2022 Clemson Tigers baseball team

American college baseball season

2022 Clemson Tigers baseball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record35–23 (13–16 ACC)
Head coach
  • Monte Lee (7th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Bradley LeCroy (15th season)
  • Andrew See (7th season)
Home stadiumDoug Kingsmore Stadium
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Atlantic
No. 12 Louisville  x‍‍‍y 18 – 11 – 1   .617 42 – 21 – 1   .664
No. 6 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y 16 – 11 – 0   .593 41 – 17 – 0   .707
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍y 15 – 14 – 1   .517 41 – 19 – 1   .680
Florida State  ‍‍‍y 15 – 15 – 0   .500 34 – 25 – 0   .576
NC State  ‍‍‍ 14 – 15 – 0   .483 36 – 21 – 0   .632
Clemson  ‍‍‍ 13 – 16 – 0   .448 35 – 23 – 0   .603
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 5 – 25 – 0   .167 19 – 34 – 0   .358
Coastal
No. 11 Virginia Tech  x‍‍‍y 19 – 9 – 0   .679 45 – 14 – 0   .763
No. 20 Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍y 20 – 10 – 0   .667 40 – 19 – 0   .678
Virginia  ‍‍‍y 17 – 13 – 0   .567 39 – 19 – 0   .672
No. 14 North Carolina  ‍‍‡‍y 15 – 15 – 0   .500 42 – 22 – 0   .656
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍y 15 – 15 – 0   .500 36 – 24 – 0   .600
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 13 – 16 – 0   .448 29 – 27 – 0   .518
Duke  ‍‍‍ 10 – 20 – 0   .333 22 – 32 – 0   .407
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 27, 2022[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2022 Clemson Tigers baseball team were the varsity intercollegiate baseball team that represented Clemson University during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and were led by seventh-year head coach Monte Lee. Clemson played its home games at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.

Infielder Max Wagner won ACC Player of the Year while leading the ACC in home runs, Slugging Percentage, and OPS.[2] Wagner was also named a First Team All-American by Collegiate Baseball.[3]

The Tigers finished the 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, Lee was fired as the head coach.[5]

Previous season

The Tigers finished the season 25–27 and 16–20 in ACC play to finish in fifth place in the Atlantic Division. As the eleventh seed in the ACC tournament they were placed in Pool B with second seed Georgia Tech and seventh seed Louisville. The Tigers lost to Louisville and defeated Georgia Tech. Their 1–1 record was not good enough to advance to the Semifinals and they were not invited to the NCAA tournament. The Tigers missed the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2008 and just the second time since 1987. This was also Clemson's first losing season since 1957. It was also head coach Monte Lee's first time missing the NCAA tournament as a head coach.[6]

Personnel

Roster

2022 Clemson Tigers roster[7]
 

Pitchers

  • 15 - Reed Garris - Freshman
  • 22 - Ricky Williams - Sophomore
  • 23 - Geoffrey Gilbert - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 25 - Jackson Lindley - Redshirt Junior
  • 26 - Casey Tallent - Freshman
  • 30 - Billy Barlow - Freshman
  • 32 - Mack Anglin - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 35 - Jay Dill - Freshman
  • 36 - Ty Olenchuk - Sophomore
  • 37 - Nick Hoffmann - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 39 - P.J. Labriola - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 41 - Alex Edmondson - Sophomore
  • 42 - Ryan Ammons - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 43 - Camden Troyer - Freshman
  • 44 - Nick Clayton - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 48 - Rob Hughes - Redshirt Junior
  • 51 - Rocco Reid - Freshman
  • 53 - Josh Davis - Freshman
  • 56 - Austin Gordon - Freshman
  

Catchers

  • 9 - Jonathan French - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 12 - Cooper Ingle - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 49 - Caid Byrd - Freshman
  • 52 - Patrick Farrisee - Redshirt Freshman

