Tim Corbin Position: Assistant Head Coach Birthdate: 08/05/1961 Season: 9th at Clemson

Tim Corbin is in his ninth year at Clemson as the top assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. He was named the 2000 Assistant Coach-of-the-Year by ABCA/Baseball America. The award covers all divisions of NCAA Baseball.

In September 2001, Cobin was promoted to Associate Head Coach and Recruiting Coordinator. The move came just three years after his first promotion in December 1998, when he was named Assistant Head Coach. He made major contributions in coaching Clemson to the College World Series in 1995, 1996 and 2000. All nine of his recruiting classes have been ranked in the top 25 in the country, including the 1999 class, which ranked #1 in the nation by Baseball America. Corbin's most recent class was ranked seventh-best in 2001 by Collegiate Baseball. Corbin's recruiting efforts are second to none.

Corbin is also excellent with his on-field duties as coach of the outfielders, his work with the hitters and team offense and defense. He is one of the most well-known and respected assistants in the country. That respect earned Corbin a spot in the coaching staff for the Team USA Baseball team that traveled the world in the summer of 2000. Team USA captured the championship at the event held in The Netherlands and set a record for best winning percentage.

Garnering such an honor is quite an honor for any coach, but especially rare for an assistant coach. He was one of the assistants under Head Coach Mike Gillespie of Southern California.

Among the players he has coached at Clemson includes Seattle Mariner and former All-America outfielder Shane Monahan, who had an amazing 137 hits (by far the most in ACC and Clemson history) and hit .415 in 1994. He also coached first-round draft pick and outfielder David Miller. Miller was a converted pitcher and first baseman who hit .380 in 1995. Miller also had 14 doubles, 10 triples, nine home runs, 103 hits, 78 RBIs and 27 stolen bases in''95; all for a player who hit just .271 with only four extra base hits in 85 at bats as a freshman.

The same improvement was apparent in left fielder Gary Burnham, who helped Clemson to back-to-back College World Series appearances in 1995 and 1996. Burnham hit .391 in 1997 after hitting just .290 as a junior. Burnham had 23 doubles and 15 home runs in his senior season and had 77 career doubles.

The 1998, 1999 and 2000 seasons saw All-America outfielder Patrick Boyd have outstanding campaigns. Boyd hit .344 with a team-best 59 RBIs in''98, helping him to be named ACC Rookie-of-the-Year. Boyd then hit .390 with 17 homers, 70 RBIs, and 20 stolen bases in 1999. Boyd returns for his senior season and will team up with Casey Stone to provide tremendous strength in the Tiger outfield.

Corbin came to Clemson after a successful six-year stint as the head coach at Presbyterian College in nearby Clinton, SC. Corbin started the Presbyterian program in 1987 and earned South Atlantic Coach-of-the-Year honors two years later. He directed the team to 102 wins in five years and to the South Atlantic playoffs from 1991-93. Before his stint at Presbyterian, Corbin served as an assistant coach at Wofford (1987) in Spartanburg, SC. He began his coaching career at Ohio State, where he served as a graduate assistant coach during the 1985 and 1986 seasons. Corbin graduated from Ohio Wesleyan in 1984 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in physical education. At Ohio Wesleyan, he earned four varsity letters in baseball and was voted all-conference in 1983. Corbin earned a Master of Arts degree in athletic administration from Ohio State in 1986.

The Wolfeboro, NH native graduated from Kingswood Regional High School and was a post graduate at Kimball Union Academy. Tim and wife Maggie reside in Clemson. Maggie has two daughters, Molly (11-24-84) and Hannah (1-5-88). Corbin was born Aug. 5, 1961.