Clemson Tigers News: Erik Bakich, Dabo Swinney, Alia Logoleo

Erik Bakich has a message for Clemson Baseball fans

Clemson Baseball will begin play in their Regional on Friday against High Point. Head coach Erik Bakich released a message to Tiger fans to encourage them to bring their enthusiasm to the games this weekend.

Bakich has been diplomatic but unshy about calling out the crowds at Doug Kingsmore Stadium this season for being too relaxed.

Bakich makes the point that the players feed off the energy of the crowd. He wants the crowd to be the 10th man in the game.

Here is the full text of Bakich’s statement.

Earlier in the week, Bakich called out fans who don’t have enthusiasm for the Regional because of past stumbles in the postseason, and he described them with perhaps the most jarring term possible for a Clemson fan.

Dabo Swinney donates his time to charity

They say the college football calendar is a year-round endeavor these days, but the offseason still affords a little time for Clemson Football head coach Dabo Swinney to dedicate to charity.

This week he visited the Prisma Health children’s hospital in Greenville in partnership with Aflac, who is the sponsor for the Aflac Kickoff football game between Clemson and Georgia to open the season.

Swinney was delivering My Special Aflac Ducks to the young patients at the hospital who are battling cancer and sickle cell disease.

"This soft and cuddly companion helps children prepare for medical procedures, communicate their feelings, practice distraction techniques and so much more."

- Aflac Childhood Cancer Campaign

This soft and cuddly companion helps children prepare for medical procedures, communicate their feelings, practice distraction techniques and so much more.

Other news and notes from around Clemson Athletics:

Clemson Softball alum Alia Logoleo has signed her first professional contract with the Chattanooga Steam. The Steam are a new team that will be playing other teams from around the southeast. Logoleo is from Nashville, Tennessee. She played five seasons with the Tigers.

Andrew Swanson finished the NCAA Championship with a score of +2 after four rounds. This placed him tied for 18th overall with four other players.