Career Stats
Infielder who was the starting shortstop during all of 2015 and 2016 … had a strong arm … a career .275 hitter with a .375 on-base percentage in 153 games (133 starts) over three seasons … had 22 doubles, four triples, eight homers, 61 RBIs, 104 runs, 68 walks, 17 hit-by-pitches, 14 sacrifice bunts and 36 steals … drafted three times in his career … two-time ACC Academic Honor Roll member.
2016: Drafted in the 11th round (No. 322 overall pick) by the Oakland Athletics and signed in June … hit .272 with 57 runs, 13 doubles, one triple, four homers, 30 RBIs, a .389 on-base percentage, 39 walks, nine hit-by-pitches and 24 steals in 64 starts at shortstop … tied for second in the ACC in steals and tied for eighth in runs … led the team in steals … had 17 multiple-hit games, including a team-tying-high six games with at least three hits … hit .318 after the seventh inning … had a 10-game hitting streak from March to April … went 1-for-2 with an RBI, two runs, two walks, a hit-by-pitch and team-season-high three steals against Maine on Feb. 20 … went 2-for-4 with a double, three runs, a walk and hit-by-pitch against Maine on Feb. 21 … went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBIs, two runs and a walk against James Madison on Feb. 28 … went 2-for-4 with a homer against No. 22 Boston College on March 20 … went 2-for-5 with an RBI, two runs, a walk and two steals at Georgia on April 5 … went 2-for-5 with a double, RBI, walkoff run in the 10th inning and a steal against Western Carolina on April 12 … had three runs, two walks and two steals against Georgia on April 19 … hit a walkoff single in the 10th inning against Georgia Tech on April 22 … went 3-for-4 with an RBI and a walk against Georgia Tech on April 24 … went 2-for-4 with a homer, three RBIs and a steal against College of Charleston on May 11 … went 2-for-5 with two runs and a steal at Georgia Southern on May 13 … went 3-for-5 with a double, triple, RBI, three runs and a steal at Notre Dame on May 20 … went 3-for-5 with two doubles and an RBI against No. 8 Virginia in the ACC Tournament on May 26 … went 3-for-5 with two doubles, three RBIs, three runs and a hit-by-pitch against No. 11 Florida State in the ACC Tournament on May 29; was 7-for-17 (.412) with four doubles, four RBIs, three runs, two walks, a hit-by-pitch and steal in four ACC Tournament games … went 3-for-4 with a homer, two RBIs, a team-season-high five runs and three walks against Western Carolina in the Clemson Regional on June 3; tied the school record for runs in an NCAA Tournament game … went 3-for-5 with a homer, three runs and a walk against Western Carolina in the Clemson Regional on June 5; was 7-for-18 (.389) with two homers, three RBIs, nine runs, four walks and a .500 on-base percentage in four Clemson Regional games … No. 72 prospect for the 2016 draft in the preseason by Baseball America … No. 165 college prospect for the 2016 draft by D1Baseball in the preseason … No. 20 shortstop in the nation in the preseason by D1Baseball … No. 13 ACC prospect for the 2016 draft in the preseason by Baseball America … No. 29 ACC prospect for the 2016 draft in the preseason by D1Baseball … No. 1 defensive shortstop and No. 1 infield arm in the ACC in the preseason by Baseball America.
2015: Drafted in the 37th round (No. 1117 overall pick) by the Pittsburgh Pirates … Brooks Wallace Shortstop-of-the-Year Award Watch List member … Third-Team All-ACC selection … All-ACC Academic selection … ACC Academic Honor Roll member … hit .297 with 44 runs, seven doubles, three triples, four homers, 29 RBIs, a .380 on-base percentage, 25 walks, seven hit-by-pitches and 11 steals in 61 starts at shortstop … led the team in sacrifice bunts (8) and bunt singles (4) … had a .966 fielding percentage in 29 ACC regular-season games … hit .356 with runners on base and .351 with runners in scoring position … had 20 multiple-hit games … had a .420 on-base percentage batting in the No. 1 spot in the lineup … hit .320 with a .424 on-base percentage in 13 games against top-25 ranked teams … Fullerton Regional All-Tournament selection after going 4-for-9 (.444) with a double, two RBIs, a run, walk and steal in two games … went 3-for-5 with a double, two RBIs, two runs and a steal against Maine at Augusta, Ga. on Feb. 20 … went 3-for-6 with a run in the first game of a doubleheader against Maine at Augusta, Ga. on Feb. 21; was 7-for-14 with four RBIs in the series … hit a double and triple in the second game of a doubleheader against Notre Dame on March 14 … went 3-for-3 with a double, two RBIs, a run and steal at Western Carolina on March 24 … went 2-for-4 with his first career homer, a three-run shot, and a steal against Wake Forest on March 29 … had a single and three runs at Boston College on April 10 … went 2-for-2 with an RBI and two walks at Boston College on April 11 … went 3-for-4 with two homers, a triple, team-season-high 11 total bases, four RBIs, a team-tying-season-high four runs, a walk and hit-by-pitch at Georgia Tech on April 25 … went 3-for-5 with an RBI and two runs against No. 3 Louisville on May 4 … went 3-for-4 with two runs and a hit-by-pitch against No. 18 College of Charleston on May 6 … went 2-for-3 with a homer, two RBIs, two runs and a walk against Georgia Southern on May 8 … went 2-for-6 with an RBI, three runs and two walks at Furman on May 12 … went 3-for-4 with an RBI, two runs and a walk at No. 8 Florida State on May 16 … went 2-for-4 with two RBIs, a walk and steal against No. 18 Arizona State in the Fullerton Regional on May 29 … went 2-for-5 with a double and run against Pepperdine in the Fullerton Regional on May 30 … played for Brewster in the Cape Cod League in the summer, where he hit .250 with five runs, two doubles and eight RBIs in 16 games.
2014: ACC Academic Honor Roll member … hit .143 with three runs, two doubles, two RBIs, a .244 on-base percentage, four walks, one hit-by-pitch and one steal in 28 games (eight starts, including four at shortstop, three at second base and one at third base) … committed only one error in 25 chances at shortstop (.960 fielding percentage) … went 1-for-2 with a double and run against Eastern Michigan on Feb. 16; was his first career hit … hit a pinch-hit double and scored a run against Maine on Feb. 23 … had two RBIs against Western Carolina on April 23 … went 2-for-3 against High Point on May 7 … No. 100 freshman in the nation in the preseason by Perfect Game.
Before Clemson: Drafted in the 26th round (No. 795 overall pick) by the Cincinnati Reds … No. 242 player in the nation and No. 6 player in South Carolina by Perfect Game … No. 8 player and No. 3 shortstop in South Carolina by Diamond Prospects … Perfect Game National Showcase participant in Minneapolis, Minn … South Carolina Select All-Star … all-state selection as a senior … region player-of-the-year as a senior … lettered four times in baseball at Wren High School, where he was coached by Randy Thompson.
Personal: Majoring in financial management … born Elijah Thomas White on June 26, 1994 in Greenville, S.C.