By Trey McCurry.
TheClemsonInsider.com recaps last week for the Clemson baseball team as they played four games against two teams ranked in the top six in the nation.
Overall Record 7-6
ACC Record 0-3
Last Week 0-4
3/8 Tuesday vs. #4 South Carolina L, 4-5
3/11 Friday #6 Virginia L, 0-5
3/12 Saturday #6 Virginia L, 7-8
3/13 Sunday #6 Virginia L, 6-7
Next Week
3/16 Wednesday Presbyterian (10-6) 7:00PM Greenville (Fluor Field)
3/18 Friday Duke (13-4) 6:30PM Clemson
3/19 Saturday Duke (13-4) 6:30PM Clemson
3/20 Sunday Duke (13-4) 1:00PM Clemson
Note: Records as of Monday, March 7. Duke hosts North Carolina Central on Tuesday and Charlotte on Wednesday.
TCI Hitter-of-the Week #30 Will Lamb
The junior outfielder from Seaford, VA went 7-for-15 (.467) in four games last week. Lamb had a double, a triple, two walks, one run and two RBI.
Other hitters of note:
Brad Miller 5-for-12 (.417), 3 runs, 1 walks, 1 stolen base
Jeff Schaus 6-for-16 (.375), 2 doubles, 4 RBI
Richie Shaffer 3-for-15 (.200), 1 double, 2 homers, 2 walks, 3 RBI
TCI Pitcher-of-the-Week #28 Jonathan Meyer
The sophomore from San Diego, CA threw 5.0 strong innings against #6 Virginia on Sunday. Meyer shut down the Cavaliers and kept the Tigers in the game as he allowed only three hits and two walks against 2 strikeouts and no runs in relief.
Other pitchers of note:
Scott Firth 3.1 IP, 3 hits, .214 OBA, 1 strikeout
Dominic Leone 1.1 IP, 2 appearances, 1 hit, 2 strikeouts
David Haselden team-high 8.1 IP, 2 starts, team-leading 5 strikeouts
Weekly Rankings:
Date BA CB SW W-L
Preseason 10 4 5 0-0
2/21 11 6 NP 2-1
2/28 12 4 7 3-0
3/7 10 4 7 2-1
3/14 16 16 17 0-4
NP – no poll, Rankings by Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball, and Sports Weekly
Clemson in the ACC stat rankings:
Team:
#3 in batting at .315
#7 in pitching at 3.52 ERA
ACC game-high 19 runs vs. Charleston Southern (2/26)
ACC game-high 5 sacrifice flies vs. Eastern Michigan (2/18)
Individual:
Kevin Brady
- 5th in overall ERA (1.10)
- 3rd in opponents’ batting average (.155)
Chris Epps
- Tied for 7th in walks (13)
David Haselden
- 18th in overall ERA (2.79)
Spencer Kieboom
- 4th in overall batting average (.425)
- 2nd in on-base percentage (.519)
- Tied for game-high two sacrifice flies (2/18 vs. Eastern Michigan)
Brad Miller
- 7th in overall batting average (.385)
- 4th in walks (15)
- 1st in on-base percentage (.545)
Richie Shaffer
- Tied for 4th in home runs (3)
- Tied for 6th in runs scored (17)
- Tied for 7th in walks (13)
Weekly Notes:
Clemson, ranked as high as #4 in the nation, went 0-4 this past week. The Tigers were outscored 25-17 and hit .237 for the week. Clemson totaled five doubles, a triple, two homers, and 14 walks while striking out 48 times. The Tiger pitching staff had a 4.89 ERA in 35.0 innings allowing 25 runs (19 earned), 41 hits, and 10 walks against 19 strikeouts.
The Tigers sit at #3 in WarrenNolan.com’s RPI with the top strength of schedule in the nation as every team the Tigers have played currently has a winning overall record.
