Frank batted .308 during Clemson's first 12 games this season but battled a hamstring injury and cooled considerably, hitting .190 in the last 10 games. He's batting .240 with no homers and 25 RBIs. Green, from Lake Park, Ga., near the Florida state line, has started 24 of Clemson's 58 games in the outfield or as designated hitter. The lefty is batting .242 with no homers and 19 RBIs. Coder, who is hitting .265 with 17 stolen bases, has five homers but none since March 18 and is hitting .227 in the last 11 games.
Expectations are really high, so it's tough.
Clemson undoubtedly will need pitchers Jarrod Schmidt and Matt Henrie to step it up in the postseason. While they may not need Frank, Coder and Green suddenly to turn into the second coming of Ichiro Suzuki, they certainly will need more timely hitting from unlikely places to make this postseason special. Hopefully, they'll just go out and play the same kind of game they've been playing all year long. Actually, hopefully they'll play better. The Greenville News .