Clemson\u2019s ACC Baseball Tournament Notes<\/p>\n
Clemson Athletic Communications – 2015-05-19 12:58:26.0<\/p>\n
CLEMSON, S.C. – The Tigers head to Durham, N.C. for the 42nd ACC Tournament as the No. 5 seed.
\nTOURNAMENT SETUP\u2022 Who (Wednesday) – Clemson (31-25) vs. Florida State (37-19)\u2022 Who (Thursday) – Louisville (42-14) vs. Clemson (31-25)\u2022 Who (Friday) – North Carolina (32-22) or Virginia Tech (27-26) vs. Clemson (31-25)\u2022 Rankings – CU – NR; FSU – No. 17 BA, No. 10 CB, No. 14 USA; LOU – No. 3 BA, No. 5 CB, No. 4 USA; UNC – NR; VAT – NR\u2022 When – Wednesday (11 a.m.), Thursday (3 p.m.), Friday (3 p.m.)\u2022 Where – Durham, N.C. (Durham Bulls Athletic Park)\u2022 Watch – RSN\u2022 TV Announcers – Nick Belmonte (Thursday), Dan Bonner (Wednesday, Friday), Wes Durham (Thursday, Friday), Tom Werme (Wednesday)\u2022 Listen – TigerCast, Clemson Tiger Sports Network\u2022 CTSN Affiliates – Camden, S.C. (WPUB-FM), Clemson, S.C. (WCCP-FM), Columbia, S.C. (WZMJ-FM)\u2022 Live Stats – ClemsonTigers.com\u2022 Social Media – Twitter\/Instagram (@ClemsonBaseball)
\nSERIES HISTORY (FLORIDA STATE)\u2022 Overall Record – Florida State leads 70-63-1 (1958-15)\u2022 Record at Neutral – Clemson leads 13-12 (1958-12)\u2022 Record in ACC Tournament – Florida State leads 11-9 (1992-12)
\nSERIES HISTORY (LOUISVILLE)\u2022 Overall Record – Clemson leads 7-2 (1970-15)\u2022 Record at Neutral – 0-0\u2022 Record in ACC Tournament – 0-0
\nSERIES HISTORY (NORTH CAROLINA)\u2022 Overall Record – Clemson leads 99-88-1 (1901-2015)\u2022 Record at Neutral – Clemson leads 15-13 (1901-2013)\u2022 Record in ACC Tournament – Clemson leads 16-12 (1974-13)
\nSERIES HISTORY (VIRGINIA TECH)\u2022 Overall Record – Clemson leads 41-24-2 (1902-2015)\u2022 Record at Neutral – Clemson leads 5-2 (1902-2010)\u2022 Record in ACC Tournament – Virginia Tech leads 1-0 (2010)
\nSTARTING PITCHERS\u2022 Wednesday – LHP Matthew CrownoverMatthew CrownoverJr. LH Pitcher#44 6-0, 210Ringgold, GAView Full Profile (CU) vs. RHP Boomer Biegalski (FSU)\u2022 Thursday – RHP Kyle Funkhouser (LOU) vs. LHP Zack ErwinZack ErwinJr. LH Pitcher#33 6-5, 195Duluth, GAView Full Profile (CU)\u2022 Friday – TBA (UNC or VAT) vs. RHP Jake LongJake LongRS Sr. RH Pitcher#39 6-0, 190Anderson, SCView Full Profile (CU)
\nCLEMSON OVERVIEW\u2022 Clemson swept No. 8 Florida State by a combined score of 20-7 in a three-game series in Tallahassee last weekend.\u2022 The Tigers are averaging 6.5 runs per game and hitting .289 with a .379 on-base percentage and 59 steals.\u2022 The pitching staff has a 3.99 ERA, .253 opponents\u2019 batting average and 2.51 strikeout-to-walk ratio and Clemson is fielding .960.
\nFLORIDA STATE OVERVIEW\u2022 Florida State is led by 36th-year head coach Mike Martin.\u2022 The Seminoles were swept at home by Clemson last weekend. They are hitting .258 and have a 3.95 ERA and .963 fielding percentage.\u2022 DJ Stewart is hitting a team-high .326 with 13 homers, 50 RBIs, 54 runs, 62 walks and a .514 on-base percentage.
\nLOUISVILLE OVERVIEW\u2022 Louisville is led by ninth-year head coach Dan McDonnell.\u2022 The Cardinals won two of three games at NC State last weekend. They are hitting .275 and have a 2.65 ERA and .966 fielding percentage.\u2022 Corey Ray is hitting a team-high .329 with 13 doubles, four triples, 11 homers, 48 RBIs, 45 runs and 31 stolen bases.
