# 2010 Clemson Tigers baseball team

The 2010 Clemson Tigers baseball team represented Clemson University in the 2010 NCAA Division I baseball season. The team played their home games at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.
The team was coached by Jack Leggett, who completed his seventeenth season at Clemson.

## Preseason

On January 28, 2010, the coaches in the ACC picked Clemson to finish second in the Atlantic Division behind Florida State. Overall, the Tigers were picked third behind defending ACC champion Virginia and Florida State, respectively.

## Regular season

Clemson played Wright State and Dayton for the first time ever on the baseball diamond. The Tigers went 4–0 against the Dayton, Ohio schools, sweeping Wright State in a three-game series before winning a mid-week contest against Dayton in 10 innings.
Clemson won its annual series against archrival South Carolina for the first time since 2006 by taking two of three games against the Gamecocks. OF/DH Chris Epps won the Bob Bradley Award as the Tigers' MVP of the series, going 7-for-14 with two home runs, a double, six RBIs, six runs, two walks, and one steal. The March 6 contest at Fluor Field was the first game between both schools at that stadium and the 1st game played in Greenville since the 1990 season.
On April 21, 3B John Hinson tied a school record by hitting three home runs in a game during the Tigers' 22–4 victory over USC-Upstate.
Clemson played its first four-game weekend series since 1996 when they hosted Florida Gulf Coast, the first meeting between the schools. After dropping the first game in the series, the Tigers took the final three games from the Eagles.
On May 22, Clemson completed a three-game sweep of eventual ACC champion Florida State to win their second ACC Atlantic Division title. Both teams finished with an 18–12 conference record, but the Tigers won the tiebreaker due to winning the head-to-head matchup with the Seminoles.
Clemson played nine schools that made it to the 2010 NCAA tournament: (Coastal Carolina, Elon, Florida State, Georgia Tech, North Carolina State, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Virginia Tech). The Tigers compiled a 14–13 record against these 9 schools. Outside of conference play, Clemson played 4 schools that had won a conference regular season or tournament championship (Charlotte, Coastal Carolina, Florida Gulf Coast, Wright State). The Tigers compiled a 6–3 record against these four schools.

## Postseason
### ACC tournament

Clemson entered the ACC Tournament as the #2 seed by virtue of winning the ACC Atlantic Division (Virginia claimed the #1 seed by virtue of winning both the Coastal Division and the ACC regular season). The Tigers competed in the Pool B of round robin play, which included #3 seed Georgia Tech, #6 seed Virginia Tech, and #7 seed N.C. State. The Tigers dropped their first two games against the Wolfpack and Hokies (both were teams that the Tigers swept in the regular season) before winning their final game against the Yellow Jackets (who swept the Tigers during the regular season) to finish the tournament with a 1–2 record. Florida State, whom the Tigers swept to win the Atlantic Division crown, defeated N.C. State in the championship game to win the ACC Championship.
With their victory over Georgia Tech, Clemson became the first team to win 100 games in ACC Tournament history.

### NCAA tournament

Clemson was awarded the #2 seed in the Auburn Regional of the 2010 NCAA tournament. On June 4, the Tigers opened regional play with #3 seed and Conference USA champion Southern Miss. The Tigers totaled 12 hits and used 6 runs in the sixth inning to top the Golden Eagles, 10–1. On June 5, Clemson faced #1 seed and host Auburn in a match-up of conference division champions (Clemson having won the ACC Atlantic title, while Auburn won the SEC West title). The ACC Tigers prevailed over the SEC Tigers, 5–2, behind a complete game performance by pitcher Casey Harman. The following night, however, Auburn won 11–10, using a three-run home run by Creede Simpson in the 9th inning to rally past Clemson and force a deciding championship game. On June 7, Clemson prevailed, using clutch hitting and timely plays on defense to defeat Auburn, 13–7, and win the Auburn Regional Championship. In the 1st inning of the championship game, two-sport standout Kyle Parker hit his 20th home run of the season, becoming the 1st Division I athlete to throw 20 touchdown passes in football and hit 20 home runs in baseball in the same academic year.
Clemson was named one of the eight schools to host a Super Regional, as the Tigers were paired up against Atlanta Regional champions, Alabama. The Crismon Tide knocked off #8 national seed (and Tiger ACC rival) Georgia Tech, which gave the Tigers the opportunity to receive its 1st super regional bid since 2006. In the 1st game of the super regional, the Crimson Tide used two errors in the 3rd inning to score 4 runs and jump out to a 5–0 lead, then held on to claim a 5–4 victory over the Tigers. In the 2nd super regional game, however, the Tigers jumped out to a 6–0 lead and never looked back, tallying 20 hits and 9 walks against Alabama's pitching staff in a 19–5 victory to force a deciding game 3 for a CWS berth. In game three, Clemson erased an early 1–0 deficit to take an 8–1 lead into the ninth inning and held of an Alabama rally to win 8–6 and earn a College World Series bid, the Tigers' eleventh overall and first since 2006.

