Florida State Series Preview

Florida State Series Preview

Clemson travels to Florida State for the final regular season series of the year in hopes of securing a top six seed in next week’s ACC Baseball Tournament.  TCI previews the Atlantic Division showdown.
 
 
 
Clemson (28-25, 13-13 ACC) @ Florida State (37-16, 17-10 ACC)
Dick Howser Stadium v Tallahassee, FL
Thursday, 6:00PM v Friday, 6:00PM v Saturday, 1:00PM
Rankings:     Clemson – NR                   Florida State – #9 BA, #8 CB, #8 USA
 
The Series
Meetings:                   131 (first met in 1958)
Series Record:            Florida State leads 70-60-1
Record at FSU:            Florida State leads 37-16-1
Last Meeting(s):          Florida State won 2 of 3 meetings at Clemson in 2014 (3-9, 11-1, 4-3)
vs. Leggett:                Leggett trails 36-43 (36-43 at Clemson)
 
The Tigers
2014 Record:               36-25 (15-14; T2nd in ACC Atlantic) – Nashville Regional – NR
Preseason:                 3rd in ACC Atlantic Division (7 teams)
Road Record:              12-11…9-9 on road/3-2 neutral (2014: 14-13…11-9 on road/3-4 neutral)
Last week:                  Beat Furman 23-15 at Fluor Field on Tuesday after taking two of three homes games from Georgia Southern last weekend (13-5, 5-4, 4-7)
 
2015 Batting Stats:      .289 (6.5 RPG) with 97 2B, 12 3B, 33 HR, 244 BB, 43 HBP, 364 K, 55-75 SB
2015 Pitching Stats:     4.09 ERA, .256 OBA (478 hits), 172 BB & 434 K in 480.0 innings
2015 Fielding Stats:     .959 (84 errors in 2061 chances)
 
The Seminoles
Head Coach:               Mike Martin (36th season at Florida State)
2014 Record:               43-17 (21-9; 1st ACC Atlantic) – Tallahassee Regional – #19 BA, #23 CB, #21 USA
Preseason:                 1st in ACC Atlantic Division (out of 7 teams)…4 votes for overall ACC Champ
Home Record:            27-4 (2014: 25-9)
Last week:                  Dropped two of three road games at #3 Louisville (13-4, 0-7, 5-6)
 
2015 Batting Stats:      .261 (7.2 RPG) with 97 2B, 5 3B, 50 HR, 329 BB, 81 HBP, 456 K, 49-63 SB
2015 Pitching Stats:     3.93 ERA, .258 OBA (471 hits), 178 BB & 471 K in 476.0 innings
2015 Fielding Stats:     .964 (74 errors in 2050 chances)
 
Projected Starting Lineups
Clemson
C        #25 Chris Okey (SO/.330 BA with 13 2B, 12 HR, & 53 RBI in 53 games in 2015)
1B      #6 Andrew Cox (*SO/.230 BA with 5 2B, 6 RBI, & 19 R in 48 games in 2015)
2B      #3 Tyler Krieger (JR/.345 BA with 13 2B, 1 HR, & 34 RBI in 53 games in 2015)
SS      #4 Eli White (SO/.298 BA with 6 2B, 4 HR, & 26 RBI in 53 games in 2015)
3B      #8 Weston Wilson (SO/.261 BA with 6 2B, 5 HR, & 23 RBI in 49 games in 2015)
LF      #26 Reed Rohlman (*FR/.348 BA with 14 2B, 2 HR, & 48 RBI in 53 games in 2015)
CF      #18 Tyler Slaton (SR/.241 BA with 9 2B, 1 HR, & 20 RBI in 53 games in 2015)
RF      #9 Steven Duggar (JR/.297 BA with 11 2B, 4 HR, & 40 RBI in 53 games in 2015)
DH     #12 Robert Jolly (FR/.393 BA with 3 2B, 6 RBI, & 10 R in 17 games in 2015)
 
