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
