Career Stats
Graduate transfer from Dayton who started all 121 games of his Clemson career at shortstop … two-time All-ACC Academic selection … two-time Academic Honor Roll member … a career .311 hitter with a .411 slugging percentage and .406 on-base percentage in 235 games (235 starts) over five seasons, including three at Dayton and two at Clemson … had 38 doubles, eight triples, 11 homers, 126 RBIs, 184 runs, 109 walks, 36 hit-by-pitches and 61 steals … had a .935 fielding percentage in his career … had a .956 fielding percentage as a Tiger … in 59 ACC regular-season games in his Tiger career, he committed only three errors (.986 fielding percentage).
2023: Signed a free-agent contract with the Texas Rangers in July … Academic All-District by CSC … All-ACC Academic selection … Academic Honor Roll member … hit .301 with 36 runs, 10 doubles, two triples, two homers, 31 RBIs, a .386 slugging percentage, .384 on-base percentage, 27 walks, six hit-by-pitches and 27 steals in 63 games (63 starts at shortstop) … first in the ACC in steals, first in steals per game (0.43), second in assists (164) and tied for ninth in sacrifice bunts (4) … led the team in steals and tied for the team lead in games, starts and sacrifice bunts … had four bunt singles … had 22 multiple-hit games … had a .455 on-base percentage when leading off an inning … committed only nine errors, as his .962 fielding percentage was fifth among Tiger shortstops in history; committed only four errors in the last 33 games … committed only one error (.991 fielding percentage) in 30 ACC regular-season games … went 3-for-5 with a double, four RBIs, two runs and a steal against Binghamton on Feb. 19 … went 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBIs, a walk and two steals against Charlotte on Feb. 21 … went 3-for-5 with two doubles, two RBIs and two runs against UCF on Feb. 25 … went 3-for-5 with two doubles, two RBIs and a run in the second game of a doubleheader against Georgia State on March 11 … went 2-for-4 with a double, two runs and a hit-by-pitch in the second game of a doubleheader against Duke on March 18 … went 2-for-3 with a homer and walk at Georgia Tech on March 25 … went 2-for-4 with a triple and two runs against Notre Dame on April 14 … went 3-for-4 with two RBIs, a run and steal at NC State on April 21; was 6-for-12 with three RBIs in the series … went 3-for-4 with three RBIs, two runs and a walk against Kennesaw State on April 25 … went 1-for-2 with an RBI, two runs, three walks and a steal at No. 8 Coastal Carolina on May 10 … went 2-for-3 with two RBIs, two runs and a steal at Virginia Tech on May 12 … hit a three-run homer against USC Upstate on May 16 … went 3-for-4 with a double, run and steal against North Carolina on May 19 … No. 34 shortstop in the nation in the preseason by D1Baseball.
2022: All-ACC Academic selection … ACC Academic Honor Roll member … hit .327 with 52 runs, 10 doubles, a triple, three homers, 33 RBIs, a .422 slugging percentage, .428 on-base percentage, 32 walks, 10 hit-by-pitches and four steals in 58 games (58 starts at shortstop) … led the team in hit-by-pitches … one of three Tigers to start every game … only Tiger to start every game at the same position … had 20 multiple-hit games … had a .951 fielding percentage, committing only 11 errors in 224 chances … just the second Tiger shortstop since 2003 to field .950 and hit .300 in a season, joining Brad Miller in 2011 … committed only five errors in the last 43 games and four errors in the last 34 games … hit a team-high .391 with runners on base and team-high .429 with runners in scoring position … had a 10-game hitting streak from March to April … went 1-for-2 with a homer on the first pitch of his Tiger career, two RBIs and a walk against Indiana on Feb. 18 … went 1-for-2 with an RBI, three runs, a walk and hit-by-pitch against Indiana on Feb. 19 … led off the 10th inning with a single, scored the walkoff run on Bryar Hawkins’ sacrifice fly and had a walk and hit-by-pitch against Indiana on Feb. 20 … went 3-for-4 with a double, four RBIs and three runs in the second game of a doubleheader against Hartford on Feb. 26 … went 1-for-1 with two RBIs, three walks and a steal against South Carolina at Columbia, S.C. (Segra Park) on March 5 … went 3-for-4 with a walk against Northeastern on March 12 … went 4-for-6 with a homer, five RBIs and two runs against No. 23 Miami (Fla.) on March 20 … went 2-for-4 with a homer, two RBIs and a walk against Coastal Carolina on March 22 … went 3-for-3 with three runs and two walks against No. 22 NC State on April 1 … went 3-for-4 with a walk against No. 22 NC State on April 3; was 8-for-12 (.667) with three runs and three walks in the series … went 3-for-4 with an RBI, four runs and a walk against USC Upstate at Greenville, S.C. on April 12 … went 2-for-6 with two runs at No. 23 Wake Forest on April 16 … went 3-for-5 with a double and two runs at No. 23 Wake Forest on April 17 … went 3-for-4 with a double and two runs against No. 9 Florida State on April 22 … went 2-for-4 with three runs, a walk, hit-by-pitch and steal against No. 22 Wofford on April 27 … went 2-for-4 with two RBIs, three runs and a walk against No. 21 Georgia Tech on May 6 … went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBIs, a run and hit-by-pitch against No. 21 Georgia Tech on May 8 … went 3-for-5 with an RBI, two runs and a walk against College of Charleston at Columbia, S.C. on May 10 … went 2-for-5 with a run and walk in the first game of a doubleheader at No. 9 Virginia on May 15 … No. 36 shortstop in the nation in the preseason by D1Baseball.
Before Clemson: Hit .309 with six homers, 62 RBIs, 96 runs a 30 steals in 114 games (114 starts) over three seasons (2019-21) at Dayton … First-Team All-Atlantic 10 selection in 2021 … third in the conference in runs (52) and tied for fifth in batting average (.349) in 2021 … earned numerous academic accolades at Dayton, where he was coached by Jayson King … lettered multiple times in baseball at Riverdale (Md.) Baptist School, where he was coached by Ryan Terrill.
Personal: Graduated May 11, 2023 with a master’s degree in athletic leadership … born Benjamin Samuel Blackwell on April 6, 1999 in Fort Bragg, N.C.
