2018 RESULTS & SCHEDULE MIAMI (FLA.) (13-19, 7-8 ACC) AT NO. 3 CLEMSON (25-8, 10-5 ACC) CLEMSON PROBABLE POSITION STARTERS PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS

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1 MIAMI (FLA.) (13-19, 7-8 ACC) AT NO. 3 CLEMSON (25-8, 10-5 ACC) APRIL 13-15, 2018 FRIDAY, 6:30 P.M. SATURDAY, 5 P.M. SUNDAY, 1 P.M. DOUG KINGSMORE STADIUM CLEMSON, S.C. The Tigers host Miami (Fla.) for the first time since 2014 when the Hurricanes come to town for a three-game series this weekend. SERIES SETUP Who - Miami (Fla.) (13-19, 7-8 ACC) vs. Clemson (25-8, 10-5 ACC) Best Rankings - MIA - NR; CU - No. 3 Collegiate Baseball When - Friday (6:30 p.m.), Saturday (5 p.m.), Sunday (1 p.m.) Where - Clemson, S.C. (Doug Kingsmore Stadium) Watch - ACC Network Extra Video Announcers - Fred Cunningham (Friday), Wes Durham (Sunday), Kyle Parker, Pete Yanity (Saturday) Listen - TigerCast, Clemson Tigers Network Live Stats - Social Media - ClemsonBaseball Tickets -, CLEMSON Promotion (Friday) - The first 1,000 fans receive trading cards of Tiger players and coaches. Promotion (Saturday) - Young fans can stand on the field during the national anthem and run the bases after the game. SERIES HISTORY Overall Record - Miami leads ( ) Record at Clemson - Clemson leads ( ) STARTING PITCHERS Friday - LHP Jeb Bargfeldt (MIA) vs. LHP Jacob Hennessy (CU) Saturday - RHP Evan McKendry (MIA) vs. RHP Brooks Crawford (CU) Sunday - RHP Andrew Cabezas (MIA) vs. LHP Jake Higginbotham (CU) CLEMSON OVERVIEW No. 10 Georgia downed Clemson 6-3 at SRP Park in North Augusta, S.C., on Tuesday night. The Tigers are averaging 5.9 runs per game and hitting.248 with a.369 on-base percentage and 24 steals. The pitching staff has a 3.20 ERA,.236 opponents batting average and 2.31 strikeout-to-walk ratio and Clemson is fielding.976. MIAMI OVERVIEW Miami is led by 25th-year head coach Jim Morris. Central Florida defeated the Hurricanes 4-0 on Wednesday. They are hitting.246 and have a 3.81 ERA and.964 fielding percentage. Isaac Quinones is hitting.317, Willy Escala is batting.306 and Freddy Zamora is hitting.302. QUICK HITS Clemson has won seven of its eight weekend series in Clemson has hit 16 home runs in the last nine games. Eight different Tigers have started as the designated hitter in ATTENDANCE Clemson is averaging 5,080 fans per home date (19), the fifth-highest figure in the nation and first in the ACC (through games of April 11). The Clemson record for average home attendance is 4,810 fans per date in Entering 2018, Clemson had a top-20 national figure in average attendance 24 straight seasons and a top-15 figure 16 years in a row. POLLS Clemson is ranked as high as No. 3 by Collegiate Baseball in the polls this week. Clemson has been ranked in the top 25 by at least one poll for 35 straight weeks dating to CLEMSON PROBABLE POSITION STARTERS Pos. # Player B-T Cl. G-S Avg. HR RBI Notes C 10 Kyle Wilkie R-R So Hit his first career home run at Notre Dame 1B 27 Chris Williams R-R Sr Leads the team in RBIs 2B 9 Jordan Greene R-R Jr Has four home runs in the last six games SS 8 Logan Davidson S-R So Has a team-high six stolen bases 3B 25 Patrick Cromwell L-R Sr Has a.377 on-base percentage LF 13 Drew Wharton R-R Sr Has 13 extra-base hits and three stolen bases CF 1 Kier Meredith L-L Fr Has a.556 on-base percentage and four steals RF 28 Seth Beer L-R Jr Has a team-high.593 slugging percentage DH 12 Robert Jolly L-R Sr Has a.385 on-base percentage 2018 RESULTS & SCHEDULE Date Day Opponent (Rk) W-L Score 2-16 Fri William & Mary W (10) Sat William & Mary W Sun William & Mary W Tue Furman W Fri Dallas Baptist (10) W Sat Dallas Baptist (1) (10) W Sat Dallas Baptist (2) (10) W Tue Winthrop W (10) Fri at South Carolina (23) L Sat # South Carolina (23) W Sun South Carolina (23) W Tue Wofford W Wed # Michigan State W Fri * Georgia Tech W Sat * Georgia Tech (1) W Sat * Georgia Tech (2) W Tue Charleston Southern W Fri * NC State (10) L Sat * NC State (10) L Sun * NC State (10) L Tue at Coastal Carolina L Fri * at Louisville (11) W Sun * at Louisville (1) (11) W Sun * at Louisville (2) (11) L Tue # at Furman W Thu * Boston College W Fri * Boston College W Sat * Boston College W Tue Coastal Carolina (18) W Sat * at Notre Dame L Sun * at Notre Dame (1) W Sun * at Notre Dame (2) W Tue ^ Georgia (10) L 3-6 Date Day Opponent (Rk) Radio Video Time 4-13 Fri * Miami (Fla.) 6:30 p.m Sat * Miami (Fla.) 5 p.m Sun * Miami (Fla.) 1 p.m Tue at Georgia CTN SECN 7 p.m Fri * at Wake Forest 6 p.m Sat * at Wake Forest 4 p.m Sun * at Wake Forest 1 p.m Tue Kennesaw State 6:30 p.m Wed CTN Presbyterian College ACCNE 6:30 p.m Fri * at Virginia 6 p.m Sat * at Virginia 4 p.m Sun * at