No. 13 Clemson (22-6) welcomes No. 4 Georgia (23-5) to Doug Kingsmore Stadium tonight at 6:00PM for a top-15 midweek rivalry match-up.
The Series
| Meetings: | 234 (first met in 1900) |
| Series Record: | Georgia leads 124-108-2 |
| Record at Clemson: | Clemson leads 57-50-2 (Clemson leads 37-15 at DKS) |
| Last Meeting(s): | Georgia swept two meetings in 2018 Won 6-3 at SRP Park in North Augusta & 6-1 in Athens |
| vs. Lee: | Lee leads 4-3 (CU: 4-2; CofC: 0-1) |
Quick Hits
| Clemson is 33-21 all-time on April 2 with a 23-9 mark at home. |
| The Tigers have faced 12 of the 14 current SEC programs (missing LSU and Missouri). Clemson is 405-380-7 in those meetings with a 206-129-2 record at home. |
| Coach Lee has faced seven of the 14 current SEC programs (Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina, and Vanderbilt). Lee is 19-27 against the programs, including an 12-11 record at Clemson. |
The Bulldogs
| Head Coach: | Scott Stricklin (6th season at Georgia) |
| 2018 Recap: | 39-21 (18-12; 2nd SEC East) – Athens Regional – #19 Final Ranking |
| Preseason: | 3rd (1 out of 14 first-place votes) in SEC East Division (7 teams) |
| Road Record: | 8-3 (12-11 in 2018) |
| Last Week: | W, 10-8 (10) @ Kentucky (Sat, 3/30) L, 0-5 @ Kentucky (Fri, 3/29) W, 7-3 @ Kentucky (Thu, 3/28) L, 2-11 (7) @ Georgia Tech (Tue, 3/26) |
| 2019 Stats | |
| Hitting: | 7.0 RPG, .280 BA, 47 2B, 7 3B, 30 HR, 154 BB, 26 HBP, 209 K, 33-37 SB |
| Pitching: | 2.85 ERA, .191 OBA (165 hits), 101 BB, & 283 K in 246.1 IP |
| Fielding: | .980 (20 errors in 1019 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: | 13-4 (28-9 in 2018) |
| Last Week: | W, 12-9 @ Virginia Tech (Sun, 3/31) W, 14-1 @ Virginia Tech (Sat, 3/30) W, 6-4 @ Virginia Tech (Fri, 3/29) W, 8-5 @ Charlotte (BB&T Ballpark) (Tue, 3/26) |
| 2019 Stats | |
| Hitting: | 7.3 RPG, .276 BA, 58 2B, 4 3B, 33 HR, 144 BB, 36 HBP, 239 K, 53-65 SB |
| Pitching: | 3.33 ERA, .233 OBA (215 hits), 88 BB, & 263 K in 251.0 IP |
| Fielding: | .965 (37 errors in 1062 chances) |
Projected Staring Lineups
| Georgia | ||||
| POS | # | Player | YR | 2019 Stats |
| C | 32 | Shane Marshall | FR | .267 BA, 2 2B, 1 HR, & 6 RBI in 14 games |
| 1B | 20 | Chaney Rogers | SO | .191 BA, 4 2B, 2 RBI, & 10 R in 22 games |
| 2B | 2 | LJ Talley | JR | .370 BA, 3 2B, 4 HR, & 18 RBI in 28 games |
| SS | 7 | Cam Shepherd | JR | .231 BA, 6 2B, 1 HR, & 11 RBI in 28 games |
| 3B | 22 | Aaron Schunk | JR | .318 BA, 6 2B, 4 HR, & 21 RBI in 28 games |
| LF | 31 | Riley King | *SO | .318 BA, 4 2B, 4 HR, & 27 RBI in 28 games |
| CF | 1 | Tucker Maxwell | JR | .313 BA, 4 2B, 6 HR, & 26 RBI in 26 games |
| RF | 23 | Connor Tate | *FR | .267 BA, 1 2B, 2 HR, & 8 RBI in 19 games |
| DH | 42 | John Cable | GR | .288 BA, 7 2B, 4 HR, & 20 RBI in 24 games |
| Clemson | ||||
| POS | # | Player | YR | 2019 Stats |
| C | 10 | Kyle Wilkie | JR | .301 BA, 5 2B, 14 RBI, & 17 R in 25 games |
| 1B | 44 | Bryar Hawkins | FR | .338 BA, 4 2B, 2 HR, & 14 RBI in 22 games |
| 2B | 5 | Sam Hall | SO | .306 BA, 9 2B, 3 HR, & 17 RBI in 28 games |
| SS | 8 | Logan Davidson | JR | .308 BA, 7 2B, 7 HR, & 27 RBI in 28 games |
| 3B | 4 | Grayson Byrd | *SR | .327 BA, 9 2B, 3 HR, & 24 RBI in 28 games |
| LF | 6 | Elijah Henderson | *FR | .143 BA, 4 RBI, 2 R, & 4 BB in 11 games |
| CF | 13 | Bryce Teodosio | SO | .255 BA, 6 2B, 8 HR, & 27 RBI in 28 games |
| RF | 16 | Bo Majkowski | SO | .333 BA, 5 2B, 1 3B, & 10 RBI in 23 games |
| DH | 30 | Davis Sharpe | FR | .320 BA, 3 2B, 2 HR, & 14 RBI in 22 games |
Probable Staring Pitchers
| RHP | 44 | Tim Elliott | JR | 3-1/6 app (5 GS)/0.66 ERA (27.1 IP)/.132 OBA (12 hits)/9 BB/29 K |
| RHP | 19 | Brooks Crawford | SR | 1-1/6 app (5 GS)/4.79 ERA (20.2 IP)/.295 OBA (26 hits)/1 BB/18 K |
Tiger Career Stats vs. Georgia
| Player | AVG | G-S | AB | R | H | RBI | BB-K | Other | ||
| Wilkie | .250 | 2-2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-3 | |||
| Meredith | .200 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 2 HBP, 1-2 SB | ||
| Greene | .188 | 5-5 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2-2 | 2 SH | ||
| Davidson | .125 | 4-4 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1-7 | |||
| Byrd | .125 | 4-2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0-1 | 2B, SF | ||
| Pitcher | ERA | G-S | W-L | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | OBA |
| Griffith | 0.00 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .091 |
| Crawford | 0.00 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 2.2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .125 |
| Hennessy | 0.00 | 2-0 | 0-0 Save |
0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 |
| Weatherly | 0.00 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Spiers | 3.38 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 2.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .125 |
| Marr | 10.80 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 5.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | .318 |