So, Clemson Baseball’s 2025 season wrapped up and folks kept asking me how the Tigers really did. Figured I’d track everything myself like last season – you know I love stats and sticky notes.
Getting Started
First thing I dug out was last year’s battered scorebook with coffee stains on August games. Grabbed the 2025 schedule off Clemson’s official stuff – can’t trust third-party sites after that Florida State mishap where they showed wrong dates last spring. Printed 45 blank stat sheets before opening day.
Tracking The Grind
Set up my tracking system with three clipboards hanging by the TV: one for batting averages, one for pitcher WHIPs, and a red emergency clipboard for extra innings. Every game night after work, I’d sit with cheap beer updating numbers while rewatching DVR’d games.
Worst part? Midweek away games. Charleston Southern’s stream crashed three times in April. Had to bug my nephew studying there to text me play-by-play from the bleachers. Kid still owes me $20 for data overages.
Crunching The Numbers
By mid-May my kitchen counter looked like a nerd warzone. Sticky notes everywhere tracking Jacob Hinderleider’s hot streak and that brutal South Carolina series loss. Nearly cried when:
- Cooper Blauser’s 18-game hit streak ended on May 4th
- Bullpen blew 4 late leads in conference play
- Fielding errors spiked 22% after shortstop’s ankle injury
Final week I cross-checked ACC tournament stats against the conference site. Spotted two pitching changes they recorded wrong – emailed their stats guy Paul (met him at ’23 regionals) and got it fixed.
Season Wrap-Up Thoughts
Honestly expected better than 38-24 after last year’s College World Series run. Pitching depth tanked in May, and batting with runners on position? Pure garbage after mid-April. Still, Cam Cannarella’s .340 average saved my fantasy league team.
Now this messy binder’s shelved next to my ’24 stats. Might burn it if they lose to Coastal Carolina again next year.