Lefthander and outfielder who became healthy at midseason in 2025 and was a weekend starter ... pitched primarily out of the bullpen and made starts in the field in 2026 ... in 48.0 innings pitched over 22 appearances (13 starts) and two seasons, he had an 0-2 record and 6.75 ERA while allowing 50 hits (.265 opponents’ batting average) and 28 walks with 45 strikeouts.
2026: All-ACC Academic selection ... had an 0-0 record and 7.82 ERA in 13 appearances (five starts) ... in 25.1 innings pitched, he allowed 28 hits (.283 opponents’ batting average) and 13 walks with 23 strikeouts ... Clemson had a 5-0 record in his five starts on the mound ... had two pickoffs ... only allowed one steal in three attempts ... hit .200 with three runs, a homer, RBI, .500 slugging percentage, .385 on-base percentage, two walks and a hit-by-pitch in seven games (four starts, including two in center field, one in right field and one as the DH) ... pitched 2.0 innings in a starting role, allowing two hits, no runs and no walks with two strikeouts in the second game of a doubleheader against Army West Point on Feb. 14 ... pitched 3.0 innings in relief, allowing one hit, no runs and one walk with three strikeouts at Santa Clara on April 6 ... went 2-for-5 with a homer at Louisville on April 24; was his first career hit ... pitched 2.1 innings in relief, allowing two hits and no runs with five strikeouts at USC Upstate on May 12 ... pitched 1.2 hitless and scoreless innings in relief with one strikeout at Virginia Tech on May 16 ... No. 109 starting pitcher in the nation in the preseason by D1Baseball ... No. 79 sophomore in the nation in the preseason by Perfect Game ... No. 28 ACC prospect for the 2026 draft in the preseason by D1Baseball ... No. 32 ACC prospect for the 2026 draft in the preseason by Perfect Game.
2025: Won the team’s Newcomer Award ... ACC Academic Honor Roll member ... had an 0-2 record and a 5.56 ERA in nine appearances (eight starts) ... in 22.2 innings pitched, he allowed 22 hits (.244 opponents’ batting average) and 15 walks with 22 strikeouts ... Clemson had a 6-2 record in his eight starts ... held leadoff batters to 2-for-22 (.091) ... pitched 3.0 innings in a starting role, allowing two hits, no runs and one walk with one strikeout against Georgia Southern at North Augusta, S.C. on April 1 ... pitched 2.0 innings in a starting role, allowing one hit and no runs with one strikeout against Gardner-Webb on April 9 ... pitched 3.2 innings in a starting role, allowing two hit and no runs with five strikeouts against No. 5 Georgia on April 23 ... pitched 4.0 innings in a starting role, allowing three hits, no runs and one walk with three strikeouts at Pittsburgh on May 17 ... No. 15 freshman in the nation in the preseason by Baseball America ... No. 38 freshman in the ACC in the preseason by D1Baseball.
Before Clemson: No. 33 player and No. 5 lefthander in the nation by Perfect Game ... No. 164 prospect for the 2024 draft by Perfect Game ... No. 6 player and No. 2 lefthander in Florida by Perfect Game ... Gatorade Player-of-the-Year in Florida as a senior ... conference player-of-the-year as a senior ... was 7-1 with an 0.99 ERA and 78 strikeouts as a senior ... hit .379 with 28 RBIs as a senior ... lettered four times in baseball at Hagerty High School, where he was coached by Mike Sindone.
Personal: Pronounced TA-lehn ... majoring in parks, recreation & tourism management ... born Talan Cooper Bell on July 13, 2005 in Fort Pierce, Fla.