Pitched mainly as a situational lefty in 2015, but became one of
Pitched mainly as a situational lefty in 2015, but became one of the Tigers’ top relievers in 2016 … had one of the hardest fastballs on the team … in 49.2 innings pitched over 49 appearances (two starts) and three seasons, he had a 4-5 record, two saves and a 7.07 ERA while allowing 49 hits (.253 opponents’ batting average) and 45 walks with 58 strikeouts.
2016: Drafted in the 10th round (No. 305 overall pick) by the San Francisco Giants and signed in June … had a 4-2 record, two saves and a 5.13 ERA in 26 appearances (one start) … in 33.1 innings pitched, he allowed 26 hits (.210 opponents’ batting average) and 27 walks with 44 strikeouts … allowed six earned runs (2.42 ERA) in 22.1 innings pitched after the seventh inning … struck out all three batters he faced in relief against Wofford on March 1 … pitched 1.1 innings in relief, allowing one hit, no runs and no walks with two strikeouts to record his first career save against No. 18 South Carolina on March 6 … pitched 1.2 innings in relief, allowing one hit, no runs and no walks with one strikeout to earn his first career win against Winthrop on March 9 … pitched 1.1 innings in relief, allowing one hit, no runs and no walks with one strikeout to record the save at Wake Forest on March 12 … pitched 1.2 hitless and scoreless innings in relief with one strikeout at Wake Forest on March 13 … pitched 1.1 innings in relief, allowing no walks with three strikeouts to earn the win at The Citadel on March 16; struck out the last two batters of the game with the potential tying run at third base … pitched 1.2 innings in relief, allowing one hit, no runs and no walks with three strikeouts to earn the win against No. 22 Boston College on March 20 … pitched 2.2 innings in relief, allowing no hits and no runs with two strikeouts against Western Carolina on April 12 … pitched 1.2 perfect innings in relief with three strikeouts against Georgia Tech on April 24 … pitched 4.0 innings in relief, allowing one hit and no runs with eight strikeouts to earn the win against No. 11 Florida State in the ACC Tournament on May 29 … No. 102 college prospect for the 2016 draft by D1Baseball in the preseason … No. 21 ACC prospect for the 2016 draft in the preseason by D1Baseball … No. 23 ACC prospect for the 2016 draft in the preseason by Perfect Game.
2015: Had an 0-2 record and a 5.25 ERA in 15 relief appearances … in 12.0 innings pitched, he allowed 14 hits (.286 opponents’ batting average) and seven walks with 11 strikeouts … allowed only three of 14 inherited baserunners to score … held lefthanded batters to a .150 batting average … allowed only two hits, no runs and no walks with three strikeouts in 2.1 innings pitched over five relief appearances away from home … pitched 2.0 innings in relief, allowing two hits and no runs with one strikeout against No. 3 Louisville on May 2 … pitched 2.1 innings in relief, allowing two hits, one run and one walk with four strikeouts against No. 18 College of Charleston on May 6; he entered the game in the seventh inning with the bases loaded, no outs and Clemson leading 5-2, then retired the next three batters without allowing a run to score … No. 9 ACC prospect for the 2016 draft in the preseason by Baseball America.
2014: Had an 0-1 record and a 27.00 ERA in eight appearances (one start) … in 4.1 innings pitched, he allowed nine hits (.429 opponents’ batting average) and 11 walks with three strikeouts … pitched a scoreless ninth inning against Maine on Feb. 22; was his first career appearance.
Before Clemson: Top-200 prospect for the draft by Baseball America … No. 174 player and No. 22 lefthander in the nation and No. 3 player (highest to attend college) in North Carolina by Perfect Game … Perfect Game National Showcase participant in Minneapolis, Minn. … first-team all-state as a senior … first-team all-county as a senior … first-team all-conference as a senior … lettered four times in baseball at Weddington High School, where he was coached by Travis Poole.
Personal: Majoring in parks, recreation & tourism management … born Drew Alexander Bostic on Nov. 14, 1994 in Charlotte, N.C.
