New baseball coach Monte Lee wasted no time establishing what the identity of his program is going to be at Clemson.

“I think that is very important that every player in this program understands what our identity is, what our culture is in our sport, in our academics, in the community and in the weight room,” he said during his introductory press conference on Monday at Clemson’s WestZone. “Those are the four areas where we will create an identity here at Clemson.”

Lee, who was officially announced as Clemson’s coach last Thursday, introduced an acronym that will embrace all four areas he spoke about – T.I.G.E.R.S.

T is for toughness, both mentally and physically in every phase

I is for integrity, recruiting kids with high moral compasses that do the right things

G is for gratitude, “Our players will be grateful for the opportunity they have at Clemson.”

E is for Excellence, “We will strive for perfection in everything we do.”

R is for relentless pursuit of goals

S is for selfless. “We will have a ‘We’ over a ‘Me’ mentality in everything we do.”

Lee says the T.I.G.E.R.S. acronym will be a big part in their success at Clemson.

“There is one thing we can control day in and day out. That is our attitude and our effort,” he said. “I can promise you our players will come to the ballfield every day, to the classrooms every day, in our community every day and in our weight room every day with a tremendous attitude and will give this university and this program tremendous effort in everything that they do.”

As for his expectations for the program, Clemson’s new coach understands and embraces the fact that Clemson is one of the few programs that expects to be in Omaha competing for the College World Series every year.

“I understand the expectations at Clemson and I embrace them,” he said. “This is a program that can compete at the national level. The only reason I would want to come and coach at Clemson is because we have the opportunity to get to Omaha here.”

Lee came close to getting to Omaha at the College of Charleston, when he guided the Cougars to a Super Regional in 2014 at Lubbock, Texas. In his seven years in Charleston, he won 276 games, appeared in four NCAA Tournaments and won 40 or more games three times, including each of the last two years.

“Clemson is a great program with a great tradition, but the expectations I understand and embrace those,” Lee said. “We are going to try our best to do everything in our power to get to the College World Series and win a national championship. You can do it from Clemson.”