The 2024 Clemson Tigers baseball team were the varsity intercollegiate baseball team that represented Clemson University during the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and were led by second-year head coach Erik Bakich. Clemson played its home games at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.
The Tigers started the season strongly, only losing one game in February, with their only loss coming in a 2–1 series win over . The Tigers then went on an eleven-game winning streak, which extended from February 24 to March 13. The streak included two rivalry wins over number 19 South Carolina and a sweep of . The streak was ended with a loss at number 6 , but the Tigers came back and won the series two games to one. The next big test for the Tigers was a series against number 12 . The Tigers swept the series, including a mercy-rule 15–5 win in the opener. They finished March 17–2. The team slowed down in April, finishing 10–6. They started with a sweep of before losing their first back-to-back games of the season on April 9 and 12. They lost their first series of the season on April 12–14, losing one game to two against . The Tigers finished May 6–4. They won a series against before getting swept by number 12 Wake Forest. They finished the regular season with a sweep of to end the season.
The Tigers finished the ACC regular season 40–13 and 20–10 in ACC play to finish as Atlantic Division champions. They were the second overall seed in the ACC tournament and were placed in pool B with Louisville and . They lost to Miami 7–8 and defeated Louisville 8–7, but that was not enough to advance from the pool. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament and were the sixth overall seed. They were selected as hosts of a Super Regional for the first time since 2010. They defeated and Coastal Carolina twice to advance to the Super Regional. They lost twice to Florida and were unable to advance to the College World Series.
Previous season
The Tigers started the season sluggishly going 4–4 in February and losing their first three ACC Series. They were 17–14 overall and 2–8 in the ACC as of April 6, after the first game of their series against . The Tigers won their next two games in the series and their season turned around. The Tigers only lost three more games during the regular season, and finished 39–17 overall and 20–10 in ACC play to finish in second place in the Atlantic Division. They went into the ACC tournament on a twelve-game winning streak and were the third seed. The Tigers were placed in a pool with sixth seed and tenth seed Virginia Tech. After going 2–0 in pool play, the Tigers defeated North Carolina in the Semifinals and Miami (FL) in the Final to win their eleventh ACC tournament title. The Tigers earned the ACC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament and were selected as the fourth overall seed. They won the opening game of the regional against to extend their winning streak to seventeen games. Their streak ended there as they lost to Tennessee in fourteen innings. The Tigers could not overcome Charlotte in the elimination game of the regional and their season ended.
Personnel
Roster 2024 Clemson Tigers roster Pitchers 00 - Drew Titsworth - Freshman 13 - B.J. Bailey - Senior 15 - Reed Garris - Junior 18 - Tristan Smith - Sophomore 19 - Aidan Knaak - Freshman 20 - Nick Clayton - Graduate Student 25 - Luke Brown - Freshman 26 - Casey Tallent - Junior 29 - Joe Allen - Sophomore 30 - Billy Barlow - Sophomore 31 - Jacob McGovern - Freshman 33 - Justin LeGuernic - Freshman 35 - Noah Samol - Sophomore 36 - Matthew Marchal - Graduate Student 37 - Jackson Cole - Freshman 39 - Ethan Darden - Sophomore 41 - Nathan Dvorsky - Sophomore 47 - Lucas Mahlstedt - Junior 48 - Rob Hughes - Graduate Student 49 - Chance Fitzgerald - Freshman 51 - Rocco Reid - Junior 53 - Josh Davis - Sophomore 56 - Austin Gordon - Junior Catchers 9 - Jacob Jarrell - Sophomore 12 - Hideki Prather - Freshman 44 - Ty Marshall - Freshman
Infielders 2 - Nolan Nawrocki - Freshman 4 - Cooper Blauser - Freshman 5 - Andrew Ciufo - Graduate Student 6 - Jacob Hinderleider - Senior 8 - Blake Wright - Senior 21 - Jay Dillard - Freshman 23 - Jarren Purify - Freshman Outfielders 1 - Lleyton Lackey - Sophomore 3 - Jack Crighton - Sophomore 10 - Cam Cannarella - Sophomore 16 - Will Taylor - Junior 17 - Alden Mathes - Graduate Student 22 - Nathan Hall - Sophomore 27 - Tristan Bissetta - Sophomore 42 – Devin Parks – Freshman
Utility 11 - Jimmy Obertop - Graduate Student 24 - Ty Olenchuk - Senior 32 - Nick Couch - Junior 40 - Brodey Conn - Freshman 55 – Tryston McCladdie – Freshman
Coaching staff 2024 Clemson Tigers coaching staff Name Position Seasons atClemson Erik Bakich Head coach 2 Nick Schnabel Assistant Coach 2 Jimmy Belanger Assistant Coach 2 Griffin Mazur Assistant Coach 2
Schedule Legend Clemson win Clemson loss CancellationBoldClemson team member * Non-Conference game † Make-Up Game
2024 Clemson Tigers baseball game log Regular season February (7–1) Date Time (ET) Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC record Feb 16 4:00p.m. * No. 10 Clemson, SC W 14–3 Barlow (1–0) Hoskins (0–1) None 5,631 1–0 – Feb 17 2:00p.m. Xavier* No. 10 Doug Kingsmore Stadium W 8–3 Clayton (1–0) Hughes (0–1) None 5,265 2–0 – Feb 18 1:00p.m. Xavier* No. 10 Doug Kingsmore Stadium W 11–7 Marchal (1–0) Hooker (0–1) None 4,674 3–0 – Feb 20 4:00p.m. * No. 10 Doug Kingsmore Stadium W 8–2 Allen (1–0) Mueller (0–1) None 4,307 4–0 – Feb 23 5:00p.m. * No. 10 Doug Kingsmore Stadium L 1–18 Osbolt (1–0) Barlow (1–1) None 4,869 4–1 – Feb 24 2:00p.m. Kennesaw State No. 10 Doug Kingsmore Stadium W 8–6 Darden (1–0) Eidson (0–1) Hughes (1) 5,123 5–1 – Feb 25 2:00p.m. Kennesaw State No. 10 Doug Kingsmore Stadium W 7–2 Knaak (1–0) Pinson (0–2) None 4,548 6–1 – Feb 27 4:00p.m. * No. 10 Doug Kingsmore Stadium W 12–6 Darden (2–0) Hodgdon (0–1) None 4,035 7–1 – March (17–2) Date Time (ET) Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC record Mar 1 7:00p.m. at No. 19 South Carolina*Rivalry No. 10 Founders ParkColumbia, SC Cancelled Mar 2 4:00p.m. vs No. 19 South Carolina*Rivalry No. 10 Segra ParkColumbia, SC W 5–4 (12) Marchal (2–0) Gainey (0–1) None 9,284 8–1 – Mar 3 2:00p.m. No. 19 South Carolina*Rivalry No. 10 Doug Kingsmore Stadium W 5–4 Titsworth (1–0) Kimball (1–1) Gordon (1) 6,124 9–1 – Mar 6 6:00p.m. * No. 10 Doug Kingsmore Stadium W 8–4 Barlow (2–1) Evans (1–1) None 3,855 10–1 – Mar 8 4:00p.m. * No. 10 Doug Kingsmore Stadium W 12–5 Reid (1–0) Chapman (1–1) None 4,123 11–1 – Mar 9 2:00p.m. UNC Greensboro* No. 10 Doug Kingsmore Stadium W 9–5 Smith (1–0) Miller (0–1) None 5,045 12–1 – Mar 10 2:00p.m. UNC Greensboro* No. 10 Doug Kingsmore Stadium W 6–3 Marchal (3–0) Thomas (1–1) Mahlstedt (1) 5,156 13–1 – Mar 12 4:00p.m. * No. 10 Doug Kingsmore Stadium W 13–1 (7) Titsworth (2–0) Duffield (0–3) None 4,145 14–1 – Mar 13 4:00p.m. Manhattan* No. 10 Doug Kingsmore Stadium W 5–1 Barlow (3–1) Garbinski (0–2) None 4,217 15–1 – Mar 15 4:00p.m. at No. 6 No. 10 Jack Coombs FieldDurham, NC L 2–5 Santucci (4–0) Gordon (0–1) Beilenson (8) 762 15–2 0–1 Mar 16 3:00p.m. at No. 6 Duke No. 10 Jack Coombs Field W 8–7 Smith (2–0) Nard (0–1) Hughes (2) 1,801 16–2 1–1 Mar 17 1:00p.m. at No. 6 Duke No. 10 Jack Coombs Field W 8–6 (10) Hughes (1–0) Beilenson (0–1) Marchal (1) 1,086 17–2 2–1 Mar 19 6:00p.m. * No. 4 Doug Kingsmore Stadium W 13–3 Marchal (4–0) Kuep (0–1) None 3,865 18–2 – Mar 20 6:00p.m. vs. Presbyterian No. 4 Fluor FieldGreenville, SC W 11–1 (8) Darden (3–0) Gibson (0–1) None 2,744 19–2 – Mar 23 1:00p.m. No. 12 No. 4 Doug Kingsmore Stadium W 15–5 (7) Darden (4–0) Leiter (4–1) None 6,579 20–2 3–1 Mar 23 5:00p.m. No. 12 Florida State No. 4 Doug Kingsmore Stadium W 9–8 McGovern (1–0) Dorsey (2–1) None 21–2 4–1 Mar 24 1:00p.m. No. 12 Florida State No. 4 Doug Kingsmore Stadium W 14–12 Mahlstedt (1–0) Dorsey (2–2) Hughes (3) 4,843 22–2 5–1 Mar 26 4:00p.m. No. 19 Coastal Carolina* No. 3 Doug Kingsmore Stadium Cancelled Mar 28 7:00p.m. at No. 3 Alex Rodriguez ParkCoral Gables, FL L 2–3 Ziehl (2–2) Hughes (1–1) None 3,069 22–3 5–2 Mar 29 7:00p.m. at Miami (FL) No. 3 Alex Rodriguez Park W 3–2 Clayton (2–0) Schlesinger (2–2) Gordon (2) 2,971 23–3 6–2 Mar 30 1:00p.m. at Miami (FL) No. 3 Alex Rodriguez Park W 7–0 Knaak (2–0) H. Hernandez (2–3) None 2,670 24–3 7–2 April (10–6) Date Time (ET) Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC record Apr 2 6:00p.m. vs. USC Upstate* No. 2 Fluor Field W 11–1 Barlow (4–1) Ellingworth (4–2) None 4,109 25–3 – Apr 5 4:30p.m. at No. 2 Frank Eck StadiumNotre Dame, IN W 7–3 Titsworth (3–0) Reeth (1–4) Gordon (3) 559 26–3 8–2 Apr 6 2:00p.m. at Notre Dame No. 2 Frank Eck Stadium W 3–2 Darden (5–0) Radel (2–1) Gordon (4) 1,250 27–3 9–2 Apr 7 1:00p.m. at Notre Dame No. 2 Frank Eck Stadium W 13–12 Reid (2–0) Lally Jr. (0–1) None 663 28–3 10–2 Apr 9 6:00p.m. USC Upstate* No. 2 Doug Kingsmore Stadium L 5–9 Cubbler (2–1) LeGuernic (0–1) None 4,189 28–4 – Apr 12 7:00p.m. No. 2 Doug Kingsmore Stadium L 8–11 Van Dam (4–0) Reid (2–1) Smith (2) 5,123 28–5 10–3 Apr 13 3:00p.m. NC State No. 2 Doug Kingsmore Stadium L 0–4 Fritton (2–3) Darden (5–1) Smith (3) 5,286 28–6 10–4 Apr 14 1:00p.m. NC State No. 2 Doug Kingsmore Stadium W 7–0 Knaak (3–0) Consiglio (1–3) None 4,634 29–6 11–4 Apr 16 5:00p.m. * No. 6 Doug Kingsmore Stadium W 8–5 Mahlstedt (2–0) Langhorne (1–3) Gordon (5) 4,567 30–6 – Apr 19 6:00p.m. No. 6 Doug Kingsmore Stadium W 6–4 Mahlstedt (3–0) Fernandez (2–4 Gordon (6) 4,532 31–6 12–4 Apr 20 1:00p.m. Pittsburgh No. 6 Doug Kingsmore Stadium L 4–8 Sokol (4–2) Darden (5–2) None — 31–7 12–5 Apr 20 5:00p.m. Pittsburgh No. 6 Doug Kingsmore Stadium W 9–2 Knaak (4–0) Reed (0–5) None 6,423 32–7 13–5 Apr 23 7:00p.m. at No. 20 Georgia* No. 5 Foley FieldAthens, GA L 3–4 Marsh (1–0) Fitzgerald (0–1) None 4,183 32–8 – Apr 26 6:00p.m. at Louisville No. 5 Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY W 12–11 Marchal (5–0) Biven (3–1) Gordon (7) 2,819 33–8 14–5 Apr 27 1:00p.m. at Louisville No. 5 Jim Patterson Stadium L 6–7 Detmers (2–1) Garris (0–1) Corbett (1) 2,775 33–9 14–6 Apr 28 4:00p.m. at Louisville No. 5 Jim Patterson Stadium W 17–7 Titsworth (4–0) Koger (1–3) None 3,131 34–9 15–6