Slated to be a significant contributor in 2025, but his season was hampered by injury … in 68.0 innings pitched over 40 relief appearances and three seasons, including two at Seton Hall and one at Clemson, he had a 5-2 record, four saves and a 1.99 ERA while allowing 61 hits (.239 opponents’ batting average) and 19 walks with 71 strikeouts.
2025: Had an 0-1 record and a 15.43 ERA in three relief appearances … in 2.1 innings pitched, he allowed six hits, no homers and no walks with one strikeout … No. 68 transfer in the nation in the preseason by D1Baseball … No. 110 starting pitcher in the nation in the preseason by D1Baseball … No. 208 college prospect for the 2025 draft in the preseason by D1Baseball … No. 39 ACC prospect for the 2025 draft in the preseason by D1Baseball.
Before Clemson: Played two seasons (2023,24) at Seton Hall under Head Coach Rob Sheppard … was 5-1 with four saves, a 1.51 ERA, .225 opponents’ batting average and 70 strikeouts against 19 walks in 65.2 innings pitched over 37 relief appearances in two seasons at Seton Hall … First-Team All-Big East Conference selection in 2024 … was 4-1 with two saves, a team-best 2.31 ERA, .205 opponents’ batting average and 43 strikeouts against 14 walks in 39.0 innings pitched over 18 relief appearances in 2024 … was 1-0 with two saves, an 0.34 ERA, a .255 opponents’ batting average and 27 strikeouts against five walks in 26.2 innings pitched over 19 relief appearances in 2023 … first-team All-Big North Conference and second-team All-Bergen County as a senior at Bergen Catholic High School … No. 66 player and No. 14 shortstop in New Jersey by Perfect Game … had a 1.90 ERA and 76 strikeouts in 51.0 innings pitched as a senior … lettered four times in baseball at Bergen Catholic High School, where he was coached by Bob Muggeo.
Personal: Majoring in economics … born Michael James Gillen on May 8, 2004 in Hackensack, N.J.