2022 Clemson Tigers baseball team

The 2022 Clemson Tigers baseball team were the varsity intercollegiate baseball team that represented Clemson University during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and were led by seventh-year head coach Monte Lee. Clemson played its home games at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.

2022 Clemson Tigers baseball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	35–23 (13–16 ACC)
Head coach	Monte Lee (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Bradley LeCroy (15th season) Andrew See (7th season)
Home stadium	Doug Kingsmore Stadium
Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Atlantic
No. 12 Louisville  x‍‍‍y	18	–	11	–	1		.617			42	–	21	–	1		.664
No. 6 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y	16	–	11	–	0		.593			41	–	17	–	0		.707
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍y	15	–	14	–	1		.517			41	–	19	–	1		.680
Florida State  ‍‍‍y	15	–	15	–	0		.500			34	–	25	–	0		.576
NC State  ‍‍‍	14	–	15	–	0		.483			36	–	21	–	0		.632
Clemson  ‍‍‍	13	–	16	–	0		.448			35	–	23	–	0		.603
Boston College  ‍‍‍	5	–	25	–	0		.167			19	–	34	–	0		.358
Coastal
No. 11 Virginia Tech  x‍‍‍y	19	–	9	–	0		.679			45	–	14	–	0		.763
No. 20 Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍y	20	–	10	–	0		.667			40	–	19	–	0		.678
Virginia  ‍‍‍y	17	–	13	–	0		.567			39	–	19	–	0		.672
No. 14 North Carolina  ‍‍‡‍y	15	–	15	–	0		.500			42	–	22	–	0		.656
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍y	15	–	15	–	0		.500			36	–	24	–	0		.600
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍	13	–	16	–	0		.448			29	–	27	–	0		.518
Duke  ‍‍‍	10	–	20	–	0		.333			22	–	32	–	0		.407
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 27, 2022[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

Infielder Max Wagner won ACC Player of the Year while leading the ACC in home runs, Slugging Percentage, and OPS.^[2] Wagner was also named a First Team All-American by Collegiate Baseball.^[3]

The Tigers finished the season 35–23 overall and 13–16 in ACC Play, to finish in sixth place in the Atlantic Division. As the twelfth seed in the ACC tournament they were placed in pool A with first seed Virginia Tech and eight seed North Carolina. They lost both games and were eliminated from the tournament. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament for the second consecutive year. It was the first time the Tigers had missed the NCAA tournament in consecutive years since 1982-1986. It was their first time missing back-to-back tournaments since the field expanded to 64 teams in 1999.^[4] At the end of the season, Lee was fired as the head coach.^[5]

Previous season

Main article: 2021 Clemson Tigers baseball team

The Tigers finished the season 25–27 and 16–20 in ACC play to finish in fifth place in the Atlantic Division. As the eleventh seed in the ACC tournament they were placed in Pool B with second seed Georgia Tech and seventh seed Louisville. The Tigers lost to Louisville and defeated Georgia Tech. Their 1–1 record was not good enough to advance to the Semifinals and they were not invited to the NCAA tournament. The Tigers missed the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2008 and just the second time since 1987. This was also Clemson's first losing season since 1957. It was also head coach Monte Lee's first time missing the NCAA tournament as a head coach.^[6]

