Infielder who has been the primary starter at second base each of his first three seasons ... two-time team co-captain ... was the everyday starter at second base in 2025 and in 2026 when healthy ... a career .294 hitter with a .446 slugging percentage and .404 on-base percentage in 151 games (139 starts) over three seasons ... has 25 doubles, five triples, 14 homers, 84 RBIs, 121 runs, 74 walks, 27 hit-by-pitches and 53 steals.
2026: Team co-captain ... hit .344 with 35 runs, eight doubles, a triple, five homers, 21 RBIs, a .534 slugging percentage, .454 on-base percentage, 25 walks, four hit-by-pitches and 13 steals in 40 games (35 starts at second base) ... led the team in batting average and on-base percentage ... tied for the team lead in triples ... Clemson had a 23-11 record with him in the starting lineup and games he finished ... had 16 multiple-hit games ... hit .377 with runners on base, .379 with runners in scoring position and .389 with two outs ... hit .410 with a .679 slugging percentage, .520 on-base percentage and 10 steals in 23 home games ... went 1-for-2 with two runs and three walks in the second game of a doubleheader against Army West Point on Feb. 14 ... went 0-for-1 with three runs, three walks and a steal against Charlotte on Feb. 17 ... went 3-for-5 with a double, two runs and two steals against Bryant on Feb. 21 ... went 2-for-3 with a double, two RBIs, a run and walk against Presbyterian on Feb. 24 ... went 2-for-3 with a double, two runs, two walks and a steal in the first game of a doubleheader against La Salle on March 7 ... went 2-for-3 with a two-run homer, a team-season-high-tying four runs, two walks and two steals in the second game of a doubleheader against La Salle on March 7 ... went 3-for-3 with a homer, four RBIs, a team-season-high-tying four runs, a walk and steal against La Salle on March 8; was 9-for-13 (.692) with two homers, two doubles, seven RBIs, 11 runs, a 1.308 slugging percentage, .737 on-base percentage and four steals in the series ... went 1-for-4 with a double, RBI, two runs, two walks and two steals against No. 3 Georgia Tech on March 14 ... suffered a hand injury on March 21 and did not start another game until May 1 ... went 3-for-4 with a homer, two RBIs and two runs against No. 13 Boston College on May 3; hit a two-out, go-ahead, run-scoring single in the eighth inning ... went 2-for-4 with a run and walk at No. 7 Coastal Carolina on May 5 ... went 2-for-3 with a homer, three RBIs, a walk and steal against No. 12 Florida State on May 9 ... went 3-for-4 with a triple, RBI and run against No. 12 Florida State on May 10; was 6-for-11 (.545) with a homer, triple, double, four RBIs, three runs and a steal in the series ... went 2-for-4 with a walk and two steals at Virginia Tech on May 15 ... went 1-for-4 with a homer, two runs and a walk at Virginia Tech on May 16 ... No. 9 second baseman in the nation in the preseason by D1Baseball ... No. 50 junior in the nation in the preseason by Perfect Game ... No. 22 ACC prospect for the 2026 draft in the preseason by Perfect Game ... No. 42 ACC prospect for the 2026 draft in the preseason by D1Baseball.
2025: Team co-captain ... won the team’s Inspiration Award ... hit .298 with 54 runs, 10 doubles, three triples, six homers, 35 RBIs, a .462 slugging percentage, .417 on-base percentage, 32 walks, 14 hit-by-pitches and 29 steals in 57 starts at second base ... tied for eighth in Tiger history in hit-by-pitches ... tied for fifth in the ACC in triples and steals and tied for eighth in hit-by-pitches ... led the team in triples and steals ... had a .950 fielding percentage ... had 15 multiple-hit games ... had a .513 on-base percentage when leading off an inning ... was 7-for-11 (.636) with a triple, two doubles, two RBIs, a 1.000 slugging percentage and .692 on-base percentage in the ninth inning ... had three bunt singles ... had a 13-game hitting streak from February to March ... had a 21-game on-base streak from February to March ... had multiple hits in five consecutive games in March ... named ACC Player-of-the-Week on March 10 for his five games from March 4-9; was 12-for-20 (.600) with two homers, two triples, a double, nine RBIs, five runs and a steal ... went 2-for-4 with two RBIs, two runs and a walk against No. 12 Arizona at Arlington, Texas on Feb. 15 ... went 1-for-2 with two runs, a walk and two steals against Winthrop on Feb. 25 ... went 1-for-2 with a homer and hit-by-pitch against South Carolina on Feb. 28; was 4-for-8 with a homer, double, three RBIs, a run, .636 on-base percentage and two steals in the series ... went 2-for-4 with a triple and