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Rival Killer [2753]
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Does this lineup make you optimistic for 2026?
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Jul 14, 2025, 9:48 AM
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CF Clavon
SS Lichtenberger
1B/DH Gaffney
DH/LF Savoie
LF/RF/DH/1B Dalley OR Priest
C Jarrell
2B Purify
RF Crighton
3B Castellani/ Fultz
Mcladdie on bench
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Commissioner [1269]
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Re: Does this lineup make you optimistic for 2026?
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Jul 14, 2025, 9:52 AM
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I think we got enough guys where EB will be able to find the right lineup combo to put out a competitive 9. Starting pitching however is a whole different story. I mean we are practically all in on Bell and Moehler being weekend guys or hoping one of the freshman can come in and replicate anything close to knaak’s freshman year. We’re definitely gonna have to outhit teams
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Rival Killer [2753]
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Re: Does this lineup make you optimistic for 2026?
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Jul 14, 2025, 10:02 AM
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Yep…. We have pop and rbi guys but I worry about the timely hitting. Prob gonna end up being a .285 type team that hopefully hits timely dingers…. Pitching is going to be a major concern. Like you said, we are all in on what we have. I don’t even know how good it will be if we stay healthy but a couple injuries (guaranteed) and we could be in trouble. Portal ain’t done and we have guys coming in but not very excited
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Game Changer [1986]
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Re: Does this lineup make you optimistic for 2026?
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Jul 14, 2025, 9:52 AM
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Not particularly... hope I am wrong.
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Rival Killer [2753]
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Re: Does this lineup make you optimistic for 2026?
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Jul 14, 2025, 10:10 AM
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It really comes down to development of Crighton purify priest and Gaffney…..
Clavon is going to be a stud and Lichtenberger will be really good….. Need Crighton and purify to make that jump finally. Gaffney just needs to go back to his old self and priest just needs to make contact. As bad as he was he had 52 rbis and an obp of .407 in a bad offense. With more men on base he could be better
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National Champion [7908]
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Re: Does this lineup make you optimistic for 2026?
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Jul 14, 2025, 11:14 AM
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Not if he stands there with the bat on his shoulder so often as he did this year. I never saw a player take so many strikes.
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Rival Killer [2753]
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Re: Does this lineup make you optimistic for 2026?
Jul 14, 2025, 1:33 PM
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Kindle the point isn’t it? That and even when he does swing he misses a ton yet still gets in base 4/10 at bats and produced 52 rbis
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Starter [282]
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Re: Does this lineup make you optimistic for 2026?
Jul 15, 2025, 10:20 AM
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Exactly, he had one of the best eyes on the team, with the second best walk rate behind Listi. I agree he can be too patient, but hopefully in the fall they work on aggressiveness so he can pick good pitches to swing at.
His Cape Cod stats are right in line with last season, but with wood bats contact quality is dropping. He had the second best AB/HR, so if they can just work on making good contact, he could be our best hitter in 2026 or 2027.
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Re: Does this lineup make you optimistic for 2026?
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Jul 14, 2025, 10:09 AM
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The lineup doesn’t necessarily say competing for ACC championship, but EB has found ways to get the most out of his teams. The lineup will be competitive. Need Gaffney to get back to freshman form. Hopefully transfers work out next year. Returning players really need to step up. Pitching is the concern. It has slowly gotten worse. Rotation is concerning and right now there are maybe 3 relievers that can be trusted.
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Re: Does this lineup make you optimistic for 2026?
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Jul 14, 2025, 10:14 AM
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The lineup can’t be worse than last year… that’s one of the worst hitting teams Clemson has had in a while… whatever happened to that transfer pitcher you were talking about a couple weeks ago?
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Rival Killer [2753]
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Re: Does this lineup make you optimistic for 2026?
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Jul 14, 2025, 10:18 AM
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Sitting on it….. think Bakich is keeping things close because he wants pitchers to think we absolutely have nothing to entice them to come here…..it’s not a staff changing guy though
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Jul 14, 2025, 11:11 AM
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Jul 14, 2025, 10:18 AM [ in reply to Re: Does this lineup make you optimistic for 2026? ]
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Sitting on it….. think Bakich is keeping things close because he wants pitchers to think we absolutely have nothing to entice them to come here…..it’s not a staff changing guy though
ROTFLMFAO. EB SITTING ON OUR SECRET WEAPON. HE WILL LET US KNOW WHEN HE SEES FIT. SMFH.
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Rival Killer [2753]
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Re: Does this lineup make you optimistic for 2026?
Jul 14, 2025, 1:34 PM
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“It’s not a staff changing guy”
No one said secret weapon you always make stuff up…..and absolutely coaches can sit on any info they please
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Orange Phenom [14406]
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Re: Does this lineup make you optimistic for 2026?
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Jul 14, 2025, 10:22 AM
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So I guess Titsworth transferred? Not seeing him mentioned, but I don't recall him leaving.
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Rival Killer [2753]
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Re: Does this lineup make you optimistic for 2026?
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Jul 14, 2025, 10:36 AM
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No he’s still here
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Re: Does this lineup make you optimistic for 2026?
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Jul 14, 2025, 11:17 AM
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Creighton his not a starter...plug and play guy vs LH....he should not be out everyday corner OF
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Freshman [0]
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Re: Does this lineup make you optimistic for 2026?
