The 2025 Clemson Tigers baseball team was the varsity intercollegiate baseball team that represented Clemson University during the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and were led by third-year head coach Erik Bakich. Clemson played its home games at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.
The Tigers began the season ranked fifteenth overall and traveled to the Shriners Children's College Showdown in Texas. They finished the tournament 2–1 with defeats of seventeenth-ranked Oklahoma State and twenty-first ranked Arizona and a loss to unranked Ole Miss. They finished the month without losing another game as they went 4–0 in the Clemson Baseball Invitational and defeated . They swept rivals South Carolina in a home-neutral-away three game series. They extended their unbeaten run to fifteen games and moved up to tenth in the rankings before opening ACC play against . They won that series two games to one. Their winning streak ended at seventeen games when they lost to Notre Dame 7–3 on March 16. They won two mid-week games over The Citadel before facing eleventh-ranked while the Tigers were ranked seventh. They won the series 2–1 before losing a mid-week game against Coastal Carolina. They moved up to sixth in the rankings to face number twenty-five Georgia Tech. The Tigers won the series 2–1 in Atlanta. The Tigers finished March with an 18–4 record. Clemson went on an eight-game winning streak including a neutral site victory over , a sweep of ACC newcomers California, and a defeat of . Stanford ended their winning streak, but the Tigers took the series against the Cardinal. The team rose to third in the rankings and won a series against seventeenth-ranked Louisville, two games to one. They defeated tenth-ranked Georgia before closing April against twenty-fifth ranked NC State. NC State swept Clemson, who was ranked second at the time, three games to zero. The Tigers finished April with a 10–5 record. May was a difficult month for the Tigers, as they fell from third in the rankings to fifteenth. They lost a series at fifth-ranked Florida State, lost a mid-week game at fourteenth-ranked Coastal Carolina, and lost a series against Duke. The Tigers finished the regular season with a sweep at . They finished May 5–5.
The Tigers finished the ACC regular season 41–15 and 18–12 in ACC play to finish in fifth place, just one game back of first. They were the fifth seed in the ACC tournament and earned a bye into the Second Round in the new tournament format. There they defeated twelfth-seed 6–1. In the Quarterfinals, they faced fourth-seed NC State who had swept the Tigers during the regular season. Clemson executed its revenge, winning 7–6. They defeated first-seed Georgia Tech in the Semifinals, and prevailed 9–4. They qualified for their second ACC final in three years, but fell to third-seed North Carolina 14–4. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament and were selected as the eleventh-overall seed. They hosted a regional and were placed in the Baton Rouge Super Regional. The Tigers won their opening game against 7–3. They lost their next game against West Virginia 9–6. They faced Kentucky in an elimination game and lost 16–4 to end their season. The Tigers finished with a final record of 45–18. Their 45 total wins were the most since 2018.
Previous 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.
