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What’s wrong with Clemson baseball?

By Marty Coleman

Clemson Head Coach Monte Lee during the top of the first inning at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in Clemson Friday, April 23,2021.Clemson Vs Wake Forest Baseball
Clemson Head Coach Monte Lee during the top of the first inning at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in Clemson Friday, April 23,2021.Clemson Vs Wake Forest Baseball /
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Clemson freshman Caden Grice(31) hits a ball against Wake Forest sophomore Ryan Cusick during the bottom of the third inning at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in Clemson Friday, April 23,2021.Clemson Vs Wake Forest Baseball
Clemson freshman Caden Grice(31) hits a ball against Wake Forest sophomore Ryan Cusick during the bottom of the third inning at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in Clemson Friday, April 23,2021.Clemson Vs Wake Forest Baseball /

This has been a theme with Clemson over the last few years, but the Tigers have struck out in 30.3% of their at-bats.

While I have no detailed information or analysis of NCAA Division I as a whole, I did a random sample of opponents and found these numbers:

South Carolina – 24.4%

Miami, FL – 25.1%

Notre Dame – 20.4%

Georgia – 26.8%

Obviously, when you strike out you don’t move the runners, but perhaps even worse than that, you don’t put pressure on the defense, which in college baseball is imperative.

A little more than 10 times a game, 10 of 27 outs, the Tigers are not giving the opponent’s defense a chance to make an error either literally or mentally.

Caden Grice has struck out 53 times in 120 at-bats, Bryar Hawkins 40 times and Dylan Brewer 35.

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