Career Stats
Junior lefthander and first baseman who was the team’s top power hitter and run producer for most of his career … hit for power to all fields … pitched sparingly in his first two seasons, but became a force on the mound in the weekend rotation in 2023 … two-time All-ACC selection; became the first Tiger since Jarrod Schmidt (2001,02) to earn All-ACC honors as both a hitter and pitcher during a career … two-time winner of the Mitchell Award, given to the team’s most valuable player … six-time national player-of-the-week in his career … earned ACC weekly honors four times in his career, one of only six Tigers who can make that claim … in 94.0 innings pitched over 26 appearances (17 starts) and three seasons, he had a 10-2 record and 3.73 ERA while allowing 68 hits (.203 opponents’ batting average) and 46 walks with 122 strikeouts … a career .288 hitter with a .560 slugging percentage and .398 on-base percentage in 168 games (167 starts) over three seasons … had 35 doubles, two triples, 45 homers, 161 RBIs, 145 runs, 94 walks, 27 hit-by-pitches and 12 steals … 10th in Tiger history in homers.
2023: Drafted in the Competitive Balance Round B (No. 64 overall pick) by the Arizona Diamondbacks and signed in July … John Olerud Two-Way Player-of-the-Year Award … Golden Spikes Award semifinalist … Bobby Bragan National Collegiate Slugger Award Watch List member … first-team All-American by ABCA, Baseball America, College Baseball Foundation, Collegiate Baseball, D1Baseball and NCBWA … second-team All-American by Perfect Game … first-team All-Atlantic Region by ABCA … Second-Team All-ACC selection … won the Mitchell Award, given to the team’s most valuable player … had an 8-1 record and a 3.35 ERA in 14 starts … in 78.0 innings pitched, he allowed 54 hits (.196 opponents’ batting average) and 33 walks with 101 strikeouts … Clemson had an 11-3 record in his 14 pitching starts … held opponents to .190 with runners on base … had a 7-1 record, 3.45 ERA, .202 opponents’ batting average and 73 strikeouts against 28 walks in 57.1 innings pitched over 10 starts in ACC regular-season games … hit .307 with 60 runs, 15 doubles, a triple, 18 homers, 68 RBIs, a .618 slugging percentage, .411 on-base percentage, 30 walks, 13 hit-by-pitches and four steals in 59 games (58 starts, including 43 at first base, 13 as the DH and one in center field) … first in Tiger history in grand slams (3), ninth in strikeouts per nine innings pitched (11.65) and tied for ninth in hit-by-pitches … 15th in the nation in hits per nine innings pitched (6.23) … second in the ACC in opponents’ batting average, second in hits per nine innings pitched, fourth in pitching strikeouts, fourth in strikeouts per nine innings pitched (11.65), tied for fourth in wins, fifth in ERA, fifth in RBIs per game (1.15), seventh in homers., seventh in RBIs, tied for seventh in hit-by-pitches, 10th in homers per game (0.31) and tied for 10th in sacrifice flies (4) … led the team in pitching strikeouts, homers, RBIs, two-out RBIs (38), total bases (141), hit-by-pitches and multiple-RBI games (17) and tied for the team lead in wins … no Tiger in history prior to him led or tied for the team lead in wins and homers … third Tiger in history with 10+ homers and 5+ wins in a season … hit all 18 homers in the last 45 games after hitting no homers in his first 14 games … had 21 multiple-hit games … had three three-RBI games, four four-RBI games and two five-RBI games … was 6-for-12 (.500) with three grand slams, 24 RBIs and a 1.250 slugging percentage with the bases loaded … hit .333 with 10 homers, 11 doubles, 35 RBIs, 31 runs, a .713 slugging percentage, .407 on-base percentage and a steal in 26 games against NCAA Tournament teams … hit .310 with 10 homers, seven doubles, 37 RBIs and a .416 on-base percentage in 30 ACC regular-season games … named one of 11 national players-of-the-Week by Collegiate Baseball and ACC Co-Player-of-the-Week on March 27 for his five games from March 21-26; had four homers, 11 RBIs, five runs and three walks in five games at the plate, and pitched 5.0 innings, allowing three hits and one run with six strikeouts in one start on the mound … named one of 15 national players-of-the-Week by Collegiate Baseball and ACC Pitcher-of-the-Week on May 1 for his performance at No. 11 Boston College on April 29, when he pitched 8.0 innings, allowing two hits and one earned run with nine strikeouts to earn the win; also went 7-for-16 (.438) with two homers, three doubles, 10 RBIs and four runs in four games … earned ACC Tournament MVP and All-ACC Tournament honors and was named one of five national players-of-the-week by Collegiate Baseball on May 29 by pitching 7.0 innings, allowing four hits and one walk with nine