Career Stats
Graduate transfer from USC Upstate who was Clemson’s midweek starter in 2017 … in 198.2 innings pitched over 48 appearances (32 starts) and three seasons, including two at USC Upstate and one at Clemson, he had a 13-9 record and 4.76 ERA while allowing 234 hits (.287 opponents’ batting average) and 39 walks with 179 strikeouts.
2017: Signed a free-agent contract with the Seattle Mariners in June … All-ACC Academic selection … had a 9-1 record and 3.56 ERA in 19 appearances (13 starts) … in 83.1 innings pitched, he allowed 82 hits (.249 opponents’ batting average) and 10 walks with 68 strikeouts … first in Tiger history in walks per nine innings pitched (1.08) and third in strikeout-to-walk ratio (6.80) … 12th in the nation in strikeout-to-walk ratio and 14th in walks per nine innings pitched … tied for third in the ACC in wins, tied for third in shutouts (1) and tied for fourth in complete games (1) … led the team in wins … Clemson had a 13-0 record in his 13 starts … only walked two of the 87 leadoff batters he faced … pitched 7.0 innings in a starting role, allowing three hits, one run and a walk with nine strikeouts to earn his first win as a Tiger against Wofford on Feb. 28 … pitched 6.1 innings in a starting role, allowing one earned run and no walks with nine strikeouts to earn the win against Michigan State at Greenville, S.C., on March 8 … pitched 5.0 innings in a starting role with four strikeouts to earn the win at College of Charleston on March 21 … pitched 6.2 innings in a starting role, allowing five hits, no runs and one walk with four strikeouts to earn the win against Furman on March 28 … pitched 7.2 innings in a starting role, allowing four hits, no runs and no walks with five strikeouts to earn the win at Georgia on April 4 … pitched 6.2 innings in a starting role, allowing one earned run and no walks with seven strikeouts to earn the win against Georgia on April 19 … pitched 7.0 innings in a starting role, allowing two runs and one walk with four strikeouts to earn the win against College of Charleston on April 25 … pitched 1.2 innings in relief, allowing one hit, no runs and no walks with two strikeouts against Nevada on May 6 … pitched 5.1 innings in a starting role, allowing one walk with four strikeouts to earn the win at Furman on May 9 … pitched a two-hit shutout with three strikeouts against one walk to earn the win against Vanderbilt in the Clemson Regional on June 4; threw just 108 pitches and gave up only two singles; earned Clemson Regional All-Tournament honors.
Before Clemson: Played two seasons (2015,16) at USC Upstate, where he was coached by Matt Fincher and was 4-8 with a 5.62 ERA and 111 strikeouts against 29 walks in 115.1 innings pitched over 29 appearances (19 starts) … Atlantic Sun Conference Co-Pitcher-of-the-Year in 2016 … All-Atlantic Sun Conference in 2016, when he was 4-3 with a 4.10 ERA and school-record 86 strikeouts against 17 walks in 74.2 innings pitched over 13 appearances (11 starts) … played one season (2014) at USC Lancaster, where he was coached by Steve Williams … had a 1.80 ERA and 70 strikeouts against four walks in 47.0 innings pitched at USC Lancaster … member of the 2013 South Carolina baseball team, where he was coached by Chad Holbrook, but did not appear in a game … member of the 2013 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll with the Gamecocks … all-state as a junior and senior at Wren High School … North-South All-Star Game participant … had an 8-2 record, a 1.64 ERA and 47 strikeouts as a senior … No. 16 player in South Carolina by Perfect Game … No. 7 righthander in South Carolina by Diamond Prospects … lettered four times in baseball and two times in basketball at Wren High School, where he was coached by Randy Thompson.
Personal: Majoring in athletic leadership … born Tyler Samuel Jackson on Oct. 22, 1993 in Piedmont, S.C.