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Clemson Baseball falls to Georgia Tech in ACC opener
It was tough sledding against the state of Georgia this week for the Tiger baseball program, falling on Tuesday to Georgia Southern before losing two out of three against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Clemson never really got going, leaving them in a tough spot to win the series against the Jackets. Tech came out […]
Clemson Beats North Carolina, 80-79, to Advance to the Semifinals in the ACC Tournament
Clemson’s season took a twist late last night. Coach Brownell had a full rebuild on his hands last offseason. Nearly the entire team was gone. Dillon Hunter, Ace Buckner, and Dallas Thomas remained. Zac Foster was the only true freshman who could make an immediate impact. The bulk of the team would be built through […]
Clemson Basketball: Clemson 71 – Wake Forest 62
Clemson handled their business on Wednesday night in the second round of the ACC Tournament, knocking off Wake Forest 71-62, redeeming its 85-77 upset loss to the Demon Deacons on February 18th. The Tigers’ balanced offense proved to be exactly that, with Clemson’s prodigal son, RJ Godfrey, leading the way with 11 points and a […]
Clemson baseball opens ACC play with #4 Georgia Tech
After a lackluster performance in a midweek loss to Georgia Southern, Clemson finds itself needing to get back on track against possibly the biggest challenge in the ACC: the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. The Jackets come in at 15-2 with losses to Georgia State and Virginia Tech. That Georgia Southern team that just knocked off […]
Six-Run Second Inning Lifts Georgia Southern Past Clemson, 6–1
The Clemson Tigers saw their midweek momentum halted Tuesday night, falling 6–1 to Georgia Southern in North Augusta, S.C. The loss drops Clemson to 15–2 on the season and marks its first midweek defeat of the year. Freshman right-hander Eston Simpson (3–1) took the loss for the Tigers after a difficult second inning, while Alex […]
Clemson Basketball: NCAA Tournament Bracketology Sponsored by FanDuel
I took on this assignment last week, but I didn’t know if I would be writing about Clemson’s potential seed in the NCAA Tournament or their place on the bubble after the late-season swoon. It took longer than it should have, but the Tigers put away the Yellow Jackets and sealed their spot in the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
ACC Power Rankings: Clemson is Back, Virginia Has Strange Week, Duke is the Best in the Country
Outside the top 75 of KenPom, Risk to Miss the ACCT 18. Georgia Tech (Prev: 18, 2-14): The Yellow Jackets lost their 10th straight ACC game, this time in Atlanta vs. FSU. They have also lost 13 of 14 with that inexplicable win over NC State in Raleigh in there. As the only 2-win team […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
ACC Power Rankings: Clemson Crumbling, Duke Shining, Notre Dame Embarrassing
Outside the top 75 of KenPom, Risk to Miss the ACCT 18. Georgia Tech (Prev: 17, 2-11): Losers of 9 in a row and 12 of 13, Georgia Tech lost by 26 to Virginia at home and then went to Louisville and lost by 17. 17. Boston College (Prev: 17, 2-12): The Eagles similarly have […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]