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1977 Clemson Tigers baseball
ACC champions
South Regional champions
College World Series, 1–2
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
CBNo. 5
Record42–10 (9–1 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBeautiful Tiger Field
Seasons← 19761978 →
1977 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Clemson  ‍†‍‍ 9 – 1   .900 42 – 10   .808
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 7 – 4   .636 14 – 12   .538
No. 14 Wake Forest  ‍‍‡‍ 7 – 5   .583 31 – 13   .705
North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 6 – 6   .500 18 – 17   .514
NC State  ‍‍‍ 5 – 5   .500 27 – 12   .692
Duke  ‍‍‍ 1 – 7   .125 9 – 16   .360
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 1 – 8   .111 11 – 22   .333
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1977
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1977 Clemson Tigers baseball team represented Clemson University in the 1977 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 twentieth season at Clemson. The Tigers reached the 1977 College World Series, their fourth appearance in Omaha.

Roster

1977 Clemson Tigers roster
   

Pitchers

  • - David Malkmus
  • - Tony Masone
  • - Houston Matthews
  • - Ron Musselman - Senior
  • - Tommy Qualters - Junior
  • - Randy Quintrell - Senior
  • - Paul Schmitt
  • - Brian Snyder - Freshman
  • - Mike Sullivan
  • - Billy Trapp
  • - Dave Woessner
  

Catchers

  • - Bill Foley - Junior

Infielders

  • - Robert Bonnette - Sophomore
  • - Steven Nilsson - Junior
  • - Pete Peltz - Junior
  • - Billy Wingo - Senior

Outfielders

  • - Dave Caldwell - Junior
  • - Neil Simons - Freshman
  • - Billy Weems - Freshman
  

Unknown

  • - Alan Hoover
  • - Pete Khoury
  • - Bill Schroeder - Freshman
  • - Gene Wisniewski
  

Schedule

Legend
  Clemson win
  Clemson loss
Bold Clemson team member
* Non-Conference game
1977 Clemson Tigers baseball game log
Regular season
February/March
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record
Feb 26 at Columbus* Columbus, GA W 12–2 1–0
Feb 26 at Columbus* Columbus, GA W 13–5 2–0
Mar 1 High Point* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 10–1 3–0
Mar 2 High Point* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 10–0 4–0
Mar 3 at Georgia* Foley Field • Athens, GA W 2–1 5–0
Mar 5 Duke Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 6–0 6–0 1–0
Mar 8 James Madison* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 6–2 7–0
Mar 8 James Madison* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 10–3 8–0
Mar 9 Mercer* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 3–0 9–0
Mar 10 Mercer* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 8–6 10–0
Mar 11 Marshall* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 5–2 11–0
Mar 12 at The Citadel* College Park • Charleston, SC W 5–2 12–0
Mar 14 at Baptist* North Charleston, SC W 8–0 13–0
Mar 15 at Baptist* North Charleston, SC W 3–1 14–0
Mar 16 at Francis Marion* Florence, SC W 8–6 15–0
Mar 17 at UNC Wilmington* Wilmington, NC W 8–0 16–0
Mar 18 at UNC Wilmington* Wilmington, NC W 4–1 17–0
Mar 19 at Wake Forest Ernie Shore Field • Winston-Salem, NC W 11–6 18–0 2–0
Mar 20 at Wake Forest Ernie Shore Field • Winston-Salem, NC W 13–12 19–0 3–0
Mar 22 Toledo* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 8–1 20–0
Mar 23 Toledo* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 10–3 21–0
Mar 23 Toledo* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 6–5 22–0
Mar 24 Toledo* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 5–3 23–0
Mar 24 Toledo* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 13–0 24–0
Mar 26 Lewis* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 3–0 25–0
Mar 27 Lewis* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 9–8 26–0
Mar 28 South Carolina* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC L 1–2 26–1
April
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record
Apr 1 Newberry* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC L 3–6 26–2
Apr 2 NC State Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 7–3 27–2 4–0
Apr 6 Georgia* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 2–0 28–2
Apr 7 Erskine* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 13–0 29–2
Apr 8 Georgia Tech* Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 8–7 30–2
Apr 9 North Carolina Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 14–0 31–2 5–0
Apr 10 North Carolina Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 9–3 32–2 6–0
Apr 12 at South Carolina* Columbia, SC L 6–7 32–3
Apr 12 at South Carolina* Columbia, SC L 2–7 32–4
Apr 14 at Maryland Shipley Field • College Park, MD L 9–12 32–5 6–1
Apr 15 at Maryland Shipley Field • College Park, MD W 9–6 33–5 7–1
Apr 16 at Virginia Charlottesville, VA W 8–3 34–5 8–1
Apr 17 at Virginia Charlottesville, VA W 26–4 35–5 9–1
Apr 19 at Wofford* Spartanburg, SC W 2–0 36–5
Postseason
ACC Tournament
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ACCT record
Apr 22 NC State Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 10–3 37–5 1–0
Apr 23 Wake Forest Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC L 4–5 37–6 1–1
Apr 24 NC State Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 14–6 38–6 2–1
Apr 24 Wake Forest Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC L 9–22 38–7 2–2
NCAA South Regional
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Regional record
May 20 Ole Miss Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 8–7 39–7 1–0
May 21 Miami (FL) Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 7–2 40–7 2–0
May 22 Miami (FL) Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL L 3–10 40–8 2–1
May 22 Miami (FL) Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 10–9 41–8 3–1
NCAA College World Series
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record
June 10 Arizona State Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 7–10 41–9 0–1
June 11 Temple Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 13–4 42–9 1–1
June 14 Cal State Los Angeles Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 0–1 42–10 1–2
  1. No-hitter

References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1977". Boyd's World. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  2. "1977 College World Series". Omaha.com. Archived from the original on September 18, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  3. 2017 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Clemson Tigers. pp. 127–136. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 3, 2017. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  4. 2017 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Clemson Tigers. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 3, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
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