strikeouts in one start on the mound, and going 7-for-19 (.368) with two homers, a double, nine RBIs and six runs in four games at the plate … Clemson Regional All-Tournament selection as a pitcher by pitching 8.2 innings with 10 strikeouts in one start and as a first baseman by going 5-for-13 (.385) with two homers, two doubles, five RBIs, four runs and a steal in three games … ended the season on an 11-game hitting streak … went 1-for-3 with a double, run and walk against Binghamton on Feb. 18; hit a double in the eighth inning and scored the go-ahead run … pitched 2.0 innings in a starting role, allowing one hit and no runs with two strikeouts against East Tennessee State on March 7 … pitched 3.0 innings in a starting role, allowing two hits, no runs and no walks with seven strikeouts in the second game of a doubleheader against Georgia State on March 11 … went 3-for-5 with a homer, double, two RBIs and three runs in the second game of a doubleheader against Duke on March 18 … went 2-for-3 with a double, RBI and two runs against Duke on March 19 … went 1-for-2 with a three-run homer and walk against Winthrop on March 21 … went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer and walk at Georgia Tech on March 25 … pitched 5.0 innings in a starting role, allowing three hits and one run with six strikeouts to earn the win and went 2-for-4 with two homers, five RBIs, three runs and a walk at Georgia Tech on March 26 … went 2-for-4 with a homer, triple, two RBIs and a walk against College of Charleston at Columbia, S.C. on March 28 … pitched 5.0 innings in a starting role, allowing two hits with eight strikeouts and went 2-for-4 with a homer against No. 2 Wake Forest on April 1 … went 2-for-3 with a double, four RBIs, a run, walk and hit-by-pitch against No. 17 Coastal Carolina on April 4 … went 2-for-2 with a double, RBI, two runs and two walks at Florida State on April 7 … pitched 6.1 innings in a starting role, allowing five hits, two runs and two walks with five strikeouts to earn the win and went 2-for-4 with a grand slam and walk at Florida State on April 8 … hit a grand slam on a 1-2 pitch with two outs in the eighth inning to give Clemson the lead for good at NC State on April 22 … pitched 6.0 innings in a starting role, allowing five hits and two walks with eight strikeouts to earn the win at NC State on April 23 … went 3-for-4 with a homer, double, five RBIs, two runs and two walks against Kennesaw State on April 25 … went 3-for-5 with a homer, two doubles, three RBIs and two runs in the first game of a doubleheader at No. 11 Boston College on April 28 … pitched 8.0 innings in a starting role, allowing two hits, one earned run and two walks with nine strikeouts to earn the win at No. 11 Boston College on April 29; went 1-for-4 with two RBIs and a walk … pitched 6.2 innings in a starting role, allowing two earned runs and two walks with a team-season-high 11 strikeouts to earn the win against No. 22 Louisville on May 7 … went 1-for-3 with a homer, three runs, a walk and hit-by-pitch at No. 8 Coastal Carolina on May 10 … went 2-for-4 with two runs and a hit-by-pitch at Virginia Tech on May 12 … pitched 5.0 innings in a starting role, allowing five hits with five strikeouts to earn the win at Virginia Tech on May 14 … went 2-for-5 with a homer, two RBIs and two runs against North Carolina on May 18 … hit a two-run homer and pitched 7.1 innings in a starting role, allowing four hits, no earned runs and two walks with nine strikeouts to earn the win against North Carolina on May 20 … went 2-for-4 with a grand slam, three runs and two hit-by-pitches against Virginia Tech in the ACC Tournament on May 24 … hit a two-run homer against No. 19 Boston College in the ACC Tournament on May 26 … pitched 7.0 innings in a starting role, allowing four hits, three runs and one walk with nine strikeouts to earn the win and hit a two-run double against North Carolina in the ACC Tournament on May 27 … went 3-for-5 with an RBI and a run against No. 5 Miami (Fla.) in the ACC Tournament on May 28 … went 2-for-2 with a homer, double, three RBIs, three runs, a walk, hit-by-pitch and steal against Lipscomb in the Clemson Regional on June 2 … pitched a team-season-long 8.2 innings in a starting role, allowing six hits and one walk with 10 strikeouts and went 2-for-7 with a double and an RBI against No. 9 Tennessee in the Clemson Regional on June 3 … hit a homer against Charlotte in the Clemson Regional on June 4 … No. 135 starting pitcher in the nation in the preseason by D1Baseball … No. 79 junior in the nation in the preseason by Perfect Game … No. 17 ACC prospect for the 2023 draft in the preseason by Perfect Game … No. 40 ACC prospect for the 2023 draft in the preseason by D1Baseball.
