1958 Clemson Tigers baseball team

American college baseball season

1958 Clemson Tigers baseball
College World Series, 1–2
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record22–8 (12–3 ACC)
Head coach
  • Bill Wilhelm
Home stadiumRiggs Field
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Clemson  ‍†‍‡‍y 11 – 3   .786 22 – 8   .733
North Carolina  ‍†‍‍ 11 – 3   .786 19 – 8   .704
Duke  ‍‍‍ 7 – 5   .583 9 – 11   .450
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 7 – 6   .538 12 – 9   .571
NC State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 7   .462 10 – 7   .588
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 4 – 9   .308 5 – 15   .250
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 4 – 10   .286 7 – 11   .389
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 3 – 10   .231 7 – 14   .333
† – Conference champion
‡ – Playoff champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1958[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1958 Clemson Tigers baseball team represented Clemson University in the 1958 NCAA University Division baseball season. The team played their home games at Riggs Field in Clemson, South Carolina.

The team was coached by Bill Wilhelm, who completed his first season at Clemson. The Tigers reached the 1958 College World Series, their first appearance in Omaha.[2]

Roster

1958 Clemson Tigers roster[3]
   

Pitchers

  • - Ed Lakey
  • - Harold Stowe
  

Catchers

  • - Butch Coker
  • - Clayton Lowder Jr.

Infielders

  • - Larry Bagwell
  • - Zack Burnette
  • - Fred DeBerry
  • - Bud Spiers
  

Outfielders

  • - Bailey Hendley
  • - Doug Hoffman
  • - Larry Wilson
  

Unknown

  • - Gus Abbott
  • - Leon McDonald
  

Schedule

Legend
  Clemson win
  Clemson loss
Bold Clemson team member
* Non-Conference game
1958 Clemson Tigers baseball game log[4]
Regular season
March/April
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC Record
Mar 24 Michigan State* Riggs Field • Clemson, SC W 7–57 1–0
Mar 27 at Furman* Furman Baseball Stadium • Greenville, SC W 9–1 2–0
Mar 31 at The Citadel* WLI Field • Charleston, SC W 5–411 3–0
Apr 2 The Citadel* Riggs Field • Clemson, SC W 23–9 4–0
Apr 3 Michigan State* Riggs Field • Clemson, SC L 2–3 4–1
Apr 4 Virginia Riggs Field • Clemson, SC W 10–1 5–1 1–0
Apr 5 Maryland Riggs Field • Clemson, SC W 6–2 6–1 2–0
Apr 8 at Georgia Tech* Ag. Hill • Athens, GA L 1–8 6–2
Apr 9 North Carolina Riggs Field • Clemson, SC W 2–1 7–2 3–0
Apr 14 at Virginia Charlottesville, VA W 10–4 8–2 4–0
Apr 15 at Maryland College Park, MD W 13–4 9–2 5–0
Apr 16 at NC State Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, NC W 6–5 10–2 6–0
Apr 17 Wake Forest Riggs Field • Clemson, SC W 12–8 11–2 7–0
Apr 21 South Carolina Riggs Field • Clemson, SC W 5–3 12–2 8–0
Apr 25 at North Carolina Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, NC L 1–2 12–3 8–1
Apr 26 at Wake Forest Ernie Shore Field • Winston-Salem, NC L 4–5 12–4 8–2
May
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC Record
May 1 at Duke Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC W 8–1 13–4 9–2
May 3 at NC State Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, NC W 15–11 14–4 10–2
May 8 Furman* Riggs Field • Clemson, SC W 11–6 15–4
May 9 at South Carolina Columbia, SC W 9–2 16–4 11–2
May 12 at Duke Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC L 1–7 16–5 11–3
Postseason
ACC playoffs
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Playoff record
May 19 North Carolina Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, NC W 4–1 17–5 1–0
NCAA District 3 Regional
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Regional Record
June 5 Florida Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, NC L 6–8 17–6 0–1
June 7 George Washington Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, NC W 4–2 18–6 1–1
June 7 Florida State Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, NC W 8–510 19–6 2–1
June 9 Florida Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, NC W 15–14 20–6 3–1
June 9 Florida Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, NC W 3–1 21–6 4–1
NCAA College World Series
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record
June 14 Arizona Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 4–1 22–6 1–0
June 15 Holy Cross Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 4–17 22–7 1–1
June 16 Western Michigan Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 3–5 22–8 1–2

References

  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1958". Boyd's World. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  2. ^ "1958 College World Series". Omaha.com. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  3. ^ 2017 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Clemson Tigers. pp. 127–136. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 3, 2017. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  4. ^ 2017 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Clemson Tigers. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 3, 2017. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
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College World Series appearances in italics