2024 Clemson Tigers baseball team explained
| Mode: | baseball |
| Year: | 2024 |
| Team: | Clemson Tigers |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Coachrank: | 9 |
| Record: | 44–16 |
| Conf Record: | 20–10 |
| Head Coach: | Erik Bakich |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Asst Coach1: | Nick Schnabel |
| Ac1 Year: | 2nd |
| Asst Coach2: | Jimmy Belanger |
| Ac2 Year: | 2nd |
| Asst Coach3: | Griffin Mazur |
| Ac3 Year: | 2nd |
| Stadium: | Doug Kingsmore Stadium |
| Champion: | Atlantic Division Regular Season Champions
Clemson Regional champions |
| Bowl: | Clemson Super Regional |
| Bowl Result: | 0–2 |
The 2024 Clemson Tigers baseball team were the varsity intercollegiate baseball team that represented Clemson University during the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and were led by second-year head coach Erik Bakich. Clemson played its home games at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.
The Tigers started the season strongly, only losing one game in February, with their only loss coming in a 2–1 series win over . The Tigers then went on an eleven-game winning streak, which extended from February 24 to March 13. The streak included two rivalry wins over number 19 South Carolina and a sweep of . The streak was ended with a loss at number 6, but the Tigers came back and won the series two games to one. The next big test for the Tigers was a series against number 12 . The Tigers swept the series, including a mercy-rule 15–5 win in the opener. They finished March 17–2. The team slowed down in April, finishing 10–6. They started with a sweep of before losing their first back-to-back games of the season on April 9 and 12. They lost their first series of the season on April 12-14, losing one game to two against . The Tigers finished May 6–4. They won a series against before getting swept by number 12 . They finished the regular season with a sweep of to end the season.
The Tigers finished the ACC regular season 40–13 and 20–10 in ACC play to finish as Atlantic Division champions. They were the second overall seed in the ACC tournament and were placed in pool B with and . They lost to Miami 7–8 and defeated Louisville 8–7, but that was not enough to advance from the pool. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament and were the sixth overall seed. They were selected as hosts of a Super Regional for the first time since 2010. They defeated and Coastal Carolina twice to advance to the Super Regional. They lost twice to Florida and were unable to advance to the College World Series.
Previous season
See main article: 2023 Clemson Tigers baseball team. The Tigers started the season sluggishly going 4–4 in February and losing their first three ACC Series. They were 17–14 overall and 2–8 in the ACC as of April 6, after the first game of their series against . The Tigers won their next two games in the series and their season turned around. The Tigers only lost three more games during the regular season, and finished 39–17 overall and 20–10 in ACC play to finish in second place in the Atlantic Division. They went into the ACC tournament on a twelve-game winning streak and were the third seed. The Tigers were placed in a pool with sixth seed and tenth seed Virginia Tech. After going 2–0 in pool play, the Tigers defeated North Carolina in the Semifinals and Miami (FL) in the Final to win their eleventh ACC tournament title.[1] The Tigers earned the ACC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament and were selected as the fourth overall seed. They won the opening game of the regional against to extend their winning streak to seventeen games.[2] Their streak ended there as they lost to Tennessee in fourteen innings. The Tigers could not overcome Charlotte in the elimination game of the regional and their season ended.
