For the ninth time in a row, the Clemson Tiger baseball program failed to advance past the regional stage of the NCAA Tournament after falling to Charlotte, 3-2. A solo shot from Caden Grice started the scoring and a Ty Olenchuk RBI single extended the Clemson lead to two after just two innings. Charlotte’s Cam […]
Clemson’s baseball team is still working to finalize its weekend rotation heading into the Erik Bakich era, but it’s not the only part of the pitching staff that remains fluid. Bakich is also searching for reliable relievers heading into his first season at the helm. The Tigers have less than a month to find them […]
Coming into the 2022 season, Clemson coach Monte Lee pinpointed the mound as the primary area the Tigers’ baseball team needed to improve if they are going to successfully rebound from last season’s disappointment. One weekend is a minuscule sample size, but Clemson is at least off to a strong start in that regard. Thirteen […]
A Clemson pitcher went off at the plate on Thursday night and flashed a skillset he hasn’t been able to demonstrate so far in college. Ty Olenchuk hit a two-run home run and totaled three RBIs as the Lexington County Blowfish defeated the Spartanburgers 7-6 on Thursday in the Coastal Plains League, a summer collegiate […]
Clemson dropped the second game of its series with Notre Dame 3-1 on Saturday after an exceptional pitching performance by John Bertrand. The Furman graduate transfer pitched seven innings, allowed just three hits, he struck out eight and walked two to earn his first win of the season. Ty Olenchuk suffered the loss for the […]
Anybody who loves college baseball knows the weight of the Clemson-South Carolina series. On Friday the 24th-ranked Tigers host No. 16 South Carolina at Doug Kingsmore Stadium before playing a neutral site game at Fluor Field on Saturday and the series finale at Founders Park in Columbia on Sunday. Clemson’s roster is riddled with in-state […]
Clemson head coach Monte Lee was once again proud of his pitching staff as the Tigers defeated Cincinnati 5-2 to win the series Saturday afternoon at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in Clemson. Watch Lee’s postgame press conference.
Though he was pitching in his first college game, Ty Olenchuk did not look like a guy who was making his first college appearance. The Clemson freshman pitched 4 2/3 scoreless innings Saturday, helping the 25th-ranked Tigers down Cincinnati, 5-2, at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in Clemson. “I don’t know if I could have asked for […]
Clemson has a good problem on its hands with quality depth in the bullpen and at the plate as it prepares to start a new season in a few weeks. The Tigers return 95-percent of their starters from last season when they jumped out to a 14-3 start before the COVID-19 pandemic led to the […]
Clemson head coach Monte Lee and the Tigers landed a big commitment Saturday from the top 2020 pitcher in South Carolina. Irmo (S.C.) Dutch Fork right-handed rising sophomore Ty Olenchuk gave Lee the news on campus this morning. “Coach Lee loved it,” Olenchuk told The Clemson Insider. “He took me on a visit today. It […]