Clemson Ranked No. 11 In Collegiate Baseball Preseason Poll

Dec. 15, 1999

CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson is ranked #11 in Collegiate Baseball’s Preseason poll.

The Tigers are coming off a 42-27 season in 1999 in which they came just three outs from a College World Series appearance. Clemson returns seven position starters and 19 lettermen overall.

Junior outfielder Patrick Boyd was selected as a Louisville Slugger Preseason Second-Team All-American announced by the staff of Collegiate Baseball newspaper on Wednesday. Boyd, who was recently picked as the #2 college prospect for the 2000 Major League Draft by Baseball America, hit .390 with 17 homers and 70 RBIs a season ago.

2000 Collegiate Baseball Preseason Poll

1.      Stanford 2.      Cal. State-Fullerton 3.      Alabama 4.      UCLA 5.      Miami (FL) 6.      Florida State 7.      Rice 8.      Louisiana State 9.      Georgia Tech 10.     Houston 11.     CLEMSON 12.     Texas 13.     Tulane 14.     Wichita State 15.     Southern California 16.     Baylor 17.     Auburn 18.     Texas Tech 19.     Arizona 20.     North Carolina 21.     Texas A&M 22.     Long Beach State 23.     Oklahoma State 24.     Florida 25.     Notre Dame