Personnel

Roster

2022 Clemson Tigers roster[7]
	Pitchers 15 - Reed Garris - Freshman 22 - Ricky Williams - Sophomore 23 - Geoffrey Gilbert - Sophomore 25 - Jackson Lindley - Junior 26 - Casey Tallent - Freshman 30 - Billy Barlow - Freshman 32 - Mack Anglin - Sophomore 35 - Jay Dill - Freshman 36 - Ty Olenchuk - Sophomore 37 - Nick Hoffmann - Sophomore 39 - P.J. Labriola - Sophomore 41 - Alex Edmondson - Sophomore 42 - Ryan Ammons - Sophomore 43 - Camden Troyer - Freshman 44 - Nick Clayton - Sophomore 48 - Rob Hughes - Junior 51 - Rocco Reid - Freshman 53 - Josh Davis - Freshman 56 - Austin Gordon - Freshman		Catchers 9 - Jonathan French - Sophomore 12 - Cooper Ingle - Sophomore 49 - Caid Byrd - Freshman 52 - Patrick Farrisee - Freshman Infielders 1 - Tyler Corbitt - Junior 4 - Benjamin Blackwell - Junior 5 - Gavin Abrams - Freshman 6 - Aries Samek - Freshman 8 - Blake Wright - Sophomore 10 - Bryar Hawkins - Junior 13 - David Lewis - Freshman 17 - Billy Amick - Freshman 24 - Mac Starbuc - Sophomore 29 - Max Wagner - Sophomore 31 - Caden Grice - Sophomore		Outfielders 3 - Dylan Brewer - Sophomore 11 - Chad Fairey - Sophomore 16 - Will Taylor - Freshman 20 - Spencer Rich - Sophomore 21 - J.D. Brock - Sophomore 27 - Tristan Bissetta - Freshman

Coaching Staff

2022 Clemson Tigers coaching staff[7]
Name	Position	Seasons at Clemson
Monte Lee	Head Coach	7
Bradley LeCroy	Assistant Coach	15
Andrew See	Assistant Coach	7
Jared Broughton	Volunteer Assistant Coach	3

Schedule

Legend
	Clemson win
	Clemson loss
	Cancellation
Bold	Clemson team member
*	Non-Conference game
†	Make-Up Game

