Duke 
Pittsburgh 
Versatile player who has good power.
2024: ACC Academic Honor Roll member … hit .235 with four runs, three RBIs, a .409 on-base percentage, five walks and a steal in 15 games (two starts, including one at first base and one as the DH) … led the team in games off the bench (13) … was 4-for-11 (.364) with three runs, five walks, a .563 on-base percentage and a steal in games off the bench … went 2-for-2 off the bench against Kennesaw State on Feb. 23; those were his first two career plate appearances … went 1-for-4 with an RBI and a walk off the bench against No. 13 Florida in the Clemson Super Regional on June 9 … No. 169 freshman in the nation in the preseason by Perfect Game … No. 49 freshman in the ACC in the preseason by D1Baseball … played for Martha’s Vineyard in the New England Collegiate Baseball League in the summer, when he hit .383 with six doubles, two homers, nine RBIs, 18 runs and 20 steals in 25 games; honorable mention All-NECBL selection.
Before Clemson: No. 231 player and No. 50 shortstop in the nation by Perfect Game … No. 21 player and No. 6 shortstop in Georgia by Perfect Game … No. 390 prospect for the 2023 draft by Perfect Game … three-time region player-of-the-year … three-time first-team all-region … member of the state championship team as a senior, when he hit .485 with three homers and 32 steals … first-team all-state as a junior and senior … hit .489 with two homers and 17 steals as a junior … hit .420 with two homers as a sophomore … lettered three times in baseball at Harlem High School, where he was coached by Jimmie Lewis.
Personal: His father, Tony, played baseball and football at Middle Georgia, was drafted in the 64th round of the 1996 MLB draft by the Rays and played four minor league seasons … his brother, Jordan, played baseball at Wharton County Junior College and Seminole State College … majoring in parks, recreation & tourism management … born Tryston Michael McCladdie on July 19, 2005 in Harlem, Ga.