Jul 14, 2025, 1:28 PM
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Creighton his not a starter...plug and play guy vs LH....he should not be out everyday corner OF
I anticipate Briggs Sullivan to be in the lineup with his bat and defense.
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Freshman [10]
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Re: Does this lineup make you optimistic for 2026?
Jul 15, 2025, 12:53 PM
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You are correct....Briggs Sullivan is a stud. He would have been drafted high if it wasn't for a freak accident in April 2024 that left him with a torn pcl in his right knee (he had to take a medical redshirt) and the centerfielder with a compound fracture in his lower leg. This kid is 6'3 195 with a cannon, can play anywhere on the field, runs a 6.6 and recorded the second highest exit velos on the team seven months post opp.
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1st Rounder [626]
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Re: Does this lineup make you optimistic for 2026?
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Jul 14, 2025, 2:22 PM
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There’s a big spectrum with this offense. We probably have 6-7 guys capable of hitting 15+ home runs, but those same guys are also liable to have bust years. We really need to get better at putting the ball in play this fall.
Pitching is a big issue too. I think we have some good ones. But I’m foreseeing a repeat of last season. The pitching will look good at first, but will fall off drastically in the latter part of the season due to lack of depth.
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Dynasty Maker [3297]
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wish it was a little deeper
Jul 15, 2025, 12:12 AM
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but that's pretty decent. Personally, I'd prefer not to have Crighton as a starter, especially not as a corner outfielder. Let Savoie and Dalley start in left and right and keep Priest at DH. Everything else I agree with. If anyone underperforms, I'd give McCladdie a chance to get in there, then Crighton as the 2nd bench option.
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Starter [282]
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Re: wish it was a little deeper
Jul 15, 2025, 10:01 AM
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Dalley probably gets a run at 1B, he’s played there some and exclusively played there over the summer. That opens up RF which McCladdie should get the first nod, he was our best hitter after Cannarella/Listi before he got hurt.
Crighton and Gaffney should get midweek starts and pinch hit opportunities, but Crighton is a slow slap hitter and Gaffney struggled against better competition. Backing played 8 guys consistently and RF never had a consistent player, which isn’t good for development.
Depth this year is much better, and the incoming guys put the ball in play a ton, so the approach looks to be changing.
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Jul 15, 2025, 10:05 AM
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Because the only ones I have ever seen play AND have any reason for optimism about are Jarrell, Purify, and Crighton.
Maybe the new guys are good. But I have absolutely no idea.
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Freshman [10]
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Re: Does this lineup make you optimistic for 2026?
Jul 15, 2025, 12:38 PM
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Nope...why are we falling for "the portal" is going to make us better? We only picked up two legit possible starters. The others guys never played at their last program and our program is already better than their last program. Then we have mid major (lesser competition) guys coming in with inflated numbers that we did not recruit out of high school.
If the portal guys automatically have to play their way "OFF' the field every year because they are giving priority over top recruits and present players our program is doomed because top high school recruits will never choose our program and good players will end up leaving because we anointing and celebrating Portal Guys. Make it Make sense.
Portal Guys get to choose their jersey numbers before any other player. What message is that sending to the current players and incoming freshman that chose Clemson over many other Power four programs.
Two of the top programs in The Acc are UNC and GT right now. They are playing and developing their top recruits and they are young, strong and athletic. They are rewarding young men that were athletic, mature with a great work ethic early enough to be highly recruited out of high school.
UCLA played all their young top recruits two years ago and only won fourteen games. The experience and development they gained, got them to Omaha this year and probably again in 2026.
DKS "SHOULD NOT" become a revolving door every year because the integrity of the program will suffer greatly.
CHARACTER MATTERS!!!!
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Starter [282]
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Jul 15, 2025, 3:27 PM
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Dalley and Savoie are legitimate power threats, which is what we lacked last year. Lichtenberger is a high contact hitter who plays good defense who played in a top mid major conference. Clavon is the only unknown, but he still trained in the SEC and is doing well in summer ball. We’ve had plenty of success from mid-major talent like Listi, Mathes, Hinderleider, and Mahlstedt. Not to mention others from larger conferences like Obertop and Priest (who underperformed and still had the third best hitting stats last season).
I’m also curious as to what top recruits are transferring out due to lack of playing time? The only top recruit to leave is Wentworth, and he was blocked by Clemson recruits. Bissetta, McCladdie, Crighton, and Cannarella all were going to get playing time over him. Listi is the only transfer, and he was the second best hitter on the team. I agree development needs to improve as a whole, but transfers aren’t the reason why recruits stagnate.
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Freshman [10]
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Re: Does this lineup make you optimistic for 2026?
Jul 15, 2025, 5:05 PM
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I don't disagree
Yes TP was a top recruit but every recruit at Clemson had multiple power four offers.
Still our top performers and MLP picks were Clemson recruits Cam, Will, Blake, Cooper etc. Under the model that is happening before our eyes, guys like them would have never had a opportunity to stay at Clemson and earn a spot on the field therefore possibly never being drafted. I am aware things change but the fabric of the program doesn't have to for us to be highly successful.
Clemson has high high character coaches and they got into coaching to make a difference in young men's lives and that can't happen with a revolving front door.
Let's Win and Win It ALL but not at All Costs or by selling our souls to The Machine!!!!
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