1996 Clemson Tigers baseball team

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1996 Clemson Tigers baseball
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
CB No. 4
Record51–17 (17–7 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadium Beautiful Tiger Field
Seasons
  1995
1997  
1996 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 Florida State  y195 .7925217 .754
No. 4 Clemson  y177 .7085117 .750
No. 18 Georgia Tech  y1311 .5424024 .625
No. 28 NC State  y1311 .5424219 .689
No. 19 Virginia  y1113 .4584421 .677
North Carolina  1113 .4583325 .569
Duke  914 .3913918 .684
Wake Forest  716 .3042632 .448
Maryland  717 .2922427 .471
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1996 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1996 Clemson Tigers baseball team represented Clemson University in the 1996 NCAA Division I baseball season. The team played their home games at Beautiful Tiger Field in Clemson, South Carolina.

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The team was coached by Jack Leggett, who completed his third season at Clemson. The Tigers reached the 1996 College World Series, their eighth appearance in Omaha. [2] They lost twice to Miami (FL), with wins against Oklahoma and Alabama, to finish with a 2–2 record in Omaha.

Roster

1996 Clemson Tigers roster [3]
  

Pitchers

  • - Kris Benson - Junior
  • - Billy Koch - Junior
  • - Ken Vining - Junior
  • - James Bennett
  • - Scott Hauser
  • - Brian Matz
  • - Doug Roper
  • - Ray Scott
  • - David Shepard
  • - Brian Werner
  • - Matt White
  • - Rodney Williams
 

Catchers

  • - Matthew LeCroy - Sophomore

Infielders

  • - Jason Embler - Junior
  • - Doug Livingston - Senior
  • - Paul Galloway - Senior
  • - Kurt Bultman - Freshman

Outfielders

  • - Gary Burnham - Junior
  • - Ontrell McCray - Junior
  • - Jerome Robinson - Senior
  • - Rusty Rhodes - Senior
 

Unknown

  • - Derek Borgert
  • - Nathan Broome
  • - Kurt Bultmann
  • - Eric DeMoura
  • - Will Duffie
  • - Matt Padgett
  • - Ryan Ward
 

Schedule

Legend
 Clemson win
 Clemson loss
BoldClemson team member
*Non-Conference game
1996 Clemson Tigers baseball game log [4]
Regular season
Postseason

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References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1996". Boyd's World. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
  2. "1996 College World Series". Omaha.com. Archived from the original on July 5, 2017. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
  3. 2017 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Clemson Tigers. pp. 127–136. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 3, 2017. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  4. 2017 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Clemson Tigers. p. 170. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 3, 2017. Retrieved November 15, 2017.