Last week’s mid-week game did not go as planned, as the Tigers dropped a tough one to in-state foe Coastal Carolina. The front-loaded mid-week schedule is starting to dwindle and there are only a few more on the schedule.
There is only one game this week and it will be against the Georgia Southern Eagles out of the Sun Belt Conference.
The Tigers will stay on the road for the mid-week game and travel to North Augusta, South Carolina and play at SRP Park, minor league home of the Augusta GreenJackets, Single-A Affiliate of the Atlanta Braves.
Tuesday night’s game will start at 6:30PM and the Tigers have been designated as the visitors for the non-conference game against Georgia Southern.
Georgia Southern comes into the tilt at 17-10, 5-4 in the Sun Belt Conference.
Clemson and the Georgia Southern Eagles have played 91 times over the years, with the Tigers leading the series 60-30-1. Georgia Southern always has a tough squad, and has been a landing place for many Power-4 transfers over the years.
Here is your preview of Clemson’s mid-week game with the Georgia Southern Eagles.
Clemson Briefly:
Clemson enters the weekend with 26 wins and 5 losses. 6-3 in the ACC.
The Tigers are hitting .283 as a team through 31 games (126th nationally).
As a team, the Tigers have 48 doubles, 5 triples and 32 home runs.
On the mound, the Tigers pitching staff touts a 4.47 ERA (51st nationally). The staff has struck out 318 batters and walked 124 through 31 games.
Opponents are hitting .220 against the Tigers pitching staff.
Here is a look at the Georgia Southern Eagles:
Georgia Southern Eagles
Head Coach – Rodney Hennon (25th Season @ GSU)
2025 Record: 17-10 (5-4 Sun Belt)
Wins: Western Carolina (x3), South Florida, Campbell (x2), Charleston Southern, Brown (x3), Kennesaw State, Appalachian State (x3), North Florida, Georgia State (x2)
Losses: Georgia Tech, South Florida (x2), College of Charleston, Campbell, Jacksonville, Coastal Carolina (x3), Georgia State
Here are the probable starting lineup for Georgia Southern and their 2025 stats:
Position Players:
| Name (#) | Year | Position | 2024 Stats |
| Josh Tate (7) | Jr | CF | .339; 10 2B, 3 3B, 5 HR, 27 RBI; 3-5 SB |
| Nico Senese (19) | R-Soph. | 3B | .240; 5 2B, HR, 15 RBI |
| Sean Smith (12) | Sr. | LF | .418; 5 2B, 2 3B, 9 HR, 30 RBI; 4-4 SB |
| Sean White (29) | R-Jr. | C | .225; 3 2B, 2 HR, 15 RBI |
| Daniel Haab (6) | Sr. | RF | .341; 4 2B, 5 3B, 4 HR, 12 RBI; 3-6 SB |
| Jonathan Jaime (16) | Jr. | DH | .241; 3 2B, HR, 3 RBI |
| Cade Parker (5) | R-Sr. | SS | .247; 6 2B, 6 HR, 24 RBI; 6-7 SB |
| JP Herrholz (22) | Grad. | 1B | .242; 3 2B, 3B, 3 HR, 13 RBI |
| Luke Odden (4) | Sr. | 2B | .232; 2 2B, 16 RBI; 2-2 SB |
Offensively, the Eagles are led by Senior Left Fielder Sean Smith, who’s 31st in the national overall with a .418 batting average. Smith leads the team in home runs (9) and runs batted in (30) as well.
Junior leadoff hitter Josh Tate is hitting .339 with 10 doubles, 6 home runs and 27 runs batted in.
The Eagles are hitting .274 as a team (161st nationally). They have hit 48 doubles, 13 triple and 33 home runs as a team.
Announced Starter for Georgia Southern:
| NAME (#) | Year | Hand | 2025 Stats |
| Thomas Burke (30) | Fr. | LHP | 0-0; 4.80 ERA, 6 App, 15 IP, 15 K, 15 BB; OppBA: .246 |
The Georgia Southern pitching staff owns a 5.33 staff ERA (103rd nationally), having struck out 203 opponent hitters while walking 98. They have given up 24 home runs as a staff through those 27 games.
Clemson has announced Freshman Talan Bell will make his second start of his Clemson career. Bell only went an inning in his debut last week against Presbyterian where he struck out 2 and walked three and did allow a run. Expect Bell to go a little deeper into this game on Tuesday evening, while still being on a pitch count.
SUMMARY
This will be the second straight Tuesday night where the Tigers will face a team from the Sun Belt Conference. We all know what happened last Tuesday, and hopefully history will not repeat itself this week.
Georgia Southern is a quality baseball team. They have lost all 4 games they have played against common opponents of the Tigers (Coastal x3 and Georgia Tech), while Clemson is 2-2 in their four games against those same opponents.
This will be a fun venue for the Tigers to play in, allowing Tiger fans from Aiken County and the surrounding areas to catch some Clemson Baseball.
The weather is expected to be pleasant and the baseball should be good as well.
As always…
Go Tigers!
***Special Thanks to Marty Coleman AKA Seldom Used Reserve for the usage of his statistics***
