Transfer who was one of the team’s top relievers and Clemson’s predominant closer in 2026.
2026: All-ACC Academic selection ... had a 1-2 record, four saves and a 3.62 ERA in 19 relief appearances ... in 32.1 innings pitched, he allowed 18 hits (.158 opponents’ batting average) and 11 walks with 46 strikeouts ... led the team in saves and games finished on the mound (11) ... held righthanded batters to .119 ... held opponents to .080 with runners in scoring position ... pitched 2.0 perfect innings in relief with four strikeouts in the first game of a doubleheader against Army West Point on Feb. 14; was his first appearance as a Tiger ... pitched 1.1 perfect innings in relief with one strikeout to record his first strikeout as a Tiger at College of Charleston on March 17 ... pitched 4.0 innings in relief, allowing one hit, no runs and no walks with two strikeouts to record the save at Stanford on April 3 ... pitched 3.0 innings in relief, allowing one walk with seven strikeouts to record the save against No. 5 North Carolina on April 10 ... pitched 2.0 hitless and scoreless innings in relief with three strikeouts to earn the win against No. 13 Boston College on May 3 ... pitched a perfect ninth inning with three strikeouts to record the save against No. 12 Florida State on May 9 ... No. 62 relief pitcher in the nation in the preseason by D1Baseball.
Before Clemson: Played two seasons (2024,25) at Catawba, where he was coached by Jim Gantt ... All-American and two-time all-conference selection ... was 6-5 with 23 saves, a 3.48 ERA, .223 opponents’ batting average and 146 strikeouts against 56 walks in 126.2 innings pitched over 57 appearances (eight starts) in two seasons at Catawba ... was 3-2 with 17 saves, a 3.36 ERA, .216 opponents’ batting average and 73 strikeouts against 19 walks in 64.1 innings pitched over 31 appearances (one start) in 2025 ... SAC Freshman-of-the-Year in 2024 ... was 3-3 with six saves, a 3.61 ERA, .229 opponents’ batting average and 73 strikeouts against 37 walks in 62.1 innings pitched over 26 appearances (seven starts) in 2024 ... set the single-season record for strikeouts and doubles at Jesse C. Carson High School ... Rowan County Pitcher-of-the-Year as a senior ... lettered four times in baseball at Jesse C. Carson High School, where he was coached by Chris Cauble.
Personal: His sister, Liza, played softball at USC Upstate for four seasons (2022-25) ... majoring in economics ... born Hayden Charles Simmerson on May 12, 2005 in Salisbury, N.C.