### College World Series

By virtue of the Super Regional win against Alabama, Clemson joined Arizona State, Florida, Florida State, Oklahoma, South Carolina, TCU, and UCLA in the 2010 College World Series. Clemson was the only team to advance to the CWS that was ranked lower than a #1 seed during regional play. On June 21, the Tigers defeated #1 national seed Arizona State, 6–3, in a game that was delayed to a 10:00 A.M. (CST) start time due to rain and lightning the previous evening. The Tigers used strong pitching performances by Casey Harman and Alex Frederick, along with great play on defense, to hold the Sun Devils to only three runs. Offensively, the Tigers took advantage of a poor outing by ASU starting pitcher Scott Blair and several defensive miscues en route to scoring 6 runs and totaling 14 hits. On June 22, the Tigers played the Oklahoma Sooners. They secured a 6–1 lead after 5 innings against the Sooners before play was stopped at 10:08 P.M. (CST) due to inclement weather. The game was resumed the following afternoon, with Clemson holding off a late Sooner rally to win 6–4. Clemson then went on to face in state rival South Carolina, dropping the next two games to the Gamecocks 5–1 and 6–4 to be eliminated from the tournament. South Carolina ultimately went on to win the tournament by beating UCLA twice in the finals.

## Honors and awards

All-ACC 1st Team
* Kyle Parker (OF)
All-ACC 2nd Team
* Mike Freeman (2B)
* Jeff Schaus (OF)
Auburn Regional All-Tournament Team
* Wilson Boyd (OF)
* Mike Freeman (2B)
* Casey Harman (P)
* John Hinson (3B) – MVP
* Jeff Schaus (OF)
* Scott Weisman (P)

## Coaching staff

| Name | Title | First Season at CU | Alma Mater |
| Jack Leggett | Head Coach | 1994 | Maine (1976) |
| Tom Riginos | Associate head coach | 2003 | Stetson (1990) |
| Dan Pepicelli | Assistant Head Coach | 2010 | SUNY Cortland (1990) |
| Michael Johnson | Volunteer Assistant Coach | 2009 | Clemson (2008) |

