GAME SETUP • Who - Clemson (26-10) vs. Georgia (25-11) • Best Rankings - CU - No. 12 Perfect Game; UGA - No. 12 Collegiate Baseball • When - Tuesday (7 p.m.) • Where - Athens, Ga. (Foley Field) • Watch - SEC Network • Video Announcers - Tom Hart, Todd Walker • Listen (Radio) - WCCP (105.5 FM), ESPN Upstate • Listen (Internet) - ClemsonTigers.com, TuneIn • Live Stats - ClemsonTigers.com • Social Media - ClemsonBaseball
SERIES HISTORY • Overall Record - Georgia leads 123-108-2 (1900-2018) • Record at Georgia - Georgia leads 69-48 (1900-2017)
STARTING PITCHERS • RHP Travis Marr (CU) vs. RHP Will Proctor (UGA)
CLEMSON OVERVIEW • Miami (Fla.) defeated Clemson twice in three games at Doug Kingsmore Stadium last weekend. • The Tigers are averaging 5.9 runs per game and hitting .245 with a .367 on-base percentage and 24 steals. • The pitching staff has a 3.34 ERA, .242 opponents’ batting average and 2.25 strikeout-to-walk ratio and Clemson is fielding .975.
GEORGIA OVERVIEW • Georgia is led by fifth-year head coach Scott Stricklin. • The Bulldogs won one of three games against Kentucky last weekend. They are hitting .282 and have a 3.57 ERA and .978 fielding percentage. • Keegan McGovern is hitting .344 with 12 homers, while Michael Curry is batting .317 with seven homers.
QUICK HITS • No. 10 Georgia rallied from a 3-0 deficit to defeat No. 3 Clemson 6-3 at SRP Park in North Augusta, S.C., on April 10. • Clemson is 16-for-50 (.320) with three grand slams, three doubles and 46 RBIs with the bases loaded. • The Tiger bullpen has a 2.90 ERA and .241 opponents' batting average.
PRO INFLUENCE • Clemson has several current and former players on its roster who have MLB ties. • Both Tiger student assistant coaches, Mark Davidson and Ben Paulsen, were former Tigers who went on to play in the majors. • Davidson, father of Tiger shortstop Logan Davidson, played at Clemson in 1982 and played six MLB years (1986-91) with the Twins and Astros. • Paulsen, Clemson’s first-base coach, played at Clemson from 2007-09 and played three years (2014-16) with the Rockies. • Grayson Byrd is the son of righthander Paul Byrd, who played 14 years with the Mets, Braves, Phillies, Royals, Angels, Indians and Red Sox. • Carson Spiers is the nephew of former Tiger infielder Bill Spiers, who played 13 MLB seasons and is currently a Tiger football staff member. • Bo Majkowski is the son of Don Majkowski, who played 10 years as a quaterback in the NFL with the Packers, Colts and Lions.