One of the team’s strongest players who hits for power to all fields … a career .257 hitter with a .522 slugging percentage and .423 on-base percentage in 115 games (96 starts) over two seasons, including one at Michigan and one at Clemson … has 22 doubles, 23 homers, 82 RBIs, 65 runs, 81 walks, 21 hit-by-pitches and a steal … sixth in Tiger history in walks per at-bat (one every 4.17) … No. 38 ACC prospect for the 2026 draft in the preseason by Perfect Game.
2025: Third-Team All-ACC selection … ACC Academic Honor Roll member … hit .240 with 36 runs, 11 doubles, 12 homers, 52 RBIs, a .480 slugging percentage, .407 on-base percentage, 47 walks and 11 hit-by-pitches in 59 games (57 starts, including 54 as the DH and three at first base) … 10th in the ACC in walks … tied for the team lead in RBIs and multiple-RBI games (13) … hit .355 with five homers, four doubles, 24 RBIs, 10 runs, a .968 slugging percentage and .450 on-base percentage in the first inning … hit .276 with nine homers, five doubles, 33 RBIs, 17 runs, a 602 slugging percentage and .439 on-base percentage in 29 ACC regular-season games … had 10 multiple-hit games … had three bunt singles … had a 12-game hitting streak from April to May … went 3-for-5 with two doubles, two RBIs, two runs and a hit-by-pitch against No. 12 Arizona at Arlington, Texas on Feb. 15; was his first game as a Tiger … went 1-for-2 with a homer, two RBIs, two runs and three walks against Winthrop on Feb. 25 … went 2-for-4 with a two-run double against South Carolina on Feb. 28 … went 1-for-4 with a three-run homer and walk at South Carolina on March 2 … went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and two hit-by-pitches against Notre Dame on March 15 … went 1-for-1 with a double, RBI, two runs and two walks against The Citadel on March 19 … went 2-for-3 with a homer, two runs and a hit-by-pitch at No. 19 Georgia Tech on March 28 … went 1-for-3 with a homer, walk and bases-loaded hit-by-pitch in the ninth inning to tie the score in the second game of a doubleheader at No. 19 Georgia Tech on March 29 … went 3-for-4 with a grand slam, double, team-season-high-tying five RBIs and two runs at California on April 5 … went 2-for-3 with a double, two RBIs, two runs and a walk against Stanford on April 11 … went 2-for-3 with a homer, double, four RBIs, two runs and two walks against Stanford on April 12; was 5-for-9 (.556) with a homer, two doubles, seven RBIs, four runs, a 1.111 slugging percentage and .714 on-base percentage in the series … hit a three-run homer against No. 17 Louisville on April 17 … went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and walk at No. 25 NC State on April 24 … hit a homer at No. 25 NC State on April 25 … went 1-for-3 with an RBI, run and two walks at No. 5 Florida State on May 4 … went 3-for-6 with a homer and team-season-high-tying five RBIs at Pittsburgh on May 17 … went 1-for-3 with a homer and two walks against No. 16 Georgia Tech in the ACC Tournament on May 24 … No. 30 first baseman in the nation in the preseason by D1Baseball … No. 74 sophomore in the nation in the preseason by Perfect Game … played for Brewster in the Cape Cod Baseball League in the summer, when he totaled a homer, triple, five doubles, four RBIs and 16 runs in 30 games.
Before Clemson: Played one season (2024) at Michigan, where he was coached by Tracy Smith … All-Big Ten Conference Freshman selection … hit .279 with 11 homers, 11 doubles, 30 RBIs, 29 runs, a .578 slugging percentage, .445 on-base percentage and a steal in 56 games (39 starts) in 2024 … set the school freshman record for homers … No. 252 player and No. 7 first baseman in the nation by Perfect Game … three-time all-state selection at Mount Dora Christian Academy … No. 35 player and No. 1 first baseman in Florida by Perfect Game … hit .383 with a school-record 25 homers and 84 RBIs in his high school career … first-team all-state as a senior … hit .417 with a school-record 11 homers as a senior … lettered five times in baseball at Mount Dora Christian Academy, where he was coached by Jason Sanders.
Personal: His father, Marty, and mother, Elisabeth, played basketball at Cazenovia … majoring in communication … born Collin Vincent Priest on Sept. 8, 2004 in Syracuse, N.Y.