In 2011, Clemson is 0-4 in one-run games and 0-5 in games decided by three runs or less. Since a 7-6 win over NC State on March 14,2010, the Tigers are 2-15 in one-run games and 10-21 in games decided by three runs or less.
Clemson at Fluor Field
Clemson is 8-2 all-time at Fluor Field. In those 10 games, the Tigers have outscored their opposition 88-36. Clemson has one scheduled game remaining at Fluor this season. Clemson will be the visiting team when they travel to face Furman on May 10.
| Clemson All-Time at Fluor Field | ||
| Date | Opponent | Outcome |
| May 8, 2007 | Wofford | W, 12-3 |
| April 23, 2008 | Presbyterian College | W, 12-7 |
| May 7, 2008 | Furman | W, 11-5 |
| March 11, 2009 | Michigan State | W, 6-1 |
| May 11, 2009 | Furman | W, 8-5 |
| February 20, 2010 | Michigan State | W, 10-2 |
| March 6, 2010 | South Carolina | L, 5-7 |
| May 11, 2010 | Furman | W, 12-1 |
| February 27, 2011 | Michigan State | W, 8-0 |
| March 8, 2011 | South Carolina | L, 4-5 |
Tracking Leggett Up the All-time Wins List
With a 15-4 win over Cincinnati on February 25th, Jack Leggett moved into 20th place in all-time wins by a head coach at a Division I school. TheClemsonInsider will continue to track Leggett’s wins throughout the season as he continues to move up in the rankings.
| All-Time Winningest Division I Head Coaches | ||||
| RK | Head Coach | Current/Last Team | Years | Wins |
| 1 | Gene Stephenson * | Wichita State | 34 | 1734 |
| 2 | Augie Garrido * | Texas | 40 | 1693 |
| 3 | Mike Martin * | Florida State | 32 | 1646 |
| 4 | Cliff Gustafson | Texas | 29 | 1427 |
| 5 | Mark Marquess * | Stanford | 35 | 1393 |
| 6 | Ron Polk | Mississippi State | 35 | 1373 |
| 7 | Rod Dedeaux | Southern Cal | 44 | 1342 |
| 8 | Bob Bennett | Fresno State | 34 | 1300 |
| 9 | Jim Morris * | Miami (FL) | 30 | 1288 |
| 10 | Ron Frasier | Miami (FL) | 30 | 1267 |
| 11 | Jack Stallings | Georgia Southern | 39 | 1255 |
| 12 | Larry Cochell | Oklahoma | 35 | 1235 |
| 13 | Jim Dietz | San Diego State | 31 | 1230 |
| 14 | Richard Jones | Illinois | 36 | 1214 |
| 15 | Jim Gilligan * | Lamar | 34 | 1179 |
| 16 | Bill Wilhelm | Clemson | 36 | 1161 |
| Norm DeBriyn | Arkansas | 33 | 1161 | |
| 18 | Jack Coffey | Fordham | 47 | 1160 |
| 19 | Chuck Brayton | Washington State | 33 | 1158 |
| 20 | Jack Leggett * | Clemson | 32 | 1153 |
| * – active. Records are through Sunday, March 13, 2011. | ||||
| Winningest Active Division I Head Coaches | ||||
| RK | Head Coach | Team | Years | Wins |
| 1 | Gene Stephenson | Wichita State | 34 | 1734 |
| 2 | Augie Garrido | Texas | 40 | 1693 |
| 3 | Mike Martin | Florida State | 32 | 1646 |
| 4 | Mark Marquess | Stanford | 35 | 1393 |
| 5 | Jim Morris | Miami (FL) | 30 | 1288 |
| 6 | Jim Gilligan | Lamar | 34 | 1179 |
| 7 | Jack Leggett | Clemson | 32 | 1153 |
| 8 | Pete Dunn | Stetson | 32 | 1136 |
| 9 | John Anderson | Minnesota | 30 | 1043 |
| 10 | Ray Tanner | South Carolina | 24 | 1040 |
| Records are through Sunday, March 13, 2011. | ||||
