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2023 Clemson Tigers baseball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
CBNo. 17
Record44–19 (20–10 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Nick Schnabel (1st season)
  • Jimmy Belanger (1st season)
Home stadiumDoug Kingsmore Stadium
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Atlantic
No. 3 Wake Forest x‍‍‍y 22 – 7   .759 54 – 12   .818
No. 18 Clemson ‍‍‡‍y 20 – 10   .667 44 – 19   .698
Boston College ‍‍‍y 16 – 14   .533 37 – 20   .649
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍ 15 – 15   .500 30 – 24   .556
NC State ‍‍‍y 13 – 16   .448 36 – 21   .632
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 10 – 20   .333 31 – 24   .564
Florida State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 21   .300 23 – 31   .426
Coastal
No. 6 Virginia x‍‍‍y 19 – 11   .633 50 – 13   .794
No. 20 Miami (FL) ‍‍‍y 18 – 12   .600 42 – 21   .667
No. 15 Duke ‍‍‍y 16 – 13   .552 39 – 23   .629
North Carolina ‍‍‍y 14 – 14   .500 36 – 24   .600
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 12 – 17   .414 30 – 23   .566
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍ 12 – 18   .400 30 – 27   .526
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 10 – 18   .357 24 – 31   .436
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 25, 2023[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball


The 2023 Clemson Tigers baseball team were the varsity intercollegiate baseball team that represented Clemson University during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and were led by first-year head coach Erik Bakich. Clemson played its home games at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.

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.

Previous season

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Main article: 2022 Clemson Tigers baseball team

The Tigers finished the 2022 season 35–23 overall and 13–16 in ACC Play, to finish in sixth place in the Atlantic Division. As the twelfth seed in the ACC tournament they were placed in pool A with first seed Virginia Tech and eight seed North Carolina. They lost both games and were eliminated from the tournament. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament for the second consecutive year. It was the first time the Tigers had missed the NCAA tournament in consecutive years since 1982-1986. It was their first time missing back-to-back tournaments since the field expanded to 64 teams in 1999.[4] At the end of the season, Monte Lee was fired as the head coach.[5]

Personnel

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Roster

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2023 Clemson Tigers roster[6]
 

Pitchers

  • 13 - B.J. Bailey - Junior
  • 15 - Reed Garris - Sophomore
  • 18 - Tristan Smith - Freshman
  • 20 - Willie Weiss - Redshirt Senior
  • 21 - Ryan Ammons - Redshirt Junior
  • 25 - Jackson Lindley - Redshirt Senior
  • 26 - Casey Tallent - Sophomore
  • 29 - Joe Allen - Freshman
  • 30 - Billy Barlow - Sophomore
  • 31 - Caden Grice - Junior
  • 35 - Jay Dill - Sophomore
  • 36 - Ty Olenchuk - Junior
  • 37 - Nick Hoffmann - Redshirt Junior
  • 39 - Ethan Darden - Freshman
  • 41 - Nathan Dvorsky - Freshman
  • 44 - Nick Clayton - Redshirt Junior
  • 48 - Rob Hughes - Redshirt Senior
  • 51 - Rocco Reid - Sophomore
  • 53 - Josh Davis - Redshirt Freshman
  • 56 - Austin Gordon - Sophomore
  

Catchers

  • 9 - Jacob Jarrell - Freshman
  • 12 - Cooper Ingle - Junior
  • 33 - Hogan Garner - Freshman

Infielders

  • 2 - Nolan Nawrocki - Freshman
  • 6 - Riley Bertram - Redshirt Senior
  • 8 - Blake Wright - Junior
  • 10 - Cam Cannarella - Freshman
  • 17 - Billy Amick - Sophomore
  • 19 - Cooper Blauser - Freshman
  • 24 - Mac Starbuc - Redshirt Senior
  • 32 - Jack Reynolds - Freshman
  • 50 - Jay Dillard - Freshman
  

Outfielders

  • 1 - Tyler Corbitt - Redshirt Senior
  • 3 - Jack Crighton - Freshman
  • 4 - Benjamin Blackwell - Redshirt Senior
  • 5 - Gavin Abrams - Sophomore
  • 11 - Chad Fairey - Redshirt Senior
  • 16 - Will Taylor - Sophomore
  • 22 - Nathan Hall - Freshman
  • 27 - Tristan Bissetta - Redshirt Freshman
  • 55 - Lleyton Lackey - Freshman

Utility

  • 40 - Brodey Conn - Freshman
  • 54 - Nick Couch - Redshirt Junior

Coaching Staff

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2023 Clemson Tigers coaching staff[6]
Name Position Seasons at
Clemson
Erik Bakich Head Coach 1
Nick Schnabel Assistant Coach 1
Jimmy Belanger Assistant Coach 1
Griffin Mazur Volunteer Assistant Coach 1

Schedule

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Legend
  Clemson win
  Clemson loss
  Cancellation
Bold Clemson team member
* Non-Conference game
† Make-Up Game
2023 Clemson Tigers baseball game log[7]
Regular season
Postseason

Note: All rankings shown are from D1Baseball Poll.

Rankings

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See also: 2023 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[8]——*—————————RV2110855*5*18
Baseball America[9]————————————1816744*4*15
Collegiate Baseball^[10]42——————————25171173171717
NCBWA†[11]——————————RVRV2113961919*18
D1Baseball[12]————————————167633*3*18

^ 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.

References

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  1. ^ "Baseball Standings". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  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. ^ Rink, Brandon (May 30, 2022). "Clemson baseball misses NCAA tournament for rare second consecutive time". tigernet.com. TigerNet. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  5. ^ Aaro, David (May 31, 2022). "Monte Lee out as Clemson head baseball coach after seven seasons". foxnews.com. Fox News. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  6. ^ a b "2022-23 Baseball Roster". Clemson Tigers. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  7. ^ "2022-23 Baseball Schedule". clemsontigers.com. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  8. ^ Baseball Coaches Poll
  9. ^ Baseball America College: Top 25
  10. ^ NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
  11. ^ NCBWA Division I poll
  12. ^ Division 1 Baseball Rankings
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