Florida State
C        #13 Danny De La Calle (SR/.272 BA with 8 2B, 8 HR, & 31 RBI in 51 games in 2015)
1B      #29 Quincy Nieporte (SO/.302 BA with 7 2B, 4 HR, & 38 RBI in 49 games in 2015)
2B      #12 John Sansone (JR/.259 BA with 13 2B, 7 HR, & 32 RBI in 53 games in 2015)
SS      #10 Taylor Walls (FR/.221 BA with 4 2B, 1 3B, & 21 RBI in 53 games in 2015)
3B      #28 Dylan Busby (FR/.256 BA with 14 2B, 8 HR, & 43 RBI in 51 games in 2015)
LF      #9 DJ Stewart (JR/.327 BA with 8 2B, 12 HR, & 47 RBI in 52 games in 2015)
CF      #21 Ben DeLuzio (SO/.203 BA with 5 2B, 1 HR, & 19 RBI in 48 games in 2015)
RF      #2 Josh Delph (SR/.285 BA with 10 2B, 1 HR, & 22 RBI in 53 games in 2015)
DH     #23 Chris Marconcini (SR/.236 BA with 5 2B, 7 HR, & 30 RBI in 36 games in 2015)
 
Projected Starting Pitchers
Game One
JR LHP #44 Matthew Crownover (1.43 ERA/9-1/13 starts/88.0 IP/.186 OBA (59 hits)/30 BB/86 K)
vs.
SO RHP #36 Boomer Biegalski (3.21 ERA/5-3/13 starts/81.1 IP/.202 OBA (60 hits)/29 BB/93 K)
 
Game Two
JR LHP #33 Zach Erwin (2.99 ERA/5-4/14 app/13 starts/87.1 IP/.261 OBA (91 hits)/13 BB/76 K)
vs.
*JR RHP #17 Mike Compton (2.55 ERA/3-2/9 starts/53.0 IP/.246 OBA (50 hits)/8 BB/52 K)
 
Game Three
*SR RHP #39 Jake Long (2.06 ERA/1-0/10 app/5 starts/39.1 IP/.203 OBA (29 hits)/13 BB/30 K)
vs.
FR RHP #46 Drew Carlton (4.64 ERA/3-4/15 app/9 starts/54.1 IP/.289 OBA (61 hits)/13 BB/45 K)
 
Worth Noting

Clemson is 24-24 all-time on May 14 with an 8-15 mark on the road.
The Tigers are 26-10 all-time on May 15 with a 15-6 mark on the road.
Clemson is 20-17 all-time on May 16 with a 10-8 mark on the road.
The Tigers and Seminoles are meeting in the final series of the regular season for the fourth time in the last six years, including three straight series in Tallahassee.
Jack Leggett is 10-20 against Florida State in Tallahassee. In those 10 series, Clemson has won two series 2-1, lost six series 1-2, and been swept in three games twice.

