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.

2008 Clemson Tigers baseball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionAtlantic
2008 record31–27–1 (12–20–1 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDoug Kingsmore Stadium
2008 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Atlantic
No. 7 Florida State xy 246 .800  5414 .794
No. 15 NC State y 1811 .621  4222 .656
Wake Forest  1316 .448  2531 .446
Clemson  1118 .379  3127 .534
Maryland   921 .300  3026 .536
Boston College   921 .300  2627 .491
Coastal
No. 5 Miami (FL) xy 235 .821  5311 .828
No. 3 North Carolina y 227 .759  5414 .794
No. 24 Georgia Techy  1614 .533  4121 .661
Virginia y 1515 .500  3923 .629
Duke   1018 .357  3718 .673
Virginia Tech   624 .200  2332 .418
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 27, 2008[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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,[2] 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

Rankings

Ranking Movement Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
USA Today/ESPN Coaches[5] 16 16 17 24 31 28 26 34 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Baseball America [6] 23 19 23 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Collegiate Baseball[7] 13 13 17 26 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
NCBWA[8] 16 13 14 18 21 19 17 27 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Rivals.com[9] NR 23 23 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

References

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