Four Clemson baseball players earn All-ACC honors for 2025 season
The ACC on Monday announced all-conference honors for the 2025 baseball season. Four members of the Clemson Tigers earned All-ACC honors.
Right-handers Aidan Knaak and Lucas Mahlstedt were first-team selections, while outfielder Cam Cannarella was a second-team selection and Collin Priest was a third-team selection.
Knaak had a strong sophomore season, going 8-1 with a 4.25 ERA in 14 starts on the hill. He struck out 100 batters while walking 28 over 78 1/3 innings. Knaak tossed 7 1/3 innings on Thursday against Pitt, one of three Tigers pitchers who combined for the 15th no-hitter in Clemson history.
Mahlstedt recorded the final out in the no-hitter and finished the regular season with an ACC-best 15 saves in 16 chances. He posted a 2-0 record and 2.18 ERA in 24 appearances. The sidearmed right-hander struck out 55 batters while issuing only six walks over 41 1/3 innings.
Cannarella led the Tigers in hitting this season with a .332 average in 54 games. The junior outfielder and projected first-round MLB Draft pick hit two home runs, 19 doubles and two triples while totaling 41 RBIs. Cannarella had a combined OPS of .948, best on the team. He closed the regular season with a 15-game hitting streak.
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Priest, who transferred to Clemson from Michigan last summer, batted .253 with 11 home runs, 11 doubles and 48 RBIs in 52 games. Primarily the Tigers' designated hitter this season, he had an OPS of .934 and batted .276 with nine home runs in ACC play.
Clemson, ranked No. 12 in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, opens the ACC's 2025 baseball tournament against either Stanford or Virginia Tech at 1 p.m. ET Wednesday at Durham Bulls Athletic Park in North Carolina. The Tigers finished the regular season 41-15 overall and 18-12 in conference play and are the No. 5 seed in the tournament.
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