2022 Clemson Tigers baseball game log[8]
Regular season
February (7–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC record Feb 18 Indiana* Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 9–0 Anglin (1–0) Modugno (0–1) None 5,279 1–0 0–0 Feb 19 Indiana* Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 19–4 Gilbert (1–0) Bothwell (0–1) None 5,695 2–0 0–0 Feb 20 Indiana* Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 5–4 (10) Grice (1–0) Tucker (0–1) None 4,430 3–0 0–0 Feb 22 College of Charleston* Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 2–1 Lindley (1–0) Pooser (1–1) Ammons (1) 3,965 4–0 0–0 Feb 25 Hartford* Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 6–1 Anglin (2–0) Blaisdell (0–1) None 4,636 5–0 0–0 Feb 26 Hartford* Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 13–3 Olenchuck (1–0) Judenis (0–1) None N/A, part of doubleheader 6–0 0–0 Feb 26 Hartford* Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 28–3 Hoffmann (1–0) Nowak (0–1) None 5,190 7–0 0–0 March (10–7) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC record Mar 1 USC Upstate* Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 8–5 Edmondson (1–0) Davis (1–2) Ammons (2) 3,851 8–0 0–0 Mar 4 at South Carolina* Rivalry Founders Park • Columbia, SC W 3–2 Edmondson (2–0) Gilreath (0–1) Ammons (3) 8,242 9–0 0–0 Mar 5 vs South Carolina* Rivalry Segra Park • Columbia, SC W 10–2 Hoffmann (2–0) Hall (0–1) None 9,070 10–0 0–0 Mar 6 South Carolina* Rivalry Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 5–2 Lindley (2–0) Hunter (2–1) Ammons (4) 6,636 11–0 0–0 Mar 8 East Tennessee State* No. 19 Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC Postponed to April 20 due to inclement weather[9] Mar 9 vs Michigan State* No. 19 Fluor Field • Greenville, SC W 4–2 Lindley (3–0) Dunning (1–2) Dill (1) 4,383 12–0 0–0 Mar 11 Northeastern* No. 19 Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 9–6 Anglin (3–0) Schlittler (1–3) None 3,691 13–0 0–0 Mar 12 Northeastern* No. 19 Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 10–4 Hoffman (3–0) Keane (1–2) None 4,315 14–0 0–0 Mar 13 Northeastern* No. 19 Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC L 3–5 Scotti (4–0) Clayton (0–1) Balboni (1) 3,720 14–1 0–0 Mar 15 Georgia State* No. 18 Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC L 1–6 Treadway (3–0) Barlow (0–1) None 3,819 14–2 0–0 Mar 18 Miami (FL) No. 18 Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC L 4–11 Palmquist (4–1) Anglin (3–1) None 3,778 14–3 0–1 Mar 19 Miami (FL) No. 18 Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC L 1–4 Ligon (3–1) Hoffmann (3–1) Walters (4) 4,404 14–4 0–2 Mar 20 Miami (FL) No. 18 Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 20–5 Lindley (4–0) McFarlane (2–1) None 3,863 15–4 1–2 Mar 22 Coastal Carolina* No. 24 Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC L 7–16 Joyce (4–0) Barlow (0–2) None 3,963 15–5 1–2 Mar 23 Winthrop* No. 24 Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 10–2 Williams (1–0) Ohs (0–2) None 3,558 16–5 1–2 Mar 25 at Pittsburgh No. 24 Petersen Sports Complex • Pittsburgh, PA L 0–8 Gilbertson (3–2) Anglin (3–2) None 776 16–6 1–3 Mar 25 at Pittsburgh No. 24 Petersen Sports Complex • Pittsburgh, PA L 7–10 Evans (3–1) Hoffmann (3–2) Stuart (2) 16–7 1–4 Mar 26 at Pittsburgh No. 24 Petersen Sports Complex • Pittsburgh, PA Canceled[10] Mar 29 at Winthrop* Winthrop Ballpark • Rock Hill, SC W 9–3 Olenchuk (2–0) Butcher (0–1) None 1,676 17–7 1–4 April (11–9) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC record Apr 1 NC State Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 14–3 Anglin (4–2) Willadsen (1–2) None 4,419 18–7 2–4 Apr 2 NC State Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC L 2–5 Silver (3–0) Hoffmann (3–3) Villaman (5) 4,513 18–8 2–5 Apr 3 NC State Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC L 7–9 Lawson (2–1) Ammons (0–1) Villaman (6) 4,296 18–9 2–6 Apr 5 No. 14 Georgia* Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 4–3 Barlow (1–2) Bearden (1–1) Ammons (5) 4,078 19–9 2–6 Apr 8 at No. 13 Notre Dame Frank Eck Stadium • South Bend, IN L 1–4 Bertrand (5–0) Anglin (4–3) McLinskey (3) 300 19–10 2–7 Apr 9 at No. 13 Notre Dame Frank Eck Stadium • South Bend, IN L 1–8 Temple (3–0) Hoffmann (3–4) None 436 19–11 2–8 Apr 10 at No. 13 Notre Dame Frank Eck Stadium • South Bend, IN L 3–9 Kimball (3–0) Gilbert (1–1) Rao (1) 883 19–12 2–9 Apr 12 vs USC Upstate* Fluor