Righthander who was a long relief and starter during his career … was effective when keeping the ball down in the strikezone … in 207.1 innings pitched over 86 appearances (16 starts) and four seasons, he had an 11-8 record, four saves, one complete game, and a 3.86 ERA while allowing 229 hits (.281 opponents’ batting average) and 52 walks with 161 strikeouts … his 86 appearances were fourth-most in school history and his 70 relief appearances were ninth-most in Tiger history … his 2.26 walks-per-nine-innings-pitched mark was eighth-best in school history … athletic and good fielder … two-time All-ACC Academic selection … two-time ACC Academic Honor Roll member.
2013: All-ACC Academic team member … had a 2-0 record and a 3.28 ERA in 19 appearances (three starts) … in 46.2 innings pitched, he allowed 61 hits and seven walks with 37 strikeouts … his 1.35 walks-per-nine-innings-pitched mark was third-best in school history … Clemson had a 3-0 record in his three starts … in 20.0 innings pitched over six appearances (three starts) in night games, he was 1-0 with a 1.80 ERA … only allowed three of 17 inherited baserunners to score … pitched 4.0 innings in relief, allowing no runs and no walks with three strikeouts to earn the win against Morehead State on Mar. 20 … pitched 2.0 innings in relief, allowing two hits and no runs with one strikeout at Georgia on Mar. 26 … pitched 7.0 innings in a starting role, allowing five hits, one run, and no walks with six strikeouts to earn the win against Gardner-Webb on Apr. 3 … pitched 2.2 innings in relief, allowing one hit, no runs, and no walks at Miami (FL) on Apr. 20 … pitched 2.0 scoreless innings in relief at #8 Florida State on May 18 … pitched 3.2 innings in relief, allowing one run with three strikeouts against Miami (FL) in the ACC Tournament on May 25.
2012: All-ACC Academic team member … ACC Academic Honor Roll member … had a 2-5 record, one save, and a 3.96 ERA in a team-tying-high 24 appearances (six starts) … in 63.2 innings pitched, he allowed 79 hits (.310 opponents’ batting average) and 18 walks with 38 strikeouts … only allowed one steal in four attempts and three (solo) homers … in 42.0 innings pitched over his 18 relief appearances, he had one save and a 2.36 ERA … in 30.2 innings pitched over nine appearances (one start) away from home, he had a 2.35 ERA and allowed only six walks with 16 strikeouts … had a team-best 1.65 ERA in 27.1 innings pitched over eight relief appearances on opponents’ home fields … in 23.1 innings pitched over nine appearances (two starts) in March, he had a 1.93 ERA and 21 strikeouts against only two walks … pitched 3.0 innings in relief, allowing no earned runs and one walk with four strikeouts at #2 South Carolina on Mar. 3 … pitched 2.2 innings in relief, allowing no hits and no earned runs with one strikeout against #6 North Carolina on Mar. 10 … pitched 3.1 innings in relief, allowing three hits, one run, and no walks with five strikeouts to record the save against Boston College on Mar. 17 … pitched 5.0 innings in a starting role, allowing one run and no walks with five strikeouts to earn the win against Elon on Mar. 20 … pitched 4.0 innings in a starting role, allowing two hits, one run, and no walks with two strikeouts against Presbyterian College on Mar. 28 … pitched 2.0 scoreless innings in relief of one-hit ball with two strikeouts against Charleston Southern on Apr. 17 … pitched 7.0 innings in relief, allowing four hits, no runs, and no walks with two strikeouts to earn the win in the second game of a doubleheader at Maryland on Apr. 21; he threw only 70 pitches (53 strikes) … pitched 4.0 innings in relief, allowing three hits and one run with three strikeouts at Georgia Tech on Apr. 27; his scoreless innings pitched streak ended at 15.1 in the game … pitched 8.1 innings in relief, allowing seven hits, one run, and two walks with four strikeouts at #2 South Carolina in the Columbia Regional on June 3; it was the longest outing by a Tiger in 2012 … played for Duluth in the Northwoods League in the summer, where he was 3-0 with a 6.12 ERA and 39 strikeouts against only 13 walks in 50.0 innings pitched over 14 appearances (eight starts).
