Clemson to host Charlotte, Tennessee Tech |
The Tigers host Charlotte and Tennessee Tech in their first midweek games of the season.
GAMES SETUP • Who – Charlotte (3-0) & Tennessee Tech (3-0) vs. Clemson (2-1) • When – Monday (4 p.m.), Wednesday (4 p.m.) • Where – Clemson, S.C. (Doug Kingsmore Stadium) • Watch – ACC Network Extra • Video Announcers – Jose Alvarez, Fred Cunningham • Listen (Radio) – WCCP (105.5 FM), ESPN Upstate • Listen (Internet) – ClemsonTigers.com, TuneIn • Live Stats – ClemsonTigers.com • Promotion – Fans can purchase a ticket for only $2. SERIES HISTORY (CHARLOTTE) • Overall Record – Clemson leads 11-3 (1985-10) • Record at Clemson – Clemson leads 8-2 (1985-09) SERIES HISTORY (TENNESSEE TECH) • Overall Record – Clemson leads 5-0 (2003-12) • Record at Clemson – Clemson leads 5-0 (2003-12) STARTING PITCHERS • Monday – RHP Bryce McGowan (CHA) vs. LHP Keyshawn Askew (CU) • Wednesday – TBA (TTU) vs. TBA (CU) CLEMSON OVERVIEW • Clemson won two of three games in its season-opening home series against South Alabama last weekend. • The Tigers are averaging 5.3 runs per game and hitting .207 with a .388 on-base percentage and seven steals. • The pitching staff has a 2.67 ERA, .188 opponents’ batting average and 7.40 strikeout-to-walk ratio and Clemson is fielding 1.000. CHARLOTTE OVERVIEW • Charlotte is led by 27th-year head coach Loren Hibbs. • The 49ers swept Delaware in three home games last weekend. They are hitting .220 and have a 2.33 ERA and .991 fielding percentage. • Rafi Vazquez is 5-for-10 with a homer, while righthander Chase Gooding has two of the team’s three saves. TENNESSEE TECH OVERVIEW • Tennessee Tech is led by first-year head coach Justin Holmes. • The Golden Eagles swept Western Illinois at home last weekend. They are hitting .247 and have a 2.33 ERA and .964 fielding percentage. • Anthony Carrera is 4-for-11 with a homer, while righties Jacob Cole and Tyler Sylvester both have one save. QUICK HITS • Clemson hit two home runs in each of the three games of the South Alabama series. • Tiger pitchers combined for 37 strikeouts against only five walks in 27.0 innings pitched in the opening series. • Michael Green and Bryce Teodosio both had at least one hit in all three games of the South Alabama series. SHARPE SHINING AS FRESHMAN • Freshman utility player Davis Sharpe has made an immediate impact, both on the mound and at the plate. • He is 1-0 with an 0.00 ERA, .118 opponents’ batting average and eight strikeouts against two walks in 5.0 innings pitched over one start. • He is hitting .500 with two homers, three RBIs and two runs in one game on offense. • He made his college debut a memorable one in a doubleheader against South Alabama on Feb. 16. • In game one, he started and tossed 5.0 scoreless innings of two-hit ball with eight strikeouts to get the win. • In the second game, he made his offensive debut and hit two homers with three RBIs as the designated hitter.
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