Sunday, March 30, 2014

PALMETTOSTATEBASEBALL.COM TEAM OF THE WEEK, MARCH 24-30: CLEMSON

Clemson improved to 8-3 in the Atlantic Coast Conference by winning two
games at Maryland over the weekend. The third game was canceled because
of weather and field conditions.
Clemson (3-0 last week)
(Went 1-0 against Georgia; went 2-0 against Maryland)

Coming off a doubleheader loss at Florida State last Saturday, Clemson needed for something good to happen this week.

It did.

The Tigers routed Georgia in a midweek game, then won a pair of games at  Maryland in a rain-shortened ACC series.

A good week in the standings also included some good things individually.  Shane Kennedy, 2013's leading hitter, looks well on his way to regaining his form of a year ago after missing a month because of an injury suffered in the fall.

Clemson got offensive production up and down the lineup at Georgia, then got a pair of well-piitched games in the wins at Maryland. Daniel Gossett and Maryland ace Jake Stinnett hand a dandy pitchers' duel in Game 1, with Clemson scoring take to take the win.

Matthew Crownover pitched a four-hit complete game in the second game at Maryland.

Up next for the Tigers is a Friday-Sunday home series against  a struggling N.C. State team that opened the season in the Top 5 nationally but is 3-9 in the ACC.

Also considered
* Benedict (4-1)
* Francis Marion (3-0)
* Limestone (3-0)
* South Carolina (5-0)
* USC Aiken (4-0)
* USC Lancaster (5-1)
* USC Sumter (2-0)

Previous winners
March 23: Claflin
March 16: Lander
March 9: USC Lancaster
March 2: South Carolina
Feb. 23: College of Charleston

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