2022 Clemson Tigers baseball team

2022 Clemson Tigers baseball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record35–23 (13–16 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bradley LeCroy (15th season)
  • Andrew See (7th season)
Home stadiumDoug Kingsmore Stadium
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
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

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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

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Roster

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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

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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

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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
Postseason

Note: All rankings shown are from D1Baseball poll.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[11]—*RV211924RVRVRV—*—*
Baseball America[12]211520—*—*
Collegiate Baseball^[13]20
NCBWA[14]RVRV29212026RVRVRV—*
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

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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

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  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