2025 Clemson Tigers baseball team

2025 Clemson Tigers baseball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
D1Baseball.comNo. 23
Record45–18 (18–12 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Nick Schnabel (3rd season)
  • Jimmy Belanger (3rd season)
  • Griffin Mazur (3rd season)
Home stadiumDoug Kingsmore Stadium
2025 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 18 Georgia Tech ‍†‍‍y 19 – 11   .633 41 – 19   .683
No. 7 Florida State ‍‍‍y 17 – 10   .630 41 – 14   .745
No. 1 North Carolina ‍‍‡‍y 18 – 11   .621 46 – 13   .780
NC State ‍‍‍y 17 – 11   .607 35 – 21   .625
No. 14  ‍‍‍y 18 – 12   .600 45 – 18   .714
Virginia ‍‍‍ 16 – 11   .593 32 – 18   .640
Duke ‍‍‍y 17 – 13   .567 40 – 19   .678
Wake Forest ‍‍‍y 16 – 14   .533 39 – 22   .639
Miami (FL) ‍‍‍y 15 – 14   .517 34 – 26   .567
Louisville ‍‍‍y 15 – 15   .500 39 – 21   .650
Notre Dame ‍‍‍ 14 – 16   .467 32 – 21   .604
Virginia Tech ‍‍‍ 12 – 18   .400 31 – 25   .554
Stanford  ‍‍‍ 11 – 19   .367 27 – 25   .519
Boston College ‍‍‍ 11 – 19   .367 28 – 29   .491
Pittsburgh ‍‍‍ 10 – 20   .333 28 – 27   .509
California  ‍‍‍ 9 – 21   .300 24 – 31   .436
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 6, 2025[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

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 Winthrop. 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 Notre Dame. 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 Wake Forest 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 Georgia Southern, a sweep of ACC newcomers California, and a defeat of Gardner–Webb. 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 Pittsburgh. 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 Virginia Tech 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 USC Upstate 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

Main article: 2024 Clemson Tigers baseball team

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 Miami. 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 High Point 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.[2][3]

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
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.[3]

Player Position MLB Team
Jacob Hinderleider Infield Colorado Rockies
Jimmy Obertop Catcher/Infield Colorado Rockies

Other departures

Other Departures
Name B/T Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Nolan Nawrocki R/R 2 INF 6'1" 200 Freshman Rockville Centre, New York Transferred to South Carolina[4]
Cooper Blauser R/R 4 INF 6'0" 195 Freshman Johns Creek, Georgia Transferred to Jacksonville State[5]
Alden Mathes L/L 17 OF 6'0" 200 Graduate Student Broomall, Pennsylvania Graduated
Nathan Hall R/R 22 OF 6'3" 200 Sophomore Lexington, South Carolina Transferred to South Carolina[4]
Ty Olenchuk L/R 24 RHP 6'2" 200 Senior Irmo, South Carolina Graduated
Billy Barlow R/R 30 RHP 6'2" 215 Sophomore North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Transferred to Florida[6]
Nick Couch R/R 32 C/OF 5'10" 180 Senior Greenville, South Carolina Graduated
Matthew Marchal R/R 36 RHP 6'3" 205 Senior Greenville, South Carolina Graduated
Devin Parks R/R 42 OF 5'11" 190 Freshman Fort Mill, South Carolina Transferred to Florida SouthWestern
Rob Hughes R/R 48 RHP 6'2" 235 Senior Rock Hill, South Carolina Graduated

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers[7]
Name B/T Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Dominic Listi L/L 6 OF 5'11" 205 Graduate Student Crystal Lake, Illinois Indiana State
Josh Paino R/R 8 INF 5'11" 200 Graduate Student Temecula, California Cal Baptist
Hudson Lee R/L 12 LHP 6'4" 230 Sophomore Roebuck, South Carolina Wake Forest
Luke Gaffney R/R 16 INF/C 6'1" 215 Sophomore Danville, Kentucky Purdue
Luke Kissenberth R/R 30 RHP 6'0" 170 Graduate Student Greenville, South Carolina The Citadel
Michael Gillen R/R 42 RHP 6'2" 220 Junior Rochelle Park, New Jersey Seton Hall
Collin Priest L/R 99 INF 6'3" 245 Sophomore Mount Dora, Florida Michigan

Incoming recruits

Incoming Recruits
Name B/T Number Pos. Height Weight Hometown High School
Josh Castellani L/R 17 INF 6'4" 210 St. Petersburg, Florida Hollins
TP Wentworth L/L 18 OF/LHP 6'5" 230 Ripon, California Central Catholic
Anthony Wilkie R/R 22 RHP/1B 6'5" 225 Gainesville, Florida Buchholz
Briggs Sullivan R/R 29 INF/OF 6'2" 190 Mount Pleasant, South Carolina Oceanside Collegiate Academy
Brendon Bennett L/L 32 LHP 6'1" 220 Novi, Michigan Novi
Dane Moehler R/R 36 RHP 6'2" 205 Marietta, Georgia Walton
Cannon Feazell R/R 41 RHP 6'1" 195 Windermere, Florida Windermere
Chayce Kieck R/R 45 RHP 6'1" 185 Jacksonville, Florida The Bolles School
Austin Jacobs R/R 48 INF 6'0" 175 Geneva, Florida Hagerty
Owen Anchors L/L 55 OF 6'2" 190 Dunwoody, Georgia Dunwoody
Dion Brown R/R 93 RHP 5'10" 145 York, South Carolina Clover
Talan Bell L/L 96 LHP/OF 5'10" 180 Oviedo, Florida Hagerty

