South Carolina has their next head baseball coach. Former Clemson head coach Monte Lee hoped to be the next head coach for the Gamecocks, but former LSU head coach Paul Mainieri will get the job. However, Lee will be remaining with South Carolina, according to D1 Baseball’s Kendall Rogers. In addition to Paul Mainieri being […]
Clemson’s in-state rival has made a change in the leadership of its baseball program. On Monday, South Carolina officially announced that Mark Kingston is out as the Gamecocks’ baseball coach, and that former Clemson head coach Monte Lee — South Carolina’s associate head coach/recruiting coordinator — will be the Gamecocks’ interim head coach. Following is […]
Some members of the Clemson baseball team played for former Tiger head coach Monte Lee. Now, Lee is on the other side of the Clemson-South Carolina baseball rivalry, as the Gamecocks’ associate head coach. So, what does that dynamic with Lee bring to the rivalry? Erik Bakich, who replaced Lee as Clemson’s head coach after […]
Clemson and South Carolina are renewing a baseball rivalry that, despite their differences, each side has one similar feeling about. “It’s the best rivalry in college baseball, and it’s a privilege to say you’re able to compete in that and be a part of that,” Clemson coach Erik Bakich said. The rivalry series will start […]
Clemson baseball has suffered another casualty as the program currently awaits the hiring of its next head coach. The Clemson Insider has learned that the Tigers’ top position player in the class of 2022, who was set to enroll at Clemson later this month, has asked and been granted his release. After pledging to now-former […]
Clemson is searching for a new baseball coach, who will have plenty of work to do in one specific area in order to get the program back to a level athletic director Graham Neff expects going forward. That’s competing for championships, an expectation Neff made clear following his decision to part ways with Monte Lee. […]
In meeting with Monte Lee this week and evaluating the state of Clemson’s baseball program, athletic director Graham Neff said the process of making a change in the program’s leadership all happened relatively fast. That’s because Neff’s goal is to move as quickly as possible in finding the Tigers’ next coach. “We moved expeditiously through […]
News of Monte Lee’s firing as Clemson’s baseball coach naturally led to a pressing question: Who is going to replace him? One national college baseball writer believes the job is highly attractive for any candidate. Kendall Rogers, writer and editor for D1Baseball.com, tweeted that Clemson is “a great job” because of its tradition, facilities and […]
As athletic director Graham Neff begins his search for Clemson’s next baseball coach, a veteran assistant is filling in on an interim basis. But could he be a candidate for the permanent job? Bradley LeCroy has been assigned to hold down the fort following Monte Lee’s firing Tuesday, but Neff said he doesn’t anticipate considering […]
Graham Neff acknowledged Tuesday was a tough one. Neff made the first significant personnel decision of his brief tenure as Clemson’s athletic director when he opted not to bring Monte Lee back for an eighth season as the Tigers’ head baseball coach. Neff said making that call after meeting with Lee earlier in the day […]