Tigers Open Season Against Flames
Courtesy Clemson Athletics
CLEMSON, S.C. - The Tigers begin their 123rd season with a three-game home series against Liberty this weekend.
SERIES SETUP
• Who - Liberty (0-0) vs. Clemson (0-0)
• Best Ranking - LIB - NR; CU - NR
• When - Friday (4 p.m.), Saturday (1 p.m.), Sunday (1 p.m.)
• Where - Clemson, S.C. (Doug Kingsmore Stadium)
• Watch - ACC Network Extra (Friday, Saturday)
• Video Announcers - Tim Bourret (Friday), Marty Clary (Saturday), Fred Cunningham (Saturday), Pete Yanity (Friday)
• Listen (Radio) - WCCP (105.5 FM, 97.5 FM), ESPN Upstate
• Listen (Internet) - ClemsonTigers.com, TuneIn (Friday, Sunday)
• Live Stats - ClemsonTigers.com
• Social Media - ClemsonBaseball
• Tickets - ClemsonTigers.com, 1-800-CLEMSON
• Promotion (Friday) - Giveaway - Valentine's Day card and candy for the first 500 fans
• Promotion (Saturday) - Giveaway - Opening Weekend Rally Towel for the first 500 fans
• Promotion (Sunday) - Giveaway - Schedule magnet for the first 500 fans
SERIES HISTORY
• Overall Record - Liberty leads 6-2 (1988-14)
• Record at Clemson - Liberty leads 3-2 (1988-14)
STARTING PITCHERS
• Friday - LHP Mason Meyer (LIB) vs. LHP Sam Weatherly (CU)
• Saturday - RHP Noah Skirrow (LIB) vs. RHP Davis Sharpe (CU)
• Sunday - LHP Joe Adametz III (LIB) vs. RHP Spencer Strider (CU)
CLEMSON OVERVIEW
• Clemson had a 35-26 overall record and 15-15 ACC mark in 2018.
• The Tigers are led by fifth-year Head Coach Monte Lee, who has won 67 percent (168-83) of his games in Tigertown.
• Clemson begins the season with a nine-game homestand and 16 of its first 18 games at home.
LIBERTY OVERVIEW
• Liberty is led by fourth-year Head Coach Scott Jackson.
• The Flames had a 43-21 overall record and 15-9 Atlantic Sun Conference mark, good second place, in 2019.
• They hit .272 with a .382 on-base percentage and 57 steals, a 3.63 ERA and .976 fielding percentage in 2019.
QUICK HITS
• Clemson has only two seniors (Sheldon Reed, Carson Spiers) on the 2020 roster.
• The Tigers begin their 123rd season of baseball with 2,877 wins, tied for eighth (with North Carolina) in Division I history.
• Clemson was picked to finish tied for fourth in the ACC Atlantic Division in a vote by the 14 ACC head coaches in the preseason.
SCORING STREAK
• Clemson has scored at least one run 106 consecutive games.
• The 106-game streak is the eighth-longest active streak in the nation.
• The last time Clemson was shut out was on March 16, 2018, when No. 10 NC State blanked the Tigers 4-0 at Doug Kingsmore Stadium.
• Eastern Kentucky (161), Oklahoma State (135), New Orleans (126), Kentucky (119) and Louisiana (117) have the five-longest active streaks.
• Illinois State (113) and Nevada (108) also have longer streaks than Clemson, which has the ACC's longest active streak.
• The Clemson record for longest streak scoring at least one run is 232, set between May 10, 1982 to May 3, 1986.
PRESEASON HONORS
• Fourteen Tigers earned preseason recognition. See the list below.
#12 MACK ANGLIN, RHP
• No. 25 freshman in the nation by Perfect Game
• No. 6 freshman in the ACC by Perfect Game
• No. 23 ACC prospect for the 2021 draft by D1Baseball
• No. 15 ACC prospect for the 2022 draft by D1Baseball
#46 KEYSHAWN ASKEW, LHP
• No. 34 ACC prospect for the 2021 draft by D1Baseball
#3 DYLAN BREWER, OF/1B
• No. 10 college prospect for the 2022 draft by Perfect Game
• No. 11 freshman in the nation by Perfect Game
• No. 123 freshman in the nation by D1Baseball
• No. 2 freshman in the ACC by Perfect Game
• No. 12 ACC prospect for the 2022 draft by D1Baseball
#21 J.D. BROCK, LHP/OF
• No. 196 freshman in the nation by Perfect Game
• No. 38 freshman in the ACC by Perfect Game
#44 NICK CLAYTON, RHP
• No. 36 freshman in the nation by Perfect Game
• No. 8 freshman in the ACC by Perfect Game
#9 JONATHAN FRENCH, C
• No. 26 freshman in the nation by Perfect Game
• No. 4 freshman in the ACC by Perfect Game
• No. 3 ACC prospect for the 2022 draft by Baseball America
• No. 25 ACC prospect for the 2022 draft by D1Baseball
#4 PIERCE GALLO, INF
• No. 270 freshman in the nation by Perfect Game
• No. 52 freshman in the ACC by Perfect Game
• No. 36 ACC prospect for the 2022 draft by D1Baseball
#31 GEOFFREY GILBERT, LHP
• No. 235 freshman in the nation by Perfect Game
• No. 46 freshman in the ACC by Perfect Game
• No. 50 ACC prospect for the 2022 draft by D1Baseball
#17 ADAM HACKENBERG, C
• No. 41 ACC prospect for the 2021 draft by D1Baseball
#5 SAM HALL, INF/OF
• No. 196 college prospect for the 2020 draft by D1Baseball
• No. 21 third baseman in the nation by D1Baseball
• No. 44 ACC prospect for the 2020 draft by D1Baseball
#30 DAVIS SHARPE, RHP/1B
• Second-team All-American by NCBWA
• Third-team All-American by Perfect Game
• First-team All-ACC by Perfect Game
• No. 62 starting pitcher in the nation by D1Baseball
• No. 29 sophomore in the nation by Perfect Game
• No. 10 ACC prospect for the 2021 draft by Baseball America
• No. 25 ACC prospect for the 2021 draft by D1Baseball
#23 CARSON SPIERS, RHP
• Third-team All-American by NCBWA
• No. 47 relief pitcher in the nation by D1Baseball
#13 BRYCE TEODOSIO, OF
• No. 228 college prospect for the 2020 draft by D1Baseball
• No. 86 outfielder in the nation by D1Baseball
• No. 47 ACC prospect for the 2020 draft by D1Baseball
#22 SAM WEATHERLY, LHP
• No. 166 college prospect for the 2020 draft by D1Baseball
• No. 62 junior in the nation by Perfect Game
• No. 36 ACC prospect for the 2020 draft by D1Baseball
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