Clemson Tigers baseball

Clemson Tigers
2024 Clemson Tigers baseball team
Founded1896; 128 years ago (1896)
UniversityClemson University
Head coachErik Bakich (2nd season)
ConferenceACC
Atlantic Division
Home stadiumDoug Kingsmore Stadium
(Capacity: 6,346)
NicknameTigers
ColorsOrange and regalia[1]
   
College World Series appearances
1958, 1959, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2010
NCAA regional champions
1976, 1977, 1980, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2024
NCAA Tournament appearances
1947, 1950, 1958, 1959, 1967, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024
Conference tournament champions
1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 2006, 2016, 2023
Regular season conference champions
SoCon: 1947
ACC: 1954, 1958, 1959, 1967, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2006, 2018, 2024
ACC (Atlantic Division): 2006, 2010, 2018, 2024

The Clemson Tigers baseball team represents Clemson University in NCAA Division I college baseball. The team participates in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Tigers are currently coached by head coach Erik Bakich and play their home games in Doug Kingsmore Stadium. The program has reached the NCAA tournament in all but three seasons dating back to 1987. Clemson has made 12 appearances in the College World Series with an all-time record of 12–24 in Omaha.[2]

The team has a heated in-state rivalry with the University of South Carolina. Mark Etheridge of SEBaseball.com has called it "college baseball's most heated rivalry,"[3] and Aaron Fitt of Baseball America has called it "far and away the most compelling rivalry college baseball has to offer."[4] As of March 3, 2024, The Clemson Tigers lead the all-time series 188-145-2.

  1. ^ "Clemson Athletics Style Guide". Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  2. ^ "Won-Lost Records in Tournaments" (PDF). 2010 NCAA Baseball Tournament Statistics and Records. National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 6, 2012. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
  3. ^ Etheridge, Mark (May 28, 2012). "Nine Innings: Finishing Second or Next to Last". SEBaseball.com. Archived from the original on October 9, 2014. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
  4. ^ Fitt, Aaron (March 1, 2012). "Weekend Preview: South Carolina, Clemson Get Together Again". BaseballAmerica.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2012. Retrieved May 29, 2012.