Behind a string of 17-straight retired batters by junior right handed pitcher Josh Richardson, Liberty defeated Clemson 8-3 on Friday afternoon in the opening game of the 2013 NCAA Columbia Regional at Carolina Stadium. The win is Liberty’s first NCAA post season victory since 2000 and second all-time.
The Clemson baseball team shared their thoughts Thursday on their NCAA Regional opener against Liberty. The Tigers will face Liberty on Friday at 1 p.m. at Carolina Stadium.
The Columbia Regional will have two familiar teams with the Gamecocks being the top seed as the hosts and in-state rival Clemson receiving the two seed for the regional. The other two seeds go to Liberty, the third seed, and to St. Louis as the four seed. Regional play will begin this Friday, May 31st, with Carolina taking on St. Louis and Clemson playing Liberty. The winner of the Columbia Regional will play the winner of the Chapel Hill Regional in the Super Regional.
Sophomore Garrett Boulware (Anderson, SC) was named to the All-ACC Tournament team as the catcher, announced on Sunday afternoon.
Bryan Radziewski and Eric Nedeljkovic combined on a four-hit shutout to lead Miami (FL) to a 7-0 victory over #14 Clemson in the ACC Tournament in front of 3,206 fans at Durham Bulls Athletic Park on Saturday afternoon.
#3 North Carolina scored five runs in the 14th inning in its 12-7 win over #14 Clemson in the ACC Tournament at Durham Bulls Athletic Park on Friday night.
Clemson will face UGA on Aug. 31 at 8PM on ABC. They will face SC State on Sept. 7 at 12:30PM on RSN. The Tigers will have two Thursday night games on ESPN, including NC State on Sept. 19 at 7:30PM and Georgia Tech on Nov. 14 at 7:30PM.
The #9 N.C. State Wolfpack broke a 2-2 tie with four runs in the seventh inning and held on for a 6-3 win over #14 Clemson in the ACC Tournament in front of 4,834 fans at Durham Bulls Athletic Park on Wednesday night. The Wolfpack, who moved to 1-0 in the ACC Tournament, improved to 43-13 on the season. The Tigers, who fell to 0-1 in the ACC Tourney, dropped to 39-18 in 2013.
Sophomore catcher Garrett Boulware (Anderson, SC) was one of 46 semifinalists for the Gregg Olson Award, announced by Toolshed Sports on Wednesday. The award honors college baseball's "Breakout Player-of-the-Year" and is named after former Auburn pitcher Gregg Olson, who became one of the top collegiate players in the nation after an initial season filled with only mixed success.
Former Clemson standout DeAndre Hopkins has impressed the Houston Texans in early workouts. The Texans took Hopkins in the first round of last April's NFL Draft.
Clemson will travel to Durham, NC to play in the ACC Tournament at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. The Tigers will be the #5 seed and face #4-seeded N.C. State on Wednesday at 7:00 PM, #1-seeded North Carolina on Friday at 7:00 PM, and #8-seeded Miami (FL) on Saturday at 3:00 PM in its bracket. All three games will be televised by RSN.
Sophomore lefthanders Brandon Leibrandt and Billy Strode combined to scatter 13 hits and allow only one run to lead #8 Florida State to a 6-1 victory over #14 Clemson in front of 4,979 fans at Dick Howser Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The Seminoles, who won the series 2-1, improved to 44-11 overall and 20-10 in the ACC. The Tigers finished the regular season with a 39-17 overall record and an 18-12 ACC mark.
The #8 Florida State Seminoles scored two runs in the first inning and held on for a 2-1 victory over #14 Clemson in front of 5,086 fans at Dick Howser Stadium on Friday night. The Seminoles, who evened the series 1-1, improved to 43-11 overall and 19-10 in the ACC. The Tigers, who saw their nine-game winning streak come to an end, fell to 39-16 overall and 18-11 in the ACC.
Clemson sophomore Billy Kennerly recorded a one-under-par 69, his fourth consecutive round in the 60s over two tournaments, but his teammates were a combined 15-over-par in the second round and the team dropped eight spots in the standings. The Tigers are in 12th place after 36 holes and find themselves 16 shots off the cutline entering Saturday’s final round.
Sophomore righthander Daniel Gossett pitched 6.0 scoreless innings to lead #14 Clemson to an 8-2 win over #8 Florida State in front of 5,053 fans at Dick Howser Stadium on Thursday night. The Tigers, who took a 1-0 lead in the series and won their ninth game in a row, improved to 39-15 overall and 18-10 in the ACC. The Seminoles dropped to 42-11 overall and 18-10 in ACC play.
Clemson (38-15, 17-10 ACC), ranked as high as #14 in the nation, will travel to Tallahassee, FL to close the regular-season at #8 Florida State (42-10, 18-9 ACC) in a three-game series at Dick Howser Stadium from Thursday to Saturday. Game times are 6:00 PM (Thursday), 8:00 PM (Friday), and 3:00 PM (Saturday).
Clemson will open play in the NCAA Regional Golf Tournament at Tempe, AZ on Thursday morning at 10:30 AM Eastern time, 7:30 AM in Tempe. The Tigers will be paired with #6 seed Vanderbilt and #4 seed Texas A&M. The Tigers are seeded fifth in the 14-team tournament. The top five schools will advance to the NCAA Championship Tournament near Atlanta, GA May 28-June 2.
Clemson men's basketball announced Wednesday that 2013 center prospect Sidy Djitte (pronounced SIH-dee zhih-TAY) signed a National Letter-of-Intent to play for the Tigers. The 6-foot-10 Djitte is the first prospect ever from the country of Senegal to sign with Clemson, and is the fourth member of Head Coach Brad Brownell's 2013 signing class. Djitte played this past season at Northwood Temple Academy in Fayetteville, NC.
Freshman Kevin Bradley hit a three-run, walkoff homer with one out in the ninth inning to lift #14 Clemson to an 8-7 win over USC Upstate at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Tuesday night. The Tigers, who won their eighth game in a row, improved to 38-15 with their dramatic victory in their regular-season home finale. The Spartans fell to 25-26 in 2013.
Clemson (37-15), ranked as high as #14 in the nation, will host USC Upstate (25-25) on Tuesday at Doug Kingsmore Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 6:30 PM. The contest is the Tigers’ last regular-season home game of the season.
After going 7-0 last week to improve to 37-15 overall and 17-10 in the ACC, Clemson is ranked #14, 17 & 19 in the three new major college baseball polls.
Clemson’s Matthew Crownover earned ACC pitcher of the week honors Monday.
The #15 Clemson Tigers pounded out 14 hits in their 11-6 win over Georgia Southern at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The Tigers, who swept the series 3-0 and upped their winning streak over the Eagles to 13 games, improved to 37-15 on the season.
Freshman lefthander Matthew Crownover tossed 7.0 scoreless innings of three-hit ball to lead #15 Clemson to a 7-0 victory over Georgia Southern in front of 5,347 fans at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Saturday night. The Tigers, who took a 2-0 lead in the series, improved to 36-15 on the season. The Eagles dropped to 25-25 in 2013.
Sophomore righthander Daniel Gossett struck out a season-high 12 batters to lead #15 Clemson to a 7-1 victory over Georgia Southern at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Friday night. The Tigers, who took a 1-0 lead in the series, improved to 35-15 on the season. The Eagles dropped to 25-24 in 2013.
