The sales pitch for Clemson baseball has never been stronger

Erik Bakich has the Clemson baseball program on a good track.The lights in Crypto.com Arena shined a bright Crimson Tide red.

Alabama was heading to the Final Four, and pure jubilation defined its side. Clemson, who conquered a blue blood in the Arizona Wildcats days earlier, had its season cut short.

Months later, another Clemson program faced a similar fate on the diamond against a talented SEC counterpart.

If Brad Brownell could impart any words of comfort to Erik Bakich, it is that millions of eyes just saw what you were all about.

In a world where NIL (name, image and likeness compensation) dominates collegiate athletics, the transfer portal and various moving parts, sometimes you need an…