List of Clemson Tigers baseball seasons
This is a list of Clemson Tigers baseball seasons. The Clemson Tigers baseball program is a college baseball team that represents Clemson University in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association.[1] Clemson has played their home games at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina since 1970.[2]
The Tigers have won 15 conference championships, and have played in the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship 36 times, advancing to the College World Series on 12 occasions.[3] With 2,566 wins over 114 seasons of baseball, Clemson ranks 17th all-time in win–loss records and 8th in victories in the NCAA.[4]
Season results
| National Champions | College World Series berth | NCAA tournament berth | Conference Tournament champions | Conference/Division Regular season Champions |
| Season | Head coach[5] | Conference[A 1] | Season results[6] | Tournament results | Final poll[7][A 2] | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Conference | Conference[8][A 3] | Postseason[9][A 4] | BA | CB[A 5] | Coaches | ||||||||||
| Wins | Losses | Ties | % | Wins | Losses | Ties | % | Finish[10][A 6] | ||||||||
| Clemson Tigers | ||||||||||||||||
| 1896 | R. T. V. Bowman | Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1897 | No team | |||||||||||||||
| 1898 | R. T. V. Bowman | Independent | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1899 | Unknown | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1900 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1901 | John Heisman | 10 | 2 | 1 | .808 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1902 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1903 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1st | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1904 | John McMakin | 8 | 5 | 1 | .607 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1905 | 6 | 8 | 1 | .433 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1906 | 6 | 10 | 1 | .382 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1907 | Frank Shaughnessy | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1908 | Robert Lynch | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1909 | Jesse Reynolds | 10 | 12 | 0 | .455 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1910 | Joe Holland | 10 | 11 | 0 | .476 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1911 | Frank Dobson | 13 | 10 | 0 | .565 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1912 | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1913 | 13 | 5 | 0 | .722 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1914 | Thomas Robertson | 16 | 6 | 0 | .727 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1915 | Vet Sitton | 13 | 7 | 0 | .650 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1916 | 13 | 11 | 1 | .540 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1917 | Country Morris | 13 | 13 | 0 | .500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1918 | Edward Donahue | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1919 | 6 | 15 | 1 | .295 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1920 | Country Morris | 4 | 15 | 0 | .210 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1921 | Larry Conover | 5 | 14 | 0 | .263 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1922 | R. V. H. Durfee | 10 | 8 | 0 | .556 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1923 | 13 | 8 | 1 | .614 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1924 | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1925 | Thomas May | 11 | 14 | 0 | .440 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1926 | Cul Richards | 8 | 11 | 0 | .420 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1927 | Tink Gillam | 11 | 13 | 1 | .460 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1928 | Joe Guyon | 12 | 9 | 2 | .565 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1929 | 15 | 11 | 1 | .574 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1930 | 9 | 14 | 0 | .391 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1931 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1932 | Jess Neely | 14 | 6 | 0 | .700 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1933 | 10 | 10 | 0 | .500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1934 | 8 | 8 | 1 | .500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1935 | 16 | 7 | 1 | .688 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1936 | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1937 | 7 | 12 | 0 | .368 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1938 | 6 | 12 | 0 | .333 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1939 | Randy Hinson | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1940 | 12 | 2 | 2 | .813 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1941 | Tom Rogers | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1942 | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1943 | Frank Howard | 12 | 3 | 0 | .800 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1944 | No team | |||||||||||||||
| 1945 | Walter Cox | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1946 | Randy Hinson | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1947 | Southern Conference | 24 | 5 | 0 | .828 | 13 | 2 | 0 | .867 | 1st | — | Eastern Playoff | — | — | — | |
| 1948 | Walter Cox | 14 | 12 | 1 | .537 | 8 | 8 | 1 | .500 | 8th | — | DNP | — | — | — | |
| 1949 | 11 | 12 | 0 | .478 | 10 | 5 | 0 | .667 | 4th | — | DNP | — | — | — | ||
| 1950 | 20 | 11 | 0 | .625 | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 2nd (South) | Semifinal | District Regional | — | — | — | ||
| 1951 | 18 | 7 | 0 | .720 | 16 | 2 | 0 | .889 | 1st | 2nd | DNP | — | — | — | ||
| 1952 | Bob Smith | 10 | 12 | 0 | .455 | 10 | 10 | 0 | .500 | 5th (South) | DNP | DNP | — | — | — | |
| 1953 | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 | 3rd (South) | DNP | DNP | — | — | — | ||
| 1954 | Atlantic Coast Conference | 14 | 10 | 0 | .583 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 1st | — | DNP | — | — | — | |
| 1955 | 7 | 11 | 0 | .389 | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 7th | — | DNP | — | — | — | ||
| 1956 | 4 | 14 | 2 | .250 | 2 | 10 | 2 | .214 | 7th | — | DNP | — | — | — | ||
| 1957 | 6 | 12 | 0 | .333 | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | 8th | — | DNP | — | — | — | ||
| 1958 | Bill Wilhelm | 22 | 8 | 0 | .733 | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 1st | — | College World Series | — | — | — | |
| 1959 | 24 | 8 | 0 | .750 | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 1st | — | College World Series | — | 5 | — | ||
| 1960 | 11 | 10 | 1 | .523 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 4th | — | DNP | — | NR | — | ||
| 1961 | 12 | 11 | 0 | .522 | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 5th | — | DNP | — | NR | — | ||
| 1962 | 17 | 8 | 0 | .680 | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | T-3rd | — | DNP | — | NR | — | ||
| 1963 | 15 | 11 | 0 | .577 | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | T-2nd | — | DNP | — | NR | — | ||
| 1964 | 13 | 13 | 0 | .500 | 6 | 7 | 0 | .462 | T-4th | — | DNP | — | NR | — | ||
| 1965 | 18 | 10 | 2 | .663 | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 2nd | — | DNP | — | NR | — | ||
| 1966 | 20 | 7 | 2 | .724 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 2nd | — | DNP | — | 27 | — | ||
| 1967 | 29 | 9 | 0 | .763 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .846 | 1st | — | District 3 Regional | — | 9 | — | ||
| 1968 | 27 | 14 | 0 | .659 | 11 | 7 | 0 | .611 | 4th | — | DNP | — | NR | — | ||
| 1969 | 27 | 17 | 2 | .609 | 12 | 8 | 1 | .595 | 3rd | — | DNP | — | 30 | — | ||
| 1970 | 32 | 16 | 0 | .667 | 14 | 7 | 0 | .667 | 2nd | — | DNP | — | 18 | — | ||
| 1971 | 27 | 14 | 0 | .659 | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 2nd | — | DNP | — | NR | — | ||
| 1972 | 19 | 15 | 0 | .559 | 6 | 7 | 0 | .462 | 5th | — | DNP | — | NR | — | ||
| 1973 | 24 | 16 | 0 | .600 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | T-1st | 2nd | DNP | — | NR | — | ||
| 1974 | 23 | 15 | 0 | .605 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 1st | 2nd | DNP | — | NR | — | ||
| 1975 | 33 | 10 | 0 | .767 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | T-1st | 2nd | Mideast Regional | — | 25 | — | ||
| 1976 | 36 | 15 | 0 | .706 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 1st | 1st | College World Series | — | 5 | — | ||
