Joseph Moorefield

Career Stats

Lefthander who was used primarily to face lefthanded batters … in 34.0 innings pitched over 64 relief appearances and four active seasons, he had a 2-1 record and 5.03 ERA while allowing 44 hits and 17 walks with 26 strikeouts.

2013: One of three winners of Clemson’s Academic Achievement Award, which goes to student-athletes who make significant and consistent improvement in their academic coursework … had an 0-0 record and a 1.69 ERA in 15 relief appearances … in 5.1 innings pitched, he allowed seven hits and five walks with two strikeouts … did not allow a steal … in 1.1 innings pitched over six relief appearances in ACC regular-season games, he did not allow an earned run … struck out both batters he faced in relief against Winthrop on Feb. 27 … pitched a perfect sixth inning against Georgia Southern on May 12 … retired both batters he faced in relief against #3 North Carolina in the ACC Tournament on May 24.

2012: Had an 0-0 record and a 6.23 ERA in 19 relief appearances … in 8.2 innings pitched, he allowed 13 hits (.333 opponents’ batting average) and two walks with 11 strikeouts … held opponents to 1-for-11 (.091) with two outs, 0-for-8 with runners on base and two outs, and 3-for-18 (.167) with seven strikeouts with runners in scoring position … allowed just one hit and no runs in 4.0 innings pitched after the seventh inning … allowed only one of his 18 inherited baserunners and none of his last 16 inherited baserunners to score … allowed only one hit and no runs in 3.0 innings pitched over seven relief appearances away from home … in 3.2 innings pitched over seven relief appearances in night games, he allowed no hits, no runs, and one walk with four strikeouts … pitched a hitless and scoreless ninth inning with one strikeout against Winthrop on Apr. 3 … pitched a perfect ninth inning with one strikeout against Coastal Carolina on Apr. 24 … struck out the only batter he faced with one out, a runner on third base, and the score tied in the seventh inning against College of Charleston on May 5 … struck out the only batter he faced at Wake Forest on May 19 … struck out the only batter he faced against #17 Virginia in the ACC Tournament on May 24 … retired both batters he faced in the ninth inning against Georgia Tech in the ACC Tournament on May 26 … retired the only batter he faced at #2 South Carolina in the Columbia Regional on June 2.

2011: Drafted in the 26th round (#786 overall pick) by the Kansas City Royals … had a 2-1 record and 5.28 ERA in 24 relief appearances … in 15.1 innings pitched, he allowed 19 hits (.292 opponents’ batting average) and five walks with nine strikeouts … did not throw a wild pitch … allowed an earned run in only five of his 24 appearances … held lefthanded batters to a .161 batting average … allowed only four of 15 inherited baserunners to score … pitched a perfect ninth inning with a strikeout against Eastern Michigan on Feb. 18 … pitched 2.0 innings in relief, allowing no hits, no runs, and no walks with two strikeouts to earn his first career win against #4 South Carolina on Mar. 6 … pitched a scoreless seventh inning against Furman on Apr. 26 … struck out the only batter he faced with two outs in the seventh inning, the score tied 3-3, and the potential go-ahead run on third base to earn the win in the second game of a doubleheader at Virginia Tech on May 14 … retired both batters he faced in relief with one strikeout at #4 Florida State on May 19.

2010: Had an 0-0 record and 5.79 ERA in six relief appearances … in 4.2 innings pitched, he allowed five hits and five walks with four strikeouts … allowed a run in only one of his six appearances and a hit in just two of his six appearances … held opponents to 0-for-4 with two outs … allowed just one hit in 10 at-bats and no runs with four strikeouts in 3.1 innings pitched over four relief appearances at home … pitched a perfect eighth inning with two strikeouts against #16 Alabama in the Clemson Super Regional on June 13.

2009: Red-shirted.

Before Clemson: All-state pitcher at James F. Byrnes High School … played in the North-South All-Star game … #465 high school prospect in the nation by Perfect Game … #63 high school lefthander prospect in the nation by Perfect Game … #37 prospect in South Carolina by Perfect Game … #4 prospect in South Carolina by Impact Baseball … #4 lefthander prospect in South Carolina by Diamond Prospect … all-region selection as a junior … lettered five times in baseball at James F. Byrnes High, where he was coached by Chris Carter.

Personal: Graduated on May 10, 2013 with a degree in community recreation, sport, & camp management … born Joseph Harvey Moorefield on Oct. 25, 1989 in Spartanburg, SC.