# 2008 Clemson Tigers baseball team

The 2008 Clemson Tigers baseball team represented Clemson University in the 2008 NCAA Division I baseball season. The team played home games at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in Clemson, SC.
The team was coached by Jack Leggett in his fifteenth season at Clemson. The Tigers posted a record of 31–27–1, finished in 8th place in the ACC, and failed to advance to NCAA Tournament play, ending a streak of appearances dating back to 1987.

## Roster
### 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) |
| Kyle Bunn | Assistant Head Coach | 2008 | The Citadel (2000) |
| Toby Bicknell | Volunteer Assistant Coach | 2007 | Wingate (2002) |

## Broadcasts
### Radio

On Wednesday, February 6, 2008, the Clemson Tigers Sports Network announced that it will broadcast 36 regular-season baseball games, while the other 20 regular-season games will be broadcast by WCCP-FM (104.9 FM) out of Clemson. Clemson Tiger Sports Network will broadcast the 30 ACC regular-season games along with the four games against South Carolina and both games against Georgia.
The network will also carry all postseason contests. The other 20 regular-season games will be carried by WCCP.
All games will be available online through WCCPFM.com.

### TV

Currently announced TV broadcasts:
| Date | Time | Opponent | Location | Television | Webcast |
| February 29 | 4:50pm | College of Charleston | Charleston, SC | | Inside the Pride |
| March 1 | 1:30pm | South Carolina | Columbia, SC | | CSTV XXL |
| March 2 | 2:00pm | South Carolina | Clemson, SC | | ACCSelect.com |
| March 8 | 1:00pm | Wake Forest | Winston-Salem, NC | | ACCSelect.com |
| March 9 | 1:00pm | Wake Forest | Winston-Salem, NC | | ACCSelect.com |
| March 11 | 4:00pm | UNC Greensboro | Clemson, SC | | ACCSelect.com |
| March 15 | 2:00pm | Boston College | Clemson, SC | | ACCSelect.com |
| March 18 | 7:15pm | Coastal Carolina | Clemson, SC | | ACCSelect.com |
| March 21 | 7:15pm | NC State | Clemson, SC | | ACCSelect.com |
| March 22 | 7:00pm | NC State | Clemson, SC | | ACCSelect.com |
| March 25 | 7:15pm | Elon | Clemson, SC | | ACCSelect.com |
| April 1 | 7:00pm | Georgia | Athens, GA | CSS | georgiadogs.com |
| April 2 | 7:05pm | Georgia | Clemson, SC | | ACCSelect.com |
| April 4 | 7:00pm | Miami (FL) | Coral Gables, FL | | ACCSelect.com |
| April 5 | 7:00pm | Miami (FL) | Coral Gables, FL | CSS | |
| April 6 | 1:00pm | Miami (FL) | Coral Gables, FL | CSS | |
| April 9 | 7:00pm | South Carolina | Columbia, SC | | CSTV XXL |
| April 11 | 7:15pm | North Carolina | Clemson, SC | | ACCSelect.com |
| April 12 | 4:00pm | North Carolina | Clemson, SC | | ACCSelect.com |
| April 16 | 7:00pm | South Carolina | Clemson, SC | CSS | |
| April 18 | 7:00pm | Duke | Durham, NC | | ACCSelect.com |
| April 19 | 2:00pm | Duke | Durham, NC | | ACCSelect.com |
| April 25 | Noon | Virginia Tech | Clemson, SC | | ACCSelect.com |
| April 26 | 7:00pm | Virginia Tech | Clemson, SC | | ACCSelect.com |
| April 27 | 1:00pm | Virginia Tech | Clemson, SC | | ACCSelect.com |
| May 3 | 7:00pm | Florida State | Clemson, SC | Raycom | |
| May 4 | 7:00pm | Florida State | Clemson, SC | CSS, Sun Sports | |
| May 5 | 7:00pm | Florida State | Clemson, SC | Sun Sports | |
| May 9 | 7:00pm | Georgia Tech | Atlanta, GA | | ACCSelect.com |
| May 10 | 7:00pm | Georgia Tech | Atlanta, GA | CSS | ACCSelect.com |
| May 11 | 1:00pm | Georgia Tech | Atlanta, GA | | ACCSelect.com |
| May 13 | 7:15pm | College of Charleston | Clemson, SC | | ACCSelect.com |
| May 15 | 6:30pm | Central Florida | Orlando, FL | | CSTV |
| May 16 | 6:30pm | Central Florida | Orlando, FL | | CSTV |
| May 17 | 6:30pm | Central Florida | Orlando, FL | | CSTV |
| 2008 ACC baseball tournament ||||||
| May 21 | 1:00pm | Miami (FL) | Jacksonville, FL | FSN South SUN Sports CSS Mid-Atlantic | ACCSelect.com |
| May 22 | 8:00pm | NC State | Jacksonville, FL | FSN South SUN Sports | ACCSelect.com |
| May 24 | 10:00am | Georgia Tech | Jacksonville, FL | FSN South SUN Sports CSS Mid-Atlantic | ACCSelect.com |