| 1977 | 42 | 10 | 0 | .808 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 1st | 2nd | College World Series | — | 5 | — | ||
| 1978 | 39 | 14 | 0 | .746 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 1st | 1st | Atlantic Regional | — | 25 | — | ||
| 1979 | 40 | 15 | 0 | .727 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 1st | — | Atlantic Regional | — | 10 | — | ||
| 1980 | 38 | 21 | 0 | .644 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 3rd | 1st | College World Series | — | 8 | — | ||
| 1981 | 34 | 24 | 0 | .586 | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | T-1st | 1st | Atlantic Regional | NR | NR | — | ||
| 1982 | 37 | 22 | 0 | .627 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 1st | 4th | DNP | NR | NR | — | ||
| 1983 | 30 | 20 | 1 | .598 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 3rd | 2nd | DNP | NR | NR | — | ||
| 1984 | 38 | 17 | 0 | .691 | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | T-1st | T-3rd | DNP | NR | NR | — | ||
| 1985 | 36 | 30 | 1 | .545 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | T-1st | 2nd | DNP | NR | NR | — | ||
| 1986 | 42 | 21 | 0 | .667 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 3rd | T-3rd | DNP | NR | NR | — | ||
| 1987 | 54 | 14 | 1 | .790 | 16 | 5 | 0 | .762 | 2nd | 3rd | South I Regional | 10 | 10 | — | ||
| 1988 | 54 | 14 | 0 | .794 | 18 | 2 | 0 | .900 | 1st | 3rd | Northeast Regional | 15 | 21 | — | ||
| 1989 | 50 | 20 | 0 | .714 | 13 | 5 | 0 | .722 | 2nd | 1st | Atlantic Regional | 14 | 14 | — | ||
| 1990 | 43 | 23 | 0 | .651 | 14 | 6 | 0 | .700 | 2nd | T-3rd | Central Regional | NR | 30 | — | ||
| 1991 | 60 | 10 | 0 | .857 | 18 | 3 | 0 | .857 | 1st | 1st | College World Series | 4 | 8 | — | ||
| 1992 | 50 | 14 | 0 | .781 | 19 | 5 | 0 | .792 | 1st | 2nd | Mideast Regional | 7 | 10 | 9 | ||
| 1993 | 45 | 20 | 0 | .692 | 11 | 11 | 0 | .500 | 5th | 1st | East Regional | 17 | 17 | 16 | ||
| 1994 | Jack Leggett | 57 | 18 | 0 | .760 | 20 | 4 | 0 | .833 | 1st | 1st | East Regional | 4 | 9 | 9 | |
| 1995 | 54 | 14 | 0 | .794 | 20 | 4 | 0 | .833 | 1st | 2nd | College World Series | 6 | 7 | 7 | ||
| 1996 | 51 | 17 | 0 | .750 | 17 | 7 | 0 | .708 | 2nd | T-3rd | College World Series | 5 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1997 | 41 | 23 | 0 | .641 | 13 | 10 | 0 | .565 | 4th | 2nd | Central Regional | NR | NR | 24 | ||
| 1998 | 43 | 16 | 0 | .729 | 14 | 9 | 0 | .560 | T-2nd | 8th | East Regional | 21 | 23 | 19 | ||
| 1999 | 42 | 27 | 0 | .609 | 13 | 10 | 0 | .565 | 3rd | 2nd | College Station Super Regional | 17 | 13 | 14 | ||
| 2000 | 51 | 18 | 0 | .739 | 17 | 7 | 0 | .708 | 2nd | 2nd | College World Series | 7 | 6 | 5 | ||
| 2001 | 41 | 22 | 0 | .650 | 17 | 7 | 0 | .708 | 2nd | T-5th | Coral Gables Super Regional | 17 | 13 | 14 | ||
| 2002 | 54 | 17 | 0 | .761 | 16 | 8 | 0 | .667 | 4th | 2nd | College World Series | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 2003 | 39 | 22 | 0 | .639 | 15 | 9 | 0 | .625 | T-3rd | T-8th | Auburn Regional | NR | NR | NR | ||
| 2004 | 39 | 26 | 0 | .600 | 14 | 10 | 0 | .583 | T-4th | 4th | Athens Regional | NR | 26 | NR | ||
| 2005 | 43 | 23 | 0 | .652 | 21 | 9 | 0 | .700 | 2nd | Semifinal | Waco Super Regional | 14 | 13 | 14 | ||
| 2006 | 53 | 16 | 0 | .768 | 24 | 6 | 0 | .800 | 1st (Atlantic) | 1st | College World Series | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||
| 2007 | 41 | 23 | 0 | .641 | 18 | 12 | 0 | .600 | 2nd (Atlantic) | 2nd, Pool Play | Starkville Super Regional | 15 | 12 | 13 | ||
| 2008 | 31 | 27 | 1 | .534 | 11 | 18 | 1 | .383 | 4th (Atlantic) | T-2nd, Pool Play | DNP | NR | NR | NR | ||
| 2009 | 44 | 22 | 0 | .667 | 19 | 11 | 0 | .633 | 2nd (Atlantic) | T-2nd, Pool Play | Tempe Super Regional | 16 | 15 | 14 | ||
| 2010 | 45 | 25 | 0 | .643 | 18 | 12 | 0 | .600 | 1st (Atlantic) | 3rd, Pool Play | College World Series | 10 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2011 | 43 | 20 | 0 | .683 | 17 | 13 | 0 | .567 | 2nd (Atlantic) | 2nd, Pool Play | Clemson Regional | 21 | 21 | 16 | ||
| 2012 | 35 | 28 | 0 | .556 | 16 | 14 | 0 | .533 | 3rd (Atlantic) | 3rd, Pool Play | Columbia Regional | NR | NR | NR | ||
| 2013 | 40 | 22 | 0 | .645 | 18 | 12 | 0 | .600 | 3rd (Atlantic) | 4th, Pool Play | Columbia Regional | NR | NR | NR | ||