Field • Greenville, SC W 11–2 Tallent (1–0) Payne (0–1) None 2,369 20–12 2–9 Apr 15 at Wake Forest David F. Couch Ballpark • Winston-Salem, NC W 1–0 Gilbert (2–1) Minacci (1–1) None 1,872 21–12 3–9 Apr 16 at Wake Forest David F. Couch Ballpark • Winston-Salem, NC L 9–12 (10) Minacci (2–1) Ammons (0–2) None 2,227 21–13 3–10 Apr 17 at Wake Forest David F. Couch Ballpark • Winston-Salem, NC W 10–8 Gilbert (3–1) McGraw (3–2) Lindley (1) 1,119 22–13 4–10 Apr 19 at No. 14 Georgia* Foley Field • Athens, GA W 8–4 Lindley (5–0) Pearson (2–2) None 3,328 23–13 4–10 Apr 20 East Tennessee State* Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 12–2 Grice (2–0) Stuart (3–2) None 3,798 24–13 4–10 Apr 22 Florida State Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 6–4 Lindley (6–0) Hare (1–1) Ammons (6) 4,405 25–13 5–10 Apr 23 Florida State Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC L 3–4 Whittaker (2–1) Hoffmann (3–5) None 4,608 25–14 5–11 Apr 24 Florida State Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 8–5 Ammons (1–2) Hare (1–2) None 4,110 26–14 6–11 Apr 26 Presbyterian* Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 12–3 Williams (2–0) Klepper (0–6) None 3,916 27–14 6–11 Apr 27 No. 25 Wofford* Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 17–4 Dill (1–0) Schwaner (0–1) None 3,788 28–14 6–11 Apr 29 at No. 16 Louisville Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY L 2–7 Poland (3–2) Anglin (4–4) None 2,722 28–15 6–12 Apr 30 at No. 16 Louisville Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY L 8–10 Kuehner (5–3) Gilbert (3–2) None 2,917 28–16 6–13 May (7–5) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC record May 1 at No. 16 Louisville Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY L 15–18 Schmeltz (1–0) Dill (1–1) Prosecky (8) 2,788 28–17 6–14 May 6 No. 21 Georgia Tech Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 9–3 Anglin (5–4) Medich (4–4) None 4,029 29–17 7–14 May 7 No. 21 Georgia Tech Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 12–9 Gordon (1–0) Grissom (2–5) Ammons (7) 4,342 30–17 8–14 May 8 No. 21 Georgia Tech Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 14–2 Dill (2–1) Huff (3–4) None 4,001 31–17 9–14 May 10 vs College of Charleston* Segra Park • Columbia, SC L 5–7 Good (8–4) Dill (2–2) Privette (11) 2,727 31–18 9–14 May 13 at No. 12 Virginia Davenport Field at Disharoon Park • Charlottesville, VA L 6–11 Buchanan (3–1) Anglin (5–5) Neeck (3) 2,860 31–19 9–15 May 15 at No. 12 Virginia Davenport Field at Disharoon Park • Charlottesville, VA W 8–2 Gilbert (4–2) Savino (4–5) Gordon (1) 3,409 32–19 10–15 May 15 at No. 12 Virginia Davenport Field at Disharoon Park • Charlottesville, VA L 3–6 Kosanovich (4–0) Barlow (1–3) None 3,848 32–20 10–16 May 17 at Coastal Carolina* Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 2–17 Potok (4–0) Hoffmann (3–6) None 3,516 32–21 10–16 May 19 Boston College Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 15–1 Anglin (6–5) Mancini (4–4) None 3,749 33–21 11–16 May 20 Boston College Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 6–2 Gilbert (5–2) Leake (2–3) Gordon (2) 3,421 34–21 12–16 May 21 Boston College Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 5-0 Barlow (2–3) Schroeder (0–6) Ammons (8) 4,017 35–21 13–16
Postseason
ACC Tournament (0–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Tournament record May 24 North Carolina Truist Field • Charlotte, NC L 2–9 Carlson (2–2) Anglin (6–6) None 3,582 35–22 0–1 May 26 No. 2 Virginia Tech Truist Field • Charlotte, NC L 6–18 Worley (1–0) Barlow (2–4) None 3,049 35–23 0–2

Note: All rankings shown are from D1Baseball poll.

Rankings

See also: 2022 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'[11]	—	—*	RV	21	19	24	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	RV	—	—	—	—*	—*	—
Baseball America[12]	—	—	—	21	15	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—*	—*	—
Collegiate Baseball^[13]	—	—	—	—	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NCBWA†[14]	RV	RV	29	21	20	26	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—*	—
D1Baseball[15]	—	—	—	19	18	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—*	—*	—

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

2022 MLB draft

Main article: 2022 MLB draft

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB team
Max Wagner	3B	2	42	Baltimore Orioles
Mack Anglin	RHP	7	205	Kansas City Royals
Geoffrey Gilbert	LHP	13	400	New York Yankees