## Schedule/Results

2010 Clemson Tigers baseball Game Log :
Regular season
DateOpponent$^#$Rank$^#$LocationWinLossSaveAttendResultRecord (ACC)
February 19*Miami, Ohio,#15Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, South Carolina,Harman (1–0)Melling (0–1)5,915W 11–01–0
February 20*vs. Michigan State#15Fluor Field at the West End • Greenville, South Carolina,Weismann (1–0)Bucciferro (0–1)3,563W 10–22–0
February 21*Furman#15Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, South CarolinaBrady (1–0)Benton (0–1)Meyer (1)5,539W 8–53–0
February 26*Wright State#15Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, South CarolinaHarman (2–0)Kaminsky (0–1)Frederick (1)3,884W 4–34–0
February 27*Wright State#15Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, South CarolinaHaselden (1–0)Schum (0–1)4,690W 8–65–0
February 28*Wright State#15Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, South CarolinaLamb (1–0)Friedman (0–1)4,027W 12–66–0
March 3*Dayton#9Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, South CarolinaCruz (1–0)Mitchem (0–3)3,268W 6–5$^{10}$7–0
March 5*#23 South Carolina#9Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, South Carolina (Clemson–South Carolina rivalry)Haselden (2–0)Roth (0–1)6,346W 4–38–0
March 6*vs. #23 South Carolina#9Fluor Field at the West End • Greenville, South Carolina (Clemson–South Carolina rivalry)Price (1–0)Cruz (1–1)Roth (1)7,105L 5–78–1
March 7*@ #23 South Carolina#9Carolina Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina (Clemson–South Carolina rivalry)Weismann (2–0)Webb (0–1)8,214W 19–69–1
March 10*Gardner–Webb#7Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, South CarolinaSarratt (1–0)Scarborough (0–2)3,111W 13–210–1
March 13NC State#7Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, South CarolinaHarman (3–0)Mazzoni (2–1)4,895W 12–711–1 (1–0)
NC State#7Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, South CarolinaLeone (1–0)Tzamtzis (1–1)W 12–612–1 (2–0)
March 14NC State#7Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, South CarolinaMeyer (1–0)Sasser (2–1)3,663W 7–613–1 (3–0)
March 16*@ Charlotte#7Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, North Carolina,Lawson (1–0)Cruz (1–2)1,832L 10–1113–2
March 17*Georgia Southern#7Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, South CarolinaKent (1–0)Beck (0–3)3,409W 22–614–2
March 19Virginia Tech#7Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, South CarolinaHarman (4–0)Wright (2–3)Haselden (1)3,862W 3–015–2 (4–0)
March 20Virginia Tech#7Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, South CarolinaLamb (2–0)Hahn (4–1)Frederick (2)5,580W 5–216–2 (5–0)
Virginia Tech#7Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, South CarolinaWeisman (3–0)MantiplyMeyer (2)W 13–817–2 (6–0)
March 23*Elon#5Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, South CarolinaFerrer (2–1)Firth (0–1)3,496L 10–1517–3
March 24*Elon#5Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, South CarolinaGirdwood (2–0)Meyer (1–1)3,851L3–4$^{10}$17–4
March 26@ #2 Virginia#5Davenport Field • Charlottesville, Virginia,Wilson (3–1)Haselden (2–1)2,305L 3–417–5 (6–1)
March 27@ #2 Virginia#5Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaLamb (3–0)Mayberry (0–1)Haselden (2)3,540W 8–518–5 (7–1)
@ #2 Virginia#5Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaWiniarski (3–0)Weisman (3–1)Arico (8)3,012L 1–318–6 (7–2)
March 31*#15 Coastal Carolina#10Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, South CarolinaFleet (3–1)Haselden (2–2)5,609L 3–4$^{11}$18–7
April 2Boston College#10Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, South CarolinaHarman (5–0)Dennhardt (1–5)Cruz (1)6,064W 15–219–7 (8–2)
April 3Boston College#10Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, South CarolinaDean (5–0)Lamb (3–1)5,587L 5–1119–8 (8–3)
April 4Boston College#10Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, South CarolinaHaselden (3–2)Moran (2–4)3,925W 14–920–8 (9–3)
April 6*@ Georgia#11Foley Field • Athens, Georgia,Leone (2–0)Swegman (0–2)3,783W 15–521–8
April 7*Georgia#11Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, South CarolinaMeyer (2–1)Hawkins (0–2)6,346W 14–622–8
April 9@ Duke#11Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina,Knott (2–0)Frederick (0–1)Stroman (3)788L 9–1022–9 (9–4)
April 10@ Duke#11Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North CarolinaCruz (2–2)Knott (2–1)1,418W 11–5$^{11}$23–9 (10–4)
April 11@ Duke#11Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North CarolinaBebout (4–0)Lamb (3–2)819L 2–723–10 (10–5)
April 14*Western Carolina#16Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, South CarolinaChilcoat (1–0)Kent (1–1)Ottone (7)3,990L 5–723–11
April 16@ #5 Georgia Tech#16Russ Chandler Stadium • AtlantaRobinson (4–0)Haselden (3–3)2,448L 6–8$^{10}$23–12 (10–6)
April 17@ #5 Georgia Tech#16Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GeorgiaCumpton (6–0)Weisman (3–2)Robinson (3)2,491L 3–423–13 (10–7)
April 18@ #5 Georgia Tech#16Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GeorgiaBailey (5–2)Lamb (3–3)2,687L 3–1123–14 (10–8)