## Schedule/Results

2008 Clemson Tigers baseball Game Log :
Regular Season
DateOpponent$^#$Rank$^#$LocationWinLossSaveResultRecord (ACC)
Feb. 22Mercer*Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for February 23
Feb. 23Mercer*#16Doug Kingsmore StadiumHinson (1–0)Webster (0–1)W 12–51–0
Feb. 23Mercer*#16Doug Kingsmore StadiumMitchell (1–0)Boyette (0–1)Vaughn (1)W 6–52–0
Feb. 24Mercer*#16Doug Kingsmore StadiumStoneburner (1–0)Hoelzer (0–1)W 10–33–0
Feb. 27High Point*#16Doug Kingsmore StadiumGullickson (1–0)Scott (0–1)W 12–34–0
Feb. 29@ #45 College of Charleston*#16Patriot's Point Athletics ComplexMartin (1–0)Simpson (2–1)Vaughn (2)W 7–65–0
Mar. 1@ #3 South Carolina*#16Sarge Frye FieldCisco (2–0)Hinson (1–1)L 1–105–1
Mar. 2#3 South Carolina*#16Doug Kingsmore StadiumCooper (1–1)Mitchell (1–1)Johnson (1)L 1–55–2
Mar. 5Wofford*#17Doug Kingsmore StadiumZoltak (1–0)Summers (2–1)Vaughn (3)W 9–76–2
Mar. 7@ Wake ForestPostponed (rain) Rescheduled for March 8
Mar. 8@ Wake Forest#17Gene Hooks StadiumNegus (2–0)Hinson (1–2)Kledzik (1)L 11–136–3 (0–1)
Mar. 9@ Wake Forest#17Gene Hooks StadiumBullock (2–0)Mitchell (1–2)Kledzik (2)L 3–56–4 (0–2)
Mar. 9@ Wake Forest#17Gene Hooks StadiumRothlin (1–0)Kledzik (0–1)Vaughn (4)W 12–117–4 (1–2)
Mar. 11UNC Greensboro*#24Doug Kingsmore StadiumStoneburner (2–0)Slack (0–1)Vaughn (5)W 11–108–4
Mar. 12UNC Greensboro*#24Doug Kingsmore StadiumZoltak (2–0)Gilliam (1–3)W 6–59–4
Mar. 14Boston College#24Doug Kingsmore StadiumDoyle (2–1)Hinson (1–3)Hayer (1)L 4–69–5 (1–3)
Mar. 15Boston College#24Doug Kingsmore StadiumDean (1–1)Harman (0–1)Kowalski (1)L 6–79–6 (1–4)
Mar. 16Boston College#24Doug Kingsmore StadiumStoneburner (3–0)MacDonald (2–2)W 16–210–6 (2–4)
Mar. 18#21 Coastal Carolina*#31Doug Kingsmore StadiumSarratt (1–0)Anderson (3–1)W 9–611–6
Mar. 19Furman*Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for March 20
Mar. 20Furman*#31Doug Kingsmore StadiumGullickson (2–0)Holloway (1–2)W 14–212–6
Mar. 21#37 NC State#31Doug Kingsmore StadiumCutler (3–0)Harman (0–2)Gillheeney (4)L 4–512–7 (2–5)
Mar. 22#37 NC State#31Doug Kingsmore StadiumMitchell (2–2)Shunick (2–2)Vaughn (6)W 3–213–7 (3–5)
Mar. 23#37 NC State#31Doug Kingsmore StadiumStoneburner (4–0)McConnell (2–1)W 2–014–7 (4–5)
Mar. 25#44 Elon*#28Doug Kingsmore StadiumZoltak (3–0)Harrilchak (2–1)Vaughn (7)W 5–415–7
Mar. 26#44 Elon*#28Doug Kingsmore StadiumGullickson (3–0)Porter (1–1)Hinson (1)W 2–116–7
Mar. 28@ Maryland#28Shipley FieldMitchell (3–2)Swinson (3–3)Vaughn (8)W 2–117–7 (5–5)
Mar. 29@ Maryland#28Shipley FieldKolarek (1–0)Sarratt (1–1)Quinn (4)L 3–517–8 (5–6)
Mar. 30@ Maryland#28Shipley FieldHinson (2–3)Kearney (0–1)W 6–218–8 (6–6)
April 1@ #36 Georgia*#26Foley FieldMcRee (4–1)Gullickson (1–1)L 3–1118–9
April 2#36 Georgia*#26Doug Kingsmore StadiumEsmonde (1–0)Harman (0–3)Fields (7)L 4–618–10
April 4@ #2 Miami (FL)#26Mark Light FieldBellamy (4–0)Vaughn (0–1)L 4–618–11 (6–7)
April 5@ #2 Miami (FL)#26Mark Light FieldBellamy (5–0)Harman (0–4)Gutierrez (7)L 5–1518–12 (6–8)
April 6@ #2 Miami (FL)#26Mark Light FieldGuerra (1–0)Hinson (2–4)Gutierrez (8)L 6–718–13 (6–9)
April 9@ #14 South Carolina*#37Sarge Frye FieldGodwin (3–2)Gullickson (3–2)L 1–718–14
April 11#4 North Carolina#37Doug Kingsmore StadiumWhite (6–2)Mitchell (3–3)L 2–818–15 (6–10)
