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Clemson sweeps La Salle in blowout fashion

It was a dominant weekend in Clemson, South Carolina, as the 14th-ranked Clemson Tigers completed a four-game sweep of the La Salle Explorers at Doug Kingsmore Stadium. Friday’s opener was a masterclass by the Tigers. After La Salle’s Chase Swain homered for the Explorers in the first inning, the Clemson offense immediately responded with a […]

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ACC Basketball Tournament Preview

The ACC Basketball Tournament in Charlotte begins Tuesday, March 10th and concludes on Saturday, the day before Selection Sunday. For one-bid conferences like the Horizon League, teams like UW-Green Bay and Wright State are battling for their season with the league champion getting in and everyone else being done for the year. Those conferences, the […]

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Tigers Answer the 2nd Half Call on Senior Day, Top Georgia Tech 79–76

Clemson capped the regular season with a 79–76 Senior Day win over Georgia Tech at Littlejohn Coliseum, finishing 22–9 overall and 12–6 in ACC play to secure the No. 5 seed in the conference tournament. The win marked Clemson’s seventh victory in its last nine meetings with the Yellow Jackets and ended Georgia Tech’s season […]

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Clemson Baseball hosts La Salle in a four-game series

When the La Salle University Explorers come to Clemson for this weekend’s series, it will be a homecoming for their head coach. The Explorers are led by David Miller, a Philadelphia native and member of the Tigers’ baseball program from 1993-1995. Miller, who played in the Cleveland Guardians and Cincinnati Reds organizations, has been the […]

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Clemson Baseball: Clemson 12 – Michigan State 1

Clemson coach Erik Bakich spent ten seasons as the head coach of the Michigan Wolverines. Apparently, old habits die hard: after Coach Bakich welcomed his former archrival, the Michigan State Spartans, to Greenville, South Carolina, his Tigers proceeded to deliver a ruthless 12-1 beatdown of the visitors, mercifully stopped in the seventh inning before things […]

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Clemson baseball takes on Michigan State in Greenville

Over the years, the Green and White Spartans of Michigan State have found Greenville to be a nice home away from home, as MSU does an annual trip to Flour Field to escape the harsh weather in East Lansing. While Greenville has been a hospitable host to the club from the Big Ten, Wednesday night […]

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Clemson Falls At UNC 67-63

Tigers Battle but Can’t Overcome Poor Guard Play Clemson once again felt the familiar sting of a loss at UNC on Tuesday night, dropping a back and forth affair to lose their 5th in 6 games down the stretch of the season. RJ Godfrey tried to put the team on his back all night long […]

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Clemson Basketball Preview: North Carolina Tarheels

With just two games remaining in the regular season, Clemson is eager to claim another quality victory before its postseason run begins. Clemson Tigers 21-8 (11-5) at North Carolina Tar Heels 23-6 (11-5)When: Tuesday, Mar 3, 7 PMWhere: Dean E. Smith Center – Chapel Hill, NCTV: ESPN A Formidable Battleground With the crucial victory over […]

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Clemson takes the Palmetto Series over South Carolina

The best rivalry in college baseball has concluded its 2026 edition. For the third straight year, the Clemson Tigers have emerged victorious over their in-state rivals, taking two out of three games from the Gamecocks to claim the series. The action got going late Friday night after a lengthy rain delay at Founders Park in […]

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Porter’s 2nd Half Surge Lifts Clemson past Louisville, 80-75

The Clemson Tigers (21-8) (11-5) used a second half surge to upset the 24th ranked Louisville Cardinals (20-9) (9-7) by a score of 80-75 to snap a 4-game losing streak and further secure a potential top 4 ACC finish and cement their chances at appearing in the NCAA tournament The storyline entering tipoff centered on […]

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Clemson Basketball: Louisville Preview – Stats, Analytics, Analysis

Game Information Clemson 20-8 (10-5 ACC) vs Louisville 20-8 (9-6 ACC) When: Saturday, Feb 27 – 2 PMWhere: Littlejohn Coliseum – Clemson, SCTV: ESPN2 Louisville 2025-2026 Season Rank: 24th in AP Poll Previous 3 Games 2/23: L – 74 – 77 at North Carolina 2/21: W – 87 – 70 vs Georgia Tech 2/13: L – 85 – 95 at Southern […]

