CLEMSON – Clemson head coach Monte Lee will rely on a couple of freshmen starting pitchers when the season starts this weekend.
Clemson opens the 2021 season Friday in the first game of a three-game weekend series against Cincinnati, with veteran righty Davis Sharpe taking the hill Friday night in the season. After Sharpe, two highly-touted freshmen take the stage as righty Ty Olenchuk takes the bump Saturday afternoon in game two and lefty Caden Grice closes out the series Sunday afternoon.
The Tiger pitching staff must replace three of its top pitchers in Sam Weatherly (third-round draft pick), Spencer Strider (fourth-round draft pick) and closer Carson Spiers (free-agent signee).