2021 Clemson Tigers baseball team


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

2021 Clemson Tigers baseball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record25–27 (16–20 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bradley LeCroy (14th season)
  • Andrew See (6th season)
Home stadiumDoug Kingsmore Stadium
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Atlantic
No. 10 Notre Dame  x‍‍‍y 25 10   .714 34 13   .723
No. 4 NC State  ‍‍‍y 19 14   .576 37 19   .661
Florida State  ‍‍‍y 20 16   .556 31 24   .564
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 16 16   .500 28 22   .560
Clemson  ‍‍‍ 16 20   .444 25 27   .481
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 10 22   .313 20 27   .426
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 10 23   .303 21 28   .429
Coastal
Georgia Tech  x‍‍‍y 21 15   .583 31 25   .554
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍y 20 15   .571 33 21   .611
Virginia  ‍‍‍y 18 18   .500 36 27   .571
North Carolina  ‍‍‍y 18 18   .500 28 27   .509
Duke  ‍‍y 16 17   .485 33 22   .600
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 16 17   .485 23 20   .535
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 16 20   .444 27 25   .519
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of July 1, 2021[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

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.[2]

Previous season

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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.[3] Clemson University suspended all events until April 5, 2020.[4] On March 17, the ACC cancelled all spring athletic activities and thereby ended the baseball season.[5] The Tigers finished the season 14–3 and 3–0 in ACC play.

Personnel

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Roster

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2021 Clemson Tigers roster[6]
 

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 WagnerFreshman
 

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

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2021 Clemson Tigers coaching staff[6]
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

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Legend
  Clemson win
  Clemson loss
  Cancellation
Bold Clemson team member
* Non-Conference game
Make-Up Game
2021 Clemson Tigers baseball game log[7]
Regular season
Postseason

Note: All rankings shown are from the D1 Baseball poll.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
Coaches'[9]RVRV*RVRVRVRVRV
Baseball America[10]
Collegiate Baseball^[11]252227
NCBWA[12]3230RV
D1Baseball[13]

^ 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.

2021 MLB Draft

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Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
James Parker SS 8 234 Seattle Mariners
Keyshawn Askew LHP 10 292 New York Mets
Mack Anglin RHP 13 383 Washington Nationals
Davis Sharpe RHP 13 396 Cleveland Indians
Carter Raffield RHP 14 420 Cincinnati Reds
Adam Hackenberg C 18 545 Chicago White Sox

Anglin did not sign and returned to Clemson.

References

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  1. ^ "Baseball Standings". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  2. ^ Hood, David (May 25, 2021). "Monte Lee on Clemson missing the postseason: "I've failed our club"". tigernet.com. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  3. ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". NCAA.org. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
  4. ^ "Clemson online instruction through at least Sunday, April 5; all events suspended". clemson.edu. Clemson University. March 15, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ a b "Official Baseball Roster". Clemson Tigers. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  7. ^ "2020-21 Baseball Schedule". clemsontigers.com. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  8. ^ Hennessy, Brian (February 26, 2021). "Friday's Game vs. South Carolina Postponed". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University Athletics. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  9. ^ Baseball Coaches Poll
  10. ^ Baseball America College: Top 25
  11. ^ NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
  12. ^ NCBWA Division I poll
  13. ^ Division 1 Baseball Rankings