2020 Clemson Tigers baseball team

The 2020 Clemson Tigers baseball team were the varsity intercollegiate baseball team that represented Clemson University during the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and were led by fifth-year head coach Monte Lee. Clemson played its home games at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.

2020 Clemson Tigers baseball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 25
CB	No. 25
2020 record	14–3 (3–0 ACC)
Head coach	Monte Lee (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Bradley LeCroy (13th season) Andrew See (5th season)
Home stadium	Doug Kingsmore Stadium

2020 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Atlantic
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍	3	–	0		1.000			11	–	2		.846
No. 24 Clemson  ‍‍‍	3	–	0		1.000			14	–	3		.824
No. 2 Louisville  ‍‍‍	2	–	1		.667			13	–	4		.765
No. 11 NC State  ‍‍‍	1	–	2		.333			14	–	3		.824
No. 15 Florida State  ‍‍‍	1	–	2		.333			12	–	5		.706
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍	1	–	2		.333			10	–	8		.556
Boston College  ‍‍‍	0	–	3		.000			6	–	9		.400
Coastal
No. 7 Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍	3	–	0		1.000			12	–	4		.750
Virginia  ‍‍‍	2	–	1		.667			14	–	4		.778
No. 10 Duke  ‍‍‍	2	–	1		.667			12	–	4		.750
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍	2	–	1		.667			11	–	5		.688
No. 25 Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍	1	–	2		.333			11	–	5		.688
North Carolina  ‍‍‍	0	–	3		.000			12	–	7		.632
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍	0	–	3		.000			10	–	6		.625
‡ – Tournament champion As of March 18, 2020[1]; Rankings from D1Baseball

The season was impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. On March 12, it was announced that the 2020 NCAA tournament would be canceled due to the pandemic.[2] Clemson University suspended all events until April 5, 2020.[3] On March 17, the ACC cancelled all spring athletic activities and thereby ended the baseball season.[4] The Tigers finished the season 14–3 and 3–0 in ACC play.

Previous Season

In 2019, the Tigers finished the season 4th in the ACC's Atlantic Division with a record of 35–26, 15–15 in conference play. They qualified for the 2019 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament, and were eliminated in pool play. They were invited to the 2019 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament, where they played in the Oxford Regional. They defeated Illinois, but lost to Ole Miss and Jacksonville State and did not advance to the Super Regionals.

Personnel

Roster

2020 Clemson Tigers roster[5]
	Pitchers 12 - Mack Anglin - Freshman 19 - Ryne Huggins - Junior 20 - Mat Clark - Junior 22 - Sam Weatherly - Junior 23 - Carson Spiers - Senior 25 - Jackson Lindley - Sophomore 27 - Carter Raffield - Freshman 29 - Spencer Strider - Sophomore 31 - Geoffrey Gilbert - Freshman 32 - Jacob Hennessy - Senior 36 - Sheldon Reed - Senior 37 - Nick Hoffmann - Freshman 39 - Paul Labriola - Freshman 42 - Ryan Ammons - Freshman 43 - Connor O'Rear - Sophomore 44 - Nick Clayton - Freshman 45 - Holt Jones - Junior 46 - Keyshawn Askew - Sophomore 52 - Evan Estridge - Junior		Catchers 9 - Jonathan French - Freshman 17 - Adam Hackenberg - Sophomore 51 - Drew Donathan - Sophomore Infielders 4 - Pierce Gallo - Freshman 10 - Bryar Hawkins - Sophomore 15 - James Parker - Sophomore 24 - Mac Starbuck - Freshman		Outfielders 1 - Kier Meredith - Sophomore 13 - Bryce Teodosio - Junior 16 - Bo Majkowski - Junior 47 - Matthew Lumsden - Freshman Utility 3 - Dylan Brewer (OF/1B) - Freshman 5 - Sam Hall (INF/OF) - Junior 6 - Elijah Henderson (OF/INF) - Sophomore 21 - J.D. Brock (P/OF) - Freshman 26 - Matt Cooper (OF/1B/C) - Junior 30 - Davis Sharpe (P/1B) - Sophomore 35 - Chad Fairey (1B/OF) - Sophomore 49 - Regan Reid (INF/OF) - Freshman

Coaching Staff

2020 Clemson Tigers coaching staff[5]
Name	Position	Seasons at Clemson
Monte Lee	Head Coach	5
Bradley LeCroy	Assistant Coach	13
Andrew See	Assistant Coach	5
Jared Broughton	Volunteer Assistant Coach	1

Schedule

Legend
	Clemson win
	Clemson loss
	Cancellation
Bold	Clemson team member
*	Non-Conference game
†	Make-Up Game

