Righthander who was one of the team’s top long relievers in 2016 but saw less action in 2017 due to an illness during the second half of the season … became a weekend starter in 2018 and was a starter and reliever in 2019 … in 192.0 innings pitched over 73 appearances (28 starts) and four seasons, he had a 16-7 record, two saves and a 3.94 ERA while allowing 194 hits (.258 opponents’ batting average) and 58 walks with 137 strikeouts.
2019: Drafted in the 29th round (No. 866 overall pick) by the San Francisco Giants and signed in June … had a 1-5 record, a save and 6.96 ERA in 14 appearances (10 starts) … in 42.2 innings pitched, he allowed 58 hits (.307 opponents’ batting average) and 14 walks with 31 strikeouts … pitched 5.1 innings in a starting role, allowing no walks with seven strikeouts in the first game of a doubleheader against Virginia Military on Feb. 23 … pitched 4.1 innings in a starting role, allowing four hits, no runs and no walks with one strikeout to earn the win against College of Charleston on March 19 … pitched 2.2 perfect innings in relief with one strikeout to record the save against Furman on April 10.
2018: ACC Academic Honor Roll member … had an 8-2 record and a 3.24 ERA in 16 starts … in 80.2 innings pitched, he allowed 71 hits (.234 opponents’ batting average) and 18 walks with 58 strikeouts … first in the ACC in wins in ACC regular-season games (6), tied for first in wins and tied for second in starts … led the team in wins and innings pitched … tied for the team lead in starts on the mound … Clemson had a 14-2 record in his 16 starts … did not allow more than six hits or four runs in any of his 16 starts … only allowed nine runs on his eight homers … pitched 5.0 innings in a starting role, allowing three hits, no runs and no walks with five strikeouts to earn the win in the first game of a doubleheader against No. 10 Dallas Baptist on Feb. 24 … pitched 4.2 innings in a starting role, allowing three hits and one run with three strikeouts against No. 23 South Carolina at Greenville, S.C. on March 3 … pitched 5.0 innings in a starting role, allowing no walks with five strikeouts to earn the win against Boston College on March 30 … pitched 7.0 innings in a starting role, allowing five hits, one run and one walk with one strikeout to earn the win in the first game of a doubleheader at Notre Dame on April 8 … pitched 7.0 innings in a starting role, allowing five hits, three runs and no walks with five strikeouts to earn the win at Wake Forest on April 21 … pitched 5.0 innings in a starting role, allowing five hits, two earned runs and no walks with three strikeouts to earn the win at Virginia on April 28 … pitched 5.0 innings in a starting role, allowing five hits and no walks with five strikeouts to earn the win against No. 15 Florida State on May 6 … pitched 6.2 innings in a starting role, allowing four hits, one run and no walks with a team-season-high 10 strikeouts to earn the win against Austin Peay on May 12 … pitched 5.1 innings in a starting role, allowing five hits, one run and one walk with six strikeouts to earn the win at Pittsburgh on May 18 … pitched 5.0 innings in a starting role, allowing three hits and one run with three strikeouts against Miami (Fla.) in the ACC Tournament on May 24 … pitched 5.1 innings in a starting role, allowing three hits and one earned run with two strikeouts against Morehead State in the Clemson Regional on June 1.
2017: Had a 4-0 record and 1.23 ERA in 17 relief appearances … in 22.0 innings pitched, he allowed 20 hits (.249 opponents’ batting average), no homers and seven walks with 22 strikeouts … led the team in ERA … held opponents to a .130 batting average with two outs and .206 batting average with runners in scoring position … pitched just twice after April 22 due to an illness … pitched 1.1 innings in relief, allowing no runs and no walks with three strikeouts to earn the win against Western Carolina on Feb. 22 … pitched 1.0 innings in relief, allowing one hit, no runs and no walks with three strikeouts to earn the win against Elon on Feb. 24; combined with Charlie Barnes and Ryley Gilliam to set a school record with 23 strikeouts … pitched 1.2 innings in relief, allowing one hit, no runs and no walks with a strikeout at No. 4 South Carolina on March 5 … pitched 4.2 innings in relief, allowing two hits, no runs and one walk with three strikeouts to earn the win against Notre Dame on March 11 … pitched 1.2 innings in relief, allowing no walks with a strikeout to earn the win against Yale on March 15 … pitched 2.1 hitless and scoreless innings in relief with two strikeouts at Georgia Tech on April 1 … pitched 3.1 innings in relief, allowing two hits, no runs and no walks with four strikeouts against Vanderbilt in the Clemson Regional on June 5 … No. 26 ACC prospect for the 2018 draft in the preseason by D1Baseball … played for Hyannis in the Cape Cod League in the summer, where he was 1-0 with a 4.68 ERA, .237 opponents’ batting average and 16 strikeouts against 13 walks in 25.0 innings pitched over seven appearances (five starts).
2016: Had a 3-0 record, a save and a 3.66 ERA in 26 appearances (two starts) … in 46.2 innings pitched, he allowed 45 hits (.254 opponents’ batting average) and 19 walks with 26 strikeouts … in 40.0 innings pitched over his 24 relief appearances, he was 3-0 with a 2.70 ERA, .243 opponents’ batting average and 23 strikeouts … allowed three earned runs (1.29 ERA) in 21.0 innings pitched after the sixth inning … allowed only eight of 26 inherited baserunners to score … pitched a hitless and scoreless inning in relief against Maine on Feb. 21; was his first career appearance … pitched 2.2 innings in relief, allowing no hits and no runs with two strikeouts to earn his first career win against James Madison on Feb. 28 … pitched 2.0 innings in relief, allowing no runs with two strikeouts at No. 18 South Carolina on March 4 … pitched 1.2 innings in relief, allowing one hit, no runs and no walks with one strikeout at Wake Forest on March 11 … pitched 2.2 innings in relief, allowing two hits and one run with one strikeout to earn the win at Wake Forest on March 13 … pitched 1.2 innings in relief, allowing one hit, no earned runs and no walks with one strikeout at The Citadel on March 16 … pitched 1.2 innings in relief, allowing one hit and no runs to record his first career save against No. 22 Boston College on March 19 … pitched 1.1 scoreless innings in relief with one strikeout against Presbyterian College on March 22 … pitched 2.0 innings in relief, allowing one hit and no runs with two strikeouts at No. 4 Miami (Fla.) on March 26 … pitched 2.2 innings in relief, allowing one hit and no earned runs with two strikeouts at Georgia on April 5 … pitched 2.0 innings in relief, allowing one hit, no runs and no walks with one strikeout against No. 3 Florida State on April 30 … pitched 1.2 perfect innings in relief against Furman on May 4 … pitched 2.0 perfect innings in relief with one strikeout to earn the win at Notre Dame on May 19 … pitched 1.2 perfect innings in relief with two strikeouts against Western Carolina in the Clemson Regional on June 3 … played for Charlottesville in the Valley League in the summer, where he was 2-1 with a 2.01 ERA, .238 opponents’ batting average and 15 strikeouts against seven walks in 22.1 innings pitched over four starts; Valley Baseball League All-Star Game selection.
Before Clemson: Team Elite member … Athens Banner-Herald Player-of-the-Year as a senior … team captain as a senior … member of the region champions as a senior … all-region selection as a sophomore, junior and senior … won the team’s best pitcher award as a sophomore and senior … won the team’s best hitter award as a junior and senior … lettered four times in baseball and two times in basketball at Oconee County High School, where he was coached by Tom Gooch.
Personal: Graduated May 9, 2019 with a degree in sports communication … born Jonathan Brooks Crawford on Aug. 19, 1996 in Athens, Ga.