Lefthander who started the 2023 season as a long reliever, but moved into the weekend rotation midway through the season and helped stabilize the staff … started the 2024 season in the bullpen and joined the weekend rotation in late March … was a starter during the first half of 2025 before suffering an injury … in 162.0 innings pitched over 47 appearances (32 starts) and three seasons, he had a 12-9 record and 5.50 ERA while allowing 187 hits (.281 opponents’ batting average) and 54 walks with 121 strikeouts.
2025: ACC Academic Honor Roll member … had a 4-2 record and 6.07 ERA in nine starts … in 40.0 innings pitched, he allowed 46 hits (.277 opponents’ batting average) and 16 walks with 34 strikeouts … Clemson had a 7-2 record in his nine starts … allowed five hits (.128 opponents’ batting average), no runs and three walks with 12 strikeouts in 11.0 innings pitched over two starts in neutral games … pitched 4.0 innings in a starting role, allowing two hits, no runs and one walk with six strikeouts against No. 12 Arizona at Arlington, Texas on Feb. 15 … pitched 6.0 innings in a starting role, allowing six hits and two runs with three strikeouts to earn the win against VCU at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Feb. 22 … pitched 7.0 innings in a starting role, allowing three hits, no runs and two walks with six strikeouts to earn the win against South Carolina at Greenville, S.C. on March 1; named ACC Pitcher-of-the-Week; received the Bob Bradley Award … pitched 5.0 innings in a starting role, allowing two hits with five strikeouts to earn the win against Davidson on March 8 … pitched 6.0 innings in a starting role, allowing five hits and one walk with one strikeout to earn the win at California on April 5.
2024: Had a 5-5 record, a complete game and 5.13 ERA in 19 appearances (11 starts) … in 66.2 innings pitched, he allowed 81 hits (.292 opponents’ batting average) and 15 walks with 42 strikeouts … first in the ACC in walks per nine innings pitched (2.03) … led the team in complete games … only allowed two steals … had 104 groundball outs compared to 44 flyball outs … in 11.1 innings pitched over six appearances in non-ACC regular-season games, he allowed seven hits (.167 opponents’ batting average), one earned run (0.79 ERA) and four walks with 12 strikeouts … pitched 2.0 innings in relief, allowing one hit, no runs and no walks with two strikeouts against Presbyterian on Feb. 20 … pitched 0.1 hitless and scoreless innings in relief to earn the win against Kennesaw State on Feb. 24 … pitched 3.0 innings in relief, allowing one hit, no runs and no walks with four strikeouts to earn the win against USC Upstate on Feb. 27 … pitched 2.0 innings in relief, allowing one hit, no earned runs and no walks with three strikeouts against UNC Greensboro on March 9 … pitched 1.0 innings in relief, allowing no hits and no earned runs with one strikeout to earn the win against Presbyterian at Greenville, S.C. on March 20 … pitched 6.1 innings in a starting role, allowing one walk with four strikeouts to earn the win in the first game of a doubleheader against No. 7 Florida State on March 23 … pitched 7.0 innings in a starting role, allowing five hits, no earned runs and no walks with five strikeouts to earn the win at Notre Dame on April 6 … pitched 9.0 innings in a starting role, allowing seven hits, one earned run and no walks with five strikeouts against NC State on April 13; threw only 105 pitches (80 strikes); was Clemson’s first complete game since 2021 … pitched 7.0 innings in a starting role, allowing six hits with four strikeouts at No. 12 Wake Forest on May 10 … played for Wareham in the Cape Cod Baseball League in the summer, when he was 2-1 with four strikeouts in 9.1 innings pitched over five appearances (two starts).
2023: Had a 3-2 record and 5.53 ERA in 19 appearances (12 starts) … in 55.1 innings pitched, he allowed 60 hits (.269 opponents’ batting average) and 23 walks with 45 strikeouts … Clemson had an 11-1 record in his 12 starts … had 85 groundball outs compared to 29 flyball outs … had a 3-0 record and 4.33 ERA in eight appearances (six starts) away from home … pitched 3.0 innings in relief, allowing one hit, one run and one walk with three strikeouts against USC Upstate at Greenville, S.C. on Feb. 28 … pitched 6.0 innings in a starting role, allowing six hits and one walk with five strikeouts against Winthrop on March 21 … pitched 5.0 innings in a starting role, allowing one run with seven strikeouts to earn his first career win against College of Charleston at Columbia, S.C. on March 28 … pitched 3.0 innings in a starting role, allowing two hits, one earned run and one walk with two strikeouts against No. 17 Coastal Carolina on April 4 … pitched 5.0 innings in a starting role, allowing four hits, no runs and one walk with two strikeouts to earn the win at Florida State on April 7 … pitched 6.0 innings in a starting role, allowing one run and no walks with three strikeouts to earn the win at NC State on April 21 … pitched 6.0 innings in a starting role, allowing three hits and two walks with six strikeouts against No. 22 Louisville on May 5 … No. 175 freshman in the ACC in the preseason by Perfect Game.
Before Clemson: No. 193 lefthander in the nation by Perfect Game … No. 32 player and No. 7 lefthander in South Carolina by Perfect Game … lettered in baseball at Northwestern High School, where he was coached by Ryan Hunt.
Personal: Majoring in parks, recreation & tourism management … born Ethan Lynn Darden on Nov. 6, 2003 in Rock Hill, S.C.