2022: Golden Spikes Award Watch List member … hit .244 with 45 runs, 11 doubles, 12 homers, 40 RBIs, a .453 slugging percentage, .360 on-base percentage, 36 walks, five hit-by-pitches and six steals in 58 games (58 starts, including 38 in right field, 14 in center field, four at first base and two as the DH) … had a 2-0 record and 3.00 ERA in seven relief appearances … in 6.0 innings pitched, he allowed four hits (.190 opponents’ batting average), no homers and seven walks with seven strikeouts … one of three Tigers to start every game … had 10 multiple-RBI games … Clemson had a 10-0 record in games he hit a homer … had a 13-game hitting streak, which included the last eight games of 2021 and the first five games of 2022 … went 3-for-5 with three runs against Indiana on Feb. 18 … went 1-for-4 with three RBIs and three walks against Indiana on Feb. 19 … went 2-for-3 with a homer, three RBIs, a walk and pitched a scoreless 10th inning with one strikeout to earn his first career win against Indiana on Feb. 20; was 6-for-12 with a homer, six RBIs, four runs, four walks, a .588 on-base percentage and win on the mound in the series; named John Olerud Two-Way Player-of-the-Week … went 1-for-2 with a two-run homer and two walks against College of Charleston on Feb. 22 … went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and a walk against Hartford on Feb. 25 … went 2-for-5 with three runs and two walks in the second game of a doubleheader against Hartford on Feb. 26 … hit a homer against Northeastern on March 12 … went 3-for-4 with a double, two RBIs, a run and two walks against No. 22 NC State on April 1 … hit a game-tying, run-scoring single in the ninth inning at No. 23 Wake Forest on April 16 … went 2-for-5 with two homers and three RBIs at No. 23 Wake Forest on April 17 … went 1-for-4 with a three-run homer and walk at No. 10 Georgia on April 19 … pitched 1.2 hitless and scoreless innings in relief with two strikeouts to earn the win against East Tennessee State on April 20 … hit a three-run homer and scored two runs against No. 9 Florida State on April 24 … went 3-for-5 with a homer and two runs against Presbyterian on April 26 … went 2-for-3 with a double, RBI, run, walk and hit-by-pitch at No. 10 Louisville on May 1 … went 3-for-4 with two homers, a double and six RBIs against No. 21 Georgia Tech on May 7 … went 2-for-4 with a double, two runs and a walk against No. 21 Georgia Tech on May 8 … went 3-for-4 with a homer, double, two RBIs and three runs against Boston College on May 19 … preseason second-team All-American by Baseball America … preseason third-team All-American by D1Baseball and NCBWA … preseason first-team All-ACC by Perfect Game … No. 3 first baseman in the nation in the preseason by D1Baseball … No. 15 sophomore in the nation in the preseason by Perfect Game … No. 15 overall prospect for the 2023 draft in the preseason by Perfect Game … No. 11 college prospect for the 2023 draft in the preseason by Perfect Game … No. 16 college prospect for the 2023 draft in the preseason by D1Baseball … No. 4 ACC prospect for the 2023 draft in the preseason by D1Baseball … played for Chatham in the Cape Cod League in the summer, when he hit .213 with four homers, seven doubles, 11 RBIs and 14 runs in 40 games; was 0-0 with an 0.00 ERA and 13 strikeouts in 10.2 innings pitched over four appearances (one start); Cape Cod League All-Star Game selection.
