Clemson (35-25) faces Jacksonville State (38-22) in an elimination game of the 2019 Oxford Regional. First pitch from Swayze Field is set for 3:00PM and the Tigers will be the designated home team in the contest.
The Series
| Meetings: | Clemson has never faced Jacksonville State |
| vs. Lee: | Coach Lee has never faced Jacksonville State |
NCAA Tournament Notes
| Clemson is making its 44th NCAA Tournament appearance (11th consecutive and 32 of the last 33 years). All-time the Tigers are 121-94 (.563) in the NCAA Tournament with a 58-54 (.518) record at neutral sites. |
| Jacksonville State is making its fifth NCAA Tournament appearance. All-time the Gamecocks are 1-9 (.100) in the NCAA Tournament with a 1-4 (.200) record at neutral sites. |
| The Tigers have previously faced a current OVC team three times in NCAA Tournament play. Clemson is 3-0 in those contests with all three occurring at Doug Kingsmore Stadium. |
| The Gamecocks have previously faced a current ACC team two times in the NCAA Tournament. Jacksonville State is 0-2 in those contests, both coming against Georgia Tech (once in Atlanta and once in Oxford). |
Quick Hits
| Clemson is 5-5 all-time on June 2 with a 1-2 mark at neutral sites. |
| The Tigers and Gamecocks have two common opponents: Georgia and Tennessee Tech. Clemson dropped both games of the home-and-home series with Georgia (3-5, 2-3 in 20) and beat Tennessee Tech (7-4). Jacksonville State split a home-and-home series with Georgia (1-5, 9-8 in 11) and swept three home games from Tennessee Tech (5-3, 12-10, 8-7). |
| The Tigers have faced four of the current 111 members of the OVC. Clemson is 17-1 in those contests (3-1 vs. Austin Peay, 2-0 vs. Eastern Kentucky, 6-0 vs. Morehead State & Tennessee Tech) with a 1-0 record at neutral sites (1-0 vs. Austin Peay). |
| Coach Lee is 4-1 all-time against current OVC members, with all meetings occurring during his time at Clemson (2-1 vs. Austin Peay, 1-0 vs. Morehead State & Tennessee Tech). |
The Gamecocks
| Head Coach: | Jim Case (18th season at Jacksonville State) |
| 2018 Recap: | 32-25 (18-12; T-3rd OVC) – N/A- NR |
| Preseason: | 2nd (six of 22 first-place votes) in OVC (11 teams) |
| Neutral Record: | 4-0 (2-2 in 2018) |
| Oxford Regional: | L, 2-16 vs. Ole Miss (Fri, 5/31) W, 7-5 vs. Illinois (Sat, 6/1) |
| 2019 Stats | |
| Hitting: | 6.4 RPG, .269 BA, 113 2B, 21 3B, 76 HR, 266 BB, 556 K, 51-68 SB |
| Pitching: | 4.43 ERA, .261 OBA (537 hits), 247 BB, 46 HBP, & 492 K in 542.0 IP |
| Fielding: | .966 (78 errors in 2316 chances) |
The Tigers
| 2018 Recap: | 47-16 (22-8; 1st Atlantic) – Clemson Regional – #18 Final Ranking |
| Preseason: | 3rd (one of 14 first-place votes) in ACC Atlantic Division (7 teams) |
| Neutral Record: | 4-1 (4-2 in 2018) |
| Oxford Regional: | W, 8-4 vs. Illinois (Fri, 5/31) L, 1-6 vs. Ole Miss (Sat, 6/1) |
| 2019 Stats | |
| Hitting: | 6.6 RPG, .266 BA, 115 2B, 6 3B, 81 HR, 281 BB, 543 K, 91-118 SB |
| Pitching: | 4.40 ERA, .246 OBA (506 hits), 228 BB, 56 HBP, & 515 K in 546.1 IP |
| Fielding: | .972 (65 errors in 2294 chances) |
Projected Starting Lineups
| Jacksonville State | ||||
| POS | # | Player | YR | 2019 Stats |
| C | 10 | Nic Gaddis | SR | .336 BA, 17 2B, 14 HR, & 44 RBI in 59 games |
| 1B | 23 | Alex Strachan | SO | .250 BA, 6 2B, 11 HR, & 24 RBI in 48 games |
| 2B | 14 | Devin Brown | JR | .278 BA, 4 2B, 1 3B, & 12 RBI in 41 games |
| SS | 6 | Isaac Alexander | SO | .282 BA, 14 2B, 2 HR, & 31 RBI in 60 games |
| 3B | 3 | Cole Frederick | SO | .283 BA, 13 2B, 6 HR, & 37 RBI in 59 games |
| LF | 30 | Carson Crowe | FR | .255 BA, 9 2B, 6 HR, & 18 RBI in 45 games |
| CF | 1 | Tre Kirklin | JR | .272 BA, 6 2B, 6 HR, & 24 RBI in 52 games |
| RF | 4 | Nash Adams | *FR | .248 BA, 5 2B, 5 HR, & 29 RBI in 55 games |
| DH | 12 | Alex Webb | JR | .302 BA, 21 2B, 9 HR, & 57 RBI in 59 games |
| Clemson | ||||
| POS | # | Player | YR | 2019 Stats |
| C | 10 | Kyle Wilkie | JR | .304 BA, 14 2B, 5 HR, & 40 RBI in 57 games |
| 1B | 4 | Grayson Byrd | *SR | .321 BA, 16 2B, 16 HR, & 59 RBI in 60 games |
| 2B | 9 | Jordan Greene | GR | .248 BA, 9 2B, 4 HR, & 24 RBI in 44 games |
| SS | 8 | Logan Davidson | JR | .293 BA, 18 2B, 15 HR, & 55 RBI in 60 games |
| 3B | 17 | Justin Hawkins | *SR | .233 BA, 3 2B, 4 HR, & 19 RBI in 32 games |
| LF | 5 | Sam Hall | SO | .257 BA, 12 2B, 7 HR, & 32 RBI in 60 games |
| CF | 13 | Bryce Teodosio | SO | .213 BA, 8 2B, 9 HR, & 32 RBI in 54 games |
| RF | 11 | Michael Green | *SO | .313 BA, 8 2B, 3 HR, & 14 RBI in 27 games |
| DH | 44 | Bryar Hawkins | FR | .276 BA, 7 2B, 7 HR, & 23 RBI in 51 games |
Probable Starting Pitchers
| LHP | 29 | Dylan Hathcock | *SO | 3-0/18 app (15 GS)/4.01 ERA (60.2 IP)/.296 OBA (68 hits)/20 BB/32 K |
| RHP | 19 | Brooks Crawford | SR | 1-4/13 app (9 GS)/6.28 ERA (38.2 IP)/.300 OBA (51 hits)/12 BB/29 K |