One of the team’s strongest players who hits for power to all fields ... a career .257 hitter with a .522 slugging percentage and .423 on-base percentage in 115 games (96 starts) over two seasons, including one at Michigan and one at Clemson ... has 22 doubles, 23 homers, 82 RBIs, 65 runs, 81 walks, 21 hit-by-pitches and a steal ... sixth in Tiger history in walks per at-bat (one every 4.17).
Career Stats
One of the team’s strongest players who hits for power to all fields … a career .257 hitter with a .522 slugging percentage and .423 on-base percentage in 115 games (96 starts) over two seasons, including one at Michigan and one at Clemson … has 22 doubles, 23 homers, 82 RBIs, 65 runs, 81 walks, 21 hit-by-pitches and a steal … sixth in Tiger history in walks per at-bat (one every 4.17).
2025: Third-Team All-ACC selection … hit .240 with 36 runs, 11 doubles, 12 homers, 52 RBIs, a .480 slugging percentage, .407 on-base percentage, 47 walks and 11 hit-by-pitches in 59 games (57 starts, including 54 as the DH and three at first base) … 10th in the ACC in walks … tied for the team lead in RBIs and multiple-RBI games (13) … hit .355 with five homers, four doubles, 24 RBIs, 10 runs, a .968 slugging percentage and .450 on-base percentage in the first inning … hit .276 with nine homers, five doubles, 33 RBIs, 17 runs, a 602 slugging percentage and .439 on-base percentage in 29 ACC regular-season games … had 10 multiple-hit games … had three bunt singles … had a 12-game hitting streak from April to May … went 3-for-5 with two doubles, two RBIs, two runs and a hit-by-pitch against No. 12 Arizona at Arlington, Texas on Feb. 15; was his first game as a Tiger … went 1-for-2 with a homer, two RBIs, two runs and three walks against Winthrop on Feb. 25 … went 2-for-4 with a two-run double against South Carolina on Feb. 28 … went 1-for-4 with a three-run homer and walk at South Carolina on March 2 … went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and two hit-by-pitches against Notre Dame on March 15 … went 1-for-1 with a double, RBI, two runs and two walks against The Citadel on March 19 … went 2-for-3 with a homer, two runs and a hit-by-pitch at No. 19 Georgia Tech on March 28 … went 1-for-3 with a homer, walk and bases-loaded hit-by-pitch in the ninth inning to tie the score in the second game of a doubleheader at No. 19 Georgia Tech on March 29 … went 3-for-4 with a grand slam, double, team-season-high-tying five RBIs and two runs at California on April 5 … went 2-for-3 with a double, two RBIs, two runs and a walk against Stanford on April 11 … went 2-for-3 with a homer, double, four RBIs, two runs and two walks against Stanford on April 12; was 5-for-9 (.556) with a homer, two doubles, seven RBIs, four runs, a 1.111 slugging percentage and .714 on-base percentage in the series … hit a three-run homer against No. 17 Louisville on April 17 … went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and walk at No. 25 NC State on April 24 … hit a homer at No. 25 NC State on April 25 … went 1-for-3 with an RBI, run and two walks at No. 5 Florida State on May 4 … went 3-for-6 with a homer and team-season-high-tying five RBIs at Pittsburgh on May 17 … went 1-for-3 with a homer and two walks against No. 16 Georgia Tech in the ACC Tournament on May 24 … No. 30 first baseman in the nation in the preseason by D1Baseball … No. 74 sophomore in the nation in the preseason by Perfect Game.
Before Clemson: Played one season (2024) at Michigan, where he was coached by Tracy Smith … All-Big Ten Conference Freshman selection … hit .279 with 11 homers, 11 doubles, 30 RBIs, 29 runs, a .578 slugging percentage, .445 on-base percentage and a steal in 56 games (39 starts) in 2024 … set the school freshman record for homers … No. 252 player and No. 7 first baseman in the nation by Perfect Game … three-time all-state selection at Mount Dora Christian Academy … No. 35 player and No. 1 first baseman in Florida by Perfect Game … hit .383 with a school-record 25 homers and 84 RBIs in his high school career … first-team all-state as a senior … hit .417 with a school-record 11 homers as a senior … lettered five times in baseball at Mount Dora Christian Academy, where he was coached by Jason Sanders.
Personal: His father, Marty, and mother, Elisabeth, played basketball at Cazenovia … majoring in communication … born Collin Vincent Priest on Sept. 8, 2004 in Syracuse, N.Y.
