Lefthander who became healthy at midseason in 2025 and was a weekend starter … No. 79 sophomore in the nation in the preseason by Perfect Game … No. 32 ACC prospect for the 2026 draft in the preseason by Perfect Game.
2025: Won the team’s Newcomer Award … ACC Academic Honor Roll member … had an 0-2 record and a 5.56 ERA in nine appearances (eight starts) … in 22.2 innings pitched, he allowed 22 hits (.244 opponents’ batting average) and 15 walks with 22 strikeouts … Clemson had a 6-2 record in his eight starts … held leadoff batters to 2-for-22 (.091) … pitched 3.0 innings in a starting role, allowing two hits, no runs and one walk with one strikeout against Georgia Southern at North Augusta, S.C. on April 1 … pitched 2.0 innings in a starting role, allowing one hit and no runs with one strikeout against Gardner-Webb on April 9 … pitched 3.2 innings in a starting role, allowing two hit and no runs with five strikeouts against No. 5 Georgia on April 23 … pitched 4.0 innings in a starting role, allowing three hits, no runs and one walk with three strikeouts at Pittsburgh on May 17 … No. 15 freshman in the nation in the preseason by Baseball America … No. 38 freshman in the ACC in the preseason by D1Baseball.
Before Clemson: No. 33 player and No. 5 lefthander in the nation by Perfect Game … No. 164 prospect for the 2024 draft by Perfect Game … No. 6 player and No. 2 lefthander in Florida by Perfect Game … Gatorade Player-of-the-Year in Florida as a senior … conference player-of-the-year as a senior … was 7-1 with an 0.99 ERA and 78 strikeouts as a senior … hit .379 with 28 RBIs as a senior … lettered four times in baseball at Hagerty High School, where he was coached by Mike Sindone.
Personal: Pronounced TA-lehn … majoring in parks, recreation & tourism management … born Talan Cooper Bell on July 13, 2005 in Fort Pierce, Fla.