Jack Leggett's Tigers ranked 25th in Collegiate Baseball preseason poll

Clemson earns preseason top-25 ranking for 24th consecutive year

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  • Posted December 20, 2011 at 12:30 p.m.
Clemson's Richie Shaffer hits a ball to right field that cleared the wall but was caught by Sacred Heart's Dave Boisture.

Photo by Sefton Ipock

Clemson's Richie Shaffer hits a ball to right field that cleared the wall but was caught by Sacred Heart's Dave Boisture.

Clemson is ranked No. 25 in Collegiate Baseball’s 2012 preseason poll, which was released this week. It marks the 24th consecutive season that Clemson has earned a preseason top-25 ranking by one of the three major polls.

Florida enters the season ranked No. 1, followed by two-time defending NCAA champion South Carolina, Stanford, North Carolina and Texas.

Rounding out the top 10 are Texas A&M, Rice, Arkansas, Georgia Tech and TCU. Florida State is ranked 13th, Miami 14th and Virginia 33rd.

Clemson had a 43-20 overall record in 2011 and returns 21 lettermen, including All-ACC players Phil Pohl (UT) and Richie Shaffer (3B/1B). The Tigers will open the 2012 season on February 17 against UAB at Doug Kingsmore Stadium.

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