2011: ACC Academic Honor Roll member … had a 5-2 record, one save, and a 3.31 ERA in 23 appearances (seven starts) … in 68.0 innings pitched, he allowed 55 hits (.221 opponents’ batting average) and 19 walks with 63 strikeouts … had one complete game, which tied him for fifth in the ACC in that category … in 50.0 innings pitched over 11 appearances (five starts) in ACC regular-season games, he was 4-2 with a 3.06 ERA and allowed 38 hits (.211 opponents’ batting average), two homers, and 15 walks with 48 strikeouts … held opponents to a .150 batting average with two outs … allowed only one of 13 inherited baserunners to score … in 13.0 innings pitched after the seventh inning, he allowed just 10 hits (.204 opponents’ batting average), no runs, and three walks with 14 strikeouts … pitched 1.2 innings in relief, allowing no runs with three strikeouts against Wofford on Mar. 2 … pitched 5.0 innings in relief, allowing three hits, no runs, and two walks with two strikeouts against #6 Virginia on Mar. 13 … pitched 5.0 innings in relief, allowing one hit, no runs, and one walk with seven strikeouts to earn the win against Duke on Mar. 18 … pitched 4.1 innings in relief, allowing two hits and one run with three strikeouts at N.C. State on Mar. 26 … pitched 4.1 innings in relief, allowing two hits, no runs, and one walk with five strikeouts to earn the win against Maryland on Apr. 8 … pitched 7.0 innings in his first career start, allowing five hits, two runs, and one walk with seven strikeouts to earn the win in the second game of a doubleheader at Boston College on Apr. 16 … pitched 6.0 innings in a starting role, allowing four hits, three runs, and one walk with seven strikeouts to earn the win against Wake Forest on Apr. 24 … struck out all three batters he faced in the eighth inning to record the save at Western Carolina on Apr. 27 … pitched 6.1 innings in a starting role, allowing three hits, no runs, and no walks with one strikeout to earn the win in the second game of a doubleheader against Gardner-Webb on May 7; he threw just 53 pitches, 43 of which were strikes, and did not allow a runner past second base; he faced just one batter over the minimum and did not throw more than two balls to a batter … pitched 8.0 innings in a starting role, allowing eight hits, three runs, and no walks with six strikeouts at Virginia Tech on May 15; it was his first career complete game.
2010: Had a 2-1 record, two saves, and a 5.90 ERA in 20 relief appearances … in 29.0 innings pitched, he allowed 34 hits and eight walks with 23 strikeouts … had 42 groundball outs compared to only 20 flyball outs … in 15.0 innings pitched after the seventh inning, he allowed just five earned runs (3.00 ERA) and two walks with 13 strikeouts … pitched a perfect inning in relief with one strikeout in his first career outing against Michigan State at Greenville, SC on Feb. 20 … pitched 2.0 perfect innings in relief with one strikeout to record his first career save against Furman on Feb. 21 … pitched 3.0 innings in relief, allowing one hit, no runs, and one walk with four strikeouts against Dayton on Mar. 3 … retired all six batters he faced to close out the game to earn his first career win against N.C. State on Mar. 14 … pitched 1.1 innings in relief, allowing one hit, no runs, and no walks to record the save in the second game of a doubleheader against Virginia Tech on Mar. 20 … pitched 3.0 innings in relief, allowing three hits, two runs, and no walks with four strikeouts to earn the win against Georgia on Apr. 7 … pitched a hitless and scoreless eighth inning at Duke on Apr. 11 … pitched 3.1 innings in relief, allowing two hits and one run in the second game of a doubleheader against Florida Gulf Coast on May 2 … pitched 2.0 innings in relief, allowing two hits and no runs at Maryland on May 8 … pitched 2.0 innings in relief, allowing no walks with three strikeouts at Wake Forest on May 15 … played for Oahu in the Hawaii Collegiate Baseball League in the summer, where he was 4-1 with a 1.22 ERA and 40 strikeouts in 37.0 innings pitched over seven appearances (six starts); he won the Top Pitcher Award as the league’s best pitcher and was the starting pitcher for the Makai Islanders in the All-Star game; named the league’s #7 prospect by Baseball America.
Before Clemson: Section pitcher-of-the-year as a senior at Cathedral Catholic High School … #67 high school prospect in California and #395 high school prospect in the nation by Perfect Game … team pitcher-of-the-year as a junior and senior … member of the Division III state champions as a senior … had a 9-2 record, 2.42 ERA, one save, and 64 strikeouts as a junior … First-Team All-Western League selection as a junior … district pitcher-of-the-year as a junior … lettered three times in baseball at Cathedral Catholic High, where he was coached by Gary Remiker.
Personal: His father, Michael, played basketball at Cal Tech … graduated on May 10, 2013 with a degree in management … born Jonathan Paul Meyer on Jan. 2, 1991 in Upland, CA.