CLEMSON — Nothing went right for Clemson in its trip to NC State this year. The Tigers lost all three games to the Wolfpack in the only sweep of the season by a 26-8 margin. Erik Bakich’s squad failed to knock in 21 runners in scoring position over three days while giving up a total […]
DURHAM, N.C. — Very few are more dependable than Clemson ace Aidan Knaak. The sophomore right-hander has made 15 starts for the Tigers this season, with 12 of those being quality starts. In Wednesday’s 6-1 win over Virginia Tech, in the second round of the ACC Tournament, Knaak went six strong, allowing just one run […]
CLEMSON, S.C. – Four Clemson Tigers earned All-ACC honors, announced Monday by the ACC. Aidan Knaak and Lucas Mahlstedt were first-team selections, Cam Cannarella was a second-team pick and Collin Priest was a third-team selection. It marked the third time in Clemson history that two Tiger pitchers were named First-Team All-ACC, joining Jeff Gilbert and […]
CLEMSON, S.C. – Sophomore righthander Aidan Knaak (Fort Myers, Fla.) was named ACC Pitcher-of-the-Week, announced Monday by the league office. He joined Georgia Tech’s Drew Burress, who was named ACC Player-of-the-Week, in receiving conference accolades. ACC baseball weekly honors are determined by a vote of a select media panel and are announced on Mondays throughout the […]
When his team needed him most, Aidan Knaak stepped up and delivered a magical performance. The right-handed sophomore held Pitt hitless in a 6-1 win, while tying a career-high with 7.1 innings pitched. He also tied another career mark with 12 strikeouts in what was one of the more dominating performances seen from a Clemson […]
CLEMSON, S.C. – Junior outfielder Cam Cannarella (Hartsville, S.C.) and sophomore righthander Aidan Knaak (Fort Myers, Fla.) were two of 45 players named to the Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List, announced Thursday by USA Baseball. Clemson is one of only seven programs in the country with multiple players on the watch list. The award […]
CLEMSON — Aidan Knaak set an extremely high standard for himself during his freshman campaign at Clemson. Knaak burst onto the scene almost immediately a season ago, winning a spot in the weekend rotation and anchoring the Tigers’ pitching staff as the Sunday starter. After going 5-1 as a freshman with a 3.35 ERA with […]
After being named ACC Pitcher of the Week on Monday, Clemson’s Aidan Knaak earned a national honor Tuesday, as the sophomore righthander was selected as NCBWA National Co-Pitcher of the Week. You can see the NCBWA release on Knaak’s selection below: MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) released its Dick Howser Trophy […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – Georgia Tech sophomore outfielder Drew Burress was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Player of the Week, while Clemson sophomore right-handed pitcher Knaak was tabbed the ACC Pitcher of the Week for games played March 10-16. Burress led Georgia Tech to a 3-1 record last week, going 9-for-16 at the plate with […]
CLEMSON – Aidan Knaak had a career-high 12 strikeouts to lead fourth-ranked Clemson to a 2-1 win over Notre Dame on Friday afternoon at Doug Kingsmore Stadium. The Tigers, who took a 1-0 lead in the weekend series, improved to 18-1 (1-0 ACC) while the Fighting Irish fell to 10-5 (0-4 ACC). Clemson struck quickly […]