Thursday 02/16/2017
The No. 10 Tigers begin their 120th season with a three-game weekend series against Wright State at Doug Kingsmore Stadium.
SERIES SETUP• Who – Wright State (0-0) vs. Clemson (0-0)• Rankings – WSU – NR; CU – No. 10 BA, No. 12 CB, No. 12 USA• When – Friday (4 p.m.), Saturday (2 p.m.), Sunday (1 p.m.)• Where – Clemson, S.C. (Doug Kingsmore Stadium)• Watch – ACC Network Extra• TV Announcers (Sunday) – Marty Clary, Pete Yanity• Listen – TigerCast (Friday, Saturday, Sunday), WCCP (105.5 FM) (Friday, Sunday)• Live Stats – ClemsonTigers.com• Social Media – ClemsonBaseball• Tickets – ClemsonTigers.com, 1-800-CLEMSON• Promotion (Friday) – Baseball Trading Cards – The first 1,000 fans receive the Monte Lee trading card (part of a set of the entire roster).• Promotion (Saturday) – Baseball Bingo• Promotion (Sunday) – Kids can join the players on the field for the national anthem.
SERIES HISTORY• Overall Record – Clemson leads 6-0 (2010-13)• Record at Clemson – Clemson leads 6-0 (2010-13)
STARTING PITCHERS• Friday – LHP Danny Sexton (WSU) vs. LHP Charlie Barnes (CU)• Saturday – LHP Zane Collins (WSU) vs. LHP Pat Krall (CU)• Sunday – RHP Trevor Swaney (WSU) vs. RHP Alex Eubanks (CU)
CLEMSON OVERVIEW• Clemson had a 44-20 overall record and 16-14 ACC mark in 2016.• The Tigers, led by second-year head coach Monte Lee, return two first-team All-Americans in Seth Beer (1B) and Pat Krall (LHP).• Clemson begins the season with a nine-game homestand and plays 17 of its first 20 games at home.
WRIGHT STATE OVERVIEW• Wright State is led by first-year head coach Jeff Mercer.• The Raiders had a 46-17 overall record and 23-6 Horizon League mark, good for first place, in 2016.• Wright State, who set the school record for wins in a season in 2016, won two games in the Louisville Regional.
QUICK HITS• Clemson (No. 12) is one of seven ACC teams ranked in the top 18 of the USA Today preseason coaches poll.• Seth Beer reached base via a hit or walk in each of his last 60 games that he had a plate appearance in the 2016 season.• Chris Williams suffered a hand injury last weekend and will miss four to six weeks.
POLLS• Clemson is ranked No. 10 by Baseball America, No. 12 by Collegiate Baseball and No. 12 in the USA Today coaches poll in the preseason.• Clemson’s top-12 rankings are its highest in the preseason since 2011, when it was as high as No. 4 (Collegiate Baseball).
PRESEASON HONORS• Twenty Tigers earned preseason recognition. See the list below.
#23 CHARLIE BARNES, LHP• No. 82 college prospect for the 2017 draft by Baseball America• No. 147 starting pitcher in the nation by D1Baseball
#20 JEREMY BEASLEY, RHP• Among the top-63 junior college transfers in the nation by Perfect Game
#28 SETH BEER, 1B/OF• Golden Spikes Award Watch List member• First-team All-American by Collegiate Baseball, D1Baseball, NCBWA and Perfect Game• Second-team All-American by Baseball America• No. 4 sophomore in the nation by Perfect Game• No. 2 college prospect for the 2018 draft by D1Baseball• No. 1 first baseman in the nation by D1Baseball• ACC player-of-the-year by D1Baseball and Perfect Game• First-team All-ACC by Perfect Game• No. 1 ACC prospect for the 2018 draft by D1Baseball and Perfect Game
#17 PAUL CAMPBELL, RHP• No. 26 ACC prospect for the 2017 draft by Perfect Game
#19 BROOKS CRAWFORD, RHP• No. 26 ACC prospect for the 2018 draft by D1Baseball
#25 PATRICK CROMWELL, INF• Among the top-63 junior college transfers in the nation by Perfect Game• No. 35 third baseman in the nation by D1Baseball
#8 LOGAN DAVIDSON, INF• No. 3 freshman in the nation by D1Baseball• No. 156 freshman in the nation by Perfect Game• No. 6 prospect for the 2019 draft by Perfect Game• No. 14 shortstop in the nation by Perfect Game• ACC freshman-of-the-year by Perfect Game• No. 30 freshman in the ACC by Perfect Game• No. 2 ACC prospect for the 2019 draft by Perfect Game• No. 2 freshman in the ACC by D1Baseball
#44 RYLEY GILLIAM, RHP• No. 35 ACC prospect for the 2018 draft by D1Baseball
#40 OWEN GRIFFITH, RHP• No. 99 freshman in the nation by Perfect Game• No. 20 freshman in the ACC by Perfect Game
#32 JACOB HENNESSY, LHP• No. 115 freshman in the ACC by Perfect Game
#29 BLAKE HOLLIDAY, RHP• No. 35 freshman in the ACC by D1Baseball• No. 91 freshman in the ACC by Perfect Game
#37 RYNE HUGGINS, LHP• No. 117 freshman in the ACC by Perfect Game
#15 WESTON JACKSON, OF• No. 57 outfielder in the nation by D1Baseball
#36 PAT KRALL, LHP• First-team All-American by NCBWA• Second-team All-American by Collegiate Baseball• No. 33 starting pitcher in the nation by D1Baseball
#39 TRAVIS MARR, RHP• No. 358 freshman in the nation by Perfect Game• No. 67 freshman in the ACC by Perfect Game
#30 MITCHELL MILLER, LHP• No. 49 freshman in the nation by Perfect Game• No. 9 freshman in the ACC by Perfect Game• No. 27 freshman in the ACC by D1Baseball
#35 RYAN MILLER, RHP• Among the top-63 junior college transfers in the nation by Perfect Game
#5 CHASE PINDER, OF• No. 88 college prospect for the 2017 draft by D1Baseball• No. 29 outfielder in the nation by D1Baseball• No. 30 ACC prospect for the 2017 draft by D1Baseball
#49 KYLE WILKIE, C• No. 102 freshman in the ACC by Perfect Game
#27 CHRIS WILLIAMS, C/INF• No. 26 catcher in the nation by D1Baseball• No. 34 ACC prospect for the 2017 draft by D1Baseball
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