2021 Clemson Tigers baseball team

The 2021 Clemson Tigers baseball team are the varsity intercollegiate baseball team that represents Clemson University during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and are led by sixth-year head coach Monte Lee. Clemson plays its home games at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.

2021 Clemson Tigers baseball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. RV
CB	No. 25
2021 record	0–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Monte Lee (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Bradley LeCroy (14th season) Andrew See (6th season)
Home stadium	Doug Kingsmore Stadium

2021 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Atlantic
Boston College  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Clemson  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
No. 24 Florida State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
No. 5 Louisville  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
No. 13 NC State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
No. 17 Wake Forest  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Coastal
Duke  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
No. 15 Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
No. 21 Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
North Carolina  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
No. 16 Virginia  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
‡ – Tournament champion As of January 18, 2020[1]; Rankings from D1Baseball

Previous Season

The 2020 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.

Personnel

Roster

2021 Clemson Tigers roster[5]
	Pitchers 19 – Keyshawn Askew – Sophomore 20 – Mat Clark – Graduate Student 22 – Ricky Williams – Freshman 23 – Geoffrey Gilbert – Freshman 25 – Jackson Lindley – Sophomore 27 – Carter Raffield – Freshman 32 – Mack Anglin – Freshman 33 – Rasesh Pandya – Graduate Student 36 – Ty Olenchuk – Freshman 37 – Nick Hoffmann – Freshman 39 – P.J. Labriola – Freshman 41 – Alex Edmonson – Freshman 42 – Ryan Ammons – Freshman 43 – Connor O'Rear – Sophomore 44 – Nick Clayotn – Freshman 48 – Rob Hughes – Sophomore 52 – Evan Estridge – Graduate Student 54 – Patrick Bott – Freshman 55 – Bryson Hammer– Freshman 56 – Braison Bourne – Freshman		Catchers 9 – Jonathan French – Freshman 17 – Adam Hackenberg – Sophomore Infielders 4 – Pierce Gallo – Freshman 8 – Blake Wright – Freshman 10 – Bryar Hawkins – Sophomore 15 – James Parker – Sophomore 16 – Bo Majkowski – Junior 24 – Mac Starbuck – Freshman 29 – Max Wagner – Freshman		Outfielders 1 – Kier Meredith – Sophomore 13 – Bryce Teodosio – Junior 46 – Alex Urban – Freshman 47 – Matthew Lumsden – Freshman 51 – Noah Stout – Freshman Utility 3 – Dylan Brewer (OF/1B) – Freshman 5 – Sam Hall (INF/OF) – Junior 6 – Elijah Henderson (INF/OF) – Sophomore 11 – Chad Fairey (1B/OF) – Sophomore 12 – Cooper Ingle (C/OF/INF) – Freshman 21 – JD Brock (P/OF) – Freshman 26 – Matt Cooper (OF/1B/C) – Junior 30 – Davis Sharpe (P/1B) – Sophomore 31 – Caden Grice (P/1B) – Freshman 45 – Landon Lucas (INF/P) – Freshman 49 – Regan Reid (INF/OF/C) – Freshman 53 – Brett Ahalt (INF/OF) – Freshman

Coaching Staff

2021 Clemson Tigers coaching staff[5]
Name	Position	Seasons at Clemson
Monte Lee	Head Coach	6
Bradley LeCroy	Assistant Coach	14
Andrew See	Assistant Coach	6
Jared Broughton	Volunteer Assistant Coach	2

Schedule

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

2021 Clemson Tigers Baseball Game Log[6]
Regular Season
February Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record ACC Record Feb 19 Cincinnati* Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC 0–0 0–0 Feb 20 Cincinnati* Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC 0–0 0–0 Feb 21 Cincinnati* Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC 0–0 0–0 Feb 26 South Carolina* Rivalry Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC 0–0 0–0 Feb 27 vs. South Carolina* Rivalry Flour Field • Greenville, SC 0–0 0–0 Feb 28 at South Carolina* Rivalry Founders Park • Columbia, SC 0–0 0–0 March Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record ACC Record Mar 2 East Tennessee State* Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC 0–0 0–0 Mar 5 Notre Dame Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC 0–0 0–0 Mar 6 Notre Dame Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC 0–0 0–0 Mar 7 Notre Dame Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC 0–0 0–0 Mar 9 USC Upstate* Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC 0–0 0–0 Mar 12 at North Carolina Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC 0–0 0–0 Mar 13 at North Carolina Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC 0–0 0–0 Mar 14 at North Carolina Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC 0–0 0–0 Mar 16 Georgia State* Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC 0–0 0–0 Mar 19 Virginia Tech Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC 0–0 0–0 Mar 20 Virginia Tech Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC 0–0 0–0 Mar 21 Virginia Tech Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC 0–0 0–0 Mar 23 vs. Georgia Southern* SRP Park • North Augusta, SC 0–0 0–0 Mar 26 at Boston College Brighton Field • Brighton, MA 0–0 0–0 Mar 27 at Boston College Brighton Field • Brighton, MA 0–0 0–0 Mar 28 at Boston College Brighton Field • Brighton, MA 0–0 0–0 Mar 30 Georgia* Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC 0–0 0–0 April Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record ACC Record Apr 2 at NC State Doak Field • Raleigh, NC 0–0 0–0 Apr 3 at NC State Doak Field • Raleigh, NC 0–0 0–0 Apr 4 at NC State Doak Field • Raleigh, NC 0–0 0–0 Apr 9 Virginia Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC 0–0 0–0 Apr 10 Virginia Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC 0–0 0–0 Apr 11 Virginia Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC 0–0 0–0 Apr 13 College of Charleston* Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC 0–0 0–0 Apr 16 at Miami (FL) Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL 0–0 0–0 Apr 17 at Miami (FL) Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL 0–0 0–0 Apr 18 at Miami (FL) Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL 0–0 0–0 Apr 20 at Georgia* Foley Field • Athens, GA 0–0 0–0 Apr 23 Wake Forest Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC 0–0 0–0 Apr 24 Wake Forest Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC 0–0 0–0 Apr 25 Wake Forest Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC 0–0 0–0 Apr 30 Louisville Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC 0–0 0–0 May Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record ACC Record May 1 Louisville Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC 0–0 0–0 May 2 Louisville Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC 0–0 0–0 May 5 USC Upstate* Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC 0–0 0–0 May 7 at Georgia Tech Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 0–0 0–0 May 8 at Georgia Tech Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 0–0 0–0 May 9 at Georgia Tech Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 0–0 0–0 May 14 at Florida State Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 0–0 0–0 May 15 at Florida State Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 0–0 0–0 May 16 at Florida State Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 0–0 0–0 May 20 Duke Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC 0–0 0–0 May 21 Duke Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC 0–0 0–0 May 22 Duke Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC 0–0 0–0
Postseason
ACC Tournament Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Tournament Record May 25-30 0–0 0–0

Note: All rankings shown are from the D1 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*
Baseball America[8]	NR
Collegiate Baseball^[9]	25
NCBWA†[10]	32
D1Baseball[11]	NR

^ 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 January 14, 2021.
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 January 14, 2021.
6. "2020-21 Baseball Schedule". clemsontigers.com. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
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