April 12#4 North Carolina#37Doug Kingsmore StadiumCatapano (2–0)Stoneburner (4–1)Moran (1)L 3–418–16 (6–11)
April 13#4 North Carolina#37Doug Kingsmore StadiumCatapano (3-)Hinson (2–5)Trice (1)L 2–818–17 (6–12)
April 15Western Carolina*Doug Kingsmore StadiumSaberhagen (3–3)Vaughn (0–2)Sexton (2)L 2–618–18
April 16#10 South Carolina*Doug Kingsmore StadiumGodwin (4–2)Sarratt (1–2)L 0–618–19
April 18@ DukeJack Coombs FieldMitchell (4–3)Wolcott (3–3)Vaughn (9)W 7–419–19 (7–12)
April 19@ DukeJack Coombs FieldManno (4–0)Stoneburner (4–2)Hassan (5)L 1–1019–20 (7–13)
April 20@ DukeJack Coombs FieldT 6–619–20–1 (7–13–1)
April 22@ Western Carolina*Hennon StadiumDelk (1–0)Ottone (1–2)W 6–020–20–1
April 23vs. Presbyterian*Fluor Field at the West EndGullickson (4–2)Dollar (2–3)W 12–721–20–1
April 25Virginia TechDoug Kingsmore StadiumStoneburner (5–2)Ballard (2–5W 13–522–20–1 (8–13–1)
April 26Virginia TechDoug Kingsmore StadiumVaughn (1–2)Wymer (5–5)W 8–723–20–1 (9–13–1)
April 27Virginia TechDoug Kingsmore StadiumMitchell (5–3)Hahn (2–5)W 10–224–20–1 (10–13–1)
May 3#3 Florida StateDoug Kingsmore StadiumStrauss (7–0)Harman (0–5)Posey (5)L 8–924–21–1 (10–14–1)
May 4#3 Florida StateDoug Kingsmore StadiumVillanueva (5–2)Stoneburner (5–3)L 4–1324–22–1 (10–15–1)
May 5#3 Florida StateDoug Kingsmore StadiumParker (5–1)Delk (1–1)Marshall (2)L 2–424–23–1 (10–16–1)
May 7vs. Furman*Fluor Field at the West EndZoltak (4–0)Hale (1–1)W 11–525–23–1
May 9@ Georgia TechRuss Chandler StadiumDuncan (7–2)Mitchell (5–4)L 1–525–24–1 (10–17–1)
May 10@ Georgia TechRuss Chandler StadiumBurns (6–4)Stoneburner (5–4)L 1–725–25–1 (10–18–1)
May 11@ Georgia TechRuss Chandler StadiumDelk (2–1)Von TerschW 16–626–25–1 (11–18–1)
May 13College of Charleston*Doug Kingsmore StadiumHarman (1–5)Caulfield (4–3)W 12–627–25–1
May 15@ Central Florida*Jay Bergman FieldMitchell (6–4)Sweat (5–4)W 9–128–25–1
May 16@ Central Florida*Jay Bergman FieldStoneburner (6–4)Herold (4–4)Vaughn (10)W 7–329–25–1
May 17@ Central Florida*Jay Bergman FieldSarratt (2–2)Griggs (1–4)Vaughn (11)W 8–530–25–1
*Non-Conference Game. $^#$Rankings from ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. :
2008 ACC Baseball Tournament
DateOpponent$^#$Seed$^#$LocationWinLossSaveResultRecord
May 21vs. #1 Miami (FL)#8Baseball Grounds of JacksonvilleHernandez (11–0)Mitchell (6–5)L 1–730–26–1
May 22vs. #4 N.C. State#8Baseball Grounds of JacksonvilleShunick (6–5)Stoneburner (6–5)L 0–1030–27–1
May 24vs. #5 Georgia Tech#8Baseball Grounds of JacksonvilleHinson (3–5)Von Tersch (7–5)W 10–431–27–1
$^#$Rankings indicate tournament seeds. :

## Rankings

| Ranking Movement | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| USA Today/ESPN Coaches | 16 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 34 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Baseball America | 23 | 19 | 23 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Collegiate Baseball | 13 | 13 | 17 | 26 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| NCBWA | 16 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 27 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Rivals.com | NR | 23 | 23 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |