theACC.com Feature: Legendary Town Fuels Baseball Passion of Clemson’s Phil Pohl

April 1, 2011

GREENSBORO, NC – Nobody expected more of himself as a college baseball player than Clemson’s Phil Pohl.

After all, with his Hall of Fame background … wait a minute, his what?

It turns out that from age 10 through high school, Pohl grew up in Cooperstown, N.Y. He made more trips than he can count to the Hall of Fame, sold concessions at induction ceremonies there and absorbed the town’s rich, abundant baseball history until it flowed through his veins.

So when you’re from the shrine of baseball, people naturally expect you to be a great player, right?

“I don’t know if there’s a whole lot of added pressure,” Pohl said, “but it’s definitely a great conversation piece.”

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