COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON (13-6) vs. No. 25 Clemson (14-5)
Game No. 20 | Tuesday, March 19, 2019 | Clemson, S.C. | Doug Kingsmore Stadium
Game No. 21 | Wednesday, March 20, 2019 | Columbia, S.C. | Segra Park
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Probable Pitchers
Tuesday | 4:00 pm ET: RHP
Steven Cook (3-1, 2.92 ERA, 13 K) vs. RHP Brooks Crawford (0-1, 6.75 ERA, 12 K)
Wednesday | 7:00 pm ET: TBA vs. TBA
CHARLESTON, S.C. --- The College of Charleston baseball team and Clemson Tigers will meet for the 24
th and 25
th times in a two-game midweek series on Tuesday, March 19 in Clemson, S.C., and Wednesday, March 20 in Columbia, S.C. First pitch is set for 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday and 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Series Preview
The Cougars and Tigers meet for the 24th time on Tuesday, with CofC carrying a 13-6 record and Clemson entering the week at 14-5.
Scouting Clemson
Clemson enters the week with a 14-5 record following a series setback to Notre Dame over the weekend. The Tigers rank sixth in the nation with 27 home runs this season.
Logan Davidson leads the Tigers with six home runs, 20 RBI and a .343 batting average; Bryce Teodosio enters the week with five homers and 15 RBI. Tuesday's starter Brooks Crawford is 0-1 on the season in three starts with a 6.75 ERA and 12 strikeouts in 12 innings.
Series History
Clemson leads the all-time series with the Cougars, 21-2. The Tigers have won four of the last five games in the all-time series, and eight of the last 10. Charleston's last win against Clemson came on May 11, 2016 by a score of 11-4 in Clemson, S.C.
Last Five Games in Series
L, 2-7 4/25/17 in Clemson, S.C.
L, 4-8 3/21/17 in Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
W, 11-4 5/11/16 in Clemson, S.C.
L, 4-13 5/10/16 in Clemson, S.C.
L, 3-6 5/6/15 in Clemson, S.C.
Last Time Out
The Cougars swept a three-game series from Furman over the weekend, and outscored the Paladins by an 18-5 margin.
Chris Graham went 7-for-10 in the series, while
Griffin McLarty,
Brooks Lucas, and
Josh Price combined for 16 shutout innings.
Giant Killers
The trio of
Dupree Hart,
Logan McRae, and
Danny Wondrack have been nothing short of superb against the Cougars' most challenging opponents this season, combining for three home runs, 22 RBI, a .410 batting average, and a .614 slugging percentage in CofC's seven games against UConn, Coastal Carolina, and Arizona.
Coming Through in the Clutch
Chris Graham delivered perhaps his most important hit of the season for the Cougars on Sunday with a two-run single in the eighth inning. The base knock allowed
Luke Manzo and
McLendon Sears to score, and break a 1-1 deadlock with Furman en route to a 3-1 win.
Dealin' Rookie
Redshirt freshman
Brooks Lucas stole the show during the Cougars' 3-1 win over Furman on Sunday afternoon, striking out seven over six shutout innings to earn his first collegiate win. The Greenville, S.C. native tossed a total of 7.1 scoreless frames last week to collect CAA Rookie of the Week honors on Monday.
Slugging Senior
Senior catcher
Danny Wondrack sent two balls over the wall for the third time in his career on Friday to lead the Cougars to a 13-3 series-opening win over Furman. After clubbing a three-run shot in the sixth, Wondrack replicated the feat in the seventh to set a new career-high with six RBI.