| 2014 | 36 | 25 | 0 | .590 | 15 | 14 | 0 | .517 | 2nd (Atlantic) | 2nd, Pool Play | Nashville Regional | NR | NR | NR | ||
| 2015 | 32 | 29 | 0 | .525 | 16 | 13 | 0 | .552 | T-3rd (Atlantic) | T-2nd, Pool Play | Fullerton Regional | NR | NR | NR | ||
| 2016 | Monte Lee | 44 | 20 | 0 | .688 | 16 | 14 | 0 | .533 | 4th (Atlantic) | 1st | Clemson Regional | 17 | 18 | 15 | |
| 2017 | 42 | 21 | 0 | .667 | 17 | 13 | 0 | .567 | 3rd (Atlantic) | 3rd, Pool Play | Clemson Regional | 23 | 25 | 22 | ||
| 2018 | 47 | 16 | 0 | .746 | 22 | 8 | 0 | .733 | 1st (Atlantic) | T-3rd | Clemson Regional | 19 | 18 | 17 | ||
| 2019 | 35 | 26 | 0 | .574 | 15 | 15 | 0 | .500 | 4th (Atlantic) | 2nd, Pool Play | Oxford Regional | 22 | 25 | 25 | ||
| 2020 | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | T–1st (Atlantic) | Tournament Cancelled | Tournament Cancelled | — | — | — | ||
| 2021 | 25 | 27 | 0 | .481 | 16 | 20 | 0 | .444 | 5th (Atlantic) | 2nd, Pool Play | — | NR | NR | NR | ||
| 2022 | 35 | 23 | 0 | .603 | 13 | 16 | 0 | .448 | 6th (Atlantic) | 3rd, Pool Play | — | NR | NR | NR | ||
| 2023 | Erik Bakich | 44 | 19 | 0 | .698 | 20 | 10 | 0 | .667 | 2nd (Atlantic) | 1st | Clemson Regional | 15 | 17 | 18 | |
| 2024 | 44 | 16 | 0 | .733 | 20 | 10 | 0 | .667 | 1st (Atlantic) | 2nd, Pool Play | Clemson Super Regional | 11 | N/A | 9 | ||
| 2025 | 45 | 18 | 0 | .714 | 18 | 12 | 0 | .600 | 5th | 2nd | Clemson Regional | 24 | N/A | 20 | ||
| Total | 2,854 | 1,547 | 30 | .647 | (only includes regular season games) | |||||||||||
| 144 | 112 | 0 | .563 | (only includes postseason games) | ||||||||||||
| 2,998 | 1,662 | 30 | .642 | (all games) | ||||||||||||
Notes
- ^ Clemson was a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association from 1900 until 1923, but the conference did not sponsor baseball. The Southern Conference, of which Clemson was a member from 1924 until 1953, did not sponsor baseball until 1947. Since 1954, Clemson has been a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
- ^ Collegiate Baseball began team rankings in 1959. Baseball America began during the 1981 season. The Coaches' Poll (published by USA Today's Sports Weekly and ESPN) began publishing its rankings during the 1992 season.[7]
- ^ The Southern Conference held a tournament from 1950 until 1953. The Atlantic Coast Conference began a baseball tournament in 1974. The tournament was not held in 1979.
- ^ Postseason play involving the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship began in 1947.
- ^ The Collegiate Baseball Newspaper ceased operations in November 2023. In years 2024 and onward, the final D1Baseball poll ranking is shown.
- ^ The Atlantic Coast Conference split into two divisions in 2006. Since then, regular season conference championships are no longer awarded.
References
- General
- Hennessy, Brian. "2011 Clemson Baseball Media Guide". Clemson University. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 7, 2019. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
- "Division I Baseball Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 11, 2011. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
- Hennessy, Brian. "2023 Clemson Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Clemson University. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- Specific
- ^ "Clemson University". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Archived from the original on October 15, 2011. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
- ^ "Doug Kingsmore Stadium / Clemson University Tigers". Ballpark Digest. August Publications. November 29, 2008. Archived from the original on September 9, 2011. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
- ^ "Won-Lost Records in Tournaments" (PDF). 2010 NCAA Baseball Tournament Statistics and Records. National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 5. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 6, 2012. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
- ^ NCAA Records, pp. 36–37
- ^ 2023 Media Guide, p. 130
- ^ 2023 Media Guide, pp. 132–147
- ^ a b NCAA Records, pp. 38–44
- ^ 2023 Media Guide, p. 126
- ^ 2023 Media Guide, p. 127
- ^ Gowens, Craig. Nation, Boyd (ed.). "The Filing Cabinet". Boyd's World. Archived from the original on February 20, 2013. Retrieved August 28, 2011.