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Tanner Leggett Class: RS Junior Hometown: Clemson, SC High School: Daniel High School Height / Weight: 5-11 / 165 Position: 2B/SS

A solid defensive player in 2005 after having an injury-plagued first-two seasons at Clemson...has good range...has added considerable strength since first arriving at Clemson...will compete for playing time as a backup in the middle infield spots in 2006.

Head Coach Jack Leggett on Tanner Leggett: "Tanner has the versatility to play either shortstop or second base. He has been trying to overcome some shoulder injuries. He continues to work hard, and has excellent feet and hands. Every time he was inserted into a game last year, he did what he was asked to do. He takes a lot of pride in his fielding and his offensive game has picked up, and we look for him to provide some leadership on this team."

2005: Was 4-for-11 (.364) with a run scored and two RBIs in 16 games off the bench...was not on the ACC Tournament roster or the Clemson Regional roster, but was on the Waco Super Regional roster...had three putouts and 12 assists without committing an error at shortstop and second base...was 3-for-7 against righthanders, 3-for-6 with runners on base, 2-for-4 with runners in scoring position, and 4-for-6 with two outs...had two putouts and 10 assists at shortstop, and one putout and two assists at second base...had his first career hit, an RBI single, and scored a run at Auburn on Mar. 6...came off the bench and singled in his only at-bat against Furman on Mar. 16...hit a pinch-hit single against Virginia on Apr. 15...hit a pinch-hit, RBI single against Western Carolina on Apr. 19...as a late-inning substitution at second base, he made a key assist after fielding a ground ball up the middle in the ninth inning at #8 South Carolina on Apr. 20...made his first ACC road trip at N.C. State from Apr. 22-24.

2004: Did not play in any games, as he recovered from a shoulder injury...played for Spartanburg in the Coastal Plain League in the summer, where he hit .203 in 27 games (19 starts).

2003: Red-shirted...had shoulder surgery in the summer.

BEFORE CLEMSON: Lettered three times in baseball and two times in soccer at Daniel High School...played on the national championship East Cobb AAU squad after his freshman season and was a member of the all-tournament team...member of the national championship runnerup East Cobb team after his sophomore season...all-state soccer selection as a senior and all-region pick as a junior.

PERSONAL: Son of Head Coach Jack Leggett...member of the ACC Academic Honor Roll in 2004-05...majoring in marketing...born Tanner Jackson Leggett on Aug. 12, 1983 in Cullowhee, NC.