2021 Clemson Tigers baseball team explained

Mode:baseball
Year:2021
Team:Clemson Tigers
Conference:Atlantic Coast Conference
Short Conf:ACC
Record:25–27
Conf Record:16–20
Head Coach:Monte Lee
Hc Year:6th
Asst Coach1:Bradley LeCroy
Ac1 Year:14th
Asst Coach2:Andrew See
Ac2 Year:6th
Stadium:Doug Kingsmore Stadium

The 2021 Clemson Tigers baseball team are the varsity intercollegiate baseball team that represented Clemson University during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and were led by sixth-year head coach Monte Lee. Clemson played its home games at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.

The Tigers finished the season 25–27 and 16–20 in ACC play to finish in fifth place in the Atlantic Division. As the eleventh seed in the ACC tournament they were placed in Pool B with second seed Georgia Tech and seventh seed Louisville. The Tigers lost to Louisville and defeated Georgia Tech. Their 1–1 record was not good enough to advance to the Semifinals and they were not invited to the NCAA tournament. The Tigers missed the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2008 and just the second time since 1987. This was also Clemson's first losing season since 1957. It was also head coach Monte Lee's first time missing the NCAA tournament as a head coach.[1]

Previous season

See main article: 2020 Clemson Tigers baseball team. The 2020 season was impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. On March 12, it was announced that the 2020 NCAA tournament would be canceled due to the pandemic.[2] Clemson University suspended all events until April 5, 2020.[3] On March 17, the ACC cancelled all spring athletic activities and thereby ended the baseball season.[4] The Tigers finished the season 14–3 and 3–0 in ACC play.

Personnel

Coaching Staff

2021 Clemson Tigers coaching staff
Name Position Seasons at
Clemson
Head Coach 6
Bradley LeCroy Assistant Coach 14
Andrew See Assistant Coach 6
Jared Broughton Volunteer Assistant Coach 2

Schedule

Legend
 Clemson win
 Clemson loss
 Cancellation
BoldClemson team member
Non-Conference game
Make-Up Game
2021 Clemson Tigers baseball game log[6]
Regular season
Postseason

Note: All rankings shown are from the D1 Baseball poll.

Rankings

See also: 2021 NCAA Division I baseball rankings.

2021 MLB Draft

See main article: 2021 MLB Draft.

PlayerPositionRoundOverallMLB Team
James ParkerSS8234Seattle Mariners
Keyshawn AskewLHP10292New York Mets
Mack AnglinRHP13383Washington Nationals
Davis SharpeRHP13396Cleveland Indians
Carter RaffieldRHP14420Cincinnati Reds
Adam HackenbergC18545Chicago White Sox
Anglin did not sign and returned to Clemson.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Monte Lee on Clemson missing the postseason: "I've failed our club". tigernet.com. David. Hood. May 25, 2021. May 27, 2021.
  2. Web site: NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships. NCAA.org. March 13, 2020.
  3. Web site: Clemson online instruction through at least Sunday, April 5; all events suspended. clemson.edu. Clemson University. March 15, 2020. March 16, 2020.
  4. Web site: ACC Cancels All Athletic Activities Through End of 2019-20 Academic Year. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. March 17, 2020. March 18, 2020.
  5. Web site: Official Baseball Roster. Clemson Tigers. January 14, 2021.
  6. Web site: 2020-21 Baseball Schedule. clemsontigers.com. January 14, 2021.
  7. Web site: Friday’s Game vs. South Carolina Postponed. Brian. Hennessy. clemsontigers.com. Clemson University Athletics. February 26, 2021. February 27, 2021.