Virginia 1 p.m. 5-5 Sat * Florida State 6:30 p.m. 5-6 Sun * Florida State 4 p.m. 5-7 Mon * Florida State CTN ESPNU 7 p.m. 5-9 Wed Western Carolina 6:30 p.m Fri Austin Peay 6:30 p.m Sat Austin Peay 4 p.m Sun Austin Peay 1 p.m Tue CTN at Kennesaw State 6 p.m Thu * at Pittsburgh 6 p.m Fri * at Pittsburgh 3 p.m Sat * at Pittsburgh 1 p.m. * - ACC regular-season game; # - Greenville, S.C. (Fluor Field); ^ - North Augusta, S.C.; CTN - Clemson Tigers Network; Note: Home games in bold; all times are EDT; best ranking among Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball, D1Baseball, NCBWA, Perfect Game and USA Today polls listed. MIAMI (FLA.) Day # Pitcher Pos. Cl. W-L ERA Fri 19 Jeb Bargfeldt LHP Sr Sat 14 Evan McKendry RHP So Sun 35 Andrew Cabezas RHP Jr PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS CLEMSON Day # Pitcher Pos. Cl. W-L ERA Fri 32 Jacob Hennessy LHP So Sat 19 Brooks Crawford RHP Jr Sun 24 Jake Higginbotham LHP *So

2 NOTES QUICK FACTS Nickname Tigers Location Clemson, S.C Colors Tiger Orange & Regalia Founded 1889 Enrollment 24,387 President Dr. James P. Clements (Maryland-Baltimore County 85) Director of Athletics Dan Radakovich (Indiana (Pa.) 80) Conference Atlantic Coast Conference (Atlantic Division) Facility (Capacity) Doug Kingsmore Stadium (6,272) Year Opened 1970 Dimensions LL - 310, LC - 360, C - 390, RC - 365, RL Record Crowd 6,524 (March 6, 2016 vs. South Carolina) Head Coach Monte Lee (College of Charleston 00) Record at Clemson (3rd season) Overall Record (10th season) Assistant Coaches Bradley LeCroy (Clemson 01) Andrew See (Ohio 02) Greg Starbuck (Winston-Salem State 91) First Year of Baseball 1896 Seasons of Baseball 121st Overall Record ACC Regular-Season Record ACC Tournament Record NCAA Tournament Record Regional & Super Regional Record College World Series Record ACC Championships 15 (1954,58,59,67,76,78-81,89,91,93,94,06,16) NCAA Tournament Appearances 42 (1947,50,58,59,67,75-81,87-07,09-17) College World Series Appearances 12 (1958,59,76,77,80,91,95,96,00,02,06,10) All-Americans 59 Major Leaguers 57 MEDIA SERVICES CLEMSON ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Baseball Contact Brian Hennessy (Clemson 98) bhennes@clemson.edu Office Phone Cell Phone Press Box Phone Ticket Office Phone CLEMSON Website Social Media ClemsonBaseball ACC MEDIA RELATIONS George Lane is the baseball athletic communications contact at the ACC office. He can be reached at or via at glane@theacc.org. CREDENTIALS Members of the working press who desire a media credential to a Clemson baseball home game should contact Brian Hennessy at There is space for 18 writers in the Doug Kingsmore Stadium press areas, plus booths for each team s radio network. Season credentials and credentials on a game-by-game basis are issued. Members of the media must request a pass at least one day prior to each game/series to ensure admittance. INTERVIEW POLICY Head coach Monte Lee can be reached at Doug Kingsmore Stadium at The best time to contact Lee in the office is weekday mornings. Contact senior associate director of athletic communications Brian Hennessy and accomodations can be made to interview coaches and players. The locker room is closed to the media following games, therefore, postgame interviews are conducted in the auditorium of the player facility. See the opposing contact for opponent interview procedures. WEBSITE & SOCIAL MEDIA Up-to-date stats, notes, stories and box scores can be found on Clemson s official website (). Live online video, live audio and live stats can be accessed on the baseball schedule page. Fans can also follow ClemsonBaseball on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. ACC STANDINGS Clemson (10-5) is in second place behind NC State (11-4) in the ACC Atlantic Division standings with a 10-5 league mark. Overall in the ACC standings, Clemson is tied for second place behind NC State (11-4) and tied with Duke (10-5) and North Carolina (10-5). SENIOR LEADERS Clemson has relied on four seniors in the heart of the lineup to achieve its 25-7 record this season. Patrick Cromwell, Robert Jolly, Drew Wharton and Chris Williams have been in the middle of the lineup for most of the season. They have combined to hit.252 with 23 doubles, a triple, 15 homers and 88 RBIs. Jolly is batting.267, Williams is hitting.264, Cromwell is batting.241 and Wharton is hitting.235. BEER HAS 44 CAREER HOME RUNS Junior Seth Beer had 18 homers in 2016, 16 home runs in 2017 and has a team-high 10 homers in 2018, meaning he has 44 career homers. His 44 career homers are ninth most in Clemson history. He was one of 40 players named to the Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List in April. He is hitting.283 