1976 Clemson Tigers baseball team

American college baseball season

1976 Clemson Tigers baseball
College World Series, 1–2
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
CBNo. 5
Record36–15 (10–2 ACC)
Head coach
  • Bill Wilhelm
Home stadiumBeautiful Tiger Field
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Clemson  ‍†‍‡‍y 10 – 2   .833 36 – 15   .706
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 8 – 4   .667 19 – 14   .576
North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 8 – 4   .667 19 – 17   .528
NC State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 6   .500 20 – 10   .667
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 5 – 7   .417 22 – 11   .667
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 4 – 8   .333 17 – 22   .436
Duke  ‍‍‍ 1 – 11   .083 7 – 23   .233
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1976[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1976 Clemson Tigers baseball team represented Clemson University in the 1976 NCAA Division I baseball season. The team played their home games at Beautiful Tiger Field in Clemson, South Carolina.

The team was coached by Bill Wilhelm, who completed his nineteenth season at Clemson. The Tigers reached the 1976 College World Series, their third appearance in Omaha.[2]

Roster

1976 Clemson Tigers roster[3]
   

Pitchers

  • - Bob Mahony
  • - Houston Matthews
  • - Ron Musselman
  • - Chuck Porter
  • - Tommy Qualters
  • - Randy Quintrell
  • - Steve Wyatt
  

Catchers

  • - Bill Foley

Infielders

  • - Robert Bonnette
  • - Steve Nilsson
  • - Kurt Seibert
  • - Billy Wingo

Outfielders

  • - Greg Belk
  • - Dave Caldwell
  • - Steve Tucker
  

Unknown

  • - Gary Fahrney
  • - Alan Hoover
  • - Pete Khoury
  • - Mark McDaniel
  

Schedule

Legend
  Clemson win
  Clemson loss
Bold Clemson team member
* Non-Conference game
1976 Clemson Tigers baseball game log[4]
Regular season
March
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record
March 1 High Point* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 3–0 1–0
March 2 High Point* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 4–311 2–0
March 3 Francis Marion* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 9–0 3–0
March 5 Baptist* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 6–2 4–0
March 7 James Madison* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 5–4 5–0
March 8 at Georgia* Foley Field • Athens, GA L 3–4 5–1
March 10 at Erskine* Due West, SC W 9–5 6–1
March 11 Maryland Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 6–0 7–1 1–0
March 13 at Florida* Perry Field • Gainesville, FL W 6–5 8–1
March 14 at Florida* Perry Field • Gainesville, FL L 4–5 8–2
March 15 at Rollins* Alfond Stadium • Winter Park, FL L 7–6 8–3
March 15 at Stetson* Conrad Park • DeLand, FL L 1–310 8–4
March 16 at Rollins* Alfond Stadium • Winter Park, FL W 7–6 9–4
March 17 at Florida Southern* Henley Field • Lakeland, FL W 11–3 10–4
March 18 at Florida Southern* Henley Field • Lakeland, FL L 1–2 10–5
March 19 at Jacksonville* John Sessions Stadium • Jacksonville, FL L 2–16 10–6
March 20 at Georgia Southern* J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA L 8–15 10–7
March 20 at Georgia Southern* J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA W 16–12 11–7
March 22 Toledo* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC L 1–314 11–8
March 23 Toledo* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC L 1–4 11–9
March 24 Toledo* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC L 4–6 11–10
March 25 at Newberry* Kirkland Field • Newberry, SC W 4–1 12–10
March 27 UNC Wilmington* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 10–6 13–10
March 28 UNC Wilmington* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 10–2 14–10
March 31 vs Wake Forest Columbia, SC W 7–5 15–10 2–0
March 31 vs Wake Forest Columbia, SC W 4–2 16–10 3–0
April
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record
April 2 at South Carolina* Columbia, SC W 10–6 17–10
April 3 at NC State Doak Field • Raleigh, NC W 7–4 18–10 4–0
April 4 at NC State Doak Field • Raleigh, NC W 8–0 19–10 5–0
April 5 at Georgia Tech* Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA W 12–3 20–10
April 6 Georgia* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 5–2 21–10
April 8 at Duke Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC W 20–7 22–10 6–0
April 9 at Duke Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC L 1–10 22–11 6–1
April 10 at North Carolina Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, NC L 2–310 22–12 6–2
April 11 at North Carolina Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, NC W 3–212 23–12 7–2
April 12 at Georgia Tech* Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA W 12–1011 24–12
April 13 South Carolina* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC L 3–4 24–13
April 14 at Georgia* Foley Field • Athens, GA W 10–3 25–13
April 16 Virginia Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 9–0 26–13 8–2
April 17 Virginia Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 9–0[a] 27–13 9–2
April 18 Maryland Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 8–6 28–13 10–2
April 21 at Wofford* Spartanburg, SC W 13–2 29–13
Postseason
ACC Tournament
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ACCT record
April 23 Wake Forest Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 2–0 30–13 1–0
April 24 Maryland Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 2–1 31–13 2–0
April 25 Maryland Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 3–2 32–13 3–0
NCAA Atlantic Regional
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Regional record
May 21 Furman Columbia, SC W 13–2 33–13 1–0
May 22 South Carolina Columbia, SC W 10–4 34–13 2–0
May 24 Furman Columbia, SC W 6–2 35–13 3–0
NCAA College World Series
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record
June 11 Auburn Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 9–4 36–13 1–0
June 13 Eastern Michigan Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 3–210 36–14 1–1
June 14 Arizona Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 10–6 36–15 1–2
  1. ^ No-hitter

References

  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1976". Boyd's World. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
  2. ^ "1976 College World Series". Omaha.com. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  3. ^ 2018 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Clemson Tigers. pp. 96–97, 101. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  4. ^ 2018 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Clemson Tigers. p. 125. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
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