Baseball Ends Season Ranked 13th |
CLEMSON - Coming off a season in which it reached its third straight
Super Regional, the Clemson baseball team ended the regular season ranked 13th in the final Collegiate Baseball poll, released on Monday. Clemson finished with a 41-22 record after placing second in the ACC and sweeping through the Clemson Regional before falling to Miami (FL) in Super Regional play in Coral Gables, FL. The Hurricanes went on to win the College World Series on Saturday with a 12-1 victory over Stanford. The Tigers were ranked 14th in the final Baseball Weekly/ESPN coaches poll and finished 17th in the final Baseball America poll.
Final Collegiate Baseball Poll
Final Baseball America Poll School Overall Week Prev. 1. Miami 53-12 4-0 1 2. Stanford 51-17 3-1 6 3. Cal State Fullerton 48-18 2-2 4 4. Southern California 45-19 1-2 2 5. Tulane 56-13 1-2 5 6. Nebraska 50-16 0-2 3 7. Georgia 47-22 0-2 7 8. Tennessee 48-20 2-2 8 9. Louisiana State 44-22 0-0 9 10. Florida State 47-19 0-0 10 11. East Carolina 47-13 0-0 11 12. South Carolina 49-20 0-0 12 13. Rice 47-20 0-0 13 14. Central Florida 51-14 0-0 14 15. Notre Dame 49-13 0-0 15 16. Pepperdine 42-18 0-0 16 17. Clemson 41-22 0-0 17 18. Wake Forest 44-18 0-0 18 19. Mississippi State 39-24 0-0 19 20. Florida International 43-21 0-0 20 21. Texas Tech 43-20 0-0 21 22. Arizona State 37-20 0-0 22 23. South Alabama 45-19 0-0 23 24. Winthrop 47-16 0-0 24 25. Rutgers 42-17 0-0 25
Baker, Reba Collect More Honors
Tigers earn All-Region and All-American accolades
CLEMSON - Third baseman Jeff Baker and pitcher Steve Reba picked up
more honors when they were named first team All-Atlantic Region by
the American Baseball Coaches Association. Because they were named to
the first team All-Region, both players were eligible to be selected
as an ABCA All-American. Baker was named to the second team while
Reba was named to the third team. Baker was also named a second team
All-American at third base by The Sporting News.
Baker had one of the most productive seasons in school history from
the plate as he belted 23 home runs, one short of the Clemson singles
season record. The sophomore set school marks for the most home runs
after two seasons (34) and most multi-homer games in a season (five)
and career (seven) while driving in an ACC-best 75 RBIs. He has
already been named first team All-ACC, a first team Louisville
Slugger NCAA Division I All-American by Collegiate Baseball and a
second team All-American by Baseball Weekly.
Reba had a breakthrough year for the Tigers and led the ACC with a
12-3 record with a 2.58 ERA. The junior righthander allowed opponents
to bat only .212 against him while striking out 103 batters. His best
game of the year was a complete game, three-hit shutout against
Georgia Tech, which entered the game with the nation's best batting
average. Reba has also been named first team All-ACC and a third team
Louisville Slugger NCAA Division I All-American by Collegiate
Baseball.
All-Atlantic Region
First Team Second Team
Starting Pitchers: Steve Reba, Clemson Ben Thurmond, Winthrop
Jason Arnold, Cen Florida Tom Farmer, Miami (FL)
Justin Pope, Cen Florida Blair Varnes, Florida State
Relief Pitcher: Dave Bush, Wake Forest Casey Shumaker, Jacksonville
First Base: Ryan Barthelemy, Florida State Philip Hartig, The Citadel
Second Base: Chad Ehrnsberger, Cen Florida Andy Wilson, Stetson
Third Base: Jeff Baker, Clemson Victor Menocal, Georgia Tech
Shortstop: Javy Rodriguez, Miami (FL) Richard Lewis, Georgia Tech
Catcher: Bryan Prince, Georgia Tech Chad Oliva, Jacksonville
D Hitter: Scott Henley, Georgia Southern Chris Carter, Coastal Carolina
Outfield: John-Ford Griffin, FSU Frank Corr, Stetson
Cory Sullivan, Wake Forest Jeff Christy, Stetson
Donovan Minero, W Carolina Mike Rodriguez, Miami (FL)
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