with 10 homers, five doubles, 25 RBIs, 29 runs, a.440 on-base percentage and a steal in 33 games in He has reached base via a hit, walk or hit-by-pitch in 31 of the 33 games in He hit one homer in each game of the Georgia Tech series on March 9,10 and did the same in the Boston College series from March In late March, he hit a home run in four straight games, the first Tiger to do that since Kris Harvey in He was named national player-of-the-week by Perfect Game and ACC Player-of-the-Week on April 2, as he had four homers and 12 RBIs. He was named national player-of-the-month (March) by NCBWA after hitting.294 with eight homers, a double, 20 RBIs and 19 runs in 20 games. In his career, he is hitting.322 with 35 doubles, a triple, 44 homers, 148 RBIs, 137 runs and a.492 on-base percentage in 158 games. He has 154 career walks, fifth most in Clemson history, and his one walk every 3.47 at-bats is first. He has reached base via a hit, walk or hit-by-pitch in 151 of his last 156 games with a plate appearance. He has reached via a hit, walk or hit-by-pitch in 95 of his 97 career games with a plate appearance against ACC (78) and SEC (17) teams. CRAWFORD FINDING HOME ON WEEKEND Junior righty Brooks Crawford was a long reliever most of his first two seasons at Clemson, but he has become the Saturday starter in He is 3-1 with a 2.82 ERA,.259 opponents' batting average and 23 strikeouts against 10 walks in 38.1 innings pitched over eight starts. Clemson has a 7-1 record in his eight starts in He is holding opponents to a.143 batting average with runners in scoring position. In his career, he is 10-1 with one save, a 2.86 ERA and 71 strikeouts in innings pitched over 51 appearances (10 starts). CROMWELL GETTING ON BASE Senior Patrick Cromwell has emerged as one of Clemson's top offensive threats in He is hitting.241 with two homers, four doubles, 13 RBIs, 23 runs, a.377 on-base percentage and a steal in 33 games (30 starts). He has a.963 fielding percentage, committing only four errors in 107 chances, and has made many highlightreel plays at third base. He hit the game-tying, solo homer in the ninth inning against Winthrop on Feb. 27, a game the Tigers went on to win. In his career, he is hitting.227 with four doubles, four homers, 18 RBIs and a.353 on-base percentage in 66 games (51 starts). GILLIAM CLOSING THE DEAL Junior righthander Ryley Gilliam has been the team's closer each of the last two seasons and has a team-high five saves in He is 2-1 with a 1.29 ERA,.163 opponents' batting average and 20 strikeouts against nine walks in 14.0 innings pitched over 12 outings. He has not allowed any of his six inherited baserunners to score in In his career, he is 8-4 with nine saves, a 3.71 ERA and 86 strikeouts in 80.0 innings pitched over 54 appearances (six starts). GREENE PROVIDING SPARK AT BOTTOM Junior infielder Jordan Greene has come on to become the starter at second base and has provided a spark at the bottom of the lineup. Clemson is 10-3 in his 13 starts and 7-1 when Greene is batting in the No. 9 spot in the starting lineup. He is hitting.310 with a double, four homers, nine RBIs, 13 runs, a.434 on-base percentage and three steals in 20 games in In ACC games, he is hitting.375 with a.529 on-base percentage and three steals in 10 games (eight starts). In his career, he is hitting.262 with 14 doubles, five homers, 34 RBIs, 56 runs and 11 steals in 117 games (91 starts). HENNESSY LEADING ROTATION Sophomore lefthander Jacob Hennessy was a reliever as a freshman in 2017, but has become the Friday starter in He is 3-2 with a 2.42 ERA,.208 opponents' batting average and 42 strikeouts against 13 walks in 48.1 innings pitched over eight starts. He is holding opponents to a.148 batting average with two outs. In the first four innings in 2018, he has allowed 23 hits, six earned runs and nine walks with 30 strikeouts in 32.0 innings pitched. He earned the win against Boston College by allowing just one hit and no earned runs in 6.0 innings pitched on March 29. In his career, he is 5-3 with a 2.96 ERA and 79 strikeouts against 24 walks in 79.0 innings pitched over 34 appearances (eight starts). HIGGINBOTHAM BACK ON THE MOUND Sophomore lefthander Jake Higginbotham was a midweek starter as a freshman in 2016, but suffered an arm injury and missed all of He is 4-1 with a 4.05 ERA,.242 opponents' batting average and 30 strikeouts against nine walks in 40.0 innings pitched over eight starts. He returned to action against William & Mary on Feb. 18 and earned the win in 5.1 strong innings pitched, allowing just one run on two hits. He earned the win against No. 10 Dallas Baptist by allowing just five hits and no earned runs with seven strikeouts in 7.0 innings pitched. In his career, he is 7-1 with a 4.30 ERA and 58 strikeouts against 30 walks in 73.1 innings pitched over 16 appearances (15 starts). 2

