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1996 Clemson Tigers baseball team

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1996 Clemson Tigers baseball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
CBNo. 4
Record51–17 (17–7 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumBeautiful Tiger Field
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Florida State  ‍‍‍y 19 5   .792 52 17   .754
No. 4 Clemson  ‍‍‍y 17 7   .708 51 17   .750
No. 18 Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍y 13 11   .542 40 24   .625
No. 28 NC State  ‍‍‍y 13 11   .542 42 19   .689
No. 19 Virginia  ‍‍y 11 13   .458 44 21   .677
North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 11 13   .458 33 25   .569
Duke  ‍‍‍ 9 14   .391 39 18   .684
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 7 16   .304 26 32   .448
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 7 17   .292 24 27   .471
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1996[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1996 Clemson Tigers baseball team represented Clemson University in the 1996 NCAA Division I baseball season. The team played their home games at Beautiful Tiger Field in Clemson, South Carolina.

The team was coached by Jack Leggett, who completed his third season at Clemson. The Tigers reached the 1996 College World Series, their eighth appearance in Omaha.[2] They lost twice to Miami (FL), with wins against Oklahoma and Alabama, to finish with a 2–2 record in Omaha.

Roster

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1996 Clemson Tigers roster[3]
   

Pitchers

  • - Kris Benson - Junior
  • - Billy Koch - Junior
  • - Ken Vining - Junior
  • - James Bennett
  • - Scott Hauser
  • - Brian Matz
  • - Doug Roper
  • - Ray Scott
  • - David Shepard
  • - Brian Werner
  • - Matt White
  • - Rodney Williams
 

Catchers

  • - Matthew LeCroy - Sophomore

Infielders

  • - Jason Embler - Junior
  • - Doug Livingston - Senior
  • - Paul Galloway - Senior
  • - Kurt Bultman - Freshman

Outfielders

  • - Gary Burnham - Junior
  • - Ontrell McCray - Junior
  • - Jerome Robinson - Senior
  • - Rusty Rhodes - Senior
 

Unknown

  • - Derek Borgert
  • - Nathan Broome
  • - Kurt Bultmann
  • - Eric DeMoura
  • - Will Duffie
  • - Matt Padgett
  • - Ryan Ward
 

Schedule

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Legend
  Clemson win
  Clemson loss
Bold Clemson team member
* Non-Conference game
1996 Clemson Tigers baseball game log[4]
Regular season
Postseason

References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1996". Boyd's World. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
  2. ^ "1996 College World Series". Omaha.com. Archived from the original on July 5, 2017. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
  3. ^ 2017 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Clemson Tigers. pp. 127–136. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 3, 2017. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  4. ^ 2017 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Clemson Tigers. p. 170. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 3, 2017. Retrieved November 15, 2017.