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 ... four-time All-ACC Academic selection, the first in Clemson baseball history ... three-time ACC Academic Honor Roll member ... in 94.1 innings pitched over 67 appearances (four starts) and four seasons, he had a 12-0 record, two saves and a 4.48 ERA while allowing 81 hits (.238 opponents’ batting average) and 51 walks with 102 strikeouts ... did not commit an error in 23 chances in his career.
2026: Team co-captain ... NCBWA Stopper-of-the-Year Award Watch List member ... All-ACC Academic selection ... had a 3-0 record, one save and an 8.53 ERA in 15 relief appearances ... in 12.2 innings pitched, he allowed 12 hits (.255 opponents’ batting average) and six walks with 12 strikeouts ... pitched 1.2 innings in relief, allowing no runs and no walks with three strikeouts to earn the win against Army West Point on Feb. 13 ... retired all three batters he faced in relief with two strikeouts to earn the win against Bryant on Feb. 20 ... pitched 1.2 innings in relief, allowing one hit and no walks with two strikeouts to record the save against Bryant on Feb. 22 ... pitched 1.1 hitless and scoreless innings in relief with one strikeout to earn the win at Santa Clara on April 6 ... No. 98 relief pitcher in the nation in the preseason by D1Baseball.
2025: All-ACC Academic selection ... ACC Academic Honor Roll member ... 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 ... graduated Aug. 8, 2025 with a degree in communication ... born Joseph Gramza Allen on Oct. 20, 2003 in Atlanta, Ga.