Dan Radakovich said it was time to inject some new momentum into Clemson’s baseball program so the Tigers’ athletic director decided on Thursday he was not going to retain Jack Leggett as head coach.
Leggett, who still had one more year remaining on his contract beginning in July, leaves Clemson as a Hall of Fame coach who took the program to 21 NCAA Tournaments in 22 years, including nine advancements to the Super Regional rounds and six trips to Omaha for the College World Series.
“This decision was not an easy one. There is no denying the success of our program in the past.