Duke 
Pittsburgh 
Coastal Carolina 
Outfielder who was Clemson’s leadoff batter during the second half of the 2024 season and one of the team’s best defensive outfielders … a career .316 hitter with a .518 slugging percentage and .420 on-base percentage in 207 games (198 starts) over five seasons, including four at Richmond and one at Clemson … had 48 doubles, eight triples, 31 homers, 150 RBIs, 206 runs, 106 walks, 39 hit-by-pitches and 25 steals … in 94.0 innings pitched over 30 appearances (nine starts) and four seasons at Richmond, he had a 5-5 record, five saves and a 4.60 ERA while allowing 79 hits (.221 opponents’ batting average) and 45 walks with 125 strikeouts.
2024: Co-winner of the team’s Defensive MVP Award … Academic All-District by CSC … All-ACC Academic selection … ACC Academic Honor Roll member … hit .308 with 64 runs, 12 doubles, a triple, 10 homers, 33 RBIs, a .504 slugging percentage, .445 on-base percentage, 42 walks, 15 hit-by-pitches and five steals in 59 games (59 starts, including 48 in right field and 11 in center field) … tied for fifth in Tiger history in hit-by-pitches … tied for seventh in the ACC in hit-by-pitches … led the team in hit-by-pitches and outfield assists (8), as only one involved a relay throw … had 20 multiple-hit games … had a 34-game on-base streak from March to May … had a 10-game hitting streak from April to May … reached base in all 30 ACC regular-season games … went 1-for-2 with a grand slam in his first plate appearance as a Tiger, two runs and three walks against Xavier on Feb. 16 … went 2-for-3 with two RBIs, a run and two walks against Xavier on Feb. 18; was 4-for-8 with a homer, six RBIs, four runs, seven walks and a .733 on-base percentage in the series … went 1-for-2 with three runs, a walk, two hit-by-pitches and a steal against USC Upstate on Feb. 27 … went 2-for-3 with a homer, two runs and a walk against Kansas State on March 6 … went 2-for-4 with three runs, a walk and steal against UNC Greensboro on March 8 … hit two homers against Presbyterian at Greenville, S.C. on March 20 … went 3-for-5 with a double, two RBIs, three runs and a walk in the first game of a doubleheader against No. 7 Florida State on March 23 … went 3-for-5 with a two-run homer and two runs against No. 7 Florida State on March 24; was 7-for-13 (.538) with two doubles, a homer, five RBIs, five runs and two walks in the series … hit a homer at Miami (Fla.) on March 28 … went 2-for-4 with a triple, three RBIs and two runs against USC Upstate at Greenville, S.C. on April 2 … went 1-for-4 with a homer and two runs against Charlotte on April 16 … went 3-for-5 with a double in the second game of a doubleheader against Pittsburgh on April 20 … went 3-for-6 with an RBI, a run, steal and two outfield assists at Louisville on April 26 … went 4-for-5 with two doubles, an RBI and three runs at Louisville on April 28; was 8-for-16 with three doubles, two RBIs, four runs and a steal in the series … went 2-for-5 with a homer and two runs in the first game of a doubleheader against Georgia Tech on May 3 … had three walks, a hit-by-pitch and three runs in the second game of a doubleheader against Georgia Tech on May 3 … went 2-for-4 with two doubles and a run at No. 12 Wake Forest on May 11 … went 1-for-4 with a homer and hit-by-pitch against Boston College on May 16 … had two runs and three walks against Boston College on May 18 … had two hit-by-pitches and scored three runs against Coastal Carolina in the Clemson Regional on June 1 … went 2-for-4 with a double, three RBIs, three runs, a walk and hit-by-pitch against Coastal Carolina in the Clemson Regional on June 2 … went 3-for-5 with two runs and a steal against No. 13 Florida in the Clemson Super Regional on June 8 … hit a homer to give Clemson the lead in the 13th inning against No. 13 Florida in the Clemson Super Regional on June 9.
Before Clemson: Drafted in the 19th round (No. 557 overall pick) by the Baltimore Orioles in 2022 … member of the Richmond team from 2020-23 … hit .319 with 142 runs, 36 doubles, seven triples, 21 homers, 117 RBIs, a .523 slugging percentage, .408 on-base percentage and 20 steals in 148 games (139 starts) in his career at Richmond, where he was coached by Tracy Woodson … was 5-5 with five saves, a 4.60 ERA, .221 opponents’ batting average and 125 strikeouts against 45 walks in 94.0 innings pitched over 30 appearances (nine starts) in his career … hit .296 with 59 runs, 14 doubles, nine homers, 41 RBIs, a .434 on-base percentage and 11 steals in 54 games in 2023 … hit .344 with 61 runs, 13 doubles, six triples, a team-high 10 homers, 59 RBIs, a .567 slugging percentage, .398 on-base percentage and seven steals in 55 games in 2022, when he was a Second-Team All-Atlantic 10 Conference selection … was 3-2 with a 3.35 ERA, .181 opponents’ batting average and 58 strikeouts in 43.0 innings pitched over nine appearances (six starts) in 2022 … earned All-Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament honors in 2022 … Atlantic 10 Conference All-Rookie selection in 2021 … played at Marple Newtown High School, where he was Delaware County player-of-the-year as a senior … All-Central League selection four times, including a first-team pick three times … All-Delaware County four times, including a first-team pick three times … had 138 career hits … member of the state championship team as a junior … team captain in football as a senior … lettered four times in baseball, three times in basketball and three times in football at Marple Newtown High School, where he was coached by Mark Jordan.
Personal: His father, Chip, played baseball at Duke … pronounced ALL-den MATH-iss … earned a certificate on May 9, 2024 in athletic leadership in education … born Alden Francis Mathes on Feb. 21, 2001 in Upper Darby, Pa.
