Monte Lee agrees to leave College of Charleston for Clemson baseball - Charleston Post Courier
Lee agreed Wednesday to become the third baseball coach Clemson has had since 1958, following in the footsteps of Bill Wilhelm and the recently fired Jack Leggett. He leaves the College of Charleston after four NCAA Tournament trips in his seven seasons as coach. Leggett, a 2014 American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame inductee, was let go after a five-year slide. He coached Clemson to six College World Series appearances in 22 years. Lee was 276-145 these past seven seasons coaching the Cougars, who played in the 2014 Super Regional round and had an 8-8 NCAA Tournament record the past five years. The 38-year-old Lee played four years for the College from 1996-99, and served as Ray Tanner’s assistant at South Carolina from 2002-08 before taking over at his Alma mater. Lee recruited Jackie Bradley Jr. and many of the other players on the South Carolina teams that won national championships in 2010 and 2011. He was named the 2015 Colonial Athletic Association Coach of the Year, going 36-9 in league play during... Lee had signed an eight-year contract extension with the College of Charleston last June, which was worth $193,000 a season through 2020. A press conference is scheduled for Thursday in Clemson to introduce Lee. Source: www.postandcourier.com