walk against USC Upstate at Greenville, S.C. on March 4 ... went 3-for-4 with a triple, double, four RBIs and a run against Presbyterian on March 5 ... went 3-for-4 with a homer, two RBIs and two runs against Davidson on March 7 ... went 3-for-4 with a homer and two RBIs against Davidson on March 8; was 7-for-12 (.583) with two homers, five RBIs, four runs and a steal in the series ... went 1-for-1 with an RBI and a team-season-high-tying four walks against Liberty on March 12 ... went 1-for-4 with a triple, RBI, two runs, two walks and a steal against Notre Dame on March 15 ... went 2-for-4 with an RBI, two runs, a walk and hit-by-pitch against No. 11 Wake Forest on March 22 ... went 2-for-3 with a double, RBI, two runs, a walk, hit-by-pitch and steal against Presbyterian on March 26 ... went 2-for-5 with a double, run and steal in the second game of a doubleheader at No. 19 Georgia Tech on March 29 ... went 2-for-4 with two runs and a walk at California on April 5 ... went 1-for-3 with an RBI, two runs, a walk and steal against Stanford on April 11 ... went 2-for-4 with two RBIs, two runs and a walk against Stanford on April 13 ... went 1-for-3 with a run, team-season-high-tying four walks and team-season-high four steals against No. 17 Louisville on April 19 ... went 2-for-4 with a homer and double at No. 25 NC State on April 26 ... went 2-for-5 with a homer, three runs and a steal at Pittsburgh on May 15 ... went 3-for-4 with two runs, a hit-by-pitch and steal against Virginia Tech in the ACC Tournament on May 21 ... hit a two-run homer at Pittsburgh on May 16 ... went 4-for-4 with a run and walk against Kentucky in the Clemson Regional on June 1 ... No. 50 sophomore in the nation in the preseason by Perfect Game ... No. 43 ACC prospect for the 2026 draft in the preseason by D1Baseball.
2024: Hit .248 with 32 runs, seven doubles, a triple, three homers, 28 RBIs, a .345 on-base percentage, 17 walks, nine hit-by-pitches and 11 steals in 54 games (47 starts, including 45 at second base and two as the DH) ... tied for third in the ACC in sacrifice bunts (8) ... led the team in sacrifice bunts and bunt singles (2) ... tied for the team lead in steals ... had 10 multiple-hit games ... hit .319 with runners in scoring position ... was 4-for-7 with a grand slam and 12 RBIs with the bases loaded ... hit a grand slam against Presbyterian on Feb. 20; was his first career hit ... hit a three-run homer against UNC Greensboro on March 8 ... went 2-for-3 with four RBIs and the go-ahead, two-run single in the seventh inning against UNC Greensboro on March 10 ... went 2-for-3 with a double, two runs and a steal against Presbyterian at Greenville, S.C. on March 20 ... went 1-for-2 with two runs, a walk and hit-by-pitch in the first game of a doubleheader against No. 7 Florida State on March 23 ... went 2-for-4 with an RBI, two runs and a walk at Notre Dame on April 7 ... went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBIs and a run against NC State on April 14 ... went 3-for-4 with a run in the first game of a doubleheader against Pittsburgh on April 20 ... went 1-for-3 with two runs, three walks and a steal at Louisville on April 26 ... went 2-for-4 with a homer at Louisville on April 27 ... went 2-for-4 with two doubles, two RBIs and a run against Miami (Fla.) in the ACC Tournament on May 23 ... went 1-for-3 with a triple, two runs and a walk against No. 13 Florida in the Clemson Super Regional on June 8 ... No. 49 freshman in the nation in the preseason by Perfect Game ... No. 20 freshman in the ACC in the preseason by D1Baseball ... No. 11 ACC prospect for the 2026 draft in the preseason by Perfect Game ... played for Royal Oak in the Northwoods League in the summer, when he was 2-for-6 with an RBI, four runs, three walks and a steal in two games.
Before Clemson: No. 114 player and No. 29 shortstop in the nation by Perfect Game ... No. 2 player and No. 1 shortstop in Michigan by Perfect Game ... No. 391 prospect for the 2023 draft by Perfect Game ... MHSBCA East All-Star ... High School Sports Awards Player-of-the-Year in Detroit ... Prep Baseball player-of-the-year in Michigan ... hit .437 with 44 runs, 10 doubles, eight homers, 35 RBIs, a .514 on-base percentage and 19 steals as a senior ... member of the Michigan High School Dream Team as a junior and senior ... played in the Little League World Series ... lettered three times in baseball and three times in basketball at University Liggett School, where he was coached by Dan Cimini.
Personal: Pronounced PURE-ih-fye ... majoring in health science ... born Jarren Alexander Purify on Nov. 6, 2005 in Detroit, Mich.