1996 Clemson Tigers baseball team

American college baseball season

1996 Clemson Tigers baseball
College World Series, 2–2
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
CBNo. 4
Record51–17 (17–7 ACC)
Head coach
  • Jack Leggett (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Tim Corbin (3rd season)
  • John Pawlowski (3rd season)
  • Kevin Erminio (1st season)
Home stadiumBeautiful Tiger Field
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Florida State  ‍†‍‍y 19 – 5   .792 52 – 17   .754
No. 4 Clemson  ‍‍‍y 17 – 7   .708 51 – 17   .750
No. 18 Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍y 13 – 11   .542 40 – 24   .625
No. 28 NC State  ‍‍‍y 13 – 11   .542 42 – 19   .689
No. 19 Virginia  ‍‍‡‍y 11 – 13   .458 44 – 21   .677
North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13   .458 33 – 25   .569
Duke  ‍‍‍ 9 – 14   .391 39 – 18   .684
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 7 – 16   .304 26 – 32   .448
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17   .292 24 – 27   .471
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1996[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1996 Clemson Tigers baseball team represented Clemson University in the 1996 NCAA Division I baseball season. The team played their home games at Beautiful Tiger Field in Clemson, South Carolina.

The team was coached by Jack Leggett, who completed his third season at Clemson. The Tigers reached the 1996 College World Series, their eighth appearance in Omaha.[2] They lost twice to Miami (FL), with wins against Oklahoma and Alabama, to finish with a 2–2 record in Omaha.

Roster

1996 Clemson Tigers roster[3]
   

Pitchers

  • - Kris Benson - Junior
  • - Billy Koch - Junior
  • - Ken Vining - Junior
  • - James Bennett
  • - Scott Hauser
  • - Brian Matz
  • - Doug Roper
  • - Ray Scott
  • - David Shepard
  • - Brian Werner
  • - Matt White
  • - Rodney Williams
  

Catchers

  • - Matthew LeCroy - Sophomore

Infielders

  • - Jason Embler - Junior
  • - Doug Livingston - Senior
  • - Paul Galloway - Senior
  • - Kurt Bultman - Freshman

Outfielders

  • - Gary Burnham - Junior
  • - Ontrell McCray - Junior
  • - Jerome Robinson - Senior
  • - Rusty Rhodes - Senior
  

Unknown

  • - Derek Borgert
  • - Nathan Broome
  • - Kurt Bultmann
  • - Eric DeMoura
  • - Will Duffie
  • - Matt Padgett
  • - Ryan Ward
  

Schedule

Legend
  Clemson win
  Clemson loss
Bold Clemson team member
* Non-Conference game
1996 Clemson Tigers baseball game log[4]
Regular season
February
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record
Feb 16 South Florida* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 4–0 1–0
Feb 17 South Florida* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC L 5–6 1–1
Feb 18 South Florida* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC L 2–7 1–2
Feb 23 Maine* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 7–3 2–2
Feb 24 Maine* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 6–5 3–2
Feb 24 Maine* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 5–1 4–2
Feb 25 Maine* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 6–1 5–2
Feb 27 at Tennessee* Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN W 8–3 6–2
Feb 28 at Tennessee* Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN W 10–410 7–2
March
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record
Mar 1 Coastal Carolina* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 11–3 8–2
Mar 2 Coastal Carolina* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 8–7 9–2
Mar 3 Coastal Carolina* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 13–4 10–2
Mar 5 Western Carolina* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 4–2 11–2
Mar 8 Virginia Tech* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 8–4 12–2
Mar 9 Virginia Tech* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 6–2 13–2
Mar 10 Virginia Tech* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 4–0 14–2
Mar 12 Siena* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 18–2 15–2
Mar 13 Siena* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 9–3 16–2
Mar 16 at Duke Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC L 4–77 16–3 0–1
Mar 16 at Duke Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC L 0–27 16–4 0–2
Mar 17 at Duke Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC W 7–2 17–4 1–2
Mar 20 Ohio* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 11–3 18–4
Mar 21 Ohio* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC L 3–9 18–5
Mar 22 Maryland Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 4–0 19–5 2–2
Mar 23 Maryland Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 7–0 20–5 3–2
Mar 24 Maryland Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 16–6 21–5 4–2
Mar 28 at Western Carolina* Hennon Stadium • Cullowhee, NC W 13–3 22–5
Mar 29 at Virginia Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA W 8–1 23–5 5–2
Mar 30 at Virginia Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA L 2–3 23–6 5–3
Mar 31 at Virginia Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA W 9–3 24–6 6–3
April
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record
Apr 2 Georgia* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 5–4 25–6
Apr 3 at South Carolina* Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC W 4–2 26–6
Apr 5 Wake Forest Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 9–1 27–6 7–3
Apr 6 Wake Forest Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 6–0 28–6 8–3
Apr 7 Wake Forest Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC L 7–8 28–7 8–4
Apr 9 Western Carolina* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 10–4 29–7
Apr 10 South Carolina* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 11–0 30–7
Apr 12 at North Carolina Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 11–1 31–7 9–4
Apr 13 at North Carolina Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 7–5 32–7 10–4
Apr 14 at North Carolina Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 7–2 33–7 11–4
Apr 16 at Georgia* Foley Field • Athens, GA L 2–6 33–8
Apr 17 South Carolina* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 8–0 34–8
Apr 21 Georgia Southern* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC L 6–810 34–9
Apr 21 Georgia Southern* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC L 7–910 34–10
Apr 23 at South Carolina* Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC W 7–5 35–10
Apr 24 Charleston Southern* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 12–5 36–10
Apr 25 NC State Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC L 6–18 36–11 11–5
Apr 26 NC State Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 14–0 37–11 12–5
Apr 27 NC State Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC L 1–410 37–12 12–6
May
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record
May 4 Florida State Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 3–0 38–12 13–6
May 5 Florida State Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 2–1 39–12 14–6
May 6 Florida State Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 2–0 40–12 15–6
May 8 Furman* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 13–4 41–12
May 10 at Georgia Tech Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA W 9–810 42–12 16–6
May 11 at Georgia Tech Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA L 0–4 42–13 16–7
May 12 at Georgia Tech Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA W 9–2 43–13 17–7
Postseason
ACC Tournament
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record ACCT Record
May 16 vs. (7) Duke (2) Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 6–1 44–13 1–0
May 16 vs. (3) Georgia Tech (2) Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 6–1 45–13 2–0
May 17 vs. (5) Virginia (2) Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC L 2–4 45–14 2–1
May 18 vs. (1) Florida State (2) Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC L 1–2 45–15 2–2
NCAA Atlantic Regional
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Regional Record
May 23 (6) Charleston Southern (1) Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 9–1 46–15 1–0
May 24 (4) Old Dominion (1) Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 5–1 47–15 2–0
May 25 (5) West Virginia (1) Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 6–3 48–15 3–0
May 26 (2) Tennessee (1) Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 12–5 49–15 4–0
NCAA College World Series
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record
May 31 (5) Miami (FL) (4) Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 3–7 49–16 0–1
June 2 (8) Oklahoma State (4) Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 5–810 50–16 1–1
June 4 (1) Alabama (4) Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 14–13 51–16 2–1
June 5 (5) Miami (FL) (4) Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 5–14 51–17 2–2

References

  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1996". Boyd's World. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
  2. ^ "1996 College World Series". Omaha.com. Archived from the original on July 5, 2017. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
  3. ^ 2017 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Clemson Tigers. pp. 127–136. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 3, 2017. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  4. ^ 2017 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Clemson Tigers. p. 170. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 3, 2017. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
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