Fullerton Regional – Arizona State Preview

FULLERTON, CA – Clemson begins play Friday in the Cal State Fullerton Regional when they battle No. 2 seed Arizona State.  TCI previews today’s game.

#3 Clemson (32-27) vs. #2 Arizona State (34-21)
Friday; 6:00PM v Goodwin Field v Fullerton, CA

The Series
Meetings:                   4 (first met in 1977)
Series Record:            Arizona State leads 3-1
Neutral Record:          Series tied 1-1
Last Meeting(s):          Clemson defeated Arizona State 6-3 in the 2010 College World Series
vs. Leggett:                Leggett trails 1-2 (1-2 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)
Neutral Record:           4-4 (2014: 3-4)
Last week:                  Lost two of three games at the ACC Baseball Championship in Durham; losing 3-1 to Florida State, beating Louisville 7-2, and falling 6-3 to North Carolina

2015 Batting Stats:      .287 (6.3 RPG) with 109 2B, 12 3B, 35 HR, 265 BB, 45 HBP, 421 K, 61-83 SB
2015 Pitching Stats:     3.91 ERA, .249 OBA (513 hits), 193 BB & 485 K in 532.0 innings
2015 Fielding Stats:     .960 (92 errors in 2275 chances)

The Sun Devils
Head Coach:               Tracy Smith (1st season at ASU)
2014 Record:               33-24 (19-11; PAC 12) – San Luis Obispo Regional – NR
Preseason:                 3rd in PAC 12 (out of 1 teams)
Neutral Record:           0-0 (2014: 4-2)
Last week:                  Lost two of three games at Southern Cal to end the regular season last weekend (11-3, 4-7, 3-6)

2015 Batting Stats:      .297 (5.5 RPG) with 107 2B, 15 3B, 29 HR, 180 BB, 40 HBP, 344 K, 46-80 SB
2015 Pitching Stats:     4.02 ERA, .264 OBA (505 hits), 204 BB & 465 K in 503.2 innings
2015 Fielding Stats:     .974 (56 errors in 2160 chances)

Projected Starting Lineups
Clemson
C        #25 Chris Okey (SO/.320 BA with 16 2B, 12 HR, & 55 RBI in 59 games in 2015)
1B      #6 Andrew Cox (*SO/.230 BA with 6 2B, 7 RBI, & 23 R in 54 games in 2015)
2B      #3 Tyler Krieger (JR/.342 BA with 13 2B, 1 HR, & 39 RBI in 59 games in 2015)
SS      #4 Eli White (SO/.291 BA with 6 2B, 4 HR, & 27 RBI in 59 games in 2015)
3B      #8 Weston Wilson (SO/.251 BA with 8 2B, 5 HR, & 26 RBI in 55 games in 2015)
LF      #26 Reed Rohlman (*FR/.370 BA with 17 2B, 3 HR, & 57 RBI in 59 games in 2015)
CF      #18 Tyler Slaton (SR/.234 BA with 11 2B, 1 HR, & 21 RBI in 59 games in 2015)
RF      #9 Steven Duggar (JR/.297 BA with 12 2B, 5 HR, & 43 RBI in 59 games in 2015)
DH     #12 Robert Jolly (FR/.340 BA with 3 2B, 7 RBI, & 11 R in 23 games in 2015)

Arizona State
C        #6 Brian Serven (SO/.301 BA with 11 2B, 5 HR, & 33 RBI in 51 games in 2015)
1B      #5 Joey Bielek (SR/.314 BA with 8 2B, 2 HR, & 16 RBI in 49 games in 2015)
2B      #4 Andrew Snow (FR/.308 BA with 5 2B, 1 HR, & 21 RBI in 45 games in 2015)
SS      #37 Colby Woodmansee (SO/.314 BA with 17 2B, 5 HR, & 43 RBI in 55 games in 2015)
3B      #28 David Greer (SO/.318 BA with 11 2B, 2 HR, & 28 RBI in 49 games in 2015)
LF      #21 Jake Peevyhouse (SR/.286 BA with 7 2B, 1 HR, & 21 RBI in 54 games in 2015)
CF      #18 Johnny Sewald (JR/.328 BA with 7 2B, 1 HR, & 23 RBI in 54 games in 2015)
RF      #20 Trever Allen (*SR/.345 BA with 16 2B, 4 HR, & 28 RBI in 54 games in 2015)
DH     #14 RJ Ybarra (JR/.284 BA with 13 2B, 5 HR, & 23 RBI in 48 games in 2015)

Projected Starting Pitchers
JR LHP #44 Matthew Crownover (1.59 ERA/10-2/15 starts/102.0 IP/.183 OBA (67 hits)/36 BB/99 K)
vs.
JR LHP #26 Brett Lilek (3.29 ERA/4-2/16 app (15 GS)/76.2 IP/.218 OBA (58 hits)/39 BB/64 K)
OR
JR LHP #49 Ryan Kellogg (3.67 ERA/8-2/15 starts/108.0 IP/.275 OBA (115 hits)/19 BB/86 K)

Worth Noting
Clemson is 5-1 all-time on May 29 with a 3-1 mark at neutral sites.
The Tigers have made two previous trips to California, both for regular-season tournaments in Fresno where they went 3-3 both times.
All four games between Clemson and Arizona State have taken place in the NCAA Tournament. The Sun Devils defeated the Tigers in the 1977 College World Series, Arizona State won both games of the 2009 Tempe Super Regional, and Clemson defeated the Sun Devils in the 2010 College World Series.
The Tigers are 9-19 all-time against current members of the Pac-12, including an 8-14 mark at neutral sites. Clemson has faced a Pac-12 member 13 times in NCAA Tournament play with a 2-11 mark in those contests.
Arizona State is 48-38 all-time against current ACC teams, including a 14-4 mark against ACC competition in NCAA Tournament play.
Jack Leggett is 6-11 all-time against Pac-12 opponents with all meetings taking place as Clemson’s head coach. Leggett is 1-6 all-time against the Pac-12 in NCAA Tournament play, including a 1-3 mark at neutral sites.

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Fullerton Regional – Arizona State Preview
Source: The Clemson Insider