Clemson Baseball will play Georgia Southern at SRP Park in North Augusta on March 10, with first pitch scheduled for 6:35 p.m. The Tigers enter the game with a strong 15-1 record after sweeping La Salle in four games at Doug Kingsmore Stadium.
The matchup is important as Clemson looks to maintain its early-season momentum and continue developing depth within its roster. Midweek games like this often provide opportunities for younger players and different lineup combinations to gain experience.
Freshman Eston Simpson is set to start for Clemson. He holds a 3-0 record with a 0.90 earned run average over two midweek starts and one relief appearance, pitching ten innings with six strikeouts and two walks. Offensively, Nate Savoie leads the team with a .424 batting average, five home runs, and twenty-five runs batted in. Trystan McCladdie has also contributed five home runs and twenty-one RBIs while going eight-for-nine in stolen base attempts. Jarren Purify leads the team with eight stolen bases out of ten attempts, while Jacob Jarrell tops the home run chart with six.
As a team, Clemson is hitting .325 through fifteen games, recording thirty-four doubles and twenty-three home runs while averaging 8.3 runs per game. The pitching staff has shown consistency, highlighted by performances from Michael Sharman, Dylan Harrison, and freshman Danny Nelson.
Georgia Southern arrives at the neutral site game with a 4-11 record under head coach Rodney Hennon. The Eagles are batting .279 as a team and have scored an average of 5.2 runs per game over their first fifteen contests. Key players include James McCoy (.340 average, three home runs) and Sean White (.339 average), both redshirt seniors tied for the team lead in home runs.
The Georgia Southern pitching staff carries a 9.16 earned run average through fifteen games but has struck out one hundred twenty-three batters so far this season.
Clemson aims to keep its winning streak alive before facing Georgia Tech later in the week.
