Area briefs: Joe Landrum, Clemson's first baseball All-American, dies

Joe Landrum, Clemson’s first baseball All-American, died Sunday in Columbia at the age of 89, Clemson announced on Monday. According to a baseball research website, he was the 87th-oldest living former MLB player before his death. Landrum came to Clemson from Columbia High School and played for the Tigers in 1946 and 1947. Clemson finished with a 12-5 record in 1946 and Landrum won 10 of the 12 games, as he had a 10-2 record. On March 29, 1946, after spending the night in the Clemson infirmary with strep throat, Landrum pitched the first Clemson no-hitter in 22 years against Erskine in a 6-0 Tiger victory. In that 1946 season, Landrum finished with a 1.04 ERA in 104.0 innings, still the second-best ERA in Tigers history for a starting pitcher. Landrum played for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1950 and 1952.

• Junior outside hitter Kaylin Korte of the Clemson volleyball team will miss the season after suffering a knee injury in Saturday's exhibition match against Furman. Korte was named to the All-ACC Preseason Team and tabbed a 2017 All-ACC Second Team selection after leading the team in kills (349), attacks (1,006) and service aces (21).