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Clemson takes on South Carolina in College Baseball’s Best Rivalry

It’s finally that time: Clemson and South Carolina duking it out in college baseball’s premier rivalry. If you haven’t been following baseball in these first few weeks of the season, let’s get you caught up. Clemson comes in at 8-0 on the season with series wins over Army and Bryant, and a pair of midweek […]

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Clemson Baseball: Clemson 6 – Presbyterian 2

The Clemson Tigers baseball team remains undefeated in the early season after putting a 6-2 knot in the Presbyterian Blue Hose on Tuesday afternoon. Eston Simpson, the Tigers’ lanky 6’5” freshman out of Jefferson, Georgia, picked up his second win of the season. He started the game with two scoreless innings, striking out two, not […]

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Clemson baseball sweeps Bryant

The Clemson baseball team enters this week at 7-0, but a scrappy Bryant Bulldogs team did not make it easy for our Tigers. The ‘Dogs took a 1-0 lead in the second inning, but it was short lived as Luke Gaffney crushed a leadoff homer in the bottom of the inning to tie things up […]

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Clemson Basketball: Tigers fall to the Noles at Home, 70-65

Clemson’s late-season ACC swoon continued on Saturday afternoon with the home-standing Tigers dropping a crucial conference game to the surging Florida State Seminoles, 70-65. Florida State’s Robert McCray V decimated the Clemson defense, putting up a game-high 29 points and scoring at will down the stretch. The Tigers were led by freshman guard Ace Buckner, […]

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Clemson Basketball Preview: Florida State Seminoles

The struggling Clemson Tigers must hold serve at home against the red-hot Florida State Seminoles to avoid their season going into a tailspin. Florida State Seminoles 13-13 (6-7) at Clemson Tigers 20-7 (10-4)When: Saturday, Feb 21, NoonWhere: Littlejohn Coliseum – Clemson, SCTV: CW Temperature Check on Clemson Clemson has lost three games in a row […]

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Clemson Falls to Wake Forest, 85-77

The 14-game road win streak is over, the 3-game loss streak continues. Wake Forest capitalized on their best shooting half of the year to take control of this game early, leading by as much as 20 points in the first half. The Demon Deacons shot 67% from the field during the first period, while the […]

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Clemson Baseball: Clemson 11 – Charlotte 1

Clemson sent the fans home in time for an early dinner after run-ruling the 49’s in the 7th inning in a game, bringing the Tigers’ early-season record to 3-0 with a weekend series against the Bryant Bulldogs on deck. Clemson’s towering right-handed freshman pitcher Eston Simpson looked solid in the first work of his Tiger […]

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Clemson Basketball Preview: Wake Forest

Clemson travels to Winston-Salem for a must-win game against Wake Forest. Clemson is looking to snap their second two-game losing streak of the year. The last time they lost two straight was against BYU and Alabama and they responded by winning nine-in-a-row. KenPom gives the Tigers a 57% chance to beat the Demon Deacons despite […]

21 days ago | 2 reads

Clemson Baseball Opens 2026 with Sweep of Army West Point

Series Overview The 18th ranked Clemson Tigers opened the 2026 season with a statement, sweeping Army West Point in a three‑game set that showcased everything Tiger fans love about early‑season baseball on the road to spring. From a sluggish opener start with late‑inning drama to a pair of dominant, lights‑out performances in Saturday’s doubleheader, Clemson […]

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Offensive Woes Doom Clemson in 67-54 Loss to #4 Duke

The Clemson Tigers fell to the no. 4 Duke Blue Devils, 67–54, on Saturday afternoon in Durham, ending Clemson’s brief stay atop the ACC standings and snapping a program‑record 14‑game conference road winning streak. The defeat also extended Clemson’s decades‑long drought inside Cameron Indoor Stadium, where the Tigers haven’t won since 1995. In a showdown […]

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