Career Stats
Three-time ACC Academic Honor Roll member … one of Clemson’s top relievers in his first two seasons, but moved into the weekend rotation late in the 2022 season … in 102.0 innings pitched over 55 appearances (five starts) and three seasons, he had a 9-8 record, three saves and a 3.35 ERA while allowing 93 hits (.242 opponents’ batting average) and 39 walks with 122 strikeouts … fourth in Tiger history in strikeouts per nine innings pitched (10.76).
2022: Drafted in the 13th round (No. 400 overall pick) by the New York Yankees and signed in July … NCBWA Stopper-of-the-Year Award Watch List member … strength & conditioning All-American by NSCA … ACC Academic Honor Roll member … had a 5-2 record and 5.20 ERA in 19 appearances (five starts) … in 45.0 innings pitched, he allowed 43 hits (.249 opponents’ batting average) and 17 walks with 56 strikeouts … held opponents to .146 with runners in scoring position, .170 with two outs and 0-for-7 with the bases loaded … pitched 2.0 innings in relief, allowing one hit and no runs with four strikeouts to earn the win against Indiana on Feb. 19 … pitched 1.2 innings in relief, allowing one hit and no runs with four strikeouts against College of Charleston on Feb. 22 … pitched 3.0 innings in relief, allowing no hits, no runs and no walks with five strikeouts to earn the win at No. 23 Wake Forest on April 15 … pitched 2.0 hitless and scoreless innings in relief with three strikeouts to earn the win at No. 23 Wake Forest on April 17 … pitched 1.1 perfect innings in relief with one strikeout against East Tennessee State on April 20 … pitched 4.0 innings in a starting role, allowing one run with three strikeouts against No. 21 Georgia Tech on May 7 … pitched 6.0 innings in a starting role, allowing one earned run and one walk with four strikeouts to earn the win in the first game of a doubleheader at No. 9 Virginia on May 15 … pitched 5.2 innings in a starting role, allowing four hits, two runs and one walk with five strikeouts to earn the win against Boston College on May 20 … No. 13 relief pitcher in the nation in the preseason by D1Baseball … No. 175 college prospect for the 2022 draft in the preseason by D1Baseball … No. 28 ACC prospect for the 2022 draft in the preseason by D1Baseball.
2021: NCBWA Stopper-of-the-Year Award Watch List member … All-ACC Academic selection … ACC Academic Honor Roll member … had a 3-6 record, three saves and a 2.23 ERA in 28 relief appearances … in 44.1 innings pitched, he allowed 43 hits (.257 opponents’ batting average), three homers and 15 walks with 52 strikeouts … tied for fifth in the ACC in appearances … led the team in ERA, appearances, games finished (16) and pickoffs (3) … had a 3-2 record, save, 0.68 ERA, .211 opponents’ batting average and 27 strikeouts against five walks in 26.1 innings pitched over 14 relief appearances at home … pitched 2.0 innings in relief, allowing no hits and no walks with four strikeouts to record his first career save against Cincinnati on Feb. 20 … pitched 2.1 innings in relief with six strikeouts against No. 16 South Carolina at Greenville, S.C. on Feb. 27 … pitched 2.0 innings in relief, allowing one hit, no runs and no walks with three strikeouts against Notre Dame on March 5 … pitched 3.0 innings in relief, allowing two hits, no runs and no walks against Notre Dame on March 7 … pitched 2.0 innings in relief, allowing one hit and no runs with two strikeouts against No. 13 Virginia Tech on March 19 … pitched 2.0 innings in relief, allowing no walks with three strikeouts to earn the win against No. 13 Virginia Tech on March 21 … pitched 1.1 perfect innings in relief with two strikeouts against Georgia Southern at North Augusta, S.C. on March 23 … pitched 1.1 hitless and scoreless innings in relief with three strikeouts to record the save at Boston College on March 26 … pitched 1.2 perfect innings in relief to record the save at NC State on April 3 … pitched 2.2 innings in relief, allowing no earned runs with two strikeouts against Virginia on April 11 … pitched 1.1 innings in relief, allowing no runs and no walks with three strikeouts against College of Charleston on April 13 … pitched a hitless and scoreless inning in relief with two strikeouts to earn the win against Wake Forest on April 23 … pitched 1.1 innings in relief, allowing no runs and no walks with one strikeout in the first game of a doubleheader against Wake Forest on April 25 … pitched 1.1 perfect innings in relief with two strikeouts to earn the win against No. 4 Louisville on May 1 … pitched 3.0 perfect innings in relief with one strikeout against No. 4 Louisville on May 2 … NCBWA Stopper-of-the-Year Watch List member in the preseason … No. 41 relief pitcher in the nation in the preseason by D1Baseball … No. 28 ACC prospect for the 2022 draft in the preseason by D1Baseball … played for Wareham in the Cape Cod League in the summer, where he had 10 strikeouts in 8.1 innings pitched over three appearances (two starts).
2020: Received a redshirt from the NCAA with the season’s suspension on March 12 and cancellation due to a coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic … freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball … ACC Academic Honor Roll member … had a 1-0 record and an 0.71 ERA in eight relief appearances … in 12.2 innings pitched, he allowed seven hits (.159 opponents’ batting average) and seven walks with 14 strikeouts … did not allow any of his eight inherited baserunners to score … held lefthanded batters to 1-for-16 (.063) … held opponents to 1-for-19 (.053) with runners on base, 0-for-13 with runners in scoring position, 0-for-5 with three strikeouts with the bases loaded and 1-for-13 (.077) with two outs … in 10.2 innings pitched over seven relief appearances at home, he allowed six hits (.162 opponents’ batting average) and no runs with 10 strikeouts … pitched 2.0 innings in relief, allowing one hit and no runs with two strikeouts to earn the win against Liberty on Feb. 14; was his first career appearance … pitched 2.0 innings in relief, allowing one hit and no runs with one strikeout against Boston College on March 6 … pitched 3.0 innings in relief, allowing no runs and no walks with one strikeout against Boston College on March 8 … No. 235 freshman in the nation in the preseason by Perfect Game … No. 46 freshman in the ACC in the preseason by Perfect Game … No. 50 ACC prospect for the 2022 draft in the preseason by D1Baseball.
Before Clemson: All-American by Collegiate Baseball and USA Today as a junior and senior … Mr. Baseball in South Carolina as a senior … Gatorade Player-of-the-Year in South Carolina as a junior … SCISA North/South All-Star … led his team to the state title as a sophomore, junior and senior … lettered six times in baseball and two times in swimming at Bishop England High School, where he was coached by Mike Darnell.
Personal: Majoring in sociology … born Geoffrey Eastham Gilbert on May 3, 2001 in Charleston, S.C.
• Interesting facts about family/parents – Both of his parents attended South Carolina• One fact that most people don’t know – Had a chance to be a Junior Olympian in swimming• Proudest childhood accomplishment – Winning the 12U Perfect Game national championship• Ideal vacation spot – Rome, Italy• Childhood hero – His grandfather• One person, living or dead, to eat dinner with – Kobe Bryant