Personnel

Roster

2025 Clemson Tigers baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town
00 RHP Drew Titsworth L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Frankenmuth, Michigan
1 OF Lleyton Lackey S/L 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Evans, Georgia
2 C Hideki Prather R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Oakland, California
3 OF Jack Crighton R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Rochester Hills, Michigan
4 INF Tryston McCladdie L/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Harlem, Georgia
5 INF Andrew Ciufo R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Gr Medford, New York
6 OF Dominic Listi L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Gr Crystal Lake, Illinois
8 INF Josh Paino R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Gr Temecula, California
9 C Jacob Jarrell R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Florence, South Carolina
10 OF Cam Cannarella L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Hartsville, South Carolina
11 C Steele Burd R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
12 LHP Hudson Lee R/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS So Roebuck, South Carolina
13 LHP B.J. Bailey L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Woodruff, South Carolina
15 RHP Reed Garris R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
16 INF Luke Gaffney R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Danville, Kentucky
17 INF Josh Castellani L/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr St. Petersburg, Florida
18 OF T.P. Wentworth L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Ripon, California
19 RHP Aidan Knaak R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Fort Myers, Florida
20 RHP Nathan Dvorsky R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Suwanee, Georgia
21 INF Jay Dillard R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS So Anderson, South Carolina
22 RHP Anthony Wilkie R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Gainesville, Florida
23 INF Jarren Purify R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Detroit, Michigan
24 RHP Joe Allen R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Hampton Falls, New Hampshire
25 RHP Luke Brown R/R 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Apex, North Carolina
26 RHP Casey Tallent  R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Hartwell, Georgia
27 OF Tristan Bissetta L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Greenville, South Carolina
29 INF Briggs Sullivan R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
30 RHP Luke Kissenberth R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Sr Greenville, South Carolina
31 LHP Jacob McGovern L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Seneca, South Carolina
32 LHP Brendon Bennett L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Novi, Michigan
33 LHP Justin LeGuernic R/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Dix Hills, New York
35 LHP Noah Samol L/L 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS So Mason, Ohio
36 RHP Dane Moehler  R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Marietta, Georgia
37 LHP Jackson Cole L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Boiling Springs, South Carolina
39 LHP Ethan Darden L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Rock Hill, South Carolina
40 INF Brodey Conn L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Clemson, South Carolina
41 RHP Cannon Feazell R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Windermere, Florida
42 RHP Michael Gillen R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Rochelle Park, New Jersey
44 C Ty Marshall S/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Cayce, South Carolina
45 RHP Chayce Kieck R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Jacksonville, Florida
47 RHP Lucas Mahlstedt R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Ormond Beach, Florida
48 INF Austin Jacobs R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Geneva, Florida
49 RHP Chance Fitzgerald R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Sanford, Florida
55 OF Owen Anchors L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Dunwoody, Georgia
93 RHP Dion Brown R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 145 lb (66 kg) Fr York, South Carolina
96 LHP Talan Bell L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Oviedo, Florida
99 INF Collin Priest L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Mount Dora, Florida
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: March 30, 2025

Schedule

Legend
  Clemson win
  Clemson loss
  Cancellation
Bold Clemson team member
* Non-Conference game
† Make-Up Game
2025 Clemson Tigers baseball game log (45–18)[8]
Regular season (41–15)
Postseason (4–3)

Note: All rankings shown are from D1Baseball Poll.

  1. ^ Originally scheduled for February 19, but delayed due to inclement weather

Rankings

See also: 2025 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
Coaches'[10]1111*97т66575424913121220
Baseball America[11]88755777562612171414*24
NCBWA†[12]9810108747422269131122
D1Baseball[13]15141311107664323915141423
Perfect Game[14]88744434322810151212*21

† 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.

References

  1. ^ "Baseball Standings". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  2. ^ Hennessy, Brian (July 15, 2024). "Four Tigers Chosen On Second Day Of MLB Draft". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University Athletics. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
  3. ^ a b Hennessy, Brian (July 16, 2024). "Reid Picked On Third Day Of MLB Draft". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University Athletics. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
  4. ^ a b Bezjak, Lou (July 3, 2024). "South Carolina baseball picks up second transfer from in-state rival Clemson". The State. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
  5. ^ Holley, Steve (July 3, 2024). "Former Clemson player confirms new home after entering transfer portal". clemsonwire.usatoday.com. USA Today. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
  6. ^ Brockway, Kevin (July 1, 2024). "Florida baseball transfer tracker: Gators gain one pitcher, lose another over the weekend". The Gainesville Sun. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
  7. ^ Holley, Steve (February 14, 2025). "Clemson Baseball 2025 preview: roster breakdown, gains and losses, schedule, prediction". clemsonwire.usatoday.com. USA Today. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
  8. ^ "2024-25 Baseball Schedule". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University Athletics. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
  9. ^ Hennessy, Brian (February 17, 2025). "Wednesday's Game Vs. Presbyterian Postponed & Rescheduled For March 5". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University Athletics. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  10. ^ Baseball Coaches Poll
  11. ^ Baseball America College: Top 25
  12. ^ NCBWA Division I poll
  13. ^ Division 1 Baseball Rankings
  14. ^ Perfect Game Preseason Top 25 Rankings
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