Personnel
Coaching Staff
| 2024 Clemson Tigers coaching staff |
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| Name | Position | Seasons at
Clemson |
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| Head Coach | 2 |
| Nick Schnabel | Assistant Coach | 2 |
| Jimmy Belanger | Assistant Coach | 2 |
| Griffin Mazur | Assistant Coach | 2 | |
Schedule
| Legend |
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| | Clemson win |
| | Clemson loss |
| | Cancellation |
| Bold | Clemson team member |
| Non-Conference game |
| † | Make-Up Game | |
| 2024 Clemson Tigers baseball game log[4] |
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| Regular season |
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| February (7–1) |
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| Date | Time (ET) | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | ACC record |
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| Feb 16 | 4:00p.m. | | No. 10 |
Clemson, SC | W 14–3 | Barlow (1–0) | Hoskins (0–1) | None | 5,631 | 1–0 | – | | Feb 17 | 2:00p.m. | Xavier* | No. 10 | Doug Kingsmore Stadium | W 8–3 | Clayton (1–0) | Hughes (0–1) | None | 5,265 | 2–0 | – | | Feb 18 | 1:00p.m. | Xavier* | No. 10 | Doug Kingsmore Stadium | W 11–7 | Marchal (1–0) | Hooker (0–1) | None | 4,674 | 3–0 | – | | Feb 20 | 4:00p.m. | | No. 10 | Doug Kingsmore Stadium | W 8–2 | Allen (1–0) | Mueller (0–1) | None | 4,307 | 4–0 | – | | Feb 23 | 5:00p.m. | | No. 10 | Doug Kingsmore Stadium | L 1–18 | Osbolt (1–0) | Barlow (1–1) | None | 4,869 | 4–1 | – | | Feb 24 | 2:00p.m. | Kennesaw State | No. 10 | Doug Kingsmore Stadium | W 8–6 | Darden (1–0) | Eidson (0–1) | Hughes (1) | 5,123 | 5–1 | – | | Feb 25 | 2:00p.m. | Kennesaw State | No. 10 | Doug Kingsmore Stadium | W 7–2 | Knaak (1–0) | Pinson (0–2) | None | 4,548 | 6–1 | – | | Feb 27 | 4:00p.m. | | No. 10 | Doug Kingsmore Stadium | W 12–6 | Darden (2–0) | Hodgdon (0–1) | None | 4,035 | 7–1 | – | |
| March (17–2) |
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| Date | Time (ET) | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | ACC record |
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| Mar 1 | 7:00p.m. | | No. 10 | Founders Park
Columbia, SC | Cancelled[5] | | Mar 2 | 4:00p.m. | vs No. 19 South Carolina*
Rivalry | No. 10 | Segra Park
Columbia, SC | W 5–4 (12) | Marchal (2–0) | Gainey (0–1) | None | 9,284 | 8–1 | – | | Mar 3 | 2:00p.m. | No. 19 South Carolina*
Rivalry | No. 10 | Doug Kingsmore Stadium | W 5–4 | Titsworth (1–0) | Kimball (1–1) | Gordon (1) | 6,124 | 9–1 | – | | Mar 6 | 6:00p.m. | | No. 10 | Doug Kingsmore Stadium | W 8–4 | Barlow (2–1) | Evans (1–1) | None | 3,855 | 10–1 | – | | Mar 8 | 4:00p.m. | | No. 10 | Doug Kingsmore Stadium | W 12–5 | Reid (1–0) | Chapman (1–1) | None | 4,123 | 11–1 | – | | Mar 9 | 2:00p.m. | UNC Greensboro* | No. 10 | Doug Kingsmore Stadium | W 9–5 | Smith (1–0) | Miller (0–1) | None | 5,045 | 12–1 | – | | Mar 10 | 2:00p.m. | UNC Greensboro* | No. 10 | Doug Kingsmore Stadium | W 6–3 | Marchal (3–0) | Thomas (1–1) | Mahlstedt (1) | 5,156 | 13–1 | – | | Mar 12 | 4:00p.m. | | No. 10 | Doug Kingsmore Stadium | W 13–1 (7) | Titsworth (2–0) | Duffield (0–3) | None | 4,145 | 14–1 | – | | Mar 13 | 4:00p.m. | Manhattan* | No. 10 | Doug Kingsmore Stadium | W 5–1 | Barlow (3–1) | Garbinski (0–2) | None | 4,217 | 15–1 | – | | Mar 15 | 4:00p.m. | at No. 6 | No. 10 | Jack Coombs Field