2020 Clemson Tigers Baseball Game Log[6]
Regular Season
February Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record ACC Record Feb 14 Liberty* Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 5–3 Gilbert (1–0) Meyer (0–1) Spiers (1) 4,657 1–0 0–0 Feb 15 Liberty* Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 1–0 Sharpe (1–0) Skirrow (0–1) Clayton (1) 4,592 2–0 0–0 Feb 16 Liberty* Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 6–2 Clark (1–0) Adametz (0–1) None 4,109 3–0 0–0 Feb 19 Furman* Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 3–2 Hoffmann (1–0) Marchal (0–1) Spiers (2) 4,128 4–0 0–0 Feb 21 Stony Brook* Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 2–0 Weatherly (1–0) Milch (0–1) Spiers (3) 3,996 5–0 0–0 Feb 22 Stony Brook* Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 1–0 (10) Clayton (1–0) Morrisey (0–1) None 4,584 6–0 0–0 Feb 23 Stony Brook* Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 3–1 Spiers (1–0) Bonanno (0–1) None 4,051 7–0 0–0 Feb 25 East Tennessee State* No. 26 Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC L 3–5 Rogers (1–0) Hoffmann (1–1) Tate (1) 3,964 7–1 0–0 Feb 28 at South Carolina* No. 26 Founders Park • Columbia, SC W 7–1 Weatherly (2–0) Mlodzinski (1–1) None 8,242 8–1 0–0 Feb 29 vs South Carolina* No. 26 Segra Park • Columbia, SC L 5–8 Farr (2–0) Sharpe (1–1) Kerry (1) 8,986 8–2 0–0 March Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record ACC Record Mar 1 South Carolina* No. 26 Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 5–2 Clark (2–0) Lloyd (0–2) Spiers (4) 5,655 9–2 0–0 Mar 4 College of Charleston* No. 27 Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC L 2–11 James (1–0) Anglin (0–1) None 3,914 9–3 0–0 Mar 6 Boston College No. 27 Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 4–3 Spiers (2–0) Walsh (0–2) None 4,057 10–3 1–0 Mar 7 Boston College No. 27 Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 12–5 Rafield (1–0) Mancini (1–2) None 4,670 11–3 2–0 Mar 8 Boston College No. 27 Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 7–6 Spiers (3–0) Campbell (1–2) None 4,130 12–3 3–0 Mar 10 Presbyterian* No. 25 Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 12–0 Lindley (1–0) Dearman (0–2) None 3,988 13–3 3–0 Mar 11 Winthrop* No. 25 Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 3–2 (11) Hoffmann (2–1) Gainey (1–1) None 4,172 14–3 3–0 Mar 13 at Wake Forest No. 25 David F. Couch Ballpark • Winston-Salem, NC cancelled 0–0 0–0 Mar 14 at Wake Forest No. 25 David F. Couch Ballpark • Winston-Salem, NC cancelled 0–0 0–0 Mar 15 at Wake Forest No. 25 David F. Couch Ballpark • Winston-Salem, NC cancelled 0–0 0–0 Mar 17 at Coastal Carolina* Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC cancelled 0–0 0–0 Mar 20 at Notre Dame Frank Eck Stadium • South Bend, IN cancelled 0–0 0–0 Mar 21 at Notre Dame Frank Eck Stadium • South Bend, IN cancelled 0–0 0–0 Mar 22 at Notre Dame Frank Eck Stadium • South Bend, IN cancelled 0–0 0–0 Mar 24 Coastal Carolina* Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC cancelled 0–0 0–0 Mar 27 Georgia Tech Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC cancelled 0–0 0–0 Mar 28 Georgia Tech Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC cancelled 0–0 0–0 Mar 29 Georgia Tech Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC cancelled 0–0 0–0 Mar 31 vs. College of Charleston Segra Park • Columbia, SC cancelled 0–0 0–0 April Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record ACC Record Apr 3 Pittsburgh Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC cancelled 0–0 0–0 Apr 4 Pittsburgh Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC cancelled 0–0 0–0 Apr 5 Pittsburgh Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC cancelled 0–0 0–0 Apr 7 at Georgia* Foley Field • Athens, GA cancelled 0–0 0–0 Apr 10 at Louisville Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY cancelled 0–0 0–0 Apr 11 at Louisville Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY cancelled 0–0 0–0 Apr 12 at Louisville Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY cancelled 0–0 0–0 Apr 14 vs Furman* Fluor Field at the West End • Greenville, SC cancelled 0–0 0–0 Apr 17 at Duke Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC cancelled 0–0 0–0 Apr 18 at Duke Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC cancelled 0–0 0–0 Apr 19 at Duke Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC cancelled 0–0 0–0 Apr 21 Georgia* Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC cancelled 0–0 0–0 Apr 24 NC State Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC cancelled 0–0 0–0 Apr 25 NC State Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC cancelled 0–0 0–0 Apr 26 NC State Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC cancelled 0–0 0–0 May Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record ACC Record May 2 William & Mary* Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC cancelled 0–0 0–0 May 2 William & Mary* Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC cancelled 0–0 0–0 May 3 William & Mary* Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC cancelled 0–0 0–0 May 5 The Citadel* Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC cancelled 0–0 0–0 May 6 Charleston Southern* Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC cancelled 0–0 0–0 May 8 at Miami Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL cancelled 0–0 0–0 May 9 at Miami Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL cancelled 0–0 0–0 May 10 at Miami Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL cancelled 0–0 0–0 May 12 at The Citadel* Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC cancelled 0–0 0–0 May 14 Florida State Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC cancelled 0–0 0–0 May 15 Florida State Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC cancelled 0–0 0–0 May 16 Florida State Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC cancelled 0–0 0–0
Postseason
ACC Tournament Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Tournament Record May BB&T Ballpark • Charlotte, NC cancelled 0–0 0–0

Note: All rankings shown are from Collegiate Baseball Poll.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'[7]	RV	RV*	RV*	RV	25	25
Baseball America[8]	NR	NR	NR	23	22
Collegiate Baseball^[9]	RV	NR	26	27	25	25
NCBWA†[10]	RV	RV	29	27	25
D1Baseball[11]	NR	NR	NR	NR	24

^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* 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

1. "Baseball Standings". Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
2. "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". NCAA.org. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
3. "Clemson online instruction through at least Sunday, April 5; all events suspended". clemson.edu. Clemson University. March 15, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
4. "ACC Cancels All Athletic Activities Through End of 2019-20 Academic Year". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. March 17, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
5. "Official Baseball Roster". Clemson Tigers. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
6. "Clemson Baseball Official Schedule". clemsontigers.com. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
7. Baseball Coaches Poll
8. Baseball America College: Top 25
9. NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
10. NCBWA Division I poll
11. Division 1 Baseball Rankings