2009 Clemson Baseball Review

The 2009 season saw Clemson return to the national baseball scene, as the Tigers totaled 44 wins and advanced to a super regional. Clemson also earned its 22nd NCAA Tournament appearance in the last 23 years, its 34th overall (sixth-most in the nation).

 
Final Collegiate Baseball Top 30 Poll
Louisiana St. , fresh from winning the College World Series with an 11-4 win over Texas, finished as the No. 1 team in the land in "Collegiate Baseball" newspaper's final NCAA Division I baseball poll of 2009. FULL STORY »


Four Tigers Selected on Last Day of MLB Draft Thursday
Infielders Mike Freeman and Matt Sanders along with righthander Clinton McKinney and outfielder Addison Johnson round out Clemson's nine draft selections in 2009. FULL STORY »


 
Four More Tigers Picked in Second Day of MLB Draft Wednesday
Pitchers Chris Dwyer, Ryan Hinson, Graham Stoneburner, and Trey Delk were all selected on day-two. FULL STORY »


Paulsen Picked in Third Round of MLB Draft by Colorado Tuesday
Junior first-baseman becomes the highest-drafted Tiger infielder since 2002. FULL STORY »


Tigers' Season Ends in Super Regional Loss to Sun Devils
The second-ranked Arizona St. Sun Devils used a five-run fifth inning and Josh Spence threw a four-hitter in beating Clemson 8-2 Sunday night to advance to the College World Series for the third time in five seasons. FULL STORY »


Tigers Lose Game One of Super Regional 7-4 To Sun Devils
The Arizona St. Sun Devils, seeded fifth nationally, scored the go-ahead run in the bottom of the seventh and then added two insurance runs in the eighth, holding off the Clemson Tigers in Game One of the Super Regional in Tempe. FULL STORY »


 6/1  Parker's Big Hit Sends Tigers to Super Regional
 6/1  Four ACC baseball Teams Earn Super Regional Berths
 6/1  Clemson vs. Oklahoma State Postgame notes
 6/1  Clemson Regional All-Tournament Team
 5/31  Tigers Defeat Okla. St, 15-1, Will Play for NCAA Regional Championship Monday
 5/31  Tigers Bats Finally Catch Fire in Win Over Tenn. Tech, Cowboys Next Up
 5/30  Tigers Lose 3-2 to Okla. St. Saturday Night, Now Must Win Three to Advance
 5/29  Schaus' Two-Run Double Propels Tigers to Dramatic 9th Inning Win
 5/27  Clemson Baseball NCAA Regional Preview
 5/26  Former Tiger Jason Berken to Start for Baltimore Orioles
 5/26  Field for Clemson Regional Announced
 5/24  Clemson Selected as Host Site for NCAA Baseball Regional
 5/23  Boyd Sends #13 Tigers to 4-3 Win Over #4 Tar Heels in 11 Innings
 5/22  Duke Powers Past #13 Clemson 10-4 in ACC Tournament Friday
 5/22  #15 Virginia Rallies to Edge #13 Clemson 6-5 in ACC Tourney
 5/18  Tigers Continue Climb Up Baseball Top 25 Polls
 5/18  Tigers looking forward to ACC Tournament after recent hot streak
 5/18  Schaus Named First-Team All-ACC
 5/17  Pairings, game times set for 2009 ACC Baseball Championship
 5/17  Clemson #3 Seed for ACC Baseball Championship
 5/17  #14 Tigers Edge Wolfpack 5-4 Saturday to Sweep Series
 5/15  #14 Clemson Defeats N.C. State 11-5 Friday
 5/15  #14 Tigers Top N.C. State 13-8 Thursday
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2009 Baseball Schedule
02/20FriCharlotte8-3W
02/21SatCharlotte4-0W
02/22SunCharlotte6-5W
02/25WedWofford8-2W
02/28SatS. Carolina3-1L
03/03TuesFurman4-2L
03/04WedUNC Ash.17-2W
03/06Fri@N. Carolina5-4W
03/07Sat@N. Carolina5-2L
03/08Sun@N. Carolina9-8L
03/10TueMichigan State15-2W
03/11WedMichigan State6-1W
03/13FriWake Forest4-1W
03/13FriWake Forest6-1W
03/15SunWake Forest7-3W
03/17TuePresbyterian8-0W
03/18WedUSC Upstate14-0W
03/20Fri@Florida State#5-2L
03/21Sat@Florida State8-7W
03/22Sun@Florida State#7-4L
03/24TueElon5-3W
03/24TueElon8-7W
03/27Fri@Boston Col.13-1L
03/27Sat@Boston Col.7-6W
03/27Sun@Boston Col.5-3W
03/31Tue@Georgia6-5L
04/01WedGeorgia#4-2L
04/03FriDuke7-3W
04/04SatDuke10-7L
04/05SunDuke10-1W
04/07TueS. Carolina7-6L
04/08TueS. Carolina7-5W
04/11SatMiami12-8L
04/11SatMiami9-1W
04/12SunMiami#9-6W
04/14Tue@W. Carolina11-1W
04/15WedW. Carolina13-2W
04/17Fri@Virginia Tech5-2L
04/18Sat@Virginia Tech7-3L
04/19Sun@Virginia Tech8-1W
04/21TueCoastal Car.5-3W
04/22Wed@S. Carolina12-2W
04/24FriGa. Tech5-4L
04/25SatGa. Tech8-5W
04/26SunGa. Tech6-3W
05/02FriMaryland6:30
05/03SatMaryland6:30
05/04SunMaryland1:00
05/06WedFurman7:00
05/08UNC-WFri6:30
05/09UNC-WSat6:30
05/10SunUNC-W1:00
05/12TueCol. of Char.6:30
05/14Fri@NC State6:30
05/15Sat@NC State6:30
05/16Sun@NC State#1:00
05/16SatACC TourneyTBA
05/29FriNCAA RegionalsTBA
06/05FriNCAA Super RegionalsTBA
06/13SatCWSTBA

