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Tuesday, June 05, 2012  They joined corner infielder Richie Shaffer, who was a first-round pick of the Rays on Monday, as the three Tigers chosen on the first two days (rounds 1-10) of the MLB draft.

Monday, June 04, 2012  Shaffer is Clemson’s first first-round draft pick since Kyle Parker was taken by the Colorado Rockies in 2010.  Shaffer also became the 15th first-round draft selection in Tiger history.

Tuesday, May 29, 2012  South Carolina's Roth was semifinalist in 2011; Clemson's Shaffer leads Tigers in hitting.

Thursday, May 17, 2012  Wake Forest scored all five of its runs and collected all six of its hits in the third and fourth innings and held on for a 5-2 victory over Clemson Thursday night.

Tuesday, May 15, 2012  Pitching in his last regular-season game at Doug Kingsmore Stadium, senior righthander David Haselden pitched a career-long 7 2/3 innings and gave up only two runs to lead Clemson to a 9-2 win over Furman on Tuesday night.

Saturday, May 12, 2012  Kieboom, Shaffer, Felder all blast homers in Tiger win.

Tuesday, May 08, 2012  It was the first walkoff homer by a Tiger since April 21, 2009, when Jeff Schaus hit a walkoff grand slam to give Clemson a 5-3 victory over Coastal Carolina. It was also Shaffer's first career walkoff hit.

Sunday, May 06, 2012  Behind 13 hits and 7.0 scoreless innings pitched from starter Kevin Pohle, Clemson defeated College of Charleston 12-3 in front of 4,382 fans at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Sunday night.

Friday, April 20, 2012  Richie Shaffer’s two-out, two-run triple in the ninth inning gave Clemson a 5-3 lead and the Tigers held on for a 5-4 victoryat Bob Smith Stadium on Friday night.

Sunday, April 15, 2012  The #17 N.C. State Wolfpack broke a 2-2 tie with four runs in the fifth inning and cruised to a 6-3 win over Clemson in front of 4,605 fans at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

Sunday, April 15, 2012  Carlos Rodon tossed eight innings of three-hit ball and N.C. State escaped a jam in the ninth inning to defeat Clemson 3-1 in front of 5,619 fans at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Sunday, April 15, 2012  Thomas Brittle blooped a one-out single to right field in the 12th inning to score Tyler Slaton giving Clemson a 7-6 victory over N.C. State in front of 4,964 fans at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Friday night.

Sunday, April 08, 2012  Jay Baum hit a three-run double in the eighth to lift Clemson to a 4-2 win and sweep over Duke on Sunday.

Tuesday, April 03, 2012  Freshman righthander Daniel Gossett struck out 13 batters and three Tigers hit long balls in Clemson's 11-0 win over Winthrop at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Tuesday night.

Wednesday, March 28, 2012  Presbyterian College took advantage of four Tiger errors to defeat Clemson 8-4 at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Wednesday night.