By Trey McCurry.

By Trey McCurry

TheClemsonInsider.com puts a wrap on the baseball season as we hand out the awards and take an in-depth look at the 2014 season.

Overall Record         36-25

ACC Record               15-14

TCI Hitter-of-the Year               #17 Steve Wilkerson

The senior second baseman from Roswell, GA was the TCI Hitter-of-the-Year award winner for 2014. In 56 games, Wilkerson had 65 hits for a .317 average. On the season, he tied for the team lead in doubles (18), had a triple, a team-best six homers, team-leading 42 RBI, scored 33 runs, had 21 walks, and was 8-9 on stolen bases.

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Other hitters of note:

Tyler Krieger          .338 BA (74 hits), 32 RBI, 18 2B, 2 HR, 49 R, 25 BB, 19-24 SB

Garrett Boulware    .302 BA (68 hits), 35 RBI, 16 2B, 4 HR, 38 R, 29 BB, 1-3 SB

Steven Duggar        .294 BA (70 hits), 36 RBI, 11 2B, 3 3B, 1 HR, 45 R, 27 BB, 25-28 SB

Jay Baum               .293 BA (63 hits), 29 RBI, 16 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 29 R, 19 BB, 8-14 SB

TCI Pitcher-of-the-Year             #23 Daniel Gossett

The junior righthander from Lyman, SC was the TCI Pitcher-of-the-Year award winner for 2014. Gossett finished the season 7-2 with a 1.93 ERA over 15 appearances, all starts, and had two complete games. In 107.1 innings pitched, he allowed 25 runs (23 earned) on 78 hits (.202 OBA) and 30 walks against 107 strikeouts.

Other pitchers of note:

Matthew Crownover   8-6, 17 app (16 GS), 2.90 ERA, 99.1 IP, 94 hits (.251 OBA), 20 BB, 90 K

Matt Campbell        4-0, 8 SV, 25 app, 0.84 ERA, 32.0 IP, 16 hits (.144 OBA), 15 BB, 45 K

Drew Moyer           5-1, 2 SV, 28 app, 3.46 ERA, 39.0 IP, 40 hits (.272 OBA), 22 BB, 32 K

Zack Erwin             4-3, 2 SV, 26 app (7 GS), 4.21 ERA, 72.2 IP, 59 hits (.222 OBA), 28 BB, 62 K

Weekend Notes:

On the season, Clemson outscored their opponents 337 (5.5 RPG) to 285 (4.7 RPG) while outing the opposition 572 (.274 BA) to 502 (.243 BA). The Tigers totaled 116 doubles, 12 triples, 28 homers, 241 walks, 30 HBPs, and 336 strikeouts while going 89-120 on stolen bases. Clemson’s pitching staff had a 3.94 ERA, allowing 285 runs (240 earned) in 548.0 innings with 237 walks, 60 hit batters, and 496 strikeouts. The Tigers fielded at a .962 clip, committing 89 errors in 2344 chances.

Weekly Rankings:

Date            BA     CB      USA   W-L

Preseason    13      21      16      0-0

2/17             13      20      NP      2-1

2/24             11      16      16      3-0

3/3              15      NR      20      1-3

3/10             14      NR      18      3-1

3/17             13      NR      18      3-1

3/24             20      NR      22      2-3

3/31             16      23      15      3-0

4/7              14      22      14      3-3

4/14             22      NR      20      1-2

4/21             22      NR      20      3-1

4/28             NR      NR      NR      1-4

5/5              NR      NR      24      4-0

5/12             NR      NR      NR      2-2

5/19             NR      NR      NR      3-1

5/26             NR      NR      NR      2-1

Final            NR      NR      NR      0-2

Clemson in the Overall ACC stat rankings:

Team:

1st in doubles

1st in stolen bases

1st in fewest strikeouts (336)

1st in slugging percentage (.382)

3rd in runs scored (337)

3rd in sac flies (32)

