CLEMSON, S.C. — The first year of the Erik Bakich at Clemson saw the Tigers get hot in the second half of the season, winning the ACC Tournament and earning a #4 national seed.
Clemson had hopes of winning their regional and moving to within two wins of advancing to Omaha and the College World Series. However, Clemson failed to get out of its regional and that ended up being a bitter ending to the season after doing what was necessary to go from being on the NCAA regional bubble to earning a national seed.
Among the returnees is preseason All-America outfielder Cam Cannarella, who was named ACC Freshman-of-the-Year in 2023 after hitting .388 with seven homers, 47 RBIs, 72 runs, a .462 on-base percentage and 24 steals. Junior outfielder Will Taylor from Dutch Fork hit .362 with five homers, 46 RBIs, 67 runs, a .489 on-base percentage and 11 steals in 2023.