 
Tiger Career Stats vs. Florida State
Player                             AVG   G-S     AB      R        H       RBI     BB      K        HR     Other
Chris Okey             .500    3-3     12      1        6        1        0        1        0        2 2B
Weston Wilson       .300    3-3     10      0        3        1        0        1        0
Steven Duggar        .292    6-6     24      3        7        1        1        4        0        4-4 SB
Tyler Krieger          .200    6-6     25      1        5        4        2        4        0        3 2B, 1-1 SB
Tyler Slaton           .136    10-6    22      2        3        1        2        1        0        2 2B, HBP, 1-1 SB
Maleeke Gibson      .091    3-3     11      1        1        0        1        3        0        2B
Eli White                .000    1-0     1        0        0        0        0        0        0
Mike Triller            N/A    1-0     0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 
Player                             ERA    G-S     W-L    IP       H       R        ER      BB      SO      OBA
Jake Long              1.50    1-1     0-0     6.0     3        1        1        5        5        .150
Clate Schmidt                  2.45    2-0     0-1     3.2     1        1        1        1        1        .091
Matthew Crownover         2.57    2-2     0-2     7.0     11      6        2        1        7        .333
Patrick Andrews     4.50    4-0     1-0     10.0    9        5        5        6        4        .265
Kevin Pohle            5.40    2-1     1-0     10.0    14      8        6        2        1        .326
Drew Moyer           7.71    1-0     0-0     2.1     4        2        2        4        3        .400
Clay Bates              13.50  2-0     0-0     1.1     2        2        2        3        1        .333
Zack Erwin             19.29  2-1     0-1     2.1     8        5        5        1        1        .571
Clemson travels to Florida State for the final regular season series of the year in hopes of securing a top six seed in next week’s ACC Baseball Tournament.  TCI previews the Atlantic Division showdown.       Clemson (28-25, 13-13 ACC) @ Florida State (37-16, 17-10 ACC) Dick Howser Stadium v Tallahassee, FL Thursday, 6:00PM v Friday, 6:00PM v Saturday, 1:00PM Rankings:     Clemson – NR                   Florida State – #9 BA, #8 CB, #8 USA   The Series Meetings:                   131 (first met in 1958) Series Record:            Florida State leads 70-60-1 Record at FSU:            Florida State leads 37-16-1 Last Meeting(s):          Florida State won 2 of 3 meetings at Clemson in 2014 (3-9, 11-1, 4-3) vs. Leggett:                Leggett trails 36-43 (36-43 at Clemson)   The Tigers 2014 Record:               36-25 (15-14; T2nd in ACC Atlantic) – Nashville Regional – NR Preseason:                 3rd in ACC Atlantic Division (7 teams) Road Record:              12-11…9-9 on road/3-2 neutral (2014: 14-13…11-9 on road/3-4 neutral) Last week:                  Beat Furman 23-15 at Fluor Field on Tuesday after taking two of three homes games from Georgia Southern last weekend (13-5, 5-4, 4-7)   2015 Batting Stats:      .289 (6.5 RPG) with 97 2B, 12 3B, 33 HR, 244 BB, 43 HBP, 364 K, 55-75 SB 2015 Pitching Stats:     4.09 ERA, .256 OBA (478 hits), 172 BB & 434 K in 480.0 innings 2015 Fielding Stats:     .959 (84 errors in 2061 chances)   The Seminoles Head Coach:               Mike Martin (36th season at Florida State) 2014 Record:               43-17 (21-9; 1st ACC Atlantic) – Tallahassee Regional – #19 BA, #23 CB, #21 USA Preseason:                 1st in ACC Atlantic Division (out of 7 teams)…4 votes for overall ACC Champ Home Record:            27-4 (2014: 25-9) Last week:                  Dropped two of three road games at #3 Louisville (13-4, 0-7, 5-6)   2015 Batting Stats:      .261 (7.2 RPG) with 97 2B, 5 3B, 50 HR, 329 BB, 81 HBP, 456 K, 49-63 SB 2015 Pitching Stats:     3.93 ERA, .258 OBA (471 hits), 178 BB & 471 K in 476.0 innings 2015 Fielding Stats:     .964 (74 errors in 2050 chances)   Projected Starting Lineups Clemson C        #25 Chris Okey (SO/.330 BA with 13 2B, 12 HR, & 53 RBI in 53 games in 2015) 1B      #6 Andrew Cox (*SO/.230 BA with 5 2B, 6 RBI, & 19 R in 48 games in 2015) 2B      #3 Tyler Krieger (JR/.345 BA with 13 2B, 1 HR, & 34 RBI in 53 games in 2015) SS      #4 Eli White (SO/.298 BA with 6 2B, 4 HR, & 26 RBI in 53 games in 2015) 3B      #8 Weston Wilson (SO/.261 BA with 6 2B, 5 HR, & 23 RBI in 49 games in 2015) LF      #26 Reed Rohlman (*FR/.348 BA with 14 2B, 2 HR, & 48 RBI in 53 games in 2015) CF      #18 Tyler Slaton (SR/.241 BA with 9 2B, 1 HR, & 20 RBI in 53 games in 2015) RF      #9 Steven Duggar (JR/.297 BA with 11 2B, 4 HR, & 40 RBI in 53 games in 2015)…

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Florida State Series Preview
Source: The Clemson Insider