Tied for 3rd in hits (572)

4th in overall batting average (.274)

5th in homers (28)

Tied for 5th in triples (12)

11th in overall ERA (3.94)

13th in team fielding (.962)

Individual:

Clay Bates

• Tied for 19th in appearances (27)

Jay Baum

• Tied for 10th in doubles (16)
• Tied for 18th in triples (2)

Garrett Boulware

• Tied for 1st in sac flies (8)
• Tied for 10th in doubles (16)
• Tied for 19th in hits (68)
• Tied for 20th in total bases (96)

Matt Campbell

• Tied for 6th in saves (8)

Matthew Crownover

• Tied for 4th in games started (16)
• Tied for 6th in wins (8)
• 7th in strikeouts (90)
• 10th in innings pitched (99.1)
• Tied for 10th in complete games (1)
• Tied for ACC game-high in innings pitched (9.0 @ Maryland on 3/28)

Steven Duggar

• Tied for 2nd in stolen bases (25)
• Tied for 8th in triples (3)
• Tied for 11th in hits (70)
• Tied for 13th in runs (45)

Zack Erwin

• Tied for 3rd in shutouts (1)
• Tied for 10th in complete games (1)
• 14th in opponent’s batting average (.222)
• Tied for 14th in hits allowed (59)
• Tied for 16th in saves (2)
• Tied for ACC game-high in innings pitched (9.0 vs. James Madison on 5/2)

Daniel Gossett

• Tied for 1st in shutouts (2)
• 3rd in overall ERA (1.93)
• Tied for 3rd in complete games (2)
• 5th in innings pitched (107.1)
• 5th in strikeouts (107)
• 5th in opponent’s batting average (.202)
• Tied for 10th in runs allowed (25)
• Tied for 12th in games started (15)
• Tied for 13th in wins (7)
• Tied for ACC game-high in innings pitched (9.0 @ Pittsburgh on 4/19)
• Tied for ACC game-high in innings pitched (9.0 vs. Miami (FL) on 4/26)
• Tied for ACC game-high in innings pitched (9.0 @ Notre Dame on 5/10)

Tyler Krieger

• 5th in overall batting average (.338)
• Tied for 5th in runs (49)
• Tied for 5th in doubles (18)
• Tied for 6th in stolen bases (19)
• 8th in hits (74)
• 18th in total bases (98)
• 18th in slugging percentage (.447)
• 19th in on-base percentage (.410)

Drew Moyer

• Tied for 15th in appearances (28)
• Tied for 16th in saves (2)

Chris Okey

• Tied for 4th in sac flies (7)
• 13th in RBI (41)
• Tied for ACC game-high in sac flies (2 @ Wake Forest on 3/15)

Tyler Slaton

• Tied for 7th in walks (42)
• Tied for 8th in triples (3)
• Tied for 11th in runs (46)
• Tied for 16th in stolen bases (11)

Steve Wilkerson

• Tied for 5th in doubles (18)
• 7th in slugging percentage (.502)
• Tied for 10th in RBI (42)
• 12th in total bases (103)
• Tied for 12th in homers (6)
• Tied for 12th in sac flies (5)
• 14th in overall batting average (.317)

Leggett Moving Up The All-Time Wins Lists

As TCI has followed over the past several seasons, Clemson Head Coach Jack Leggett has been moving up the All-Times Wins List by a Division I Head Coach. At the ACC Baseball Championship on May 22, Leggett moved into a tied for 9th place on the all-time wins list with a 3-2 win over Miami (FL). Earlier in 2014, Leggett also record his 900th win at Clemson with a 5-4 win at Georgia Southern on March 19.

Clemson among top teams over last 21 seasons

Since Leggett took over as the head coach at Clemson in 1994 the Tigers have been a consistent winner, making the NCAA Tournament in 20 of 21 seasons. Below, TCI takes a look at where the Clemson program ranks nationally in wins in that time frame.