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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 .
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.
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
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 .
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ 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.
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^ "Coastal Carolina Game Canceled" . clemsontigers.com . Clemson University Athletics. May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 16, 2024 .
^ Baseball Coaches Poll
^ Baseball America College: Top 25
^ NCBWA Division I poll
^ Division 1 Baseball Rankings
^ Perfect Game Preseason Top 25 Rankings
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