Career Stats
Two-way player in 2018 who saw limited action as a freshman, but became one of the team’s best relievers in 2019 … became the Friday starter in 2020 … in 72.1 innings pitched over 33 appearances (nine starts) and three seasons, he had a 4-0 record and 3.48 ERA while allowing 48 hits (.195 opponents’ batting average) and 61 walks with 106 strikeouts.
2020: Received a redshirt from the NCAA with the season’s suspension on March 12 and cancellation due to a coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic … drafted in the third round (No. 81 overall pick) by the Colorado Rockies and signed in June … third-team All-American by Collegiate Baseball … won the Stowe Award, given to the team’s most valuable pitcher … had a 2-0 record and an 0.79 ERA in four starts … in 22.2 innings pitched, he allowed seven hits (.096 opponents’ batting average), no homers and 14 walks with 43 strikeouts … seventh in the nation in hits-per-nine-innings pitched (2.78), tied for seventh in strikeouts and eighth in strikeouts-per-nine-innings pitched (17.1)… second in the ACC in opponents’ batting average, tied for second in starts on the mound, tied for second in strikeouts and fifth in ERA … led the team in innings pitched, strikeouts and opponents’ batting average … tied for the team lead in starts on the mound … Clemson had a 4-0 record in his four starts … pitched 4.0 innings in a starting role, allowing two hits and one run with eight strikeouts against Liberty on Feb. 14 … pitched 6.0 innings in a starting role, allowing two hits, no runs and one walk with a team-season-high 14 strikeouts to earn win against Stony Brook on Feb. 21; the 14 strikeouts were the most by a Tiger since 1996; named one of 14 national players-of-the-week by Collegiate Baseball … pitched a team-season-high 7.0 innings in a starting role, allowing no hits and no runs with 11 strikeouts to earn the win at South Carolina on Feb. 28; named one of 15 national players-of-the-week by Collegiate Baseball; received the Bob Bradley Award as Clemson’s series MVP … pitched 5.2 innings in a starting role, allowing three hits and one earned run with 10 strikeouts against Boston College on March 6 … No. 166 college prospect for the 2020 draft in the preseason by D1Baseball … No. 62 junior in the nation in the preseason by Perfect Game … No. 36 ACC prospect for the 2020 draft in the preseason by D1Baseball.
2019: Had a 2-0 record and 3.38 ERA in 21 relief appearances … in 29.1 innings pitched, he allowed 17 hits (.175 opponents’ batting average), one homer and 30 walks with 46 strikeouts … led the team in opponents’ batting average … allowed just three extra-base hits … had two pickoffs … allowed only seven of 23 inherited baserunners to score … pitched 1.2 hitless and scoreless innings in relief with five strikeouts in the second game of a doubleheader against South Alabama on Feb. 16 … pitched 2.1 innings in relief, allowing no hits and no earned runs with four strikeouts to earn his first career win against Virginia Military on Feb. 24 … pitched 1.1 innings in relief, allowing one hit with three strikeouts to earn the win against South Carolina at Greenville, S.C. on March 2 … pitched 3.2 innings in relief, allowing three hits, one run and one walk with four strikeouts against No. 8 Louisville on April 7 … pitched 2.0 innings in relief, allowing one hit and no runs with one strikeout at Florida State on April 14 … pitched 2.1 hitless and scoreless innings in relief with three strikeouts against Duke on April 21 … pitched 1.2 innings in relief, allowing one hit and no runs with three strikeouts at No. 11 Georgia Tech on April 26 … No. 52 sophomore in the nation in the preseason by Perfect Game … played for Falmouth in the Cape Cod League in the summer, where he was 0-1 with a 4.32 ERA and 18 strikeouts in 16.2 innings pitched over 11 appearances (one start).
2018: Had an 0-0 record and a 6.64 ERA in eight appearances (five starts) … in 20.1 innings pitched, he allowed 24 hits (.316 opponents’ batting average), one homer and 17 walks with 17 strikeouts … hit .100 with a run, an RBI, a walk and steal in seven games (two starts, including one in left field and one as the DH) … Clemson had a 5-0 record in his five starts on the mound … did not allow a steal in four attempts … pitched 3.0 innings in a starting role, allowing three hits, one run and one walk with three strikeouts against Furman on Feb. 20; was his first career appearance … No. 23 freshman in the nation in the preseason by Perfect Game … No. 11 freshman in the ACC in the preseason by Perfect Game … No. 16 freshman in the ACC in the preseason by D1Baseball … played for Kalamazoo in the Northwoods League in the summer, where he was 0-2 with a 7.71 ERA and 19 strikeouts in 18.2 innings pitched over five starts; played four games as a hitter.
Before Clemson: Drafted in the 27th round (No. 819 overall pick) by the Toronto Blue Jays … East Michigan All-Star as a senior … all-state, all-district, all-region and all-conference selection as a junior and senior … state’s Mr. Baseball as a senior … lettered three times in baseball at Howell High School, where he was coached by Mike Weatherly.
Personal: His father, Mike, played baseball at Central Michigan (1984-88) … his sister, Tess, played basketball at Northern Michigan (2015-18) … his brother, Ty, was a sophomore righthander at Ball State in 2020 … majoring in criminal justice … born Samuel Thomas Weatherly on May 28, 1999 in Ann Arbor, Mich.
• Favorite hobbies – Golfing, hunting, fishing, hanging out with friends and watching movies• Interesting facts about family/parents – Has two brothers, both taller than him (6’5”, 6’6”), and a sister almost as tall (6’0”)• One fact that most people don’t know – Does great impersonations• Favorite food or candy – Any home-cooked meal• Proudest childhood accomplishment – Beat his fourth-grade teacher in a multiplication test• Ideal vacation spot – Holland, Mich.• Childhood hero – Justin Verlander• One person, living or dead, to eat dinner with – Bill Gates
