Clemson 2012 Baseball World Series Capsule

May 23, 2012 · Joel Welser

Clemson Tigers
ACC (32-24, 16-14)

 
Big Wins: 4/13 North Carolina State (7-6), 5/12 Florida State (7-2), 5/14 Florida State (9-7)
Bad Losses: 2/24 Maine (5-6), 3/28 Presbyterian (4-8), 5/19 at Wake Forest (1-2)
Coach: Jack Leggett (19 seasons at Clemson)

Key Field Players:
Richie Shaffer, Junior, 3B/1B, .344 BA, 10 HR, 45 RBI
Steve Wilkerson, Sothomore, 2B/SS, .316 BA, 29 RBI
Thomas Brittle, Junior, OF, .313 BA, 33 RBI, 11 SB
Phil Pohl, Senior, C/1B/OF, .296 BA, 8 HR, 50 RBI
Jason Stolz, Senior, IF, .275 BA, 21 RBI
Brad Felder, Senior, OF, .252 BA, 6 HR, 24 RBI

Key Pitchers:
Dominic Leone, Junior, RHP, 5.18 ERA, 6-4 W/L, 74.2 IP, 58 SO
Kevin Pohle, Sophomore, RHP, 3.25 ERA, 6-3 W/L, 69.1 IP, 38 SO
Scott Firth, Junior, RHP, 2.30 ERA, 4-0 W/L, 43.0 IP, 39 SO

By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .273 (164th in nation, 8th in conference)
Scoring Offense: 5.8 (98, 8)
Doubles per Game: 1.57 (175, 12)
Triples per Game: 0.27 (92, 5)
Home Runs per Game: 0.66 (56, 5)
Slugging Percentage: .389 (114, 10)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.04 (129, 10)
Earned Run Average: 3.89 (89, 7)
Fielding Percentage: .973 (49, 2)
Double Plays per Game: 1.05 (10, 1)

Recent Postseason Appearances:

2011 Regional defeated Sacred Heart, defeated Coastal Carolina, lost to Connecticut, eliminated by Connecticut
2010 Regional defeated Southern Mississippi, defeated Auburn, lost to Auburn, defeated Auburn
2010 Super Regional defeated Alabama
2010 CWS defeated Arizona State, defeated Oklahoma, lost to South Carolina, eliminated by South Carolina
2009 Regional defeated Tennessee Tech, lost to Oklahoma State, defeated Tennessee Tech, defeated Oklahoma State, defeated Oklahoma State
2009 Super Regional eliminated by Arizona State
2007 Regional defeated St. John’s, defeated Coastal Carolina, defeated Coastal Carolina
2007 Super Regional eliminated by Mississippi State
2006 Regional defeated North Carolina Asheville, defeated Elon, defeated Mississippi State
2006 Super Regional defeated Oral Roberts
2006 CWS defeated Georgia Tech, lost to North Carolina, eliminated by Cal State Fullerton

*all team stats through 5/20

 
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