Roster moves
2024 MLB draft The Tigers had five players drafted in the 2024 MLB draft.
Blake Wright Infield 4 106 Colorado Rockies Austin Gordon Right-handed Pitcher 4 110 Los Angeles Angels Will Taylor Outfield 5 145 Pittsburgh Pirates Tristan Smith Left-handed Pitcher 5 150 Cincinnati Reds Rocco Reid Left-handed Pitcher 15 464 Arizona Diamondbacks
MLB Free Agent Signings Two Tigers signed free agent contracts after the MLB draft. Jacob Hinderleider Infield Colorado Rockies Jimmy Obertop Catcher/Infield Colorado Rockies
Other departures Other Departures R/R 2 INF 6'1" 200 Rockville Centre, New York Transferred to South Carolina R/R 4 INF 6'0" 195 Johns Creek, Georgia Transferred to Jacksonville State L/L 17 OF 6'0" 200 Broomall, Pennsylvania Graduated R/R 22 OF 6'3" 200 Lexington, South Carolina Transferred to South Carolina L/R 24 RHP 6'2" 200 Irmo, South Carolina Graduated R/R 30 RHP 6'2" 215 North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Transferred to Florida R/R 32 C/OF 5'10" 180 Greenville, South Carolina Graduated R/R 36 RHP 6'3" 205 Greenville, South Carolina Graduated R/R 42 OF 5'11" 190 Fort Mill, South Carolina Transferred to Florida SouthWestern R/R 48 RHP 6'2" 235 Rock Hill, South Carolina Graduated
Incoming transfers Incoming transfers L/L 6 OF 5'11" 205 Crystal Lake, Illinois Indiana State R/R 8 INF 5'11" 200 Temecula, California Cal Baptist R/L 12 LHP 6'4" 230 Roebuck, South Carolina Wake Forest R/R 16 INF/C 6'1" 215 Danville, Kentucky Purdue R/R 30 RHP 6'0" 170 Greenville, South Carolina The Citadel R/R 42 RHP 6'2" 220 Rochelle Park, New Jersey Seton Hall L/R 99 INF 6'3" 245 Mount Dora, Florida Michigan
Incoming recruits Incoming Recruits L/R 17 INF 6'4" 210 St. Petersburg, Florida Hollins L/L 18 OF/LHP 6'5" 230 Ripon, California Central Catholic R/R 22 RHP/1B 6'5" 225 Gainesville, Florida Buchholz R/R 29 INF/OF 6'2" 190 Mount Pleasant, South Carolina Oceanside Collegiate Academy L/L 32 LHP 6'1" 220 Novi, Michigan Novi R/R 36 RHP 6'2" 205 Marietta, Georgia Walton R/R 41 RHP 6'1" 195 Windermere, Florida Windermere R/R 45 RHP 6'1" 185 Jacksonville, Florida The Bolles School R/R 48 INF 6'0" 175 Geneva, Florida Hagerty L/L 55 OF 6'2" 190 Dunwoody, Georgia Dunwoody R/R 93 RHP 5'10" 145 York, South Carolina Clover L/L 96 LHP/OF 5'10" 180 Oviedo, Florida Hagerty
Personnel
Roster
Schedule Legend Clemson win Clemson loss CancellationBoldClemson team member * Non-Conference game † Make-Up Game
2025 Clemson Tigers baseball game log (45–18) Regular season (41–15) February (8–1) Date Time (ET) Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC record Feb 14 12:00p.m. vs. No. 17 Oklahoma State* No. 15 Globe Life Field W 6–5 Dvorsky (1–0) Wech (0–1) Mahlstedt (1) 8,344 1–0 – Feb 15 12:00p.m. vs. No. 21 Arizona* No. 15 Globe Life Field W 16–5 Titsworth (1–0) Kramkowski (0–1) - 13,289 2–0 – Feb 16 3:30p.m. vs. Ole Miss* No. 15 Globe Life Field L 5–15 McCausland (1–0) LeGuernic (0–1) None 10,138 2–1 – Feb 19 4:00p.m. * No. 14 Postponed due to inclement weather, rescheduled for March 5 Feb 21 4:00p.m. VCU* No. 14 Doug Kingsmore Stadium W 6–2 Knaak (1–0) Dressler (0–2) Titsworth (1) 5,091 3–1 – Feb 22 12:00p.m. * No. 14 Doug Kingsmore Stadium W 12–7 Dvorsky (2–0) Ortiz (1–1) Mahlstedt (2) 4,798 4–1 – Feb 22 4:00p.m. VCU* No. 14 Doug Kingsmore Stadium W 4–3 Darden (1–0) Yetter (0–2) Garris (1) 5,173 5–1 – Feb 23 2:00p.m. North Carolina A&T* No. 14 Doug Kingsmore Stadium W 4–2 Allen (1–0) Sentell (1–1) None 4,625 6–1 – Feb 25 4:00p.m. * No. 13 Doug Kingsmore Stadium W 20–7 Kieck (1–0) Wade (0–1) None 4,803 7–1 – Feb 28 7:00p.m. South Carolina*Rivalry No. 13 Doug Kingsmore Stadium W 5–3 McGovern (1–0) Becker (2–1) Mahlstedt (3) 6,891 8–1 – March (18–4) Date Time (ET) Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC record Mar 1 1:30p.m. vs. South Carolina*Rivalry No. 13 Fluor Field W 5–1 Darden (2–0) McCoy (1–1) Titsworth (2) 6,983 9–1 – Mar 2 5:00p.m. at South Carolina*Rivalry No. 13 Founders ParkColumbia, SC W 8–2 Allen (2–0) Eskew (0–1) None 8,242 10–1 – Mar 4 6:00p.m. vs. * No. 11 Fluor Field W 7–0 Bailey (1–0) Bianchini (2–2) None 2,010 11–1 – Mar 5 4:00p.m. Presbyterian* No. 11 Doug Kingsmore Stadium W 11–2 Fitzgerald (1–0) Williams (0–1) None 4,129 12–1 – Mar 7 4:00p.m. * No. 11 Doug Kingsmore Stadium W 7–4 Knaak (2–0) Wilson (1–3) Mahlstedt (4) 4,931 13–1 – Mar 8 3:00p.m. Davidson* No. 11 Doug Kingsmore Stadium W 14–4 Darden (3–0) Fix (1–1) None 5,287 14–1 – Mar 9 2:00p.m. Davidson* No. 11 Doug Kingsmore Stadium W 11–4 Garris (1–0) Champey (0–4) None 4,562 15–1 – Mar 11 4:00p.m. * No. 10 Doug Kingsmore Stadium W 6–4 Bailey (2–0) Swink (2–2) Mahlstedt (5) 4,323 16–1 – Mar 12 4:00p.m. Liberty* No. 10 Doug Kingsmore Stadium W 8–2 Kieck (2–0) Lingenfelter (0–2) None 4,491 17–1 – Mar 14 4:00p.m. No. 10 Doug Kingsmore Stadium W 2–1 Knaak (3–0) Radel (1–2) Mahlstedt (6) 4,734 18–1 1–0 Mar 15 3:00p.m. Notre Dame No. 10 Doug Kingsmore Stadium W 11–7 Dvorsky (3–0) Dennies (2–2) Garris (2) 4,812 19–1 2–0 Mar 16 12:00p.m. Notre Dame No. 10 Doug Kingsmore Stadium L 3–7 Van Ameyde (1–0) LeGuernic (0–2) None 4,356 19–2 2–1 Mar 18 6:00p.m. The Citadel* No. 7 Doug Kingsmore Stadium W 6–4 Dvorsky (4–0) Bland (1–3) Mahlstedt (7) 4,478 20–2 – Mar 19 6:00p.m. The Citadel* No. 7 Doug Kingsmore Stadium W 11–1 Fitzgerald (2–0) Davis (1–2) None 4,415 21–2 – Mar 21 6:00p.m. No. 11 No. 7 Doug Kingsmore Stadium W 5–1 Knaak (4–0) Lunceford (4–1) Mahlstedt (8) 4,622 22–2 3–1 Mar 22 2:00p.m. No. 11 Wake Forest No. 7 Doug Kingsmore Stadium L 10–12 Schmolke (3–0) Darden (3–1) Gunther (4) 5,233 22–3 3–2 Mar 23 1:00p.m. No. 11 Wake Forest No. 7 Doug Kingsmore Stadium W 7–6 Mahlstedt (1–0) Gunther (1–2) None 4,905 23–3 4–2 Mar 25 6:00p.m. Coastal Carolina* No. 6 Doug Kingsmore Stadium L 2–8 Ellison (1–1) Samol (0–1) None 5,043 23–4 – Mar 26 6:00p.m. Presbyterian* No. 6 Doug Kingsmore Stadium W 9–1 Fitzgerald (3–0) Gibson (0–1) None 4,864 24–4 – Mar 28 6:00p.m. at No. 25 Georgia Tech No. 6 Russ Chandler Stadium W 9–7 Mahlstedt (2–0) Patel (7–1) None 2,911 25–4 5–2 Mar 29 (DH 1) 4:00p.m. at No. 25 Georgia Tech No. 6 Russ Chandler Stadium L 2–18 Jones (3–0) Darden (3–2) None — 25–5 5–3 Mar 29 (DH 2) 7:30p.m. at No. 25 Georgia Tech No. 6 Russ Chandler Stadium W 4–3 Garris (2–0) Gaudette (0–1) None 3,639 26–5 6–3