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Lefthander who is not overpowering, but uses his control to be effective ... his fastball improved from 2013 to 2014 after fully recovering from “Tommy John” surgery in March 2012 ... was in the weekend rotation during all of 2014 ... in 169.1 innings pitched over 32 appearances (30 starts) and two seasons, he has a 15-9 record and 2.60 ERA while allowing 158 hits (.250 opponents’ batting average) and 37 walks with 135 strikeouts ... third in Tiger history in walks per nine innings pitched (1.97), fourth in strikeout-to-walk ratio (3.65) and ninth in ERA ... has a 2.01 ERA in 103.0 innings pitched in 17 starts in ACC regular-season games in his career ... two-time All-ACC Academic selection ... two-time ACC Academic Honor Roll member.

2014: Drafted in the 21st round (No. 628 overall pick) by the San Francisco Giants ... Third-Team All-ACC selection ... All-ACC Academic selection ... ACC Academic Honor Roll member ... had an 8-6 record and a 2.90 ERA in 17 appearances (16 starts) ... in 99.1 innings pitched, he allowed 94 hits (.251 opponents’ batting average) and 20 walks with 90 strikeouts ... eighth in Tiger history in strikeout-to-walk ratio (4.50) ... tied for fourth in the ACC in starts, tied for sixth in wins, seventh in strikeouts, 10th in innings pitched and tied for 10th in complete games (1) ... led the team in wins and starts ... had a 5-4 record, 2.16 ERA, .228 opponents’ batting average and 48 strikeouts against only 13 walks in 66.2 innings pitched over 10 starts in ACC regular-season games ... in 25.1 innings pitched after the fifth inning, he allowed just four runs (1.42 ERA), 17 hits (.185 opponents’ batting average) and one walk with 22 strikeouts ... pitched 5.0 innings in a starting role, allowing four hits, one earned run and no walks with nine strikeouts to earn the win against Eastern Michigan on Feb. 15 ... pitched 5.0 innings in a starting role, allowing two earned runs and one walk with four strikeouts to earn the win against Maine on Feb. 22 ... pitched 6.0 innings in a starting role, allowing five hits, one earned run and one walk with two strikeouts to earn the win against Virginia Tech on March 8 ... pitched 5.0 innings in a starting role, allowing one walk with four strikeouts to earn the win in the first game of a doubleheader at Wake Forest on March 15 ... pitched a complete game, allowing four hits, one run and no walks with nine strikeouts to earn the win in the second game of a doubleheader at Maryland on March 28 ... pitched 8.0 innings in a starting role, allowing three hits, one run and two walks with seven strikeouts to earn the win against NC State on April 5; retired the last 13 batters he faced ... pitched 7.0 innings in a starting role, allowing five hits, two earned runs and two walks with four strikeouts at No. 2 Virginia on April 11 ... pitched 8.0 innings in a starting role, allowing five hits, two runs and two walks with three strikeouts at Pittsburgh on April 18 ... pitched 7.2 innings in a starting role, allowing four hits, two runs and one walk with nine strikeouts against James Madison on May 3 ... pitched 7.0 innings in a starting role, allowing six hits, two runs and one walk with four strikeouts at Notre Dame on May 9 ... pitched 7.0 innings in a starting role, allowing six hits, no earned runs and no walks with five strikeouts to earn the win against Boston College on May 15 ... pitched 7.2 innings in a starting role, allowing five hits, two runs and one walk with nine strikeouts to earn the win against Duke in the ACC Tournament on May 21 ... No. 65 sophomore in the nation in the preseason by Perfect Game ... No. 13 ACC prospect for the 2014 draft in the preseason by Perfect Game.

2013: Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball ... second-team freshman All-American by Baseball America and Perfect Game ... All-ACC Academic selection ... ACC Academic Honor Roll member ... won the Tiger Baseball Award, given to the team’s best leader ... had a 7-3 record and a team-best 2.19 ERA in 15 appearances (14 starts) ... in 70.0 innings pitched, he allowed 64 hits (.249 opponents’ batting average) and 17 walks with 45 strikeouts ... became the first freshman to lead Clemson in ERA since 2003 ... fifth in the ACC in ERA ... had a team-high six pickoffs and allowed only three steals in nine attempts ... did not allow more than three runs in any of his 15 appearances ... had a 7-3 record, a 1.95 ERA and .245 opponents’ batting average in his 14 starts ... in 36.1 innings pitched over seven starts in ACC regular-season games, he was 3-2 with an ACC-best 1.73 ERA ... in 42.2 innings pitched over his last eight starts, he was 4-3 and allowed just six earned runs (1.27 ERA) ... named ACC Pitcher-of-the-Week on May 13 for his performance in two starts from on May 6,11; in 13.0 innings pitched, he allowed seven hits, no runs and four walks with 10 strikeouts to earn two wins ... pitched 3.0 innings in a starting role, allowing one hit, one run and one walk with four strikeouts against Winthrop on Feb. 27; it was his first career start ... pitched 5.0 innings in a starting role, allowing three hits, one run and no walks with three strikeouts to earn the win against Wofford on March 6 ... pitched 6.0 innings in a starting role, allowing three hits, no runs and no walks with two strikeouts to earn the win against Charleston Southern on March 13 ... pitched 5.0 innings in a starting role, allowing four hits, one run and two walks with four strikeouts to earn the win at Georgia on March 26 ... pitched 6.1 innings in a starting role, allowing four hits, no runs and one walk with four strikeouts to earn the win at Boston College on April 7; did not allow a runner past second base ... pitched 5.1 innings in a starting role, allowing five hits and no runs with four strikeouts to earn the win against Wake Forest on April 13 ... pitched 4.1 innings in a starting role, allowing no earned runs at Miami (Fla.) on April 20 ... pitched 5.1 innings in a starting role, allowing two runs and one walk with six strikeouts in the second game of a doubleheader against No. 19 Georgia Tech on April 26 ... pitched 6.0 innings in a starting role, allowing four hits, no runs and one walk with two strikeouts to earn the win in the second game of a doubleheader against Maryland on May 6 ... pitched 7.0 innings in a starting role