1990s
1990 Season - On April 29, Bill Wilhelm won his 1,000th career game in a 17-10 win over Georgia Tech at Atlanta, GA. The Tigers won the ACC Tournament held at Greenville, SC. The Tigers beat Georgia Tech 24-8 in the championship game, winning for the fifth time in as many games.Clemson played in the NCAA Central Regional at Austin, TX. Clemson beat Texas-Arlington, but lost to Creighton twice and was eliminated from the tournament. Brian Kowitz was named ACC player of the year finishing with a .403 batting average.
1991 Season - Clemson won the ACC regular-season title with an 18-3 record. Clemson swept though the NCAA Northeast Regional at Orono, ME and advanced to the College World Series. Clemson downed Princeton, Villanova, Mississippi State, and Maine. In the College World Series, the Tigers lost to Creighton and Long Beach State. Clemson was ranked #4 in the final Baseball America poll and #8 in the final Collegiate Baseball poll. The Tigers ended the season with a school-record 60 wins.
1992 Season - Clemson won the ACC regular-season title with a 19-5 record. The Tigers participated in the NCAA Mideast Regional held at Starkville, MS. Clemson defeated Yale, but then lost to UCLA and Oklahoma. Clemson was ranked #7 in the final Baseball America poll and #10 in the final Collegiate Baseball poll.
1993 Season - The Tigers won the ACC Tournament Championship at Greenville, SC. Clemson defeated N.C. State 11-7 in the championship game, a game that ended at 1:21 AM. Jeff Morris’ grand-slam propelled the Tigers to victory. It was just the senior’s second career homer. Ironically, both of his homers were grand slams off N.C. State pitcher David Allen. Both came in the eighth inning with one out and both gave Clemson the lead. Clemson participated in the NCAA Mideast Regional held at Knoxville, TN. The Tigers earned victories over Rutgers and Fresno State in their opening two games, but then lost to Fresno State and Kansas. Clemson was ranked #17 in both the final Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball polls. After the season, Bill Wilhelm announced his retirement after 36 seasons with the Tiger program. His retirement press conference was fittingly held in the first-base dugout at Doug Kingsmore Stadium. He had a 1,161-536-10 (.683) record and never had a losing season. He was the fifth-winningest coach in history at the time of his retirement.
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