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Clemson Tigers News: Luke Gaffney, EA Sports, Hal Hershfelt

Clemson Baseball lands another young impact transfer and EA Sports doesn't rank Death Valley in their top ten toughest stadiums.
ByJohn Chancey|
Purdue Boilermakers catcher Luke Gaffney (49) celebrates after getting a triple during the NCAA baseball game against the Evansville Purple Aces, Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at the Alexander Field in West Lafayette, Ind.
Purdue Boilermakers catcher Luke Gaffney (49) celebrates after getting a triple during the NCAA baseball game against the Evansville Purple Aces, Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at the Alexander Field in West Lafayette, Ind. | Alex Martin/Journal and Courier / USA

Clemson Baseball adds another huge transfer

Erik Bakich has had a busy week. He has been mentioned as a candidate for multiple open positions, though college baseball insiders have confirmed that he is locked in with Clemson.

While all the coaching carousel drama dominated the headlines, Bakich closed on another big transfer for 2025.

Luke Gaffney has committed to Bakich and the Tigers.

Gaffney was a Freshman All-American with Purdue last season.

EA Sports catches flack for their most difficult stadium list

One of the biggest conversations on social media on Tuesday was the announcement of the top ten most difficult stadiums to play in on the upcoming EA Sports College Football video game. It was a popular subject with Clemson fans because Death Valley wasn’t included in the Top 10.

EA has Texas A&M’s Kyle Field was ranked No. 1 overall. Alabama, LSU, Ohio State, and Georgia rounded out the Top 5.

Clemson was ranked 12th, behind Penn State, Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Florida State, Florida and Oregon.

Clemson’s Assistant Athletic Director for Football Communications, Ross Taylor, offered EA this input on X.

Food for thought.

Other news and notes from around Clemson athletics:

4-star prospect Jamarion Batemon has included Clemson Men’s Basketball in his Final 4 schools.

He is a member of the Class of 2025. He is also considering Iowa State, Marquette, and West Virginia. Batemon plans to announce his college destination on Monday, July 1st.

Batemon is from Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Another prospect, Chance Mallory, has included Clemson in his Top 6.

Former Clemson Women’s Basketball coach Amanda Butler is joining the staff of the Louisville Cardinals.

Butler will be coaching Imari Berry, who originally committed to Clemson before Butler was dismissed.

Clemson Women’s Soccer alum Hal Hershfelt has been named as an alternate for the US Women’s National Team for the Summer Olympics.

Clemson Men’s Soccer alum Ousmane Sylla has been nominated for the Best Male College Athlete ESPY this year.

You can go to ESPN to vote for Sylla.

Lastly, Clemson Men’s Basketball alum PJ Hall did not hear his name called in the first round of the NBA draft last night. The second round commences today at 4:00 PM Eastern.

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