\nNORTH CAROLINA OVERVIEW\u2022 North Carolina is led by 17th-year head coach Mike Fox.\u2022 The Tar Heels were swept at home by Virginia last weekend. They are hitting .265 and have a 3.54 ERA and .970 fielding percentage.\u2022 Tyler Ramirez is hitting .291 with nine homers, 39 RBIs and 17 steals, while Skye Bolt is batting .264 with nine homers and 39 RBIs.
\nVIRGINIA TECH OVERVIEW\u2022 Virginia Tech is led by second-year head coach Pat Mason.\u2022 The Hokies won one of three games at Pittsburgh last weekend. They are hitting .266 and have a 5.17 ERA and .969 fielding percentage.\u2022 Erik Payne is hitting a team-high .347 with nine homers and 53 RBIs, while Brendon Hayden is batting .314 with 11 homers and 51 RBIs.
\nQUICK HITS\u2022 Clemson is 7-3 against top-25 ranked teams and 6-3 against top-10 ranked teams.\u2022 Clemson (16-13) finished just 0.5 games out of third place in the overall ACC standings.\u2022 ACC Atlantic Division teams combined for a 50-33 record against ACC Coastal Division teams during the regular season.
\nTIGERS TO PLAY IN 42ND ACC TOURNEY\u2022 Clemson (31-25), the No. 5 seed, opens its ACC Tourney by playing No. 4 seed Florida State (37-19) on Wednesday at 11 a.m. on RSN and ESPN3.\u2022 The Tigers will be the designated visiting team and occupy the first-base dugout Wednesday.\u2022 The Tigers play No. 1 seed Louisville (42-14) on Thursday at 3 p.m. on RSN and ESPN3.\u2022 Clemson will be the designated home team and occupy the third-base dugout Thursday.\u2022 Clemson\u2019s third game is against either No. 8 seed North Carolina (32-22) or No. 9 seed Virginia Tech (27-26) on Friday at 3 p.m.\u2022 Clemson will be the designated visiting team and occupy the first-base dugout Friday for the game on RSN and ESPN3.\u2022 The games will be played at Durham Bulls Athletic Park in Durham, N.C.\u2022 It will be the ninth time the ACC Baseball Tournament is held in Durham and the first time since 2013.\u2022 For the second time under the current format, the tournament has a 10-team field, with two single-elimination games Tuesday.\u2022 The round-robin format, in its ninth year, features two four-team brackets that guarantees the eight teams play a minimum of three games.\u2022 The other bracket features No. 2 seed Miami, No. 3 seed Notre Dame, No. 6 seed NC State, No. 7 seed Virginia and No. 10 seed Georgia Tech.\u2022 The winner of each bracket meets in the ACC Championship Game on Sunday at 1 p.m.\u2022 The title game will be televised by ESPN2 and the winner of the game receives an automatic bid into the 2015 NCAA Tournament.\u2022 All of Clemson\u2019s ACC Tournament games are broadcast live on the radio by Clemson Tiger Sports Network.\u2022 Live stats are available at ClemsonTigers.com for all Tiger games.
\nCLEMSON\u2019S ACC TOURNAMENT HISTORY\u2022 This is the 42nd ACC Tournament, and Clemson has been to the finals in 21 of the previous 41 tournaments, nine more than any other school.\u2022 Clemson has won an ACC-tying-high nine ACC Tournament titles in history, including 2006 when it defeated NC State 8-4 in the title game.\u2022 Clemson has a 105-66 record (.614) in ACC Tournament games. The Tigers also have the most All-ACC Tournament selections (56) in history.\u2022 Clemson\u2019s nine ACC Tournament titles came in 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994 and 2006.\u2022 Clemson is one of only two teams to play in all 42 ACC Tournaments. The Tigers join Virginia as the only teams to play in every ACC Tourney.\u2022 This will be the 19th time the tournament is held in the state of North Carolina.\u2022 Only Florida State (62.5) and Virginia Tech (62.5) have a better winning percentage than Clemson (61.4) in ACC Tournament play.\u2022 The ACC Tournament began in 1973 and has been held every year but one (1979) since then.