2021: Golden Spikes Award Watch List member … first-team freshman All-American by D1Baseball and Perfect Game … freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball … second-team freshman All-American by Baseball America and NCBWA … Second-Team All-ACC selection (first baseman) … All-ACC Freshman selection … won the Mitchell Award, given to the team’s most valuable player … hit .317 with 40 runs, nine doubles, a triple, 15 homers, 53 RBIs, a .618 slugging percentage, .427 on-base percentage, 28 walks, nine hit-by-pitches and two steals in 51 games (51 starts, including 28 at first base, 22 as the DH and one in right field) … had an 0-1 record and a 7.20 ERA in five appearances (three starts) … in 10.0 innings pitched, he allowed 10 hits (.263 opponents’ batting average), no homers and six walks with 14 strikeouts … tied for fifth in the ACC in RBIs, tied for seventh in homers and 10th in slugging percentage … led the team in runs, homers, RBIs, total bases (115), slugging percentage, on-base percentage and multiple-RBI games (14) … tied for the team lead in starts (52) and two-out RBIs (19) … had 17 multiple-hit games … hit .338 with seven doubles, a triple, 10 homers, 39 RBIs, 29 runs, a .625 slugging percentage, .451 on-base percentage and a steal in 36 ACC regular-season games … hit .379 with a .690 slugging percentage and .472 on-base percentage with runners in scoring position … was 4-for-6 with a grand slam, two doubles, 12 RBIs and a walk with the bases loaded … was 20-for-49 (.408) with six homers, three doubles and 25 RBIs in the first two innings … was 13-for-33 (.394) with two homers, two doubles and six RBIs after the seventh inning … allowed one hit (.053 opponents’ batting average), one run (1.50 ERA) and three walks with 10 strikeouts in 6.0 innings pitched over two appearances (one start) in ACC regular-season games … named one of 12 national players-of-the-week by Collegiate Baseball on March 8 for his four games from March 2-7; was 6-for-13 (.462) with four homers, six RBIs, seven runs and four walks in four games … named ACC Player-of-the-Week on March 29 and NCBWA National Hitter-of-the-Week on March 30 for his four games from March 23-27; was 9-for-18 (.500) with five runs, three doubles, a triple, homer, 13 RBIs, a .944 slugging percentage and .571 on-base percentage … named one of 11 national players-of-the-Week by Collegiate Baseball and ACC Player-of-the-Week on May 3 as well as national player-of-the-week by D1Baseball and Perfect Game on May 4 for his three games against No. 4 Louisville from April 30 to May 2; was 9-for-13 (.692) with four homers, a double, 12 RBIs, seven runs, a 1.692 slugging percentage and .750 on-base percentage … went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI against Cincinnati on Feb. 19; was his first career game … went 2-for-4 with two homers and three RBIs against East Tennessee State on March 2 … went 2-for-3 with a homer, two RBIs, three runs and two walks against Notre Dame on March 5 … went 2-for-3 with a homer, two runs and a walk against Notre Dame on March 7 … went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and walk at No. 18 North Carolina on March 12 … hit a three-run homer against Georgia Southern at North Augusta, S.C. on March 23 … went 4-for-6 with a double, triple, seven RBIs and two runs at Boston College on March 26; his two-out, two-run triple in the seventh inning gave Clemson the lead for good … went 1-for-3 with a three-run double in the 10th inning, a run, walk and two hit-by-pitches in the first game of a doubleheader against Boston College on March 27 … went 3-for-5 with a double and run in the second game of a doubleheader against Boston College on March 27; was 8-for-14 (.571) with three doubles, a triple, 10 RBIs, four runs and a .647 on-base percentage in the series … went 2-for-4 with a homer against Virginia on April 10 … went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBIs and two runs as well as pitching 1.0 perfect innings in relief with one strikeout at No. 21 Georgia on April 20 … hit a team-season-high and school-record-tying three homers with a team-season-high eight RBIs against No. 4 Louisville on April 30; became the 15th Tiger to hit three homers in a game; most RBIs by a Tiger since 2006 … went 2-for-4 with a homer, two RBIs, two runs and a hit-by-pitch against No. 4 Louisville on May 1; his solo homer in the eighth inning broke a 4-4 tie in Clemson’s win … went 4-for-4 with a double, two RBIs, two runs and two walks against No. 4 Louisville on May 2 … went 1-for-4 with a homer, two RBIs, two runs and a hit-by-pitch at No. 10 Florida State on May 15 … pitched 5.0 innings in a starting role, allowing one hit, no runs and one walk with eight strikeouts against Duke on May 22 … went 2-for-5 with two homers and three RBIs against Louisville in the ACC Tournament on May 25; tied the Tiger record for homers in an ACC Tournament game … No. 10 freshman in the ACC in the preseason by D1Baseball … No. 38 freshman in the ACC in the preseason by Perfect Game … played for Chatham in the Cape Cod League in the summer, when he hit .250 with two homers, three RBIs and seven runs in nine games … played for the USA Collegiate National Team in the summer, when he totaled a homer, two RBIs and two runs in 10 games.
Before Clemson: No. 218 player in the nation by Perfect Game … No. 25 lefthander in the nation by Perfect Game … No. 5 player in South Carolina by Perfect Game … No. 2 lefthander in South Carolina by Perfect Game … three-time all-state selection … four-time all-region selection … South Carolina Gatorade Player-of-the-Year as a senior … upstate player-of-the-year by Greenville News as a sophomore … lettered four times in baseball at Riverside High School, where he was coached by Michael Pettit.
Personal: Majoring in parks, recreation & tourism management … born Caden Bradley Grice on June 15, 2002 in Greer, S.C.