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2008 Season
2-22 Fri Mercer 12-5W
2-23 Sat Mercer 6-5W
2-24 Sun Mercer 10-3W
2-27 Wed High Point 12-3W
2-29 Fri @C of Char. 7-6W
3-1 Sat @S. Carolina 1-10L
3-2 Sun S. Carolina 1-5L
3-5 Wed Wofford 9-7W
3-8 Sat @Wake 11-13L
3-9 Sun @Wake 3-5L
3-9 Sun @Wake 12-11W
3-11 Tue UNCG 11-10W
3-12 Wed UNCG 6-5W
3-14 Fri Boston Col. 4-6L
3-15 Sat Boston Col. 6-7L
3-16 Sun Boston Col. 16-2W
3-18 Tue Coastal Car. 9-6W
3-19 Wed Furman 14-2W
3-21 Fri NC State 4-5L
3-22 Sat NC State 3-2W
3-23 Sun NC State 2-0W
3-25 Tues Elon 5-4W
3-26 Wed Elon 2-1W
3-28 Fri @Maryland 2-1W
3-29 Sat @Maryland 3-5L
3-30 Sun @Maryland 6-2W
4-1 Tues @Georgia 3-11L
4-2 Wed Georgia 4-6L
4-4 Fri @Miami 4-6L
4-5 Sat @Miami 5-15L
4-6 Sun @Miami 6-7L
4-9 Wed @S. Carolina 1-7L
4-11 Fri N. Carolina 2-8L
4-12 Sat N. Carolina 3-4L
4-13 Sun N. Carolina 4-8L
4-15 Tues W. Carolina 2-6L
4-16 Wed S. Carolina 0-6L
4-18 Fri @Duke 7-4W
4-19 Sat @Duke 1-10L
4-20 Sun @Duke 6-6T
4-22 Tues @W. Carolina 6-0W
4-23 Wed Presbyterian 12-7W
4-25 Fri VA Tech 13-5W
4-26 Sat VA Tech 8-7W
4-27 Sun VA Tech 10-2W
5-3 Sat Florida State 8-9L
5-4 Sun Florida State 4-13L
5-5 Mon Florida State 2-4L
5-7 Wed Furman 11-5W
5-9 Fri @Ga. Tech 1-5L
5-10 Sat @Ga. Tech 1-7L
5-11 Sun @Ga. Tech 16-6W
5-13 Tues C of Char. 12-6W
5-15 Thurs @UCF 9-1W
5-16 Fri @UCF 7-3W
5-17 Sat @UCF 8-5W
ACC Tournament (1-2)
5-21 Wed Miami 1-7L
5-30 Fri NC State 0-10L
6-6 Fri Georgia Tech 10-4W

R O S T E R
#NamePosHt/Wt
1 J.D. Burgess INF 5-11/165
3 Jeff Schaus OF 6-1/190
4 John Hinson INF 6-0/180
5 Mike Freeman INF 5-11/185
6 Stan Widmann SS 6-0/190
8 Clinton McKinney RHP 6-1/190
9 D.J. Mitchell OF/RHP 6-1/165
10 Ben Paulsen 1B/3B 6-3/190
12 Wilson Boyd OF 5-9/175
13 Trent Rothlin RHP 6-1/185
15 Graham Stoneburner RHP
INF
6-0/180
17 John Nester C/1B 6-0/195
18 Addison Johnson OF/LHP 5-7/165
19 Alex Lee OF 6-1/175
20 Matt Zoltak LHP 5-11/180
21 Matt Sanders INF 6-1/170
22 Matt Vaughn RHP 6-3/215
23 Justin Sarratt RHP 5-9/165
25 Kyle Parker OF/INF 6-0/190
26 Chris Epps OF 6-0/180
27 Brock Schnabel RHP 6-3/230
30 Doug Hogan C 6-3/210
32 Trey Delk RHP 5-10/180
33 William Bond LHP 5-10/180
35 Craig Gullickson LHP 5-11/210
36 Casey Harman LHP 6-2/185
37 Adam Ward C 5-9/155
40 Alex Martin LHP 6-2/190
42 Josh Thrailkill RHP 6-2/180
43 Kyle Deese RHP 6-1/195
45 Ryan Hinson LHP 6-2/220

C O A C H E S
Jack Leggett Maine '76
Tom Riginos Stetson '90
Kyle Bunn Citadel '99
Toby Bicknell Wingate '02
Brad Owens Anderson '06