Infielders

  • 1 - Tyler Corbitt - Redshirt Junior
  • 4 - Benjamin Blackwell - Redshirt Junior
  • 5 - Gavin Abrams - Freshman
  • 6 - Aries Samek - Freshman
  • 8 - Blake Wright - Sophomore
  • 10 - Bryar Hawkins - Redshirt Junior
  • 13 - David Lewis - Freshman
  • 17 - Billy Amick - Freshman
  • 24 - Mac Starbuc - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 29 - Max Wagner - Sophomore
  • 31 - Caden Grice - Sophomore
  

Outfielders

  • 3 - Dylan Brewer - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 11 - Chad Fairey - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 16 - Will Taylor - Freshman
  • 20 - Spencer Rich - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 21 - J.D. Brock - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 27 - Tristan Bissetta - Freshman

Coaching Staff

2022 Clemson Tigers coaching staff[7]
Name Position Seasons at
Clemson
Monte Lee Head Coach 7
Bradley LeCroy Assistant Coach 15
Andrew See Assistant Coach 7
Jared Broughton Volunteer Assistant Coach 3

Schedule

Legend
  Clemson win
  Clemson loss
  Cancellation
Bold Clemson team member
* Non-Conference game
† Make-Up Game
2022 Clemson Tigers baseball game log[8]
Regular season
February (7–0)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC record
Feb 18 Indiana* Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 9–0 Anglin (1–0) Modugno (0–1) None 5,279 1–0 0–0
Feb 19 Indiana* Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 19–4 Gilbert (1–0) Bothwell (0–1) None 5,695 2–0 0–0
Feb 20 Indiana* Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 5–4 (10) Grice (1–0) Tucker (0–1) None 4,430 3–0 0–0
Feb 22 College of Charleston* Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 2–1 Lindley (1–0) Pooser (1–1) Ammons (1) 3,965 4–0 0–0
Feb 25 Hartford* Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 6–1 Anglin (2–0) Blaisdell (0–1) None 4,636 5–0 0–0
Feb 26 Hartford* Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 13–3 Olenchuck (1–0) Judenis (0–1) None N/A, part of doubleheader 6–0 0–0
Feb 26 Hartford* Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 28–3 Hoffmann (1–0) Nowak (0–1) None 5,190 7–0 0–0
March (10–7)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC record
Mar 1 USC Upstate* Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 8–5 Edmondson (1–0) Davis (1–2) Ammons (2) 3,851 8–0 0–0
Mar 4 at South Carolina*
Rivalry		 Founders Park • Columbia, SC W 3–2 Edmondson (2–0) Gilreath (0–1) Ammons (3) 8,242 9–0 0–0
Mar 5 vs South Carolina*
Rivalry		 Segra Park • Columbia, SC W 10–2 Hoffmann (2–0) Hall (0–1) None 9,070 10–0 0–0
Mar 6 South Carolina*
Rivalry		 Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 5–2 Lindley (2–0) Hunter (2–1) Ammons (4) 6,636 11–0 0–0
Mar 8 East Tennessee State* No. 19 Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC Postponed to April 20 due to inclement weather[9]
Mar 9 vs Michigan State* No. 19 Fluor Field • Greenville, SC W 4–2 Lindley (3–0) Dunning (1–2) Dill (1) 4,383 12–0 0–0
Mar 11 Northeastern* No. 19 Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 9–6 Anglin (3–0) Schlittler (1–3) None 3,691 13–0 0–0
Mar 12 Northeastern* No. 19 Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 10–4 Hoffman (3–0) Keane (1–2) None 4,315 14–0 0–0
Mar 13 Northeastern* No. 19 Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC L 3–5 Scotti (4–0) Clayton (0–1) Balboni (1) 3,720 14–1 0–0
Mar 15 Georgia State* No. 18 Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC L 1–6 Treadway (3–0) Barlow (0–1) None 3,819 14–2 0–0
Mar 18 Miami (FL) No. 18 Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC L 4–11 Palmquist (4–1) Anglin (3–1) None 3,778 14–3 0–1
Mar 19 Miami (FL) No. 18 Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC L 1–4 Ligon (3–1) Hoffmann (3–1) Walters (4) 4,404 14–4 0–2
Mar 20 Miami (FL) No. 18 Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 20–5 Lindley (4–0) McFarlane (2–1) None 3,863 15–4 1–2
Mar 22 Coastal Carolina* No. 24 Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC L 7–16 Joyce (4–0) Barlow (0–2) None 3,963 15–5 1–2
Mar 23 Winthrop* No. 24 Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 10–2 Williams (1–0) Ohs (0–2) None 3,558 16–5 1–2
Mar 25 at Pittsburgh No. 24 Petersen Sports Complex • Pittsburgh, PA L 0–8 Gilbertson (3–2) Anglin (3–2) None 776 16–6 1–3
Mar 25 at Pittsburgh No. 24 Petersen Sports Complex • Pittsburgh, PA L 7–10 Evans (3–1) Hoffmann (3–2) Stuart (2) 16–7 1–4
Mar 26 at Pittsburgh No. 24 Petersen Sports Complex • Pittsburgh, PA Canceled[10]
Mar 29 at Winthrop* Winthrop Ballpark • Rock Hill, SC W 9–3 Olenchuk (2–0) Butcher (0–1) None 1,676 17–7 1–4
