Speedy outfielder who played in his first active season at Clemson in 2012 and was the starting centerfielder during his two active seasons … one of the fastest players on the team … made many diving catches to save hits and runs … a career .280 hitter with a .380 on-base percentage in 195 games (132 starts) over four active seasons (two at College of Charleston and two at Clemson) at the collegiate level … had 17 doubles, nine triples, six homers, 74 RBIs, 118 runs, 64 walks, 22 hit-by-pitches, and 50 steals … had 11 outfield assists and committed only three errors in 380 chances in his career … had 21 bunt singles in two seasons at Clemson … two-time All-ACC Academic selection.
2013: Team co-captain … All-ACC Academic team member … hit .264 with 44 runs, five doubles, one triple, two homers, 26 RBIs, a .373 on-base percentage, 32 walks, a team-high six hit-by-pitches, and 19 steals in 61 games (61 starts in centerfield) … tied for sixth in the ACC in steals … had 14 multi-hit games … had a team-high 12 bunt singles … hit .317 with runners on base and .306 with runners in scoring position … was 29-for-75 (.387) with a .495 on-base percentage and 11 steals in 23 games when batting in the #8 spot in the batting order … was 4-for-7 (.571) with one grand slam and 10 RBIs with the bases loaded … reached base via a hit or walk in each of the last 20 games; that was a season-long on-base streak by a Tiger … went 2-for-4 with two runs and a steal against Wofford on Mar. 6 … went 1-for-2 with a grand slam, two runs, one walk, and two hit-by-pitches at #8 N.C. State on Mar. 9 … went 2-for-4 with a game-high three runs, including the game-winning run on Garrett Boulware’s walkoff single with two outs in the ninth inning, against #12 Virginia on Mar. 16; Brittle led off the ninth inning with a single … went 3-for-4 with an RBI and two steals against Morehead State on Mar. 19 … went 4-for-4 with one RBI, two runs, and two steals against Duke on Mar. 22; he was 5-for-9 (.556) with two RBIs, four runs, two walks, and two steals in the series … went 3-for-4 with a double, run, and steal against Gardner-Webb on Apr. 3 … had an RBI groundout to score the game’s only run at Miami (FL) on Apr. 19 … went 3-for-4 with a double, two RBIs, three runs, and two steals in the first game of a doubleheader at Furman on May 8; he was 4-for-8 with a double, three RBIs, three runs, and two steals in the doubleheader … went 1-for-3 with an inside-the-park homer, two RBIs, one walk, and one hit-by-pitch at #8 Florida State on May 16 … went 2-for-3 with a walk and an outfield assist at #8 Florida State on May 18; he was 4-for-9 with one homer, two RBIs, two walks, and one hit-by-pitch in the series … scored three runs with three walks and one hit-by-pitch against #3 North Carolina in the ACC Tournament on May 24.
2012: Second-Team All-ACC selection … All-ACC Academic team member … ACC Academic Honor Roll member … hit .298 with 43 runs, nine doubles, an ACC-tying-high and team-high eight triples, two homers, 36 RBIs, a .384 on-base percentage, 22 walks, 11 hit-by-pitches, and a team-high 15 steals in 58 games (56 starts in centerfield) … his eight triples tied for fifth-most in school history and were the most by a Tiger since 1995 … his 11 hit-by-pitches tied for 10th-most in school history … tied for 10th in the nation in triples and 16th in triples per game (0.14) … tied for ninth in the ACC in steals … hit an ACC-high five triples in ACC regular-season games … had a team-high nine bunt singles … had a team-high nine outfield assists … had 15 multi-hit games, including six games with at least three hits … hit .349 with runners on base … hit .374 with four doubles, five triples, two homers, and a team-high 23 RBIs in 19 April games … had five consecutive multi-hit games in April … had a 22-game hitting streak from April to May; it tied for the eighth-longest hitting streak in school history … reached base safely in 26 consecutive games from April to May … went 2-for-3 with a double, two runs, and a walk in the first game of a doubleheader against UAB on Feb. 18 … went 1-for-2 with a run, two walks, and three outfield assists in the second game of a doubleheader against UAB on Feb. 18 … went 3-for-5 with a run against Maine on Feb. 24 … went 1-for-2 with a triple, two runs, one RBI, three walks, and one steal against Maine on Feb. 25 … suffered a lacerated finger against Boston College on Mar. 18 and missed seven starts … went 2-for-3 with the go-ahead sacrifice fly in the sixth inning and a steal against #7 Miami (FL) on Mar. 30; it was his first start after suffering his finger injury … went 2-for-4 with a three-run triple and two runs against Western Carolina on Apr. 4 … went 4-for-6 with a double, triple, five RBIs, and three runs at Duke on Apr. 7; he was 7-for-16 (.438) with five RBIs and three runs in the series … went 3-for-4 with a team-tying-season-high four runs, a hit-by-pitch, and steal against Furman at Greenville, SC (Fluor Field) on Apr. 10 … went 3-for-5 a homer, double, three RBIs, and two runs against Georgia on Apr. 11 … went 4-for-7 with two RBIs, three runs, and a walkoff single in the 12th inning against #17 N.C. State on Apr. 13; he also tied the score in the eighth inning with an RBI fielder’s choice; he had seven hits, three RBIs, three runs, and two steals in the series … hit a walkoff single in the ninth inning against Charleston Southern on Apr. 17 … went 2-for-4 with two runs, a walk, and steal in the first game of a doubleheader at Maryland on Apr. 21 … went 2-for-5 with a triple and two RBIs in the second game of a doubleheader at Maryland on Apr. 21 … went 2-for-6 with a triple and two RBIs at Georgia Tech on Apr. 28 … lined a two-out, run-scoring single in the 11th inning to tie the score and extend his hitting streak to 19 games against College of Charleston on May 5; it came against his former team … went 3-for-5 with a triple, two RBIs, and two runs against College of Charleston on May 6 … threw out the potential game-winning run at the plate in the ninth inning with the score tied at #2 South Carolina in the Columbia Regional on June 2 … went 1-for-3 with a run, two walks, and a team-season-high three steals against Coastal Carolina in the Columbia Regional on June 3; the three steals tied a school record in an NCAA Tournament game; he had four steals in the Columbia Regional.
2011: Red-shirted … sat out due to NCAA transfer rules.
Before Clemson: Played the 2009 and 2010 seasons at College of Charleston under Head Coach Monte Lee … was 21-for-77 (.273) with 31 runs, two homers, 12 RBIs, and 16 steals in 76 games (15 starts) at College of Charleston … was 18-for-68 (.265) with two homers, two doubles, 10 RBIs, 23 runs, and 14 steals in 47 games (15 starts) in 2010 … was 3-for-9 (.333) with a double, two RBIs, eight runs, three walks, and two steals in 29 games off the bench in 2009 … lettered five times in baseball at Berkeley High School, where he was coached by Shane Todd … played in the North-South All-Star game after his senior season.
Personal: His brother, Owen, was his teammate at College of Charleston in 2009 and 2010 … graduated on May 10, 2013 with a degree in community recreation, sport, & camp management … born Thomas David Brittle on Nov. 29, 1989 in Charleston, SC.