Baseball Hits The Road For Midweek Action

CLINTON, S.C. – The Presbyterian College baseball team hits the road on Tuesday for a non-conference matchup with Clemson at Doug Kingsmore Stadium with first pitch set for 6 pm. The game will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra and on the radio side on Fox Sports 98.3 FM.

GAMEDAY CENTRAL
WHAT: Presbyterian (2-13, 0-0 Big South) vs Clemson (12-3, 3-0 ACC)
WHERE: Clemson, S.C. (Doug Kingsmore Stadium)
WHEN: Tuesday March 10, 6 pm
THE SERIES (Since 2008): Clemson Leads 8-4

FOLLOW THE ACTION
LIVE STATS: statbroadcast.com (Tuesday)
RADIO: Fox Sports 98.3 FM
WATCH: ACC Network Extra
TWITTER: @PresbyterianBSB

ON THE MOUND
Tuesday
PC – TBA
CLEM – TBA

About the Blue Hose
• The Presbyterian College baseball team was unable to overcome a three-run ninth from UConn as the guests earned a 4-3 win on Sunday afternoon to complete a three-game sweep of the Blue Hose.
• Senior Jake Rice tossed six one-hit innings while striking out four Huskies on Sunday afternoon.
• Freshman Landon Shaw hit his second home run of the season in game one of Saturday's twin bill.

Rankings
• Tannor Byrd is currently tied for the conference lead with three home runs. Kyle Merkle and Landon Shaw are both tied for fifth with a pair of homers.
• Zacchaeus Rasberry is fourth in the league with five doubles, while Jimmy Marcelli is one behind with four two-baggers.
• Austin Paradis currently is third in the league with eight appearances on the season which is also top 50 in the country.
• Rasberry is also third in the league with seven stolen bases.
• Kyle Decker is third in the Big South with three sacrifice bunts.

Series History
• Clemson leads the all-time series against Presbyterian 8-4 in the Blue Hose D1 era with PC taking the most recent meeting last May in Clemson by the score of 8-7.
• In the win, Jimmy Marcelli hit a two-run homer that gave PC a lead it wouldn't relinquish that night. Clark Dearman grabbed his third win of the season in that win as he tossed 4.1 innings allowing just one earned run.
• Garrett Jones had a three-hit game, while Jonathan White and Nick Guimbarda each had a pair of hits in the victory.

Scouting Clemson
• Clemson comes into Tuesday night's game with a 12-3 record following a three-game sweep over Boston College at home in its last action.
• Kier Meredith paces the Tiger offense with a .386 average which includes three doubles and a home run. Elijah Henderson sits at .327 with a team-high six doubles.
• On the mound, Sam Weatherly is 2-0 with an 0.79 ERA over four starts as he has allowed two earned runs over 22.2 innings and has 43 strikeouts. Carson Spiers is 3-0 with four saves as he has not allowed an earned run in 13.0 innings. Spiers is 11th in the NCAA with his four saves.
• Clemson sits 38th in the nation with a 2.91 ERA which is good enough four fourth in the ACC. The Tigers have also recorded three shutouts on the year which is 10th in the nation.

Home Runs
• Tannor Byrd with his pair of home runs last Wednesday against Wofford now has a team-high three on the season.
• It was Byrd's second multi-home run game of his career and the first by a Blue Hose since last May when Jonathan White had two long balls against Charleston Southern.
• It was Presbyterian's first multi-home run game since May 18th when PC hit four in a 15-6 win over Charleston Southern.
• Byrd has three of Presbyterian's conference-high eight as Freshman Kyle Merkle has hit a pair of homers along with Landon Shaw, while Chase Hughes and Hunter Grover both have one as well.

Record Chasing
• Senior Eric Miles needs 19 strikeouts to move into third in the Blue Hose D1 record book. Miles currently sits with 189 career strikeouts.
• With his next victory, Miles becomes the Blue Hose D1 record holder for wins with his 22nd victory.
• Senior Zacchaeus Rasberry needs five stolen bases to move into a tie for first in the Blue Hose record book. Rasberry has 30 career stolen bases.

2020 Preseason Honors
• Eric Miles and Zacchaeus Rasberry both were selected to Perfect Game's Preseason All-Big South Team.
• Perfect Game selected the Blue Hose fifth in its preseason poll
• The Big South Conference Coaches selected PC fifth in the 2020 preseason coaches poll.
• DI Baseball selected Presbyterian fifth in their preseason poll as well.

Blue Hose In The Minors
• Hayden Deal finished the 2019 season with the Florida Firefrogs, the advanced A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves. Deal appeared in 23 games with the Firefrogs while making 22 starts as he went 5-10 with a 3.24 ERA. He recorded 99 strikeouts in 119.1 innings during the season.

Up Next
• The Blue Hose begin Big South play on Friday night as they travel to Winthrop to open a three-game series with the Eagles at 6 pm. The series continues on Saturday at 3 pm with the series finale set for 1 pm from Rock Hill. All three games will be broadcast on Fox Sports 98.3 FM.

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Players Mentioned

#25 Tannor Byrd: OF; 5' 10"; Senior; R/R

#35 Clark Dearman: LHP; 6' 1"; Sophomore; L/L

#1 Hunter Grover: OF; 5' 9"; Senior; R/R

#11 Chase Hughes: 1B; 6' 2"; Freshman; R/R

#6 Garrett Jones: INF; 5' 10"; Senior; R/R

#22 Jimmy Marcelli: INF; 6' 0"; Senior; R/R

#32 Kyle Merkle: 1B; 6' 6"; Freshman; R/R

#17 Eric Miles: RHP; 6' 1"; Senior; R/R

#5 Austin Paradis: LHP; 5' 11"; Junior; L/L

#4 Zacchaeus Rasberry: OF; 6' 2"; Senior; R/R

#31 Jake Rice: LHP; 6' 2"; Senior; L/L

#15 Landon Shaw: INF; 5' 9"; Freshman; R/R

Players Mentioned

#25 Tannor Byrd
: 5' 10"; Senior; R/R
: OF

#35 Clark Dearman
: 6' 1"; Sophomore; L/L
: LHP

#1 Hunter Grover
: 5' 9"; Senior; R/R
: OF

#11 Chase Hughes
: 6' 2"; Freshman; R/R
: 1B

#6 Garrett Jones
: 5' 10"; Senior; R/R
: INF

#22 Jimmy Marcelli
: 6' 0"; Senior; R/R
: INF

#32 Kyle Merkle
: 6' 6"; Freshman; R/R
: 1B

#17 Eric Miles
: 6' 1"; Senior; R/R
: RHP

#5 Austin Paradis
: 5' 11"; Junior; L/L
: LHP

#4 Zacchaeus Rasberry
: 6' 2"; Senior; R/R
: OF

#31 Jake Rice
: 6' 2"; Senior; L/L
: LHP

#15 Landon Shaw
: 5' 9"; Freshman; R/R
: INF