Durham, NC | L 2–5 | Santucci (4–0) | Gordon (0–1) | Beilenson (8) | 762 | 15–2 | 0–1 | | Mar 16 | 3:00p.m. | at No. 6 Duke | No. 10 | Jack Coombs Field | W 8–7 | Smith (2–0) | Nard (0–1) | Hughes (2) | 1,801 | 16–2 | 1–1 | | Mar 17 | 1:00p.m. | at No. 6 Duke | No. 10 | Jack Coombs Field | W 8–6 (10) | Hughes (1-0) | Beilenson (0-1) | Marchal (1) | 1,086 | 17–2 | 2–1 | | Mar 19 | 6:00p.m. | | No. 4 | Doug Kingsmore Stadium | W 13–3 | Marchal (4–0) | Kuep (0–1) | None | 3,865 | 18–2 | – | | Mar 20 | 6:00p.m. | vs. Presbyterian | No. 4 | Fluor Field
Greenville, SC | W 11–1 (8) | Darden (3–0) | Gibson (0–1) | None | 2,744 | 19–2 | – | | Mar 23 | 1:00p.m. | No. 12 | No. 4 | Doug Kingsmore Stadium | W 15–5 (7) | Darden (4–0) | Leiter (4–1) | None | 6,579 | 20–2 | 3–1 | | Mar 23 | 5:00p.m. | No. 12 Florida State | No. 4 | Doug Kingsmore Stadium | W 9–8 | McGovern (1–0) | Dorsey (2–1) | None | 21–2 | 4–1 | | Mar 24 | 1:00p.m. | No. 12 Florida State | No. 4 | Doug Kingsmore Stadium | W 14–12 | Mahlstedt (1–0) | Dorsey (2–2) | Hughes (3) | 4,843 | 22–2 | 5–1 | | Mar 26 | 4:00p.m. | No. 19 Coastal Carolina* | No. 3 | Doug Kingsmore Stadium | Cancelled[6] | | Mar 28 | 7:00p.m. | at | No. 3 | Alex Rodriguez Park
Coral Gables, FL | L 2–3 | Ziehl (2–2) | Hughes (1–1) | None | 3,069 | 22–3 | 5–2 | | Mar 29 | 7:00p.m. | at Miami (FL) | No. 3 | Alex Rodriguez Park | W 3–2 | Clayton (2–0) | Schlesinger (2–2) | Gordon (2) | 2,971 | 23–3 | 6–2 | | Mar 30 | 1:00p.m. | at Miami (FL) | No. 3 | Alex Rodriguez Park | W 7–0 | Knaak (2–0) | H. Hernandez (2–3) | None | 2,670 | 24–3 | 7–2 | |
| April (10–6) |
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| Date | Time (ET) | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | ACC record |
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| Apr 2 | 6:00p.m. | vs. USC Upstate* | No. 2 | Fluor Field | W 11–1 | Barlow (4–1) | Ellingworth (4–2) | None | 4,109 | 25–3 | – | | Apr 5 | 4:30p.m. | at | No. 2 | Frank Eck Stadium
Notre Dame, IN | W 7–3 | Titsworth (3–0) | Reeth (1–4) | Gordon (3) | 559 | 26–3 | 8–2 | | Apr 6 | 2:00p.m. | at Notre Dame | No. 2 | Frank Eck Stadium | W 3–2 | Darden (5–0) | Radel (2–1) | Gordon (4) | 1,250 | 27–3 | 9–2 | | Apr 7 | 1:00p.m. | at Notre Dame | No. 2 | Frank Eck Stadium | W 13–12 | Reid (2–0) | Lally Jr. (0–1) | None | 663 | 28–3 | 10–2 | | Apr 9 | 6:00p.m. | USC Upstate* | No. 2 | Doug Kingsmore Stadium | L 5–9 | Cubbler (2–1) | LeGuernic (0–1) | None | 4,189 | 28–4 | – | | Apr 12 | 7:00p.m. | | No. 2 | Doug Kingsmore Stadium | L 8–11 | Van Dam (4–0) | Reid (2–1) | Smith (2) | 5,123 | 28–5 | 10–3 | | Apr 13 | 3:00p.m. | NC State | No. 2 | Doug Kingsmore Stadium | L 0–4 | Fritton (2–3) | Darden (5–1) | Smith (3) | 5,286 | 28–6 | 10–4 | | Apr 14 | 1:00p.m. | NC State | No. 2 | Doug Kingsmore Stadium | W 7–0 | Knaak (3–0) | Consiglio (1–3) | None | 4,634 | 29–6 | 11–4 | | Apr 16 | 5:00p.m. | | No. 6 | Doug Kingsmore Stadium | W 8–5 | Mahlstedt (2–0) | Langhorne (1–3) | Gordon (5) | 4,567 | 30–6 | – | | Apr 19 | 6:00p.m. | | No. 6 | Doug Kingsmore Stadium | W 6–4 | Mahlstedt (3–0) | Fernandez (2–4 | Gordon (6) | 4,532 | 31–6 | 12–4 | | Apr 20 | 1:00p.m. | Pittsburgh | No. 6 | Doug Kingsmore Stadium | L 4–8 | Sokol (4–2) | Darden (5–2) | None | — | 31–7 | 12–5 | | Apr 20 | 5:00p.m. | Pittsburgh | No. 6 | Doug Kingsmore Stadium | W 9–2 | Knaak (4–0) | Reed (0–5) | None | 6,423 | 32–7 | 13–5 | | Apr 23 | 7:00p.m. | at No. 20 Georgia* | No. 5 | Foley Field
Athens, GA | L 3–4 | Marsh (1–0) | Fitzgerald (0–1) | None | 4,183 | 32–8 | – | | Apr 26 | 6:00p.m. | at | No. 5 | Jim Patterson Stadium
Louisville, KY | W 12–11 | Marchal (5–0) | Biven (3–1) | Gordon (7) | 2,819 | 33–8 | 14–5 | | Apr 27 | 1:00p.m. | at Louisville | No. 5 | Jim Patterson Stadium | L 6–7 | Detmers (2–1) | Garris (0–1) | Corbett (1) | 2,775 | 33–9 | 14–6 | | Apr 28 | 4:00p.m. | at Louisville | No. 5 | Jim Patterson Stadium | W 17–7 | Titsworth (4–0) | Koger (1–3) | None | 3,131 | 34–9 | 15–6 | |
| May (6–4) |
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| Date | Time (ET) | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | ACC record |
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| May 3 | 12:00p.m. | | No. 4 | Doug Kingsmore Stadium | W 11–4 | Mahlstedt (4–0) | Finateri (5–2) | None | — | 35–9 | 16–6 | | May 3 | 4:00p.m. | Georgia Tech | No. 4 | Doug Kingsmore Stadium | L 12–14 | Patel (2–2) | Gordon (0–1) | None | 6,498 | 35–10 | 16–7 | | May 5 | 1:00p.m. | Georgia Tech | No. 4 | Doug Kingsmore Stadium | W 9–3 | Barlow (5–1) | McKee (4–4) | None | 4,623 | 36–10 | 17–7 | | May 7 | 6:00p.m. | vs. Charlotte* | No. 2 | Truist Field
Charlotte, NC | W 14–12 | McGovern (2–0) | J. Taylor (2–2) | Gordon (8) | 4,265 | 37–10 | – | | May 10 | 6:00p.m. | at No. 12 | No. 2 | David F. Couch Ballpark
Winston-Salem, NC | L 2–4 | Burns (10–1) | Darden (5–3) | Roland (5) | 3,514 | 37–11 | 17–8 | | May 11 | 4:00p.m. | at No. 12 Wake Forest | No. 2 | David F. Couch Ballpark | L 5–8 | Ariola (1–0) | Mahlstedt (4–1) | Roland (6) | 3,514 | 37–12 | 17–9 | | May 12 | 1:00p.m. | at No. 12 Wake Forest | No. 2 | David F. Couch Ballpark | L 3–13 | Hartle (6–2) | Knaak (4–1) | None | 2,645 | 37–13 | 17–10 | | May 14 | 4:00p.m. | at Coastal Carolina* | No. 4 | Springs Brooks Stadium
Conway, SC | Cancelled[7] | | May 16 | 6:00p.m. | | No. 4 | Doug Kingsmore Stadium | W 12–10 | Garris (1–1) | Mudd (2–3) | Gordon (9) | 4,356 | 38–13 | 18–10 | | May 17 | 1:00p.m. | Boston College | No. 4 | Doug Kingsmore Stadium | W 11–6 | Barlow (6–1) | Colarusso (3–8) | None | 4,289 | 39–13 | 19–10 | | May 18 | 12:00p.m. | Boston College | No. 4 | Doug Kingsmore Stadium | W 10–0 | Knaak (5–1) | Farinelli (0–6) | None | 4,532 | 40–13 | 20–10 | |
