Lefthander who came on late in the 2024 season to become a valuable pitcher out of the bullpen ... was one of the team’s most effective relievers in 2025 ... in 53.1 innings pitched over 31 appearances (two starts) and two seasons, he has a 6-1 record, two saves and a 3.21 ERA while allowing 33 hits (.176 opponents’ batting average) and 20 walks with 64 strikeouts ... in 17.2 innings pitched over seven relief appearances in the postseason, he has allowed eight hits, four earned runs (2.04 ERA) and six walks with 20 strikeouts ... in 9.1 innings pitched over three relief appearances in the ACC Tournament, he has allowed two hits, no earned runs and two walks with eight strikeouts.
Career Stats
Lefthander who came on late in the 2024 season to become a valuable pitcher out of the bullpen … was one of the team’s most effective relievers in 2025 … in 53.1 innings pitched over 31 appearances (two starts) and two seasons, he has a 6-1 record, two saves and a 3.21 ERA while allowing 33 hits (.176 opponents’ batting average) and 20 walks with 64 strikeouts … in 17.2 innings pitched over seven relief appearances in the postseason, he has allowed eight hits, four earned runs (2.04 ERA) and six walks with 20 strikeouts … in 9.1 innings pitched over three relief appearances in the ACC Tournament, he has allowed two hits, no earned runs and two walks with eight strikeouts.
2025: Had a 3-1 record, two saves and a 3.86 ERA in 20 appearances (two starts) … in 35.0 innings pitched, he allowed 20 hits (.165 opponents’ batting average), two homers and 12 walks with 44 strikeouts … tied for 10th in the ACC in pickoffs (2) … led the team in opponents’ batting average … tied for the team lead in pickoffs … only allowed one of 17 inherited baserunners to score … held opponents to .128 with two outs … held righthanded batters to .132 … had a 3-1 record, two saves, a 2.97 ERA, .155 opponents’ batting average and 37 strikeouts against eight walks in 30.1 innings pitched over 18 relief appearances … had two saves, an 0.93 ERA, .123 opponents’ batting average and 22 strikeouts against three walks in 19.1 innings pitched over nine appearances (one start) away from home … had a 1-1 record, one save, a 2.84 ERA, .143 opponents’ batting average and 12 strikeouts against three walks in 12.2 innings pitched over nine relief appearances in ACC regular-season games … after returning from injury in April, he had a 1.54 ERA, .120 opponents’ batting average and 25 strikeouts against four walks in 23.1 innings pitched over 13 relief appearances … pitched 1.1 hitless and scoreless innings in relief with three strikeouts against Ole Miss at Arlington, Texas on Feb. 16 … pitched 1.1 innings in relief, allowing one hit and no runs with one strikeout to earn the win against South Carolina on Feb. 28 … pitched 2.1 innings in a starting role, allowing two hits and no runs with three strikeouts against USC Upstate at Greenville, S.C. on March 4 … pitched a perfect seventh inning with one strikeout to earn the win against No. 17 Louisville on April 17 … pitched 1.1 innings in relief, allowing one hit, no runs and no walks with one strikeout to earn the win against No. 5 Georgia on April 23 … pitched 2.0 perfect innings in relief with three strikeouts at No. 25 NC State on April 25 … pitched 1.2 perfect innings in relief with one strikeout against Duke on May 9 … pitched 1.1 innings in relief, allowing one hit and no earned runs and two strikeouts against Duke on May 10 … pitched 3.0 perfect innings in relief with three strikeouts to record his first career save at Pittsburgh on May 16 … pitched 2.0 hitless and scoreless innings in relief with three strikeouts against Virginia Tech in the ACC Tournament on May 21 … pitched 4.0 innings in relief, allowing one hit, no runs and no walks with three strikeouts to record the save against No. 16 Georgia Tech in the ACC Tournament on May 24 … pitched 3.1 innings in relief, allowing no hits, no runs and one walk with six strikeouts against USC Upstate in the Clemson Regional on May 30.
2024: ACC Academic Honor Roll member … had a 3-0 record and 1.96 ERA in 11 relief appearances … in 18.1 innings pitched, he allowed 13 hits (.194 opponents’ batting average) and eight walks with 20 strikeouts … allowed only three extra-base hits … pitched 2.0 innings in relief, allowing one hit, no runs and no walks with one strikeout to earn his first career win in the second game of a doubleheader against No. 7 Florida State on March 23 … pitched 2.0 innings in relief, allowing one hit and no runs with two strikeouts in the first game of a doubleheader against Pittsburgh on April 20 … pitched 1.0 innings in relief, allowing no runs and no walks to earn the win at Charlotte on May 7 … pitched 1.1 scoreless innings in relief with two strikeouts against Boston College on May 16 … pitched 3.1 innings in relief, allowing one hit, no earned runs and one walk with two strikeouts against Louisville in the ACC Tournament on May 24 … struck out the only batter he faced in the eighth inning to earn the win against Coastal Carolina in the Clemson Regional on June 1 … pitched 4.0 innings in relief, allowing three hits and one run with four strikeouts against No. 13 Florida in the Clemson Super Regional on June 8.
Before Clemson: No. 224 lefthander in the nation by Perfect Game … No. 41 player and No. 9 lefthander in South Carolina by Perfect Game … North-South Select Team All-Star … all-state selection as a junior and senior … region MVP as a junior and senior … AAA state pitcher-of-the-year as a senior … AAA state player-of-the-year as a junior … Palmetto Games participant in 2021 and 2022 … lettered five times in baseball at Seneca High School, where he was coached by Adam Hosler.
Personal: Majoring in marketing … born Jacob Lewis McGovern on Sept. 8, 2004 in Anderson, S.C.
Major: Pre-Business
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