Clemson wins over Number-one

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•Clemson’s 6-3 win over #1 ranked and #1 seeded Arizona State was Clemson’s 11th all-time win over the number-one ranked team in baseball. All 11 have been away from home. It was Clemson’s first win over number-one since April 5, 2006 when Clemson defeated a number-one ranked South Carolina team, 3-2 in Columbia, SC. Clemson has now beaten number-one on the opponent’s home baseball field six times, and on a neutral site five times.

•Clemson’s 6-3 margin over Arizona State today was the team’s largest margin of victory over a number-one ranked team in baseball since April 10, 1999 when Clemson beat a number-one ranked Florida State 8-4 in Tallahassee. Five of Clemson’s 11 wins over #1 in baseball have been by exactly one run.

•This was the second time Clemson has beaten the number-one team in the nation in the College World Series. The other time took place at the 1996 CWS when Clemson defeated Alabama, 14-13. Jack Leggett was Clemson’s head coach in that game as well. It was the fourth time Clemson has defeated the number-one team in the NCAA Tournament in baseball. Clemson best a #1 ranked Miami team in Miami at a regional in 1977.

•This was Jack Leggett’s sixth win over the number-one ranked team, more than any other coach in any sport at Clemson. Bill Wilhelm is now second with five as Clemson baseball coach from 1958-93.

•This was Clemson’s 24th all-time win over number-one in all sports. Baseball has the most with 11, followed by men’s soccer with five.

Clemson wins over Number-one Ranked Teams (24 overall, 11 in baseball)

Sport		Date		Site			Opponent	 Score


Baseball	#5-21-77	Miami, FL		Miami (FL)	 7-2


Baseball	#5-22-77	Miami, FL		Miami (FL)	 10-9


Men’s Soccer	10-23-77	Clemson, SC		St. Louis	 3-1


Men's B-Ball	1-9-80		Clemson, SC		Duke		 87-82 (OT)


Men's Tennis	2-6-82		Los Angeles, CA		UCLA		 5-4


Men’s Soccer	9-19-82		Edwardsville, IL	SIU-Edwardsville 2-1


Men’s Soccer	#11-25-84	Clemson, SC		Alabama A&M	 3-1


Men's Tennis	3-22-86		Malibu, CA		Pepperdine	 8-1


Baseball	5-10-86		Greenville, SC		Miami (FL)	 7-4


Baseball	5-11-86		Greenville, SC		Miami (FL)	 9-5


Men’s Soccer	#11-22-87	Bloomington, IN		Indiana		 2-1


Women's B-Ball	3-3-91		Fayetteville, NC	Virginia	 65-62


Women's B-Ball	2-15-92		Clemson, SC		Maryland	 72-55


Baseball	5-17-93		Greenville, SC		Georgia Tech	 9-8


Men’s Soccer	10-10-93	Charlottesville, VA	Virginia	 2-1


Baseball	5-13-94		Atlanta, GA		Georgia Tech	 9-8


Baseball	5-15-94		Atlanta, GA		Georgia Tech	 7-4


Baseball	#6-4-96		Omaha, NB		Alabama	         14-13


Baseball	4-10-99		Tallahassee, FL		Florida State	 8-4


Women's Soccer	9-13-00		Clemson, SC		North Carolina	 2-1


Men's B-Ball	2-18-01		Clemson, SC		North Carolina	 75-65


Men’s Soccer	#11-30-02	Winston-Salem, NC	Wake Forest	 2-1 (OT)


Baseball	4-5-06		Columbia, SC		S. Carolina	 3-2


Baseball	#6-21-10	Omaha, NB		Arizona State	 6-3

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