3 NOTES JOLLY HAPPY AS A SENIOR Robert Jolly is enjoying one of his best seasons as a senior in After being a catcher from , he has moved to the outfield. He is hitting.267 with six doubles, a homer, 16 RBIs, 16 runs, 19 walks and a.385 on-base percentage in 31 games (30 starts). He is hitting.342 with runners on base and.368 with runners in scoring position. In his career, he is hitting.272 with 21 doubles, two homers, 51 RBIs, a.374 on-base percentage and three steals in 147 games (88 starts). MARR HAVING STRONG FRESHMAN YEAR Redshirt freshman righthander Travis Marr has been one of the team's top long relievers in his second season in the program in He is 3-0 with a ERA,.250 opponents' batting average and 25 strikeouts in 30.1 innings pitched over 12 appearances (one start). In his last nine appearances, he is 3-0 and has allowed just 15 hits and three runs (1.23 ERA) with 18 strikeouts in 22.0 innings pitched. He is holding opponents to 0-for-9 with four strikeouts against no walks with the bases loaded. He has allowed just eight hits and one run (0.54 ERA) in 16.2 innings pitched after the fifth inning. In his career, he is 3-0 with a 2.59 ERA and 27 strikeouts against 11 walks in 31.1 innings pitched over 13 appearances (one start). MEREDITH ADDING SPEED TO LINEUP Freshman outfielder Kier Meredith made his Clemson debut at Notre Dame on April 7 after missing the first half of the season due to injury. He made an instant impact in the Notre Dame series, going 4-for-10 with a homer, triple,.571 on-base percentage and three steals. He is hitting.33 with a triple, homer,.556 on-base percentage and four steals in four games in MILLER FILLING KEY RELIEF ROLE Senior righty Ryan Miller has been one of Clemson's top relievers in 2018 and has filled an important role. He is 2-1 with three saves, a 2.70 ERA,.227 opponents' batting average and 23 strikeouts in 30.0 innings pitched over 12 relief outings. He is holding opponents to a.143 batting average with two outs. He has 39 groundball outs compared to 23 flyball outs. He pitched 4.0 scoreless innings in relief to record the save in Clemson's win over No. 23 South Carolina at Greenville, S.C., on March 3. In his career, he is 3-1 with four saves, a 2.81 ERA and 34 strikeouts against nine walks in 41.2 innings pitched over 23 relief outings. SPIERS MAKING THE JUMP Sophomore righthander Carson Spiers saw limited action as a freshman, but he has made a big jump as one of the team's top relievers in He has made a team-high 14 appearances, all out of the bullpen, and has three saves. He is 1-1 with a 2.89 ERA,.182 opponents' batting average and 19 strikeouts against eight walks in 18.2 innings pitched. He is holding opponents to an.094 batting average with runners on base. He has allowed only two of his 18 inherited baserunners to score in In his career, he is 1-1 with a 2.91 ERA and 22 strikeouts against eight walks in 21.2 innings pitched over 17 relief appearances. His cousin, Will Spiers, is the starting punter on the Tiger football team. His father, Michael Spiers, hit.301 with 16 homers, 110 RBIs and 32 steals in 184 games as a Tiger from His uncle, Bill Spiers, hit.325 with 17 homers, 119 RBIs and 60 steals in 173 games as a Tiger from , then played 13 MLB seasons. His grandfather, Bud Spiers, hit.254 with seven homers and 44 RBIs as a Tiger from WHARTON EMERGING IN FINAL SEASON Senior Drew Wharton entered the season with a career.220 batting average, no homers and 20 RBIs in 74 games (22 starts) over three years. With the departure of two outfielders from last year's team, he has made the most of his chance to contribute in He is hitting.235 with seven doubles, a triple, five homers, 27 RBIs and a.314 on-base percentage in 33 games (32 starts) in He hit three long balls, the first three of his career, in the series against No. 10 Dallas Baptist in February. He hit a walkoff triple in Clemson's 8-7 win over No. 23 South Carolina on March 4. In his career, he is hitting.228 with 10 doubles, a triple, five homers, 47 RBIs, 22 runs and five steals in 107 games (54 starts). WILLIAMS POWERING TIGERS Chris Williams was drafted in the 31st round in 2017, but chose to return for his senior season. He is one of the team's best power hitters and has seen most of his action at first base in 2018, but has also played at catcher. He was named to the Johnny Bench Award Watch List in March. He is hitting.264 with six doubles, seven homers, 32 RBIs, 27 runs, a.354 on-base percentage and a steal in 33 games in He is hitting.333 with runners on base and.351 with runners