2024 Clemson Tigers baseball team

2024 Clemson Tigers baseball
Atlantic Division Regular Season Champions Clemson Regional champions
Clemson Super Regional, 0–2
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
Record	44–16 (20–10 ACC)
Head coach	Erik Bakich (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Nick Schnabel (2nd season) Jimmy Belanger (2nd season) Griffin Mazur (2nd season)
Home stadium	Doug Kingsmore Stadium
Seasons ←  2023 2025 →

2024 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Atlantic
No. 9 Clemson  x‍‍‍y	20	–	10		.667			44	–	16		.733
No. 6 NC State  ‍‍‍y	18	–	11		.621			38	–	23		.623
No. 4 Florida State  ‍‍‍y	17	–	12		.586			49	–	17		.742
Louisville  ‍‍‍	16	–	14		.533			32	–	24		.571
No. 19 Wake Forest  ‍‍‍y	15	–	15		.500			38	–	22		.633
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍	9	–	21		.300			27	–	25		.519
Boston College  ‍‍‍	8	–	22		.267			22	–	31		.415
Coastal
No. 5 North Carolina  x‍‍‍y	22	–	8		.733			48	–	16		.750
No. 7 Virginia  ‍‍‍y	18	–	12		.600			46	–	17		.730
No. 24 Duke  ‍‍‡‍y	16	–	14		.533			40	–	20		.667
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍y	15	–	15		.500			33	–	25		.569
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍	14	–	16		.467			32	–	22		.593
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍	11	–	19		.367			26	–	30		.464
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍	10	–	20		.333			26	–	28		.481
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 26, 2024 [1] Rankings from D1Baseball

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 Kennesaw State. 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 UNC Greensboro. The streak was ended with a loss at number 6 Duke, 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 Florida State. 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 Notre Dame 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 NC State. The Tigers finished May 6–4. They won a series against Georgia Tech before getting swept by number 12 Wake Forest. They finished the regular season with a sweep of Boston College 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 Louisville and Miami. 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 High Point 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

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 Florida State. 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 Boston College 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. ^[2] 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 Lipscomb to extend their winning streak to seventeen games. ^[3] 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

Roster

2024 Clemson Tigers roster [4]
	Pitchers 00 - Drew Titsworth - Freshman 13 - B.J. Bailey - Senior 15 - Reed Garris - Junior 18 - Tristan Smith - Sophomore 19 - Aidan Knaak - Freshman 20 - Nick Clayton - Graduate Student 25 - Luke Brown - Freshman 26 - Casey Tallent - Junior 29 - Joe Allen - Sophomore 30 - Billy Barlow - Sophomore 31 - Jacob McGovern - Freshman 33 - Justin LeGuernic - Freshman 35 - Noah Samol - Sophomore 36 - Matthew Marchal - Graduate Student 37 - Jackson Cole - Freshman 39 - Ethan Darden - Sophomore 41 - Nathan Dvorsky - Sophomore 47 - Lucas Mahlstedt - Junior 48 - Rob Hughes - Graduate Student 49 - Chance Fitzgerald - Freshman 51 - Rocco Reid - Junior 53 - Josh Davis - Sophomore 56 - Austin Gordon - Junior		Catchers 9 - Jacob Jarrell - Sophomore 12 - Hideki Prather - Freshman 44 - Ty Marshall - Freshman Infielders 2 - Nolan Nawrocki - Freshman 4 - Cooper Blauser - Freshman 5 - Andrew Ciufo - Graduate Student 6 - Jacob Hinderleider - Senior 8 - Blake Wright - Senior 21 - Jay Dillard - Freshman 23 - Jarren Purify - Freshman		Outfielders 1 - Lleyton Lackey - Sophomore 3 - Jack Crighton - Sophomore 10 - Cam Cannarella - Sophomore 16 - Will Taylor - Junior 17 - Alden Mathes - Graduate Student 22 - Nathan Hall - Sophomore 27 - Tristan Bissetta - Sophomore 42 – Devin Parks – Freshman Utility 11 - Jimmy Obertop - Graduate Student 24 - Ty Olenchuk - Senior 32 - Nick Couch - Junior 40 - Brodey Conn - Freshman 55 – Tryston McCladdie – Freshman

Coaching Staff

2024 Clemson Tigers coaching staff [4]
Name	Position	Seasons at Clemson
Erik Bakich	Head Coach	2
Nick Schnabel	Assistant Coach	2
Jimmy Belanger	Assistant Coach	2
Griffin Mazur	Assistant Coach	2