April (11–9)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC record
Apr 1 NC State Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 14–3 Anglin (4–2) Willadsen (1–2) None 4,419 18–7 2–4
Apr 2 NC State Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC L 2–5 Silver (3–0) Hoffmann (3–3) Villaman (5) 4,513 18–8 2–5
Apr 3 NC State Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC L 7–9 Lawson (2–1) Ammons (0–1) Villaman (6) 4,296 18–9 2–6
Apr 5 No. 14 Georgia* Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 4–3 Barlow (1–2) Bearden (1–1) Ammons (5) 4,078 19–9 2–6
Apr 8 at No. 13 Notre Dame Frank Eck Stadium • South Bend, IN L 1–4 Bertrand (5–0) Anglin (4–3) McLinskey (3) 300 19–10 2–7
Apr 9 at No. 13 Notre Dame Frank Eck Stadium • South Bend, IN L 1–8 Temple (3–0) Hoffmann (3–4) None 436 19–11 2–8
Apr 10 at No. 13 Notre Dame Frank Eck Stadium • South Bend, IN L 3–9 Kimball (3–0) Gilbert (1–1) Rao (1) 883 19–12 2–9
Apr 12 vs USC Upstate* Fluor Field • Greenville, SC W 11–2 Tallent (1–0) Payne (0–1) None 2,369 20–12 2–9
Apr 15 at Wake Forest David F. Couch Ballpark • Winston-Salem, NC W 1–0 Gilbert (2–1) Minacci (1–1) None 1,872 21–12 3–9
Apr 16 at Wake Forest David F. Couch Ballpark • Winston-Salem, NC L 9–12 (10) Minacci (2–1) Ammons (0–2) None 2,227 21–13 3–10
Apr 17 at Wake Forest David F. Couch Ballpark • Winston-Salem, NC W 10–8 Gilbert (3–1) McGraw (3–2) Lindley (1) 1,119 22–13 4–10
Apr 19 at No. 14 Georgia* Foley Field • Athens, GA W 8–4 Lindley (5–0) Pearson (2–2) None 3,328 23–13 4–10
Apr 20 East Tennessee State* Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 12–2 Grice (2–0) Stuart (3–2) None 3,798 24–13 4–10
Apr 22 Florida State Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 6–4 Lindley (6–0) Hare (1–1) Ammons (6) 4,405 25–13 5–10
Apr 23 Florida State Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC L 3–4 Whittaker (2–1) Hoffmann (3–5) None 4,608 25–14 5–11
Apr 24 Florida State Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 8–5 Ammons (1–2) Hare (1–2) None 4,110 26–14 6–11
Apr 26 Presbyterian* Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 12–3 Williams (2–0) Klepper (0–6) None 3,916 27–14 6–11
Apr 27 No. 25 Wofford* Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 17–4 Dill (1–0) Schwaner (0–1) None 3,788 28–14 6–11
Apr 29 at No. 16 Louisville Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY L 2–7 Poland (3–2) Anglin (4–4) None 2,722 28–15 6–12
Apr 30 at No. 16 Louisville Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY L 8–10 Kuehner (5–3) Gilbert (3–2) None 2,917 28–16 6–13
May (7–5)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC record
May 1 at No. 16 Louisville Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY L 15–18 Schmeltz (1–0) Dill (1–1) Prosecky (8) 2,788 28–17 6–14
May 6 No. 21 Georgia Tech Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 9–3 Anglin (5–4) Medich (4–4) None 4,029 29–17 7–14
May 7 No. 21 Georgia Tech Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 12–9 Gordon (1–0) Grissom (2–5) Ammons (7) 4,342 30–17 8–14
May 8 No. 21 Georgia Tech Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 14–2 Dill (2–1) Huff (3–4) None 4,001 31–17 9–14
May 10 vs College of Charleston* Segra Park • Columbia, SC L 5–7 Good (8–4) Dill (2–2) Privette (11) 2,727 31–18 9–14
May 13 at No. 12 Virginia Davenport Field at Disharoon Park • Charlottesville, VA L 6–11 Buchanan (3–1) Anglin (5–5) Neeck (3) 2,860 31–19 9–15
May 15 at No. 12 Virginia Davenport Field at Disharoon Park • Charlottesville, VA W 8–2 Gilbert (4–2) Savino (4–5) Gordon (1) 3,409 32–19 10–15
May 15 at No. 12 Virginia Davenport Field at Disharoon Park • Charlottesville, VA L 3–6 Kosanovich (4–0) Barlow (1–3) None 3,848 32–20 10–16
May 17 at Coastal Carolina* Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 2–17 Potok (4–0) Hoffmann (3–6) None 3,516 32–21 10–16
May 19 Boston College Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 15–1 Anglin (6–5) Mancini (4–4) None 3,749 33–21 11–16
May 20 Boston College Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 6–2 Gilbert (5–2) Leake (2–3) Gordon (2) 3,421 34–21 12–16
May 21 Boston College Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 5-0 Barlow (2–3) Schroeder (0–6) Ammons (8) 4,017 35–21 13–16
Postseason
ACC Tournament (0–2)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Tournament record
May 24 North Carolina Truist Field • Charlotte, NC L 2–9 Carlson (2–2) Anglin (6–6) None 3,582 35–22 0–1
May 26 No. 2 Virginia Tech Truist Field • Charlotte, NC L 6–18 Worley (1–0) Barlow (2–4) None 3,049 35–23 0–2

