Clemson’s Adam Hackenberg had quite the opening series for the Tigers this past weekend.
The catcher out of Palmyra, Virginia went 6-for-13 at the plate and finished the weekend off with an impressive team high 4 RBIs. Hackenberg, who held the backup catcher position last year behind current Pittsburgh Pirate prospect Kyle Wilkie, says the lessons, skills, and experience he gained from Wilkie were easily more valuable than any amount of time he missed taking the field in his first season as a Tigers.
“Sitting behind Kyle last year was probably the biggest blessing I’ve had in my baseball career and just getting to learn from a guy who obviously got to play a ton and is in pro-ball now,” Hackenberg said.