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| Postseason |
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| (1–1) |
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| Date | Time | Opponent | Seed/Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | Tournament record |
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| May 23 | 11:00a.m. | vs. Miami (FL) | (2) No. 3 | Truist Field | L 7–8 | Ziehl (5–3) | Darden (5–4) | Caba (5) | 3,907 | 40–14 | 0–1 | | May 24 | 3:00p.m. | vs. Louisville | (2) No. 3 | Truist Field | W 8–7 | Gordon (1–2) | Biven (4–2) | None | 4,782 | 41–14 | 1–1 | |
| (3–0) |
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| Date | Time | Opponent Seed | Opponent | Seed/Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | Clemson Regional record |
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| May 31 | 7:00p.m. | (4) | | (1) No. 3 | Doug Kingsmore Stadium | W 4–3 | Gordon (2–2) | Grintz (2–1) | None | 6,256 | 42–14 | 1–0 | | June 1 | 5:00p.m. | (3) | Coastal Carolina | (1) No. 3 | Doug Kingsmore Stadium | W 4–3 | McGovern (3–0) | Flukey (3–3) | Gordon (10) | 6,406 | 43–14 | 2–0 | | June 2 | 6:00p.m. | (3) | Coastal Carolina | (1) No. 3 | Doug Kingsmore Stadium | W 12–5 | Garris (2–1) | Hinkel (1–3) | Gordon (11) | 6,061 | 44–14 | 3–0 | |
| (0–2) |
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| Date | Time | Opponent | Seed/Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | Super Regional record |
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| June 8 | 2:00p.m. | | (6) No. 3 | Doug Kingsmore Stadium | L 7–10 | Jameson (5–0) | Smith (2–1) | Neely (4) | 6,492 | 44–15 | 0–1 | | June 9 | 2:30p.m. | Florida | (6) No. 3 | Doug Kingsmore Stadium | L 10–11 | McNeillie (4–6) | Darden (5–5) | None | 6,423 | 44–16 | 0–2 | |
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Note: All rankings shown are from D1Baseball Poll.
Rankings
See also: 2024 NCAA Division I baseball rankings.
Notes and References
- Web site: ACC Baseball Championship 2023: Clemson vs. Miami Score, Reaction. Bleacher Report. Timothy. Rapp. May 28, 2023. June 5, 2023.
- Web site: Clemson baseball loses marathon game, moves to brink of elimination in NCAA tournament. news.yahoo.com. Yahoo! News. June 3, 2023. June 5, 2023.
- Web site: 2023-24 Baseball Roster. Clemson Tigers. December 27, 2023.
- Web site: 2023-24 Baseball Schedule. clemsontigers.com. December 27, 2023.
- Web site: Friday’s Game At South Carolina Postponed. clemsontigers.com. Clemson University Athletics. Brian. Hennessy. March 1, 2024. March 2, 2024.
- Web site: Tuesday’s Baseball & Softball Games Canceled. clemsontigers.com. Clemson University Athletics. March 26, 2024. March 27, 2024.
- Web site: Coastal Carolina Game Canceled. clemsontigers.com. Clemson University Athletics. May 14, 2024. May 16, 2024.
