Duke 
Pittsburgh 
First-year graduate transfer … No. 32 shortstop in the nation in the preseason by D1Baseball.
Before Clemson: Played three seasons (2022-24) at California Baptist, where he was coached by Gary Adcock … hit .278 with 21 homers, four triples, 32 doubles, 89 RBIs, 99 runs, a .367 on-base percentage and 23 steals in 166 games (142 starts) at California Baptist … hit .296 with 11 homers, two triples, 18 doubles, 38 RBIs, 49 runs, six steals and a .974 fielding percentage in 2024 … All-WAC Academic selection … spent two seasons (2020,21) at St. Mary’s, where he was coached by Charlie Migl, but was injured both seasons and did not appear in a game … No. 158 player and No. 31 shortstop in California by Perfect Game … lettered three times in baseball at Great Oak High School, where he was coached by Eric Morton.
Personal: His father, Jon, played college baseball … majoring in athletic leadership in education … born Joshua Matthew Paino on Jan. 8, 2001 in Murrieta, Calif.