#51  Rocco Reid

Career Stats

Lefthander who saw limited action out of the bullpen as a freshman in 2022 and made spot starts along with relief appearances in 2023 and 2024 … in 51.1 innings pitched over 43 appearances (five starts) and three seasons, he had a 2-2 record and 6.31 ERA while allowing 56 hits (.277 opponents’ batting average) and 35 walks with 58 strikeouts.

2024: Drafted in the 15th round (No. 464 overall pick) by the Arizona Diamondbacks and signed in July … had a 2-1 record and 5.82 ERA in 15 appearances (three starts) … in 21.2 innings pitched, he allowed 19 hits (.229 opponents’ batting average) and 15 walks with 26 strikeouts … did not allow a steal … Clemson had a 3-0 record in his three starts … allowed only one of eight inherited baserunners to score … held righthanded batters to .185 … pitched 2.1 hitless and scoreless innings in relief with one strikeout to earn his first career win against UNC Greensboro on March 8 … pitched 2.2 innings in a starting role, allowing two hits and no runs with four strikeouts against Manhattan on March 12 … pitched 2.1 hitless and scoreless innings in relief with five strikeouts at No. 3 Duke on March 15 … pitched 1.1 innings in relief, allowing no hits and no earned runs to earn the win at Notre Dame on April 7.

2023: Had an 0-1 record and an 8.10 ERA in 16 appearances (two starts) … in 16.2 innings pitched, he allowed 24 hits and 14 walks with 22 strikeouts … allowed only one of seven inherited baserunners to score … pitched 2.0 innings in relief, allowing no runs and no walks with two strikeouts against USC Upstate at Greenville, S.C. on Feb. 28 … pitched 1.1 hitless and scoreless innings in relief with two strikeouts against Georgia State on March 10 … pitched 1.2 hitless and scoreless innings in relief with four strikeouts against Virginia Tech in the ACC Tournament on May 24 … No. 39 ACC prospect for the 2024 draft in the preseason by D1Baseball … played for Brewster in the Cape Cod League in the summer, when he was 0-4 with a 4.97 ERA and 19 strikeouts in 25.1 innings pitched over 10 appearances (four starts).

2022: ACC Academic Honor Roll member … had an 0-0 record and a 4.85 ERA in 12 relief appearances … in 13.0 innings pitched, he allowed 13 hits (.277 opponents’ batting average), one homer and six walks with 10 strikeouts … had 22 groundball outs compared to three flyball outs … did not allow a steal … No. 151 freshman in the nation in the preseason by Perfect Game … No. 30 freshman in the ACC in the preseason by Perfect Game … played for Purcellville in the Valley League in the summer, when he was 2-2 with a 4.85 ERA and 33 strikeouts in 29.2 innings pitched over seven starts.

Before Clemson: Area Code Games participant … Diamond Prospects All-Star game selection … Palmetto Games participant, where he won the best pitcher award … all-state selection as a sophomore … first-team selection by Greenville News as a sophomore … was 8-0 with an 0.42 ERA, 77 strikeouts and two no-hitters in 49.2 innings pitched as a sophomore … region pitcher-of-the-year as a sophomore … lettered four times in baseball at Greenville Senior High School, where he was coached by Joey Golinski.

Personal: Majoring in management … born Robert Davis Reid on Oct. 16, 2002 in Durango, Colo.