Schedule

Legend
	Clemson win
	Clemson loss
	Cancellation
Bold	Clemson team member
*	Non-Conference game
†	Make-Up Game

2024 Clemson Tigers baseball game log [5]
Regular season
February (7–1) Date Time (ET) Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC record Feb 16 4:00 p.m. Xavier* No. 10 Doug Kingsmore Stadium Clemson, SC W 14–3 Barlow (1–0) Hoskins (0–1) None 5,631 1–0 – Feb 17 2:00 p.m. Xavier* No. 10 Doug Kingsmore Stadium W 8–3 Clayton (1–0) Hughes (0–1) None 5,265 2–0 – Feb 18 1:00 p.m. Xavier* No. 10 Doug Kingsmore Stadium W 11–7 Marchal (1–0) Hooker (0–1) None 4,674 3–0 – Feb 20 4:00 p.m. Presbyterian* No. 10 Doug Kingsmore Stadium W 8–2 Allen (1–0) Mueller (0–1) None 4,307 4–0 – Feb 23 5:00 p.m. Kennesaw State* No. 10 Doug Kingsmore Stadium L 1–18 Osbolt (1–0) Barlow (1–1) None 4,869 4–1 – Feb 24 2:00 p.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 2:00 p.m. Kennesaw State No. 10 Doug Kingsmore Stadium W 7–2 Knaak (1–0) Pinson (0–2) None 4,548 6–1 – Feb 27 4:00 p.m. USC Upstate* No. 10 Doug Kingsmore Stadium W 12–6 Darden (2–0) Hodgdon (0–1) None 4,035 7–1 – March (17–2) Date Time (ET) Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC record Mar 1 7:00 p.m. at No. 19 South Carolina* Rivalry No. 10 Founders Park Columbia, SC Cancelled [6] Mar 2 4:00 p.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 2:00 p.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 6:00 p.m. Kansas State* No. 10 Doug Kingsmore Stadium W 8–4 Barlow (2–1) Evans (1–1) None 3,855 10–1 – Mar 8 4:00 p.m. UNC Greensboro* No. 10 Doug Kingsmore Stadium W 12–5 Reid (1–0) Chapman (1–1) None 4,123 11–1 – Mar 9 2:00 p.m. UNC Greensboro* No. 10 Doug Kingsmore Stadium W 9–5 Smith (1–0) Miller (0–1) None 5,045 12–1 – Mar 10 2:00 p.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 4:00 p.m. Manhattan* No. 10 Doug Kingsmore Stadium W 13–1 (7) Titsworth (2–0) Duffield (0–3) None 4,145 14–1 – Mar 13 4:00 p.m. Manhattan* No. 10 Doug Kingsmore Stadium W 5–1 Barlow (3–1) Garbinski (0–2) None 4,217 15–1 – Mar 15 4:00 p.m. at No. 6 Duke 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 3:00 p.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 1:00 p.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 6:00 p.m. Winthrop* No. 4 Doug Kingsmore Stadium W 13–3 Marchal (4–0) Kuep (0–1) None 3,865 18–2 – Mar 20 6:00 p.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 1:00 p.m. No. 12 Florida State No. 4 Doug Kingsmore Stadium W 15–5 (7) Darden (4–0) Leiter (4–1) None 6,579 20–2 3–1 Mar 23 5:00 p.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 1:00 p.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 4:00 p.m. No. 19 Coastal Carolina* No. 3 Doug Kingsmore Stadium Cancelled [7] Mar 28 7:00 p.m. at Miami (FL) 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 7:00 p.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 1:00 p.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) Date Time (ET) Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC record Apr 2 6:00 p.m. vs. USC Upstate* No. 2 Fluor Field W 11–1 (7) Barlow (4–1) Ellingworth (4–2) None 4,109 25–3 – Apr 5 4:30 p.m. at Notre Dame 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 2:00 p.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 1:00 p.m. at Notre Dame No. 2 Frank Eck Stadium W 13–12 (11) Reid (2–0) Lally Jr. (0–1) None 663 28–3 10–2 Apr 9 6:00 p.m. USC Upstate* No. 2 Doug Kingsmore Stadium L 5–9 Cubbler (2–1) LeGuernic (0–1) None 4,189 28–4 – Apr 12 7:00 p.m. NC State 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 3:00 p.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 1:00 p.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 5:00 p.m. Charlotte* No. 6 Doug Kingsmore Stadium W 8–5 Mahlstedt (2–0) Langhorne (1–3) Gordon (5) 4,567 30–6 – Apr 19 6:00 p.m. Pittsburgh No. 6 Doug Kingsmore Stadium W 6–4 Mahlstedt (3–0) Fernandez (2–4 Gordon (6) 4,532 31–6 12–4 Apr 20 1:00 p.m. Pittsburgh No. 6 Doug Kingsmore Stadium L 4–8 Sokol (4–2) Darden (5–2) None — 31–7 12–5 Apr 20 5:00 p.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 7:00 p.m. at No. 20 Georgia* No. 5 Foley Field Athens, GA L 3–4 (15) Marsh (1–0) Fitzgerald (0–1) None 4,183 32–8 – Apr 26 6:00 p.m. at Louisville 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 1:00 p.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 4:00 p.m. at Louisville No. 5 Jim Patterson Stadium W 17–7 (7) Titsworth (4–0) Koger (1–3) None 3,131 34–9 15–6 May (6–4) Date Time (ET) Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC record May 3 12:00 p.m. Georgia Tech No. 4 Doug Kingsmore Stadium W 11–4 Mahlstedt (4–0) Finateri (5–2) None — 35–9 16–6 May 3 4:00 p.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 1:00 p.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 6:00 p.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 6:00 p.m. at No. 12 Wake Forest 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 4:00 p.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 1:00 p.m. at No. 12 Wake Forest No. 2 David F. Couch Ballpark L 3–13 (8) Hartle (6–2) Knaak (4–1) None 2,645 37–13 17–10 May 14 4:00 p.m. at Coastal Carolina* No. 4 Springs Brooks Stadium Conway, SC Cancelled [8] May 16 6:00 p.m. Boston College No. 4 Doug Kingsmore Stadium W 12–10 Garris (1–1) Mudd (2–3) Gordon (9) 4,356 38–13 18–10 May 17 1:00 p.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 12:00 p.m. Boston College No. 4 Doug Kingsmore Stadium W 10–0 (8) Knaak (5–1) Farinelli (0–6) None 4,532 40–13 20–10
Postseason
ACC Tournament (1–1) Date Time Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Tournament record May 23 11:00 a.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 3:00 p.m. vs. Louisville (2) No. 3 Truist Field W 8–7 Gordon (1–2) Biven (4–2) None 4,782 41–14 1–1 NCAA Tournament Clemson Regional (3–0) Date Time Opponent Seed Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Clemson Regional record May 31 7:00 p.m. (4) High Point (1) No. 3 Doug Kingsmore Stadium W 4–3 Gordon (2–2) Grintz (2–1) None 6,256 42–14 1–0 June 1 5:00 p.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 6:00 p.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 NCAA Tournament Clemson Super Regional (0–2) Date Time Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Super Regional record June 8 2:00 p.m. Florida (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 2:30 p.m. Florida (6) No. 3 Doug Kingsmore Stadium L 10–11 (13) McNeillie (4–6) Darden (5–5) None 6,423 44–16 0–2