Note: All rankings shown are from D1Baseball poll.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[11]——*RV211924RVRV————RV————*—*—
Baseball America[12]———211520———————————*—*—
Collegiate Baseball^[13]————20——————————————
NCBWA†[14]RVRV29212026RVRV————RV—————*—
D1Baseball[15]———191824———————————*—*—

^ 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.

2022 MLB draft

Player Position Round Overall MLB team
Max Wagner 3B 2 42 Baltimore Orioles
Mack Anglin RHP 7 205 Kansas City Royals
Geoffrey Gilbert LHP 13 400 New York Yankees

References

  1. ^ "Baseball Standings". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  2. ^ "Clemson's Max Wagner Named ACC Player of the Year". si.com. Sports Illustrated. May 23, 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  3. ^ "Clemson's Max Wagner named first-team All-America". tigernet.com. Clemson University Athletics. June 2, 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  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. ^ Hood, David (May 25, 2021). "Monte Lee on Clemson missing the postseason: "I've failed our club"". tigernet.com. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Official Baseball Roster". Clemson Tigers. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  8. ^ "2021-22 Baseball Schedule". clemsontigers.com. Clemson Athletics. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  9. ^ Hennessy, Brian (March 8, 2022). "ETSU Game Postponed, Rescheduled For April 20". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University Athletics. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  10. ^ "Series Finale At Pittsburgh Canceled". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University Athletics. March 26, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  11. ^ Baseball Coaches poll
  12. ^ Baseball America College: Top 25
  13. ^ NCAA DIV I Baseball polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
  14. ^ NCBWA Division I poll
  15. ^ Division 1 Baseball Rankings
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