#24  Joe Allen

Career Stats

Righthander who was a long reliever and spot starter in his first two seasons, and became one of the team’s top relievers in 2025 … two-time All-ACC Academic selection … two-time ACC Academic Honor Roll member … in 81.2 innings pitched over 52 appearances (four starts) and three seasons, he has a 9-0 record, one save and a 3.86 ERA while allowing 69 hits (.235 opponents’ batting average) and 45 walks with 90 strikeouts.

2025: Had a 5-0 record and 1.84 ERA in 23 relief appearances … in 29.1 innings pitched, he allowed 20 hits (.206 opponents’ batting average), one homer and 17 walks with 32 strikeouts … only allowed three extra-base hits and one steal … only allowed five of 27 inherited baserunners to score … held opponents to 0-for-5 with two strikeouts with the bases loaded … had a 1-0 record and an 0.82 ERA in 11.0 innings pitched over 11 relief appearances in ACC regular-season games … pitched 2.1 innings in relief, allowing one hit, no runs and no walks with five strikeouts to earn the win against North Carolina A&T on Feb. 23 … pitched 3.0 hitless and scoreless innings in relief with six strikeouts to earn the win at South Carolina on March 2 … pitched 1.1 innings in relief, allowing one hit and no runs with two strikeouts against No. 11 Wake Forest on March 22 … pitched 1.2 innings in relief with two strikeouts to earn the win against Georgia Southern at North Augusta, S.C. on April 1 … pitched 2.1 innings in relief, allowing no hits with one strikeout against Gardner-Webb on April 9 … pitched 1.1 innings in relief, allowing one hit, no earned runs and no walks with one strikeout against Stanford on April 12 … pitched 1.2 scoreless innings in relief with two strikeouts at No. 5 Florida State on May 4 … pitched 2.0 innings in relief, allowing one hit, no runs and no walks with three strikeouts at No. 8 Coastal Carolina on May 6 … pitched 2.0 innings in relief, allowing no runs and no walks with one strikeout against Duke on May 11 … pitched 1.1 hitless and scoreless innings in relief with one strikeout at Pittsburgh on May 15; teamed with Aidan Knaak and Lucas Mahlstedt for Clemson’s 15th no-hitter in history and first since 2009 … pitched 1.1 scoreless innings in relief with one strikeout to earn the win against No. 16 Georgia Tech in the ACC Tournament on May 24.

2024: All-ACC Academic selection … ACC Academic Honor Roll member … had a 1-0 record and 6.35 ERA in 12 relief appearances … in 22.2 innings pitched, he allowed 16 hits (.190 opponents’ batting average) and 13 walks with 25 strikeouts … in 7.0 inning pitched over five relief appearances in night games, he allowed four hits (.167 opponents’ batting average) and one run (1.29 ERA) with 10 strikeouts … in 6.1 innings pitched after the seventh inning, he allowed one hit, no runs and two walks with nine strikeouts … pitched 4.0 innings in relief, allowing two hits and one walk with two strikeouts to earn the win against Presbyterian on Feb. 20 … pitched 2.0 innings in relief, allowing no hits, no runs and no walks with two strikeouts against UNC Greensboro on March 8 … pitched 2.0 hitless and scoreless innings in relief with two strikeouts against Presbyterian at Greenville, S.C. on March 20 … pitched 1.1 perfect innings in relief with three strikeouts against USC Upstate on April 9 … pitched 2.0 hitless and scoreless innings in relief with three strikeouts in the second game of a doubleheader against Pittsburgh on April 20 … played for Orleans in the Cape Cod Baseball League in the summer, when he had a 5.12 ERA and 18 strikeouts in 19.1 innings pitched over 10 relief appearances.

2023: All-ACC Academic selection … ACC Academic Honor Roll member … had a 3-0 record, one save and a 3.94 ERA in 17 appearances (four starts) … in 29.2 innings pitched, he allowed 33 hits (.292 opponents’ batting average) and 15 walks with 33 strikeouts … held opponents to .194 with two outs … did not allow any of his six inherited baserunners to score … in 6.2 innings pitched after the sixth inning, he allowed one hit and no runs with four strikeouts … pitched 1.2 innings in relief, allowing one hit and no runs with three strikeouts against UCF on Feb. 24 … pitched 3.0 innings in relief, allowing one run with three strikeouts to earn his first career win against East Tennessee State on March 7 … pitched 4.0 innings in relief, allowing no hits, no runs and one walk with two strikeouts to record his first career save in the first game of a doubleheader against Georgia State on March 11 … pitched 2.0 innings in relief, allowing two hits and no runs with three strikeouts against College of Charleston on March 14 … pitched 6.0 innings in his first career start, allowing six hits, two runs and one walk with six strikeouts at Kennesaw State on March 22 … pitched a hitless and scoreless inning in relief with two strikeouts to earn the win at No. 8 Coastal Carolina on May 10 … pitched 2.0 innings in a starting role, allowing two hits and no runs with two strikeouts to earn the win against USC Upstate on May 16 … No. 77 freshman in the nation in the preseason by Perfect Game … No. 20 freshman in the ACC in the preseason by Perfect Game … No. 30 freshman in the ACC in the preseason by D1Baseball … top-27 ACC prospect for the 2025 draft in the preseason by Perfect Game … played for Newport in the New England Collegiate Baseball League in the summer, when he was 0-1 with a 6.92 ERA and 10 strikeouts in 13.0 innings pitched over seven appearances (two starts).

Before Clemson: No. 122 player and No. 36 righthander in the nation by Perfect Game … No. 1 player in New Hampshire by Perfect Game … state Gatorade Player-of-the-Year as a senior … U18 USA National Team … Seacoast Pirates All-Star team … East Coast Pro Showcase … Area Code Games … lettered four times in baseball and three times in baseball at Winnacunnet High School, where he was coached by Aaron Abood.

Personal: His brother, Ben, played basketball at Emerson … majoring in communication … born Joseph Gramza Allen on Oct. 20, 2003 in Atlanta, Ga.