0 (first meeting in Shelby) |
| Last Meeting(s): | Clemson won 7-5 at DKS in 2015 |
| vs. Lee: | N/A |
Quick Hits
| Clemson is 27-17 all-time on May 4 with a 16-6 mark at home. |
| The Tigers are 26-21-1 all-time on May 5 with an 8-13-1 mark on the road. |
| Clemson has faced eight of the 10 current Big South programs (missing Longwood and Radford). The Tigers are 136-32 in those meetings with a 102-17 record at home and a 30-12 record on the road. |
| Coach Lee has faced eight of the 10 current Big South programs (missing Gardner-Webb and Longwood). Lee is 45-14 against the programs, including an 8-1 record at Clemson (3-0 vs. Charleston Southern, 2-0 vs. Presbyterian, 3-1 vs. Winthrop). |
The Runnin’ Bulldogs
| Head Coach: | Rusty Stroupe (17th season at Gardner-Webb) |
| 2018 Recap: | 31-27 (14-13; 5th Big South) – N/A – NR |
| Preseason: | 5th in Big South (10 teams) |
| Road Record: | 12-13 (12-13 in 2018) |
| Home Record: | 7-8 (16-12 in 2018) |
| Last Week: | L, 7-9 vs. Wake Forest (Tue, 4/30) L, 6-7 vs. Radford (Sun, 4/28) W, 6-1 vs. Radford (Sat, 4/27) L, 7-9 vs. Radford (Fri, 4/26) |
| 2019 Stats | |
| Hitting: | 5.9 RPG, .268 BA, 65 2B, 5 3B, 40 HR, 164 BB, 29 HBP, 318 K, 54-68 SB |
| Pitching: | 3.72 ERA, .233 OBA (293 hits), 169 BB, 41 HBP, & 386 K in 334.0 IP |
| Fielding: | .959 (63 errors in 1545 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 Division (7 teams) |
| Home Record: | 17-10 (28-9 in 2018) |
| Road Record: | 8-8 (15-5 in 2018) |
| Last Week: | W, 11-7 @ #11 Georgia Tech (Sun, 4/28) L, 8-13 @ #11 Georgia Tech (Sat, 4/27) L, 7-8 @ #11 Georgia Tech (Fri, 4/26) |
| 2019 Stats | |
| Hitting: | 6.5 RPG, .261 BA, 83 2B, 6 3B, 57 HR, 212 BB, 49 HBP, 420 K, 80-103 SB |
| Pitching: | 3.59 ERA, .227 OBA (284 hits), 136 BB, 41 HBP, & 342 K in 341.1 IP |
| Fielding: | .970 (52 errors in 1725 chances) |
Projected Starting Lineups
| Gardner-Webb | ||||
| POS | # | Player | YR | 2019 Stats |
| C | 15 | Justin Kunz | SR | .335 BA, 12 2B, 9 HR, & 33 RBI in 41 games |
| 1B | 16 | Corey Howard | SR | .310 BA, 12 2B, 3 HR, & 29 RBI in 41 games |
| 2B | 35 | Chandler Redmond | SR | .289 BA, 6 2B, 15 HR, & 47 RBI in 40 games |
| SS | 2 | Ben LaSpaluto | SO | .243 BA, 5 2B, 3 HR, & 15 RBI in 41 games |
| 3B | 3 | Eric Jones | *JR | .279 BA, 2 HR, 11 RBI, & 11 BB in 21 games |
| LF | 29 | Jake Phillips | FR | .219 BA, 2 HR, 6 RBI, & 5 R in 11 games |
| CF | 6 | Chris Clary | SR | .264 BA, 11 2B, 2 HR, & 13 RBI in 41 games |
| RF | 9 | Mitch McLendon | JR | .237 BA, 4 2B, 16 RBI, & 24 R in 41 games |
| DH | 19 | JP McGuire | SO | .219 BA, 4 2B, 3 HR, & 20 RBI in 35 games |
| Clemson | ||||
| POS | # | Player | YR | 2019 Stats |
| C | 10 | Kyle Wilkie | JR | .278 BA, 8 2B, 2 HR, & 24 RBI in 42 games |
| 1B | 44 | Bryar Hawkins | FR | .290 BA, 5 2B, 6 HR, & 20 RBI in 37 games |
| 2B | 9 | Jordan Greene | GR | .238 BA, 7 2B, 3 HR, & 20 RBI in 33 games |
| SS | 8 | Logan Davidson | JR | .303 BA, 12 2B, 12 HR, & 43 RBI in 45 games |
| 3B | 17 | Justin Hawkins | *SR | .243 BA, 2 HR, 8 RBI, & 6 R in 17 games |
| LF | 4 | Grayson Byrd | *SR | .306 BA, 12 2B, 8 HR, & 39 RBI in 45 games |
| CF | 13 | Bryce Teodosio | SO | .230 BA, 7 2B, 8 HR, & 27 RBI in 40 games |
| RF | 5 | Sam Hall | SO | .281 BA, 11 2B, 7 HR, & 28 RBI in 45 games |
| DH | 30 | Davis Sharpe | FR | .268 BA, 4 2B, 3 HR, & 17 RBI in 34 games |
Probable Starting Pitchers
| Game One | ||||
| LHP | 5 | Isaac Campbell | JR | 2-3/11 app (11 GS)/5.01 ERA (59.1 IP)/.272 OBA (62 hits)/26 BB/52 K |
| RHP | 30 | Davis Sharpe | FR | 5-3/11 app (11 GS)/2.90 ERA (62.0 IP)/.200 OBA (44 hits)/24 BB/67 K |
| Game Two | ||||
| LHP | 32 | Jacob Hennessy | JR | 3-0/12 app (3 GS)/4.20 ERA (30.0 IP)/.239 OBA (27 hits)/9 BB/20 K |
| RHP | 11 | Landon Mitchell | JR | 5-4/11 app (7 GS)/4.30 ERA (58.2 IP)/.295 OBA (69 hits)/21 BB/46 K |