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Thursday, June 13, 2013  Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney says he expects authorities to find the person or people responsible for this month's vandalism of Howard's Rock at Memorial Stadium.

Wednesday, June 05, 2013  Clemson pitcher Matthew Crownover and outfielder Steven Duggar both earned freshman All-America honors from Collegiate Baseball on Wednesday.

Tuesday, June 04, 2013  Despite early exits from the Columbia regional for two straight years, Clemson baseball coach Jack Leggett saw plenty of things to get him fired up for next season.

Tuesday, June 04, 2013  Former Clemson men's basketball coach Cliff Ellis and past Tiger football players Brenston Buckner and Terrence Flagler are among the 10 newest members of the Clemson Athletic Hall of Fame.

Sunday, June 02, 2013  Bryan Aanderud went 4-for-4 with two RBI and Trey Lambert pitched seven-plus strong innings as Liberty defeated Clemson 3-1 to eliminate the Tigers from the Columbia regional on Sunday.

Saturday, June 01, 2013  Steve Wilkerson hit two home runs and Shane Kennedy added a solo shot of his own to eliminate St. Louis in the Columbia regional 10-2 on Saturday afternoon.

Friday, May 31, 2013  Catcher Trey Wimmer drove in six runs, starter Josh Richardson scattered six hits and Liberty won its first NCAA tournament game in 13 years with an 8-3 victory over Clemson on Friday.  Clemson has now lost six straight games.

Thursday, May 30, 2013  South Carolina coach Chad Holbrook says his focus at the NCAA regional is opening opponent St. Louis, even though most everyone else wants to talk about rival Clemson.  And he isn't alone when it comes to rivalry fatigue.

Thursday, May 30, 2013  Clemson university said 83-year-old John Antonio died Thursday in Greenville after a long battle with cancer.

Monday, May 27, 2013  For the fourth straight season, USC will host an NCAA regional at Carolina Stadium, but it's who they'll host that is more interesting. For the second year in a row, Clemson will head to the Columbia regional as a two-seed.

Monday, May 27, 2013  The South Carolina Gamecocks was announced as one of 16 hosts for an NCAA Regional in college baseball on Sunday. The Clemson Tigers will not host.

Thursday, May 23, 2013  Clemson dropped its ACC Tournament opener after NC State broke open a tie ballgame in the seventh inning on the Wolfpack's way to a 6-3 win.

Saturday, May 18, 2013  Clemson pounded out 13 hits, but could not get runners home as Florida State defeated the Tigers 6-1 on Saturday to win the series and clinch the Atlantic division in the ACC.

Friday, May 17, 2013  Marcus Davis delivered a two-run single in the first inning and that proved to be enough as Florida State defeated Clemson 2-1 on Friday night.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  Sophomore righthander Daniel Gossett pitched six scoreless innings to lead No. 17 Clemson to an 8-2 win over eighth-ranked Florida State Thursday night at Dick Howser Stadium.