Clemson, fresh off its sweep of Notre Dame to open up ACC play, will host Yale in a two-game series starting today (4 p.m.) at Doug Kingsmore Stadium.
The ninth-ranked Tigers have won 11 of their last 12 games and currently owns a six-game winning streak.
Yale (3-5) at Clemson (12-3)
Doug Kingsmore Stadium, Clemson, SC
Tuesday, 4 pm; Wednesday, 3 p.m.
Rankings: Yale – NR Clemson – No. 9 BA, No. 10 USA, No. 13 D1, No. 14 CB
The Series
Meetings: 5 (first met in 1947)
Series Record: Clemson leads 4-1
Record at Clemson: Clemson leads 2-0 (teams have never met at DKS)
Last Meeting(s): Clemson won 8-4 at the Mideast (Starkville) Regional in 1992
- Lee: N/A
The Bulldogs
Head Coach: John Stuper (24th season at Yale)
2016 Record: 19-28-1 (11-9; T-1st Red Rolfe) – N/A – NR
Preseason: N/A
Road Record: 2-5 (10-18-1 in 2016)
Last Week: Beat Saint Joseph’s (PA) 13-9 in Williamsburg, VA on Saturday before dropping two games to host William & Mary (10-3 & 7-6) later Saturday and on Sunday after winning 13-3 at Stony Brook last Wednesday
2017 Batting Stats: .270 (6.4 RPG) with 11 2B, 3 3B, 7 HR, 26 BB, 4 HBP, 73 K, 4-6 SB
2017 Pitching Stats: 8.15 ERA, .344 OBA (98 hits), 39 BB & 57 K in 67.1 innings
2017 Fielding Stats: .967 (10 errors in 306 chances)
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
Home Record: 9-3 (26-9 in 2016)
Last Week: Swept three home games from Notre Dame (4-1, 6-5, 4-0) this past weekend after beating Michigan State 9-2 last Wednesday at Fluor Field
2017 Batting Stats: .268 (5.7 RPG) with 22 2B, 2 3B, 10 HR, 90 BB, 18 HBP, 107 K, 18-27 SB
2017 Pitching Stats: 2.43 ERA, .233 OBA (122 hits), 35 BB & 163 K in 141.0 innings
2017 Fielding Stats: .967 (19 errors in 573 chances)
Projected Starting Lineups
Yale
C #7 Andrew Herrera (SR/.235 BA with 1 2B, 1 3B, & 2 RBI in 8 games in 2017)
1B #17 Alec Hosechel (SR/.273 BA with 1 HR, 4 RBI, & 5 R in 8 games in 2017)
2B #1 Simon Whiteman (SO/.308 BA with 1 RBI, 3 R, & 3 BB in 7 games in 2017)
SS #4 Dai Dai Otaka (FR/.360 BA with 3 2B, 4 RBI, & 6 R in 8 games in 2017)
3B #9 Richard Slenker (SR/.241 BA with 1 2B, 1 HR, & 3 RBI in 8 games in 2017)
LF #20 Derek Brown (SR/.316 BA with 2 2B, 1 3B, & 5 RBI in 6 games in 2017)
CF #2 Tim DeGraw (SO/.278 BA with 1 2B, 1 3B, & 9 RBI in 8 games in 2017)
RF #5 Harrison White (SR/.214 BA with 1 2B, 1 RBI, & 4 R in 7 games in 2017)
DH #32 Griffin Dey (SO/.276 BA with 2 2B, 4 HR, & 14 RBI in 8 games in 2017)
Clemson
C #27 Chris Williams (JR/.286 BA with 2 2B, 6 RBI, & 3 R in 8 games in 2017)
1B #6 Andrew Cox (*GR/.333 BA with 2 2B, 1 HR, & 9 RBI in 14 games in 2017)
2B #9 Jordan Greene (SO/.105 BA with 2 R, 5 BB, & 1-1 SB in 11 games in 2017)
SS #8 Logan Davidson (FR/.246 BA with 2 2B, 1 HR, & 8 RBI in 15 games in 2017)
3B #25 Patrick Cromwell (JR/.182 BA with 2 HR, 2 RBI, & 4 R in 15 games in 2017)
LF #28 Seth Beer (SO/.229 BA with 1 2B, 5 HR, & 13 RBI in 15 games in 2017)
CF #5 Chase Pinder (JR/.389 BA with 5 2B, 13 RBI, & 12 R in 14 games in 2017)
RF #15 Weston Jackson (*GR/.222 BA with 1 HR, 7 RBI, & 7 R in 14 games in 2017)
DH #26 Reed Rohlman (*JR/.333 BA with 3 2B, 1 3B, & 4 RBI in 15 games in 2017)
Projected Starting Pitchers
Game One
SO RHP #34 Scott Politz (2-0/2 app/2 GS/2.57 ERA (14.0 IP)/.264 OBA (14 hits)/2 BB/10 K)
*GR RHP #22 Tyler Jackson (2-1/4 app/3GS/3.63 ERA (17.1 IP)/.257 OBA (18 hits)/3 BB/21 K)
Game Two
Neither team has named a starter for Game Two of the series
Worth Noting
- Clemson is 26-7 all-time on March 13 with a 17-3 mark at home.
- The Tigers are 24-12-1 all-time on March 15 with a 13-6 mark at home.
- Clemson is 10-3 all-time against current members of the Ivy League. The Tigers are 4-2 vs. Cornell, 2-0 vs. Princeton, and 4-1 vs. Yale while they have never faced Brown, Columbia, Dartmouth, Harvard, or Penn.
Monte Lee has never faced a member of the Ivy League during his head coaching career.