Note: All rankings shown are from D1Baseball Poll.

Rankings

See also: 2024 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
Coaches' [9]	9	9*	11	9	9	5	3 (1)	2	2	6	4	4	4	7	5	6	9
Baseball America [10]	9	9	10	10	9	3	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	10	10	10	11
NCBWA† [11]	12	8	11	9	8	3	3	2	2	6	4	4	3	7	4	6	9
D1Baseball [12]	10	10	10	10	10	4	3	2	2	6	5	4	2	4	3	3	9
Perfect Game [13]	21	18	16	12	10	4	2	2	2	5	4	4	3	9	6	6*	9

† 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.

References

1. "Baseball Standings". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
2. Rapp, Timothy (May 28, 2023). "ACC Baseball Championship 2023: Clemson vs. Miami Score, Reaction". Bleacher Report . Retrieved June 5, 2023.
3. "Clemson baseball loses marathon game, moves to brink of elimination in NCAA tournament". news.yahoo.com. Yahoo! News. June 3, 2023. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
4. "2023-24 Baseball Roster". Clemson Tigers. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
5. "2023-24 Baseball Schedule". clemsontigers.com. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
6. Hennessy, Brian (March 1, 2024). "Friday's Game At South Carolina Postponed". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University Athletics. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
7. "Tuesday's Baseball & Softball Games Canceled". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University Athletics. March 26, 2024. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
8. "Coastal Carolina Game Canceled". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University Athletics. May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
9. Baseball Coaches Poll
10. Baseball America College: Top 25
11. NCBWA Division I poll
12. Division 1 Baseball Rankings
13. Perfect Game Preseason Top 25 Rankings