Career Stats
Righthander and junior college transfer who has been one of Clemson’s predominant closers.
2015: Had a 1-3 record, four saves and a 3.97 ERA in 20 appearances (one start) … in 22.2 innings pitched, he allowed 18 hits (.212 opponents’ batting average), no homers and 10 walks with 25 strikeouts … led the team in saves and games finished (10) … held lefthanded batters to a .143 batting average … had a 3.32 ERA, .200 opponents’ batting average and 24 strikeouts against seven walks in 21.2 innings pitched over his 19 relief appearances … had an 0.96 ERA, a .147 opponents’ batting average and 11 strikeouts against two walks in 9.1 innings pitched after the eighth inning … had a 1-1 record, three saves, a 1.29 ERA, .192 opponents’ batting average and 15 strikeouts against four walks in 14.0 innings pitched over 12 relief appearances at home … had two saves, a 2.77 ERA and .200 opponents’ batting average in 13.0 innings pitched over 10 relief appearances in ACC regular-season games … pitched 2.2 innings in relief, allowing two hits, no runs and no walks with four strikeouts to earn his first career win against Furman on March 31 … pitched 2.0 innings in relief, allowing no hits, no runs and no walks with two strikeouts to record his first career save against North Carolina on April 3 … retired both batters he faced to record the save against No. 18 College of Charleston on May 6 … pitched a perfect ninth inning with two strikeouts to record the save against Georgia Southern on May 9 … pitched 3.0 innings in relief, allowing one hit, no runs and one walk with five strikeouts to record the save at No. 8 Florida State on May 15.
Before Clemson: Led his team to the Junior College World Series in 2014 after redshirting in 2013 … junior college reliever-of-the-year in 2014 … coached by Tim Wallace at Spartanburg Methodist College … lettered multiple times in baseball at J.L. Mann High School, where he was coached by Brian Simpson.
Personal: Majoring in economics … born Taylor William Vetzel on Nov. 1, 1993 in Greenville, S.C.