In part four of our season preview, we take a brief look at the 2016 Clemson baseball schedule. Stay tuned to TCI throughout the preseason as we lead up to Opening Day on Feb. 19.
The Tigers will again play a top schedule in 2016, with 17 games coming against teams that played in the 2015 NCAA Tournament. Clemson will play 31 games in the friendly confines of Doug Kingsmore Stadium while also playing two games at Fluor Field in Greenville.
Clemson will host ACC series against Boston College, Florida State, Georgia Tech, NC State and Pittsburgh while traveling to Duke, Louisville, Miami (FL), Notre Dame, and Wake Forest. The Tigers will not face North Carolina, Virginia, or Virginia Tech in regular-season ACC play.
In addition to the 30 ACC games, Clemson will face familiar foes South Carolina, Georgia, and Western Carolina along with games against in-state foes Charleston Southern, College of Charleston, The Citadel, Furman, Presbyterian College, Winthrop, and Wofford.
The 2016 ACC Tournament remains in Durham as the top ten teams in ACC play face off at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. Each regular-season division winner gets the top-two seeds while the remaining teams are comprised of the eight next best ACC regular-season winning percentages. Seeds 7-10 will face off in play-in games on Tuesday before the familiar round-robin play runs from Wednesday to Saturday with the two pool winners facing off in the Championship Game on Sunday.
Schedule Tidbits
Maine
Teams meet for their fourth three-game series in five years
James Madison
17 of the 20 games in the series have been held at Clemson (Doug Kingsmore Stadium)
Wofford
Teams haven’t played in consecutive years since a nine-game series run ended in 2009
South Carolina
Teams meet in the now annual home-neutral-home format for seventh straight year
Winthrop
Coached by former Clemson assistant Tom Riginos
Wake Forest
Tigers and Demon Deacons have met every season since 1954
The Citadel
First meetings between the teams since 2004 and first meeting in Charleston since 1990
Boston College
Clemson has won 14 of last 16 meetings, including 6 of last 7 at Clemson
Presbyterian College
On Clemson’s schedule for 9th straight year following a 57-year break in the series
Miami (FL)
Tigers return to Coral Gables for the first time since 2013 and only second time since 2008
Furman
Teams schedule to play at both Clemson and Fluor Field for ninth straight season
Western Carolina
Teams will play the familiar home-and-home series for 12th time in last 14 years
Pittsburgh
Panthers will be making their first ever appearance in Tigertown
Georgia
Scheduled to play a home-and-home for 18th straight season
Duke
Teams meet in Durham for the first time since 2012
Louisville
The Tigers make their first trip to The Ville to face the reigning Atlantic Division champions
Georgia Tech
Yellow Jackets return to Clemson for first time since 2013
Florida State
Tigers look to win back-to-back series against the Seminoles for the first time since 2010-12
NC State
The teams met every season since 1953, Clemson’s longest streak against an ACC opponent
College of Charleston
Monte Lee spent the last 7 seasons as the head coach at his alma mater
Georgia Southern
Teams will play a multi-game series for 4th straight year
Charleston Southern
Buccaneers beat Clemson for first time in series history in 2015
Notre Dame
Teams play a three-game series for third straight season after only one prior meeting