April 21*USC-Upstate#20Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, South CarolinaHaselden (4–3)Brannon (2–7)3,752W 22–424–14
April 23North Carolina#20Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, South CarolinaHarvey (5–2)Harman (5–1)5,391L 3–524–15 (10–9)
April 24North Carolina#20Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, South CarolinaFrederick (1–1)Morin (5–2)Lamb (1)5,118W 10–625–15 (11–9)
April 25North Carolina#20Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, South CarolinaJohnson (4–3)Lamb (3–4)Holt (3)4,777L 3–425–16 (11–10)
May 1*Florida Gulf Coast#25Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, South CarolinaSale (7–0)Haselden (4–4)Wagoner (8)4,017L 2–425–17
May 2*Florida Gulf Coast#25Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, South CarolinaWeisman (4–2)Erath (5–2)Cruz (2)4,745W 9–326–17
Florida Gulf Coast#25Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, South CarolinaFrederick (2–1)Barners (2–2)W 7–627–17
May 4*Florida Gulf Coast#24Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, South CarolinaFrederick (3–1)Nathanson (4–3)4,056W 14–228–17
May 7@ Maryland#24Shipley Field • College Park, MarylandHarman (6–1)B. Harman (4–8)541W 18–629–17 (12–10)
May 8@ Maryland#24Shipley Field • College Park, MarylandFrederick (4–1)Dischert (0–1)908W 12–830–17 (13–10)
May 9@ Maryland#24Shipley Field • College Park, MarylandCruz (3–2)Kolarek (1–3)517W 7–531–17 (14–10)
May 11*vs. Furman#22Fluor Field at the West End • Greenville, South CarolinaFirth (1–1)Benton (0–5)3,417W 12–132–17
May 14@ Wake Forest#22Gene Hooks Field • Winston-Salem, North Carolina,Stadler (3–3)Harman (6–2)803L 5–932–18 (14–11)
May 15@ Wake Forest#22Gene Hooks Field • Winston-Salem, North CarolinaWeisman (5–2)Dimock (2–9)679W 17–533–18 (15–11)
May 16@ Wake Forest#22Gene Hooks Field • Winston-Salem, North CarolinaCooney (4–6)Leone (2–1)802L 2–1133–19 (15–12)
May 18*Presbyterian#22Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, South CarolinaFirth (2–1)Harmon (2–8)3,968W 8–234–19
May 20#8 Florida State#22Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, South CarolinaFrederick (5–1)Parker (3–1)Cruz (3)4,181W 9–835–19 (16–12)
May 21#8 Florida State#22Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, South CarolinaWeisman (6–2)Busch (4–1)4,495W 8–436–19 (17–12)
May 22#8 Florida State#22Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, South CarolinaFrederick (6–1)Gast (6–3)5,108W 8–337–19 (18–12)
*Non-Conference Game. $^#$Rankings from ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. $^1$Note that rankings above 25 are not official rankings. They are representations of ranking based on the number of points received in the weekly poll. :
2010 ACC Baseball Tournament
DateOpponent$^#$SeedLocationWinLossSaveAttendResultRecord (ACC)
May 26vs. #7 N.C. State#2NewBridge Bank Park • Greensboro, North Carolina,Sogard (2–2)Frederick (6–2)4,893L 8–1337–20 (0–1)
May 28vs. #6 Virginia Tech#2NewBridge Bank Park • Greensboro, North CarolinaRowen (5–1)Kyle (0–1)3,419L 8–937–21 (0–2)
May 29vs. #3 Georgia Tech#2NewBridge Bank Park • Greensboro, North CarolinaLamb (4–4)Bradley (9–4)3,725W 9–338–21 (1–2)
$^#$Rankings indicate tournament seeds :
2010 NCAA Division I baseball tournament – Auburn, Alabama Regional
DateOpponent$^#$SeedLocationWinLossSaveAttendResultRecord (NCAA)
June 4#3 Southern Miss#2Plainsman Park • Auburn, AlabamaWeisman (7–2)Copeland (11–1)2,875W 10–139–21 (1–0)
June 5#1 Auburn#2Plainsman Park • Auburn, AlabamaHarman (7–2)Dayton (8–3)4,096W 5–240–21 (2–0)
June 6#1 Auburn#2Plainsman Park • Auburn, AlabamaHubbard (6–2)Cruz (3–3)3,326L 10–1140–22 (2–1)
June 7#1 Auburn#2Plainsman Park • Auburn, AlabamaFrederick (7–2)Jacobs (0–2)Brady (1)4,096W 13–741–22 (3–1)
$^#$Rankings indicate regional seeds :
2010 NCAA Division I baseball tournament – Clemson, South Carolina Super Regional
DateOpponent$^#$SeedLocationWinLossSaveAttendResultRecord (NCAA)
June 12AlabamaDoug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, South CarolinaNelson (9–3)Harman (7–3)Smith (6)6,346L 4–541–23 (3–2)
June 13AlabamaDoug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, South CarolinaWeisman (8–2)Morgan (7–5)6,024W 19–542–23 (4–2)
June 14AlabamaDoug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, South CarolinaLeone (3–1)Kilcrease (8–3)Lamb (2)5,250W 8–643–23 (5–2)
$^#$Rankings indicate national seeds :
2010 College World Series
DateOpponent$^#$SeedLocationWinLossSaveAttendResultRecord (NCAA)
June 21#1 Arizona StateRosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NebraskaHarman (8–3)Blair (12–1)Frederick (3)14,198W 6–344–23 (6–2)
June 22OklahomaRosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NebraskaWeisman (9–2)Shore (10–5)Frederick (4)21,527W 6–445–23 (7–2)
June 25South CarolinaRosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NebraskaRoth (2–1)Leone (3–2)22,334L 1–545–24 (7–3)
June 26South CarolinaRosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska45–25 (7–4)
$^#$Rankings indicate national seeds :