Tigers Survive Jackets in OT on Senior Day
Senior guards Rod Hall and Damarcus Harrison capitalized on their day, as the Tigers held on to a 70-63 overtime victory over the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in Littlejohn Coliseum on Saturday.
Senior guards Rod Hall and Damarcus Harrison capitalized on their day, as the Tigers held on to a 70-63 overtime victory over the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in Littlejohn Coliseum on Saturday.
Weston Wilson homered twice and Chris Okey added a three-run homer as well as Clemson defeated fifth ranked South Carolina 11-4 in game one of a three-game series on Friday night at Doug Kingsmore Stadium.
College baseball's premier rivalry is this weekend as South Carolina (6-1) meets Clemson (5-2) for three games in three different sites.
Clemson’s resilient running back Terry Allen and USC pitcher Kip Bouknight, who captured the Golden Spikes Award as the nation’s top amateur player, highlight the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame’s Class of 2015.
Due to snow and field conditions, the Clemson vs. Wofford game scheduled for Tuesday at 4 p.m. has been postponed. Makeup date is scheduled for Wednesday, February 25 at 2 p.m. at Doug Kingsmore Stadium.
Tyler Krieger’s one-out single to center in the 14th inning scored Tyler Slaton for the walkoff run as Clemson defeated Maine 5-4 in the first game of a doubleheader at Lake Olmstead Stadium on Saturday. The Tigers, who took a 2-0 lead in the series, improved to 3-2 on the season. The Black Bears dropped to 1-5.
In below-freezing temperatures for most of the game, Clemson outlasted Maine 10-1 at Lake Olmstead Stadium on Friday. The series was originally scheduled to be played in Clemson, but it was moved to Augusta due to inclement weather and field conditions. The Tigers, who took a 1-0 lead in the series, improved to 2-2 on the season. Maine dropped to 1-4 in 2015.
Clemson junior Cody Proveaux finished third among the 14 college players who competed for a spot in the Northern Trust Open College Showcase on Monday, Feb. 16. Proveaux shot a one-over-par 73 to finish third behind Will Zalatoris of Wake Forest (67) and George Cunningham of Arizona (72).
Due to inclement weather and field conditions, the Clemson vs. Charleston Southern game originally scheduled for 4 p.m. on Wednesday at Doug Kingsmore Stadium was postponed and rescheduled for 4 p.m. on Wednesday, April 8 at Doug Kingsmore Stadium.
A 14-0 run midway through the second half led Georgia Tech to a 63-52 victory Monday over Clemson in McCamish Pavilion. The Tigers dropped to 15-11 on the season, 7-7 in ACC play. The win was Georgia Tech’s 12th of the season, moving the Yellow Jackets to 3-11 in the league. It also stopped Clemson’s 10-game winning streak over Tech, second-longest in program history over another ACC foe.
Following the announcement of the 2015 football schedule, the Clemson athletic department, in conjunction with the alumni association, student affairs, IPTAY, the Tiger Letterwinners association and a host of other campus groups, announced the game designations for Clemson’s home schedule this fall.
Clemson tries to make it back-to-back ACC wins Monday night when they play at Georgia Tech at 7 p.m. The Tigers have won the last 10 meetings in the series with Georgia Tech, including three last season. The longest streak in program history over another ACC school was 11 against Virginia from 1960-65.
The Tigers scored the first 10 points of the game and routed the Virginia Tech Hokies, 75-54, Saturday afternoon in Littlejohn Coliseum.
Clemson looks to snap a two-game skid Saturday against Virginia Tech.
Clemson Co-Offensive Coordinators Tony Elliott and Jeff Scott have been ranked among the top 25 recruiters in the nation according to the Rivals.com website. It is the first time Clemson has had two assistant coaches make the national list in the same year.
The Tigers open their 118th season with a three-game home series against West Virginia starting Friday.
Freshmen Artavis Scott and Deshaun Watson along with senior Daniel Rodriguez were named to the 2014 All-ACC Academic football team Wednesday. It marked the first time Clemson had a pair of freshmen make the team. Watson had a 4.0 GPA in the classroom in the fall to match his uniform number. He became the first Tiger quarterback to start at least one game and earn All-ACC Academic honors since 1984, when Mike Eppley accomplished the feat.
A last second Damarcus Harrison three-pointer fell just short as 10th-ranked Notre Dame knocked off Clemson, 60-58 in Littlejohn Coliseum on Tuesday. The Fighting Irish improved to 22-4 (10-3 in ACC) and the Tigers fell to 14-10 (6-6) in what turned out to be a thrilling contest in front of nearly 9,000 fans.
Junior outfielder Steven Duggar (Moore, S.C.) was one of 50 players named to the preseason watch list for the 2015 Golden Spikes Award on Tuesday. Sponsored by Major League Baseball, 2015 marks the 38th year of the USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award, given to the top amateur baseball player in the country.
Clemson basketball returns home after a two-day turnaround following Sunday’s game at Miami to face a No. 10 Notre Dame team. Tuesday’s 7 p.m. game on ESPN2 is the first time Clemson has hosted the Fighting Irish in Littlejohn Coliseum. Notre Dame won the first ever meeting between the two in South Bend last season.
Clemson announced Monday that five regular-season baseball games will be televised and 42 more will be available exclusively via live online video on TigerCast or ESPN3 in 2015. Therefore, 47 Clemson regular-season baseball games will be on some form of live video in 2015.
A 13-0 run early in the second half propelled Miami to a 56-45 win over Clemson, snapping the Tigers’ four-game winning streak in the ACC.
The Clemson Tigers face the Miami Hurricanes in an ACC clash Sunday.
Clemson's board of trustees approved a $63.5 million renovation of basketball's Littlejohn Coliseum and a $62 million football operations complex on Friday.
The Tigers built a double-digit lead on the road, and hung on in the final minutes despite a rash of missed free throws in a 62-56 victory over Florida State in the Donald Tucker Center on Wednesday. The win, Clemson’s third ACC road triumph of the season and fourth straight overall, pushed the Tigers to 14-8 (6-4 in league play). FSU dropped to 12-11 and 4-6 as the Tigers split the season series.