Sidearm righthander who was in his third season in the program in
Sidearm righthander who was in his third season in the program in 2015 … was one of the top pitchers out of the bullpen in 2013 … in 32.2 innings pitched over 29 relief appearances and two seasons, he had a 2-0 record, two saves and a 4.13 ERA while allowing 39 hits (.293 opponents’ batting average), no homers and 13 walks with 22 strikeouts.
2015: Member of the developmental squad.
2014: Had an 0-0 record and a 45.00 ERA in five relief appearances … in 1.0 innings pitched, he allowed four hits (.571 opponents’ batting average) and three walks with no strikeouts.
2013: Had a 2-0 record, two saves and a 2.84 ERA in a team-tying-high 24 appearances, all out of the bullpen … in 31.2 innings pitched, he allowed 35 hits (.278 opponents’ batting average), no homers and 10 walks with 22 strikeouts … pitched a perfect ninth inning against Wright State on Feb. 24 … pitched 3.1 perfect innings in relief with three strikeouts against Winthrop on Feb. 27 … pitched a perfect inning in relief at No. 7 South Carolina on March 3 … pitched 2.2 innings in relief, allowing no runs and no walks with one strikeout to earn his first career win at No. 8 NC State on March 9; in 5.0 innings pitched over two relief appearances in the series, he allowed five hits, one run and one walk with four strikeouts … pitched 1.1 hitless and scoreless innings in relief with one strikeout to record his first career save against Charleston Southern on March 13 … pitched 2.1 scoreless innings in relief with two strikeouts against No. 19 Georgia Tech on April 27 … pitched 2.1 innings in relief, allowing two hits and no runs with two strikeouts against Maryland on May 4 … pitched 2.1 perfect innings in relief with two strikeouts to earn the win in the second game of a doubleheader at Furman on May 8 … pitched 3.0 innings in relief, allowing two hits and no runs with one strikeout to record the save against St. Louis in the Columbia Regional on June 1.
Before Clemson: Sunbelt League All-Star team in junior college … all-region selection in high school … member of the region champions as a junior and senior … lettered three times in baseball … coached by Rich Billings at Lake Sumter (Fla.) Community College … coached by Joey Ray at Milton High School.
Personal: His brother, Alex, was a lefthander on the 2015 Clemson team … majoring in management … born Kyle Stephens Schnell on Oct. 15, 1992 in Alpharetta, Ga.
