Wofford Preview
By: rmacrae@bellsouth.net February 25, 2015

By Trey McCurry.

Undefeated Wofford visits Doug Kingsmore Wednesday afternoon as the Tigers look to build on the momentum from the weekend sweep of Maine.

 

 

 

Wofford (7-0) @ Clemson (4-2)

Wednesday, 2:00PM v Doug Kingsmore Stadium v Clemson, SC

 

The Series

Meetings:                   101 (first met in 1898)

Series Record:            Clemson leads 77-23-1

Record at Clemson:     Clemson leads 40-8 (Clemson leads 10-0 at DKS)

Last Meeting(s):          Clemson won 9-2 at Clemson in 2013

vs. Leggett:                Leggett leads 19-2 (12-0 at Clemson; 7-2 at Western Carolina)

 

The Terriers

Head Coach:               Todd Interdonato (8th season at Wofford)

2014 Record:               32-28 (12-14; Tied 5th in SoCon) – no postseason – NR

Preseason:                 Tied for 7th in Coaches Poll/8th in Media Poll (out of 9 teams)

Road Record:              1-0 (2014: 11-14…9-12 on road & 2-2 at neutral sites)

Last weekend:            Defeated Pittsburgh (7-5), Miami (OH) (7-4), & UNC Asheville (2-1) at home

 

2015 Batting Stats:      .287 (7.0 RPG) with 19 2B, 2 3B, 8 HR, 35 BB, 8 HBP, 64 K, 5-8 SB

2015 Pitching Stats:     3.00 ERA, .227 OBA (53 hits), 28 BB, 75 K in 63.0 innings

2015 Fielding Stats:     .955 (12 errors in 266 chances)

 

The Tigers

2014 Record:               36-25 (15-14; T2nd in ACC Atlantic) – Nashville Regional – NR

Home Record:            1-2

Preseason:                 3rd in ACC Atlantic Division (7 teams)

Last weekend:            Swept three games from Maine in Augusta, GA (10-1, 5-4 in 14 inn, 10-2)

 

2015 Batting Stats:      .290 (5.0 RPG) with 13 2B, 3 3B, 27 BB, 2 HBP, 44 K, 10-15 SB

2015 Pitching Stats:     1.37 ERA, .202 OBA (44 hits), 10 BB, 56 K in 59.0 innings

2015 Fielding Stats:     .959 (10 errors in 242 chances)

 

Projected Starting Lineups

Wofford

C        #4 Carson Wain (SO/.313 BA with 2 2B, 1 RBI, & 4 R in 6 games in 2015)

1B      #37 James Plaisted (SR/.333 BA with 2 2B, 3 HR, & 6 RBI in 7 games in 2015)

2B      #15 Alec Paradowski (JR/.333 BA with 2 2B, 4 RBI, & 5 R in 7 games in 2015)

SS      #11 Derek Hirsch (JR/.200 BA with 2 RBI, 5 R, & 5 BB in 7 games in 2015)

3B      #38 Conor Clancey (SR/.185 BA with 2 2B, 4 RBI, & 1 R in 7 games in 2015)

LF      #19 Matt Ramsay (SR/.429 BA with 2 2B, 2 3B, & 8 RBI in 7 games in 2015)

CF      #22 Kody Ruedisili (SO/.250 BA with 3 2B, 1 HR, & 5 RBI in 7 games in 2015)

RF      #6 Matthew Pelt (SR/.412 BA with 2 2B, 2 HR, & 4 RBI in 7 games in 2015)

DH     #34 Mack Nathanson (FR/.261 BA with 2 2B, 2 HR, & 4 RBI in 7 games in 2015)

 

Clemson

C        #25 Chris Okey (SO/.174 BA with 1 3B, 3 R, & 2 BB in 6 games in 2015)

1B      #6 Andrew Cox (*SO/.261 BA with 3 2B, 1 RBI, & 4 R in 6 games in 2015)

2B      #5 Chase Pinder (FR/.250 BA with 1 2B, 1 RBI, & 3 R in 6 games in 2015)

SS      #4 Eli White (SO/.391 BA with 2 2B, 4 RBI, & 5 R in 6 games in 2015)

3B      #8 Weston Wilson (SO/.292 BA with 1 2B, 2 RBI, & 1 R in 2015)

LF      #26 Reed Rohlman (*FR/.333 BA with 1 2B, 5 RBI, & 1 R in 6 games in 2015)

CF      #18 Tyler Slaton (SR/.316 BA with 1 2B, 1 3B, & 2 RBI in 6 games in 2015)

RF      #9 Steven Duggar (JR/.278 BA with 1 2B, 5 RBI, & 1 R in 6 games in 2015)

DH     #3 Tyler Krieger (JR/.455 BA with 2 2B, 1 3B, & 3 RBI in 6 games in 2015)

 

Projected Starting Pitchers

SO RHP #12 John Caskey (0-0/2 app (0 starts)/1.50 ERA (6.0 IP)./217 OBA (5 hits)/1 BB/11 K)

vs.

JR RHP #32 Clate Schmidt (0-0/1 app (0 starts)/0.00 ERA (1.0 IP)/.000 (0 hits)/0 BB/ 3 K)

 

Worth Noting

  • Clemson is 16-5 all-time on February 24 with a 13-2 mark at home.
  • The Tigers are 403-135-6 all-time against current SoCon members, including a 236-51-1 mark at home.
  • Jack Leggett is 182-49 all-time against current SoCon members, including a 86-18 mark as Clemson’s head coach.
  • Leggett spent nine season’s as a head coach in the SoCon while at Western Carolina, winning five consecutive SoCon titles (1985-89) and playing in the conference title game eight times in his nine seasons.

 

Tiger Career Stats vs. Wofford

Player                             AVG   G-S     AB      R        H       RBI     BB      K        HR     Other

Steven Duggar        .500    1-1     2        0        1        4        1        1        0        2B, SF, 0-1 SB

Tyler Krieger          .000    1-1     4        0        0        0        0        0        0

Tyler Slaton           .000    1-1     3        0        0        0        0        2        0

Maleeke Gibson      .000    1-0     1        0        0        0        0        0        0

Mike Triller            .000    1-0     1        0        0        0        0        0        0

 

Player                             ERA    G-S     W-L    IP       H       R        ER      BB      SO      OBA

Patrick Andrews     0.00    1-0     0-0     3.0     2        1        0        1        0        .182

Kevin Pohle            0.00    1-0     1-0     2.2     3        0        0        2        0        .300

Brody Koerner        0.00    1-0     0-0     1.0     1        0        0        0        1        .250

Matthew Crownover         1.50    1-1     1-0     5.0     3        1        1        0        3        .167