Transfer who was the shortstop during the entire 2026 season ... a career .307 hitter with a .410 slugging percentage and .392 on-base percentage in 110 games (110 starts) over two seasons, including one at App State and one at Clemson ... has 21 doubles, three triples, five homers, 64 RBIs, 75 runs, 44 walks, 15 hit-by-pitches and 14 steals.
2026: Brooks Wallace Award Watch List member ... hit .272 with 35 runs, eight doubles, a triple, two homers, 27 RBIs, a .351 slugging percentage, .374 on-base percentage, 26 walks, seven hit-by-pitches and seven steals in 57 games (57 starts at shortstop) ... led the team in bunt hits (2) ... tied for the team lead in games, starts and triples ... one of only two Tigers to play and start every game and the only Tiger to start every game at the same position ... played 487.2 of Clemson’s 489.2 innings at shortstop ... had 15 multiple-hit games ... hit .323 against lefthanders ... went 2-for-2 with two RBIs, three runs, a walk and hit-by-pitch against La Salle on March 6 ... went 2-for-4 with his first homer as a Tiger against Georgia Southern at North Augusta, S.C. on March 10 ... went 3-for-5 with a triple, five RBIs and two runs at The Citadel on March 18 ... went 1-for-3 with an RBI, two runs, a walk and hit-by-pitch against No. 15 Coastal Carolina on March 24 ... went 3-for-5 with an RBI and run against Miami (Fla.) on March 26 ... went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs at Stanford on April 4 ... went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs at Santa Clara on April 6 ... went 2-for-6 with an RBI, run and walk against No. 5 North Carolina on April 11 ... went 2-for-3 with a walk at Louisville on April 25 ... went 2-for-4 with two RBIs, a run and steal against No. 13 Boston College on May 2 ... went 2-for-5 with two runs at No. 7 Coastal Carolina on May 5 ... went 2-for-4 with two runs, a walk and two steals at Virginia Tech on May 16 ... went 2-for-4 with a homer against Notre Dame in the ACC Tournament on May 19 ... No. 55 sophomore in the nation in the preseason by Perfect Game ... No. 49 prospect for the 2027 draft in the preseason by Perfect Game ... No. 9 ACC prospect for the 2027 draft in the preseason by Perfect Game ... No. 22 ACC prospect for the 2027 draft in the preseason by D1Baseball.
Before Clemson: Played one season (2025) at App State, where he was coached by Kermit Smith ... Sun Belt Conference Freshman-of-the-Year in 2025 ... first-team all-conference in 2025 ... hit .341 with 13 doubles, two triples, three homers, 37 RBIs, 40 runs, a .410 on-base percentage and seven steals in 53 games in 2025 ... reached base in each of his first 34 games ... had a team-high 24 multiple-hit games ... had a 12-game hitting streak from March to April ... hit .340 and had a 4-0 record and two saves as a senior at West Boca Raton Community High School ... did not allow an earned run in 9.1 innings pitched ... lettered in baseball at West Boca Raton Community High School, where he was coached by Jerry Albert.
Personal: Pronounced LITCH-tehn-burg-er ... majoring in pre-business ... born Tyler Jon Lichtenberger on Jan. 10, 2006 in Rochester, N.Y.