in scoring position. In his three-year career, he is hitting.256 with 25 doubles, 29 homers, 121 RBIs, 90 runs and five steals in 139 games (127 starts). FOUR TIGERS IN THE MAJORS IN 2018 Former Tigers Daniel Gossett, Dominic Leone, Brad Miller and Tony Sipp have all played at least one MLB game in Gossett is in his second season, Leone is in his fifth season, Miller is in his sixth season and Sipp is in his 10th season. Gossett, who had a 23-9 career record at Clemson, made his major league debut with the Oakland Athletics in Leone, who had a 16-8 career record at Clemson, made his major league debut with the Seattle Mariners in Miller, the 2011 ACC Player-of-the-Year, hit.339 with 36 doubles, eight triples, 16 homers, 135 RBIs and 46 steals in 191 games as a Tiger. Sipp batted.280 and had a 2-2 pitching record for the Tigers in Every Tiger team from 1974 to 2014 has had at least one future major leaguer on its roster. FORMER TIGERS IN THE MAJOR LEAGUES IN 2018 Player Pos. CU Years Team MLB Years Daniel Gossett RHP Athletics 2017,18 Dominic Leone RHP Cardinals Brad Miller INF Rays Tony Sipp LHP 2004 Astros HEAD COACH MONTE LEE Born: Feb. 9, 1977 in Spartanburg, S.C. Education: Bachelor s degree in elementary education at College of Charleston (2000). Playing Experience: Four-year letterman at College of Charleston ( ). Coaching Experience: Assistant coach at Spartanburg Methodist College (2001,02)... volunteer assistant coach at South Carolina ( )... assistant coach/recruiting coordinator at South Carolina (2008)... head coach at College of Charleston ( )... head coach at Clemson ( ). Family: Wife, Eryn Garn Lee... daughters, Madie, Shelby, Blaire and Alexa. LEE'S HEAD COACHING RECORD Year School W-L NCAA 2009 College of Charleston College of Charleston Regional 2011 College of Charleston College of Charleston Regional 2013 College of Charleston * College of Charleston Super Regional 2015 College of Charleston Regional 2016* Clemson Regional 2017 Clemson Regional 2018 Clemson 25-8 * - conference champion LEE'S HEAD COACHING RECORD BY SCHOOL School Seasons Years W-L Win % College of Charleston Clemson 3rd Totals 10th LEE VS. ACC AS CLEMSON HEAD COACH Team Overall Home Away Neutral Boston College Duke Florida State Georgia Tech Louisville Miami (Fla.) North Carolina NC State Notre Dame Pittsburgh Virginia Virginia Tech Wake Forest Totals Note: Includes records vs. teams as ACC members. LEE VS. BIG TEN CONFERENCE AS CLEMSON HEAD COACH Team Overall Home Away Neutral Michigan State Totals Note: Includes records vs. teams as Big Ten Conference members. LEE VS. BIG 12 CONFERENCE AS CLEMSON HEAD COACH Team Overall Home Away Neutral Oklahoma State Totals Note: Includes records vs. teams as Big 12 Conference members. LEE VS. PAC-12 CONFERENCE AS CLEMSON HEAD COACH Team Overall Home Away Neutral Totals Note: Includes records vs. teams as Pac-12 Conference members. LEE VS. SEC AS CLEMSON HEAD COACH Team Overall Home Away Neutral Georgia South Carolina Vanderbilt Totals Note: Includes records vs. teams as SEC members. 3

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6 RESULTS 25-8 OVERALL, 10-5 ACC REGULAR SEASON, 18-3 HOME, 5-4 AWAY, 2-1 NEUTRAL, 17-4 DAY, 8-4 NIGHT, 8-2 ONE RUN, 2-0 EXTRA INNINGS, 8-6 TOP 25 Date Opponent (Rank) W-L Score Site CU Rank Clemson Pitcher Opp. Pitcher Time CU R-H-E Opp. R-H-E Attendance 2-16 William & Mary W (10) 5-4 H 12 Gilliam (1-0) Strain (0-1) 3: William & Mary W 7-6 H 12 Strider (1-0) Sujak (0-1) 3: William & Mary W 2-1 H 12 Higginbotham (1-0) Haney (0-1) 2: Furman W 12-4 H 11 R. Miller (1-0) Verbeke (1-1) 3: Dallas Baptist (10) W 12-1 H 11 Hennessy (1-0) Johnson (1-1) 3: Dallas Baptist (1) (10) W 9-1 H 11 Crawford (1-0) Martinson (0-1) 2: Dallas Baptist (2) (10) W 3-2 H 11 Higginbotham (2-0) Eldred (1-1) 2: Winthrop W (10) 9-8 H 7 Clark (1-0) Ohs (0-1) 3: South Carolina (23) L 2-3 ^A 7 Gilliam (1-1) Demurias (1-0) 2: South Carolina (23) W 5-1 N1 7 Clark (2-0) Morris (2-1) 3: South Carolina (23) W 8-7 H 7 Gilliam (2-1) Mlodzinski (0-2) 3: Wofford W 6-3 ^H 6 Spiers (1-0) Hershman (0-1) 3: Michigan State W 9-7 ^N1 6 Jones (1-0) Flohr (0-2) 3: * Georgia Tech W 3-2 H 6 R. Miller (2-0) Datoc (0-2) 2: * Georgia Tech (1) W 7-3 H 6 Strider (2-0) Thomas (2-1) 3: * Georgia Tech (2) W 13-2 ^H 6 Higginbotham (3-0) Hurter (0-1) 2: Charleston Southern W 5-0 ^H 2 Jones (2-0) Bennett (0-2) 2: * NC State (10) L 0-4 ^H 2 Hennessy (1-1) Bienlien (2-0) 3: * NC State (10) L 1-6 H 2 Crawford (1-1) B. Brown (4-0) 3: * NC State (10) L 4-5 H 2 R. Miller (2-1) O Donnell (1-1) 2: Coastal Carolina L 5-9 ^A 10 Spiers (1-1) Causey (1-0) 3: * Louisville (11) W 3-1 ^A 10 Hennessy (2-1) Wolf (3-1) 2: * Louisville (1) (11) W 4-3 A 10 Marr (1-0) Smiddy (2-1) 3: * Louisville (2) (11) L 1-5 A 10 Higginbotham (3-1) Bennett (2-0) 2: Furman W 10-5 ^A1 8 Marr (2-0) Alley (2-2) 3: * Boston College W 10-2 H 8 Hennessy (3-1) Stevens (3-3) 2: * Boston College W 9-4 ^H 8 Crawford (2-1) Metzdorf (0-4) 3: * Boston College W 8-3 H 8 Marr (3-0) Rapp (2-3) 3: Coastal Carolina (18) W 6-1 ^H 6 Strider (3-0) Peavyhouse (1-3) 2: * Notre Dame L 2-5 A 6 Hennessy (3-2) Tully (4-1) 3: * Notre Dame (1) W 6-3 A 6 Crawford (3-1) T. Sheehan (1-3) 2: * Notre Dame (2) W 5-2 A 6 Higginbotham (4-1) Junker (0-3) 2: Georgia (10) L 3-6 ^N2 3 Strider (3-1) K. Smith (5-1) 3: * Miami (Fla.) - ^H * Miami (Fla.) - H * Miami (Fla.) - H Georgia - ^A 4-20 * Wake Forest - ^A 4-21 * Wake Forest - A 4-22 * Wake Forest - A 4-24 Kennesaw State - ^H 4-25 Presbyterian College - ^H 4-27 * Virginia - ^A 4-28 * Virginia - A 4-29 * Virginia - A 5-5 * Florida State - ^H 5-6 * Florida State - H 5-7 * Florida State - ^H 5-9 Western Carolina - ^H 5-11 Austin Peay - ^H 5-12 Austin Peay - H 5-13 Austin Peay - H 5-15 Kennesaw State - ^A 5-17 * Pittsburgh - ^A 5-18 * Pittsburgh - A 5-19 * Pittsburgh - A * - ACC regular-season game; ^ - night game; - decision came in a starting role; N1,A1 - Greenville, S.C. (Fluor Field); N2 - North Augusta, S.C.; Note: Pitchers in ALL CAPS denotes a complete game; bold denotes a Clemson home game; best ranking among Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball, D1Baseball, NCBWA, Perfect Game and USA Today polls listed; official home attendance (19 dates): 96,514 (5,080 per date). 6

7 TEAM GAME-BY-GAME BATTING 7

8 TEAM GAME-BY-GAME PITCHING 8

9 INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME BATTING BEER BYRD CROMWELL DAVIDSON DONATHAN GREENE HAWKINS JOLLY MEREDITH TEODOSIO WEATHERLY WHARTON WILKIE WILLIAMS Date Opponent AB-R-H-RBI AB-R-H-RBI AB-R-H-RBI AB-R-H-RBI AB-R-H-RBI AB-R-H-RBI AB-R-H-RBI AB-R-H-RBI AB-R-H-RBI AB-R-H-RBI AB-R-H-RBI AB-R-H-RBI AB-R-H-RBI AB-R-H-RBI 2-16 William & Mary William & Mary William & Mary Furman Dallas Baptist Dallas Baptist (1) Dallas Baptist (2) Winthrop South Carolina # South Carolina South Carolina Wofford # Michigan State * Georgia Tech * Georgia Tech (1) * Georgia Tech (2) Charleston Southern * NC State * NC State * NC State Coastal Carolina * Louisville * Louisville (1) * Louisville (2) # Furman * Boston College * Boston College * Boston College Coastal Carolina * Notre Dame * Notre Dame (1) * Notre Dame (2) ^ Georgia * Miami (Fla.) 4-14 * Miami (Fla.) 4-15 * Miami (Fla.) 4-17 Georgia 4-20 * Wake Forest 4-21 * Wake Forest 4-22 * Wake Forest 4-24 Kennesaw State 4-25 Presbyterian College 4-27 * Virginia 4-28 * Virginia 4-29 * Virginia 5-5 * Florida State 5-6 * Florida State 5-7 * Florida State 5-9 Western Carolina 5-11 Austin Peay 5-12 Austin Peay 5-13 Austin Peay 5-15 Kennesaw State 5-17 * Pittsburgh 5-18 * Pittsburgh 5-19 * Pittsburgh * - ACC regular-season game; # - Greenville, S.C. (Fluor Field); ^ - North Augusta, S.C.; - start; Note: Bold denotes a Clemson home game. 9

10 CAREER INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME PITCHING #48 BRYCE BOWEN, LHP/1B 2018 FR Dallas Baptist #20 MAT CLARK, LHP 2018 *FR William & Mary Dallas Baptist Winthrop ^ W 3-2 South Carolina # South Carolina W 3-7 # Michigan State Charleston Southern * NC State ^ Coastal Carolina * Louisville * Louisville (1) * Boston College #19 BROOKS CRAWFORD, RHP 2016 FR Maine James Madison W 3-4 South Carolina Winthrop * Wake Forest ^ * Wake Forest W 3-16 The Citadel * Boston College ^ S 3-22 Presbyterian College * Miami (Fla.) # Furman * Pittsburgh Georgia Western Carolina * Louisville ^ * Georgia Tech G * Florida State ^ Furman College of Charleston Georgia Southern Charleston Southern * Notre Dame W 5-21 * Notre Dame Florida State $ Western Carolina ^ $ Oklahoma State SO Wright State Western Carolina W 2-24 Elon ^ W 3-3 South Carolina ^ South Carolina * Notre Dame ^ W 3-15 Yale ^ W 3-17 * Virginia College of Charleston Winthrop * Georgia Tech * Virginia Tech Charleston Southern * Florida State * Wake Forest (2) * NC State ^ $ Vanderbilt JR William & Mary Dallas Baptist (1) W 3-3 # South Carolina * Georgia Tech (1) * NC State L 3-25 * Louisville (1) * Boston College W 4-8 * Notre Dame (1) W #44 RYLEY GILLIAM, RHP 2016 FR Maine ^ James Madison Wofford Winthrop The Citadel Western Carolina W 4-5 Georgia Georgia W 4-24 * Georgia Tech L 5-1 * Florida State Furman * NC State L 5-11 College of Charleston Georgia Southern W Florida State SO Wright State ^ Western Carolina ^ S 2-24 Elon # South Carolina ^ W 3-5 South Carolina College of Charleston ^ *º Boston College ^ S 3-29 Winthrop * Georgia Tech ^ Georgia ^ * Virginia Tech ^ S 4-9 * Virginia Tech ^ Charleston Southern * Florida State ^ W 4-17 * Florida State * Wake Forest * Wake Forest (2) College of Charleston ^ * North Carolina L 5-8 Nevada ^ S 5-13 * Louisville ^ Coastal Carolina ^ W 5-19 * NC State Duke ^ Virginia ^ $ UNC Greensboro $ Vanderbilt JR William & Mary ^ W 2-18 William & Mary ^ S 2-24 Dallas Baptist (2) ^ S 3-2 South Carolina ^ L 3-4 South Carolina ^ W 3-7 # Michigan State Charleston Southern * NC State ^ * Louisville (1) ^ S 3-27 # Furman * Boston College ^ S 4-8 * Notre Dame (2) ^ S #41 BO GOBIN, RHP 2018 *FR Dallas Baptist ^ # Michigan State Charleston Southern ^ * Boston College ^ #40 OWEN GRIFFITH, RHP 2017 FR * Virginia ^ * Virginia Tech ^ * Florida State ^ Georgia * Wake Forest College of Charleston Nevada # Furman * NC State ^ L 5-20 * NC State Duke L 6-4 $ UNC Greensboro ^ W 2018 SO Furman South Carolina Wofford * NC State ^ * Louisville (2) ^ Georgia ^ #32 JACOB HENNESSY, LHP 2017 FR Wright State Wright State Western Carolina Elon ^ S 3-3 South Carolina # South Carolina South Carolina * Notre Dame ^ S 3-14 Yale W 3-17 * Virginia ^ * Virginia College of Charleston Winthrop * Georgia Tech Georgia * Virginia Tech Charleston Southern * Florida State * Florida State L 4-19 Georgia ^ S 4-21 * Wake Forest ^ W 4-22 * Wake Forest (2) * North Carolina Nevada Coastal Carolina $ Vanderbilt ^ SO William & Mary Dallas Baptist W 3-2 South Carolina * Georgia Tech * NC State L 3-23 * Louisville W 3-29 * Boston College W 4-7 * Notre Dame L 10

11 CAREER INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME PITCHING #24 JAKE HIGGINBOTHAM, LHP 2016 FR Maine W 2-28 James Madison Winthrop The Citadel W 3-22 Presbyterian College W 3-29 # Furman Western Carolina * Georgia Tech *SO William & Mary W 2-24 Dallas Baptist (2) W 3-4 South Carolina * Georgia Tech (2) W 3-18 * NC State * Louisville (2) L 3-31 * Boston College * Notre Dame (2) W #37 RYNE HUGGINS, LHP 2018 *FR William & Mary Winthrop South Carolina # Michigan State * NC State # Furman #45 HOLT JONES, RHP 2018 FR Furman ^ # Michigan State W 3-13 Charleston Southern W 3-20 Coastal Carolina # Furman #39 TRAVIS MARR, RHP 2017 FR Elon *FR William & Mary Winthrop Wofford * Georgia Tech (2) Charleston Southern Coastal Carolina * Louisville (1) W 3-27 # Furman W 3-31 * Boston College W 4-3 Coastal Carolina ^ * Notre Dame (2) Georgia #30 MITCHELL MILLER, LHP 2017 FR Wright State # Michigan State * Virginia Furman ^ * Georgia Tech * NC State ^ SO Furman Dallas Baptist (1) # Furman ^ #35 RYAN MILLER, RHP 2017 JR Wright State Wofford South Carolina # Michigan State ^ * Notre Dame ^ Yale * Virginia ^ S 3-21 College of Charleston Furman Winthrop ^ W 4-2 * Georgia Tech SR William & Mary Furman W 2-27 Winthrop # South Carolina ^ S 3-9 * Georgia Tech ^ W 3-16 * NC State * NC State L 3-20 Coastal Carolina ^ * Louisville ^ S 3-30 * Boston College ^ S 4-8 * Notre Dame (1) ^ Georgia #47 ALEX SCHNELL, LHP 2015 FR West Virginia West Virginia % Maine (1) ^ W 2-27 South Carolina ^ S 3-3 Winthrop * NC State * Notre Dame (2) Coastal Carolina Western Carolina W 4-5 * North Carolina Gardner-Webb SO Maine James Madison Wofford * Wake Forest The Citadel Presbyterian College ^ * Miami (Fla.) * Miami (Fla.) * Pittsburgh * Pittsburgh Georgia * Duke * Louisville Georgia * Florida State Furman * NC State College of Charleston Charleston Southern Florida State $ Oklahoma State JR Wright State South Carolina ^ W 3-15 Yale * Georgia Tech ^ * Florida State College of Charleston * North Carolina ^ * North Carolina ^ * Louisville ^ * Louisville Coastal Carolina * NC State Virginia SR. 3-7 # Michigan State * Louisville (1) * Louisville (2) # Furman * Boston College Coastal Carolina * Notre Dame ^ #23 CARSON SPIERS, RHP 2017 FR. 5-7 Nevada ^ * NC State $ Vanderbilt SO William & Mary William & Mary ^ S 2-23 Dallas Baptist Dallas Baptist (1) Winthrop South Carolina Wofford ^ W 3-7 # Michigan State ^ S 3-10 * Georgia Tech (1) ^ S 3-17 * NC State Coastal Carolina L 3-23 * Louisville * Louisville (1) * Notre Dame #29 SPENCER STRIDER, RHP 2018 FR William & Mary W 2-24 Dallas Baptist (1) ^ S 3-4 South Carolina # Michigan State * Georgia Tech (1) W 3-17 * NC State * Louisville (2) * Boston College Coastal Carolina W 4-10 Georgia L #22 SAM WEATHERLY, LHP/OF/1B 2018 FR Furman Winthrop * Georgia Tech (2) ^ # Furman * - ACC regular-season game; # - Greenville, S.C. (Fluor Field); % - Augusta, Ga.; º - Kingston, R.I.; - North Augusta, S.C.; + - ACC Tournament; $ - NCAA Regional; G - due to inclement weather, game was completed on April 23; - start; ^ - finished game; Note: Bold denotes a Clemson home game. 11

