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#18  Tristan Smith

Position:
LHP
Height:
6-2
Weight:
195
Class:
So.
Hometown:
Boiling Springs, S.C.
Major:
Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management
High School:
Boiling Springs HS
B/T:
R-L

Lefthander who saw action on the mound as a starter, long reliever and closer in 2023 ... when healthy, he was a weekend starter in 2024 ... in 82.0 innings pitched over 36 appearances (18 starts) and two seasons, he had a 2-2 record, four saves and a 4.50 ERA while allowing 71 hits (.237 opponents’ batting average) and 57 walks with 109 strikeouts.

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Lefthander who saw action on the mound as a starter, long reliever and closer in 2023 … when healthy, he was a weekend starter in 2024 … in 82.0 innings pitched over 36 appearances (18 starts) and two seasons, he had a 2-2 record, four saves and a 4.50 ERA while allowing 71 hits (.237 opponents’ batting average) and 57 walks with 109 strikeouts.

2024: Drafted in the fifth round (No. 150 overall pick) by the Cincinnati Reds and signed in July … had a 2-1 record and 4.47 ERA in 12 starts … in 50.1 innings pitched, he allowed 47 hits (.250 opponents’ batting average) and 32 walks with 66 strikeouts … tied for the team lead in pickoffs (1) … Clemson had a 10-2 record in his 12 starts … only allowed two steals in six attempts … pitched 4.0 innings in a starting role, allowing one hit and one run with five strikeouts against Xavier on Feb. 17 … pitched 5.0 innings in a starting role, allowing three hits, one run and one walk with nine strikeouts against No. 12 South Carolina at Columbia, S.C. (Segra Park) on March 2 … pitched 5.0 innings in a starting role, allowing one hit with six strikeouts to earn his first career win against UNC Greensboro on March 9 … pitched 6.0 innings in a starting role, allowing four hits, one earned run and two walks with 10 strikeouts to earn the win at No. 3 Duke on March 16 … pitched 5.1 innings in a starting role, allowing one earned run and no walks with nine strikeouts against High Point in the Clemson Regional on May 31; Clemson Regional All-Tournament selection … No. 53 sophomore in the nation in the preseason by Perfect Game … No. 88 college prospect for the 2024 draft in the preseason by D1Baseball … No. 21 ACC prospect for the 2024 draft in the preseason by D1Baseball and Perfect Game.

2023: Had an 0-1 record, four saves and a 4.55 ERA in 24 appearances (six starts) … in 31.2 innings pitched, he allowed 24 hits (.214 opponents’ batting average) and 25 walks with 43 strikeouts … did not allow a steal in three attempts … had a 2.00 ERA and 25 strikeouts in 18.0 innings pitched over his 18 relief appearances … in 18.2 innings pitched after the fourth inning, he allowed four runs (1.93 ERA) … held opponents to .091 with two outs … struck out the last two batters he faced to record the save against Binghamton on Feb. 18; was his first career appearance … pitched 4.2 innings in a starting role, allowing two hits and no runs with five strikeouts against No. 23 South Carolina at Greenville, S.C. on March 4 … pitched 2.0 hitless and scoreless innings in relief with two strikeouts at Florida State on April 7 … pitched 1.1 perfect innings in relief with three strikeouts at Georgia on April 11 … pitched 1.2 innings in relief, allowing one hit, no runs and no walks with two strikeouts against Notre Dame on April 16 … pitched 1.0 innings, allowing no runs and no walks with one strikeout to record the save at NC State on April 23 … pitched 2.0 innings in a starting role, allowing one hit with three strikeouts at No. 8 Coastal Carolina on May 10 … pitched 0.2 scoreless innings in relief to record the save at Virginia Tech on May 13 … struck out the only batter he faced to record the save at Virginia Tech on May 14 … pitched 1.2 innings in relief, allowing one hit and no runs with four strikeouts against North Carolina on May 19 … pitched 1.1 perfect innings in relief against No. 9 Tennessee in the Clemson Regional on June 3 … No. 6 freshman in the nation in the preseason by Perfect Game … No. 16 freshman in the nation in the preseason by D1Baseball … No. 1 freshman in the ACC in the preseason by Perfect Game … No. 4 freshman in the ACC in the preseason by D1Baseball … No. 76 college prospect for the 2024 draft in the preseason by D1Baseball … No. 11 ACC prospect for the 2024 draft in the preseason by Perfect Game … No. 14 ACC prospect for the 2024 draft in the preseason by D1Baseball … played for Bourne in the Cape Cod League in the summer, when he was 3-1 with a 3.29 ERA and 38 strikeouts in 27.1 innings pitched over seven appearances (six starts); named to the Cape Cod League All-League team.

Before Clemson: No. 24 player and No. 6 lefthander in the nation by Perfect Game … No. 2 player and No. 1 lefthander in South Carolina by Perfect Game … member of the district championship team … lettered five times in baseball at Boiling Springs High School, where he was coached by Jeffrey Lipscomb.

Personal: Majoring in parks, recreation & tourism management … born James Tristan Smith on May 25, 2003 in Boiling Springs, S.C.

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