Career Stats
Made most of his appearances out of the bullpen as a freshman in 2015, then became a weekend starter during the entire 2016 season and became the Friday starter in 2017 … in 220.0 innings pitched over 44 appearances (34 starts) and three seasons, he had a 12-11 record and 3.85 ERA while allowing 221 hits (.259 opponents’ batting average) and 54 walks with 220 strikeouts … third in Tiger history in strikeout-to-walk ratio (4.07) and eighth in walks per nine innings pitched (2.21) … two-time All-ACC Academic selection … two-time ACC Academic Honor Roll member.
2017: Drafted in the fourth round (No. 106 overall pick) by the Minnesota Twins and signed in June … Third-Team All-ACC selection … won the Stowe Award, given to the team’s most valuable pitcher … All-ACC Academic selection … had a 5-5 record and 3.20 ERA in 16 starts … in 101.1 innings pitched, he allowed 98 hits (.261 opponents’ batting average) and 22 walks with 113 strikeouts, most by a Tiger since 1996 … ninth in Tiger history in strikeouts and ninth in strikeout-to-walk ratio (5.14) … tied for 24th in the nation in strikeouts … fourth in the ACC in strikeouts, sixth in innings pitched and tied for sixth in starts … led the team in strikeouts … tied for the team lead in starts … had 11 strikeouts in four games … had a streak of 27.2 innings pitched in a row without allowing an earned run from Feb. 17 to March 17 … pitched 7.2 innings in a starting role, allowing six hits, no runs and no walks with 11 strikeouts against Elon on Feb. 24; combined with Ryley Gilliam and Brooks Crawford to set a school record with 23 strikeouts … pitched 7.1 innings in a starting role, allowing three hits, no earned runs and two walks with seven strikeouts against No. 4 South Carolina on March 3 … pitched 6.1 innings in a starting role, allowing four hits, no earned runs and two walks with seven strikeouts to earn the win against Notre Dame on March 10 … pitched 8.1 innings in a starting role, allowing six hits, two runs and a walk with seven strikeouts against No. 11 Virginia on March 17 … pitched 6.0 innings in a starting role, allowing four hits, one run and one walk with 11 strikeouts to earn the win at Boston College in Kingston, R.I., on March 24 … pitched 5.2 innings in a starting role, allowing one walk with seven strikeouts to earn the win at Georgia Tech on March 31 … pitched 7.2 innings in a starting role, allowing four hits, one run and two walks with 11 strikeouts to earn the win against Virginia Tech on April 7; named ACC Co-Pitcher-of-the-Week on April 10 … pitched 6.1 innings in a starting role, allowing five hits, one earned run and one walk with seven strikeouts to earn the win against Nevada on May 6 … pitched 6.0 innings in a starting role, allowing one earned run with five strikeouts against No. 2 Louisville on May 12 … pitched 7.0 innings in a starting role, allowing seven hits, two runs and a walk with 11 strikeouts at NC State on May 18 … pitched 6.0 innings in a starting role, allowing six hits, one earned run and no walks with four strikeouts against Duke in the ACC Tournament on May 23 … No. 82 college prospect for the 2017 draft in the preseason by Baseball America … No. 311 college prospect for the 2017 draft in the preseason by D1Baseball … No. 147 starting pitcher in the nation in the preseason by D1Baseball.
2016: All-ACC Academic selection … ACC Academic Honor Roll member … had a 6-4 record and 4.66 ERA in 16 starts … in 94.2 innings pitched, he allowed 97 hits (.256 opponents’ batting average) and 24 walks with 84 strikeouts … tied for eighth in the ACC in starts, tied for eighth in strikeouts and ninth in innings pitched … led the team in starts, innings pitched and strikeouts … only Tiger to make all his pitching appearances in a starting role … only walked one of 101 batters faced who led off an inning … held opponents to a .209 batting average with two outs … pitched 6.0 innings in a starting role, allowing two hits and one run with seven strikeouts to earn the win against James Madison on Feb. 26 … pitched 7.1 innings in a starting role, allowing four hits, one run and no walks with four strikeouts to earn the win against No. 22 Boston College on March 19 … pitched 8.0 innings in a starting role, allowing four hits, two runs and a walk with three strikeouts to earn the win at Duke on April 9 … pitched 6.0 innings in a starting role, allowing two walks with six strikeouts to earn the win against No. 9 NC State on May 6 … pitched 7.0 innings in a starting role, allowing five hits, one run and a walk with seven strikeouts to earn the win at Georgia Southern on May 13 … pitched 8.0 innings in a starting role, allowing six hits, one run and no walks with seven strikeouts at Notre Dame on May 19 … pitched 6.1 innings in a starting role with six strikeouts to earn the win against Western Carolina in the Clemson Regional on June 3 … No. 20 ACC prospect for the 2017 draft in the preseason by D1Baseball … played for Hyannis in the Cape Cod League in the summer, where he was 1-2 with a 4.44 ERA, .322 opponents’ batting average and 32 strikeouts against nine walks in 28.1 innings pitched over six starts.
2015: ACC Academic Honor Roll member … had a 1-2 record and 3.38 ERA in 12 appearances (two starts) … in 24.0 innings pitched, he allowed 26 hits (.265 opponents’ batting average) and eight walks with 23 strikeouts … held opponents to a .212 batting average with two outs, .100 batting average with runners on base and two outs and an .063 batting average with runners in scoring position and two outs … in 16.2 innings pitched over 10 relief appearances, he was 1-0 with a 1.62 ERA, .212 opponents’ batting average and 16 strikeouts against five walks … in 10.1 innings pitched over six relief appearances in May, he allowed nine hits (.214 opponents’ batting average), no earned runs and three walks with 11 strikeouts … in 4.0 innings pitched over two relief appearances in postseason games, he allowed four hits, no earned runs and a walk with four strikeouts … pitched 3.1 perfect innings in relief with two strikeouts to earn his first career win against Wofford on Feb. 25 … pitched 2.0 innings in relief, allowing one hit and no walks with three strikeouts against Western Carolina on April 14 … pitched 0.2 scoreless innings in relief against No. 3 Louisville on May 3 … pitched 4.1 innings in relief, allowing two hits and no earned runs with five strikeouts at Furman on May 12 … pitched 3.1 innings in relief, allowing two hits, no earned runs and a walk with four strikeouts against North Carolina in the ACC Tournament on May 22 … played for Lexington County in the Coastal Plain League in the summer, where he was 3-2 with a 2.92 ERA, .248 opponents’ batting average and 37 strikeouts against three walks in 37.0 innings pitched over seven starts.
Before Clemson: State pitcher-of-the-year as a senior … Perfect Game First-Team All-Atlantic selection … all-state as a junior and senior … led his team to the state championship as a freshman and senior … No. 2 player in South Carolina by Diamond Prospects … No. 1 lefthander in South Carolina by Diamond Prospects … No. 65 lefthander in the nation by Perfect Game … No. 10 player in South Carolina by Perfect Game … played in the East Coast Pro Showcase … South Carolina Select Team member … lettered three times in baseball at Sumter High School, where he was coached by Brooks Shumake.
Personal: His brother, James, was a redshirt freshman quarterback on the 2016 Clemson football team that won the national championship … graduated May 12, 2017 with a degree in parks, recreation & tourism management in only three years … born Charles Segars Barnes on Oct. 1, 1995 in Sumter, S.C.