\nWINNING SEASONS THE NORM\u2022 The Tigers have had a winning record every year since 1965.\u2022 With its 31-25 record in 2015, Clemson is guaranteed a winning record for the 51st season in a row.\u2022 That 51-year winning season streak spans just two head coaches, Bill Wilhelm (29 seasons) and Jack Leggett (22 seasons).\u2022 Clemson\u2019s 51-year streak is the third-longest active streak in the nation, trailing two ACC schools (Florida State 68, Miami (Fla.) 58).\u2022 Clemson has had a non-losing record, which includes seasons with equal number of wins and losses, every season since 1958.\u2022 Bill Wilhelm took over as head coach of the Clemson program in 1958, therefore the Tigers have not had a losing record since he took over.\u2022 Clemson\u2019s 58-year streak of non-losing records is tied for the second-longest active streak in the nation, trailing only Florida State (68).
\nSIX TIGERS NAMED TO ALL-ACC TEAM\u2022 Six Tigers earned First, Second or Third-Team All-ACC honors, third-most by an ACC team.\u2022 Matthew Crownover (SP) and Chris OkeyChris OkeySo. Catcher#25 5-11, 195Mount Dora, FLView Full Profile (C) earned First-Team All-ACC honors.\u2022 Crownover became the first Tiger lefthander to earn First-Team All-ACC honors since 1995 (Jason Dawsey).\u2022 Okey became the first Tiger to be named the First-Team All-ACC catcher since 1997 (Matthew LeCroy).\u2022 Tyler KriegerTyler KriegerJr. Infielder#3 6-1, 170Johns Creek, GAView Full Profile (DH\/utility) and Reed RohlmanReed RohlmanRS Fr. Outfielder#26 6-0, 210Moore, SCView Full Profile (OF) were named Second-Team All-ACC.\u2022 Steven DuggarSteven DuggarJr. Outfielder#9 6-2, 195Moore, SCView Full Profile (OF) and Eli WhiteEli WhiteSo. Infielder#4 6-2, 185Easley, SCView Full Profile (SS) earned Third-Team All-ACC honors.\u2022 Five of Clemson\u2019s nine position players were All-ACC.\u2022 Crownover, Duggar and Krieger all earned All-ACC honors for the second time in their careers.
\nACC STANDINGS\u2022 Clemson (15-14) finished fourth in the Atlantic Division standings behind Louisville (25-5), Notre Dame (17-13) and Florida State (17-13).\u2022 Clemson finished fifth in the overall ACC standings.\u2022 Clemson finished with a winning ACC regular-season record for the 21st time in 22 seasons under Head Coach Jack Leggett.
\nHISTORIC SWEEP IN TALLAHASSEE\u2022 Clemson swept No. 8 Florida State in a three-game series at Tallahassee, Fla. from May 14-16 by a combined score of 20-7.\u2022 It was Clemson\u2019s first three-game sweep in Tallahassee.\u2022 With Clemson leading 9-1, Florida State scored five of its seven runs in the series in the last inning of the final game.\u2022 The Tigers won by scores of 4-1, 7-0 and 9-6, as it was their first and only three-game ACC sweep of 2015.\u2022 Clemson handed Florida State its first three-game series sweep at Dick Howser Stadium since 2006.\u2022 Clemson had a 21-scoreless-innings-pitched streak during the three games.\u2022 Florida State had a 27-4 home record in 2015 entering the series.
\nCROWNOVER ACC PITCHER-OF-THE-YEAR\u2022 Junior lefthander Matthew Crownover was named 2015 ACC Pitcher-of-the-Year in a vote by the 14 ACC head coaches.\u2022 He is 10-1 with a 1.42 ERA, .187 opponents\u2019 batting average and 91 strikeouts in 95.0 innings pitched over 14 starts in 2015.\u2022 He became the Clemson\u2019s first-ever ACC Pitcher-of-the-Year, as the ACC first named one in 2005.\u2022 Kris Benson was the last Tiger hurler to earn ACC Player-of-the-Year honors in 1996.
\nLONG FILLING NO. 3 STARTER ROLE\u2022 Senior righthander Jake Long has become Clemson\u2019s No. 3 starter on the weekend.\u2022 He is 2-0 with a 1.99 ERA, .202 opponents\u2019 batting average and 33 strikeouts in 45.1 innings pitched over 11 appearances (six starts).\u2022 In 19.0 innings pitched over five appearances in ACC regular-season games, he was 1-0 with a 1.89 ERA and .185 opponents\u2019 batting average.\u2022 He did not pitch during the first half of the season while recovering from injury, but is healthy for the postseason.\u2022 In his two years as a Tiger, he is 5-3 with a 3.82 ERA and .232 opponents\u2019 batting average in 101.1 innings pitched over 27 appearances.<\/p>\n