2020 Clemson Tigers baseball team

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2020 Clemson Tigers baseball
Clemson Baseball cap logo.svg
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
CB No. 25
Record14–3 (3–0 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bradley LeCroy (13th season)
  • Andrew See (5th season)
Home stadium Doug Kingsmore Stadium
Seasons
  2019
2021  
2020 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Atlantic
Notre Dame  30 1.000112 .846
No. 24 Clemson  30 1.000143 .824
No. 2 Louisville  21 .667134 .765
No. 11 NC State  12 .333143 .824
No. 15 Florida State  12 .333125 .706
Wake Forest  12 .333108 .556
Boston College  03 .00069 .400
Coastal
No. 7 Miami (FL)  30 1.000124 .750
Virginia  21 .667144 .778
No. 10 Duke  21 .667124 .750
Georgia Tech  21 .667115 .688
No. 25 Virginia Tech  12 .333115 .688
North Carolina  03 .000127 .632
Pittsburgh  03 .000106 .625
Tournament champion
As of March 18, 2020 [1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2020 Clemson Tigers baseball team were the varsity intercollegiate baseball team that represented Clemson University during the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and were led by fifth-year head coach Monte Lee. Clemson played its home games at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.

Contents

The 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.

Previous season

In 2019, the Tigers finished the season 4th in the ACC's Atlantic Division with a record of 35–26, 15–15 in conference play. They qualified for the 2019 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament, and were eliminated in pool play. They were invited to the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, where they played in the Oxford Regional. They defeated Illinois, but lost to Ole Miss and Jacksonville State and did not advance to the Super Regionals.

Personnel

Roster

2020 Clemson Tigers roster [5]
 

Pitchers

  • 12 – Mack Anglin – Freshman
  • 19 – Ryne Huggins – Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 20 – Mat Clark – Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 22 – Sam Weatherly – Junior
  • 23 – Carson SpiersSenior
  • 25 – Jackson Lindley – Sophomore
  • 27 – Carter Raffield – Redshirt.svg Freshman
  • 29 – Spencer Strider Redshirt.svg Sophomore
  • 31 – Geoffrey Gilbert – Freshman
  • 32 – Jacob Hennessy – Senior
  • 36 – Sheldon Reed – Redshirt.svg Senior
  • 37 – Nick Hoffmann – Freshman
  • 39 – Paul Labriola – Freshman
  • 42 – Ryan Ammons – Freshman
  • 43 – Connor O'Rear – Redshirt.svg Sophomore
  • 44 – Nick Clayton – Freshman
  • 45 – Holt Jones – Junior
  • 46 – Keyshawn Askew – Sophomore
  • 52 – Evan Estridge – Redshirt.svg Junior
 

Catchers

  • 9 – Jonathan French – Freshman
  • 17 – Adam Hackenberg – Sophomore
  • 51 – Drew Donathan – Redshirt.svg Sophomore

Infielders

  • 4 – Pierce Gallo – Freshman
  • 10 – Bryar Hawkins – Sophomore
  • 15 – James Parker – Sophomore
  • 24 – Mac Starbuck – Redshirt.svg Freshman
 

Outfielders

  • 1 – Kier Meredith – Redshirt.svg Sophomore
  • 13 – Bryce TeodosioJunior
  • 16 – Bo Majkowski – Junior
  • 47 – Matthew Lumsden – Redshirt.svg Freshman

Utility

  • 3 – Dylan Brewer (OF/1B) – Freshman
  • 5 – Sam Hall (INF/OF) – Junior
  • 6 – Elijah Henderson (OF/INF) – Redshirt.svg Sophomore
  • 21 – J.D. Brock (P/OF) – Freshman
  • 26 – Matt Cooper (OF/1B/C) – Junior
  • 30 – Davis Sharpe (P/1B) – Sophomore
  • 35 – Chad Fairey (1B/OF) – Sophomore
  • 49 – Regan Reid (INF/OF) – Freshman

Coaching staff

2020 Clemson Tigers coaching staff [5]
NamePositionSeasons at
Clemson
Monte Lee Head Coach5
Bradley LeCroyAssistant Coach13
Andrew SeeAssistant Coach5
Jared BroughtonVolunteer Assistant Coach1

Schedule

Legend
 Clemson win
 Clemson loss
 Cancellation
BoldClemson team member
*Non-Conference game
Make-Up Game
2020 Clemson Tigers baseball game log [6]
Regular season
Postseason

Note: All rankings shown are from Collegiate Baseball Poll.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches' [7] RVRV*RV2525
Baseball America [8] 2322
Collegiate Baseball^ [9] RV26272525
NCBWA [10] RVRV292725
D1Baseball [11] 24

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

2020 MLB draft

PlayerPositionRoundOverallMLB Team
Sam WeatherlyLHP381 Colorado Rockies
Spencer Strider RHP4126 Atlanta Braves

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