12 ROSTER NUMERICAL # Player Pos. B-T Hgt Wgt Cl. Exp. Hometown Previous School 1 Kier Meredith OF L-L Fr. HS Winston-Salem, N.C. Glenn HS 4 Grayson Byrd INF L-R *Jr. 1VL Milton, Ga. Louisiana State University 5 Sam Hall INF/OF R-R Fr. HS Hampstead, N.C. Topsail HS 8 Logan Davidson SS S-R So. 1VL Charlotte, N.C. Providence HS 9 Jordan Greene INF R-R Jr. 2VL Fort Mill, S.C. Charlotte Country Day (N.C.) School 10 Kyle Wilkie C R-R So. 1VL Cumming, Ga. Creekview HS 11 Adam Renwick INF/OF R-R Sr. 3VL Spartanburg, S.C. Dorman HS 12 Robert Jolly OF L-R Sr. 3VL Myrtle Beach, S.C. Carolina Forest HS 13 Drew Wharton OF R-R Sr. 3VL Suwanee, Ga. Peachtree Ridge HS 16 Bo Majkowski OF L-R Fr. HS Johns Creek, Ga. Johns Creek HS 17 Justin Hawkins INF R-R *Jr. JC Prosperity, S.C. USC Sumter 19 Brooks Crawford RHP R-R Jr. 2VL Bishop, Ga. Oconee County HS 20 Mat Clark LHP R-L *Fr. RS Hilton Head Island, S.C. Hilton Head Island HS 22 Sam Weatherly LHP/OF/1B L-L Fr. HS Howell, Mich. Howell HS 23 Carson Spiers RHP R-R So. 1VL Greenville, S.C. Greenville HS 24 Jake Higginbotham LHP L-L *So. 1VL Hoschton, Ga. Buford HS 25 Patrick Cromwell INF L-R Sr. 1VL Costa Mesa, Calif. Santa Ana College 26 Matt Cooper C/OF/1B R-R Fr. HS Virginia Beach, Va. Norfolk Academy 27 Chris Williams C/INF R-R Sr. 2VL Garden Grove, Calif. Golden West College 28 Seth Beer 1B/OF L-R Jr. 2VL Suwanee, Ga. Lambert HS 29 Spencer Strider RHP R-R Fr. HS Knoxville, Tenn. Christian Academy of Knoxville 30 Mitchell Miller LHP L-L So. 1VL Covington, Ga. Loganville HS 31 Bryce Teodosio OF R-L Fr. HS Simpsonville, S.C. Mauldin HS 32 Jacob Hennessy LHP L-L So. 1VL Moore, S.C. Dorman HS 35 Ryan Miller RHP R-R Sr. 1VL Venice, Fla. State College of Florida 37 Ryne Huggins LHP R-L *Fr. RS Newberry, S.C. Newberry HS 39 Travis Marr RHP R-R *Fr. RS Castle Rock, Colo. Regis Jesuit HS 40 Owen Griffith RHP R-R So. 1VL Aiken, S.C. South Aiken HS 41 Bo Gobin RHP R-R *Fr. RS Summerville, S.C. Summerville HS 44 Ryley Gilliam RHP R-R Jr. 2VL Kennesaw, Ga. Kennesaw Mountain HS 45 Holt Jones RHP R-R Fr. HS Santa Monica, Calif. Santa Monica HS 47 Alex Schnell LHP L-L Sr. 3VL Milton, Ga. Milton HS 48 Bryce Bowen LHP/1B L-L Fr. HS Bowman, Ga. Elbert County HS 50 Andrew Coker RHP R-R *Fr. RS Hartsville, S.C. Hartsville HS 51 Drew Donathan C R-R Fr. HS Charlotte, N.C. Charlotte Christian School * - spent one season as a redshirt player Head Coach: 18 Monte Lee (3rd season College of Charleston 00) Assistant Coaches: 2 Bradley LeCroy (º11th season Clemson 01) 33 Andrew See (3rd season Ohio 02) Volunteer Assistant Coach: 21 Greg Starbuck (3rd season Winston-Salem State 91) Student Assistant Coaches: 49 Mark Davidson (Sr. Charlotte, N.C.) 15 Ben Paulsen (Sr. Tempe, Ariz.) Director of Operations: Brad Owens (11th season Anderson (S.C.) 06) Director of Player Development: Russ Steinhorn (1st season Southeastern 08) Athletic Trainer: Travis Johnston (10th season Clemson 01) Strength & Conditioning Coach: Rick Franzblau (4th season Colgate 06) Associate AD/Sport Supervisor: Kyle Young (11th season Clemson 01) Athletic Communications Contact: Brian Hennessy (20th season Clemson 98) Director of Equipment: Mike Wilson (8th season Clemson 02) Academic Advisor: Lindsey Ricketts (7th season Clemson 04) Administrative Coordinator: Roberta Balliet (17th season) Supervisor of Athletic Grounds: Mike Echols (17th season Clemson 85) Video Coordinator: Bryce Hailey (So. Raleigh, N.C.) Bullpen Catchers: Jake Schuster (Sr. Charlotte, N.C.) Alex Clark (Jr. Martinsville, Va.) Mark Estes (So. Mauldin, S.C.) Student Equipment Managers: Zach Buchanan (Sr. Dacula, Ga.) Gage Branham (Jr. Lugoff, S.C.) Clay Marlar (Jr. Carrollton, Ga.) Kevin Perez (So. Atlanta, Ga.) Tadeusz Zmarzly (So. Hilton Head Island, S.C.) ALPHABETICAL # Player Pos. Cl. 28 Seth Beer 1B/OF Jr. 48 Bryce Bowen LHP/1B Fr. 4 Grayson Byrd INF *Jr. 20 Mat Clark LHP *Fr. 50 Andrew Coker RHP *Fr. 26 Matt Cooper C/OF/1B Fr. 19 Brooks Crawford RHP Jr. 25 Patrick Cromwell INF Sr. 8 Logan Davidson SS So. 51 Drew Donathan C Fr. 44 Ryley Gilliam RHP Jr. 41 Bo Gobin RHP *Fr. 9 Jordan Greene INF Jr. 40 Owen Griffith RHP So. 5 Sam Hall INF/OF Fr. 17 Justin Hawkins INF *Jr. 32 Jacob Hennessy LHP So. 24 Jake Higginbotham LHP *So. 37 Ryne Huggins LHP *Fr. 12 Robert Jolly OF Sr. 45 Holt Jones RHP Fr. 16 Bo Majkowski OF Fr. 39 Travis Marr RHP *Fr. 1 Kier Meredith OF Fr. 30 Mitchell Miller LHP So. 35 Ryan Miller RHP Sr. 11 Adam Renwick INF/OF Sr. 47 Alex Schnell LHP Sr. 23 Carson Spiers RHP So. 29 Spencer Strider RHP Fr. 31 Bryce Teodosio OF Fr. 22 Sam Weatherly LHP/OF/1B Fr. 13 Drew Wharton OF Sr. 10 Kyle Wilkie C So. 27 Chris Williams C/INF Sr. PRONUNCIATIONS # Name Pronunciation 41 Bo Gobin GOH-bihn 2 Bradley LeCroy luh-croy 1 Kier Meredith kee-ayr 31 Bryce Teodosio tee-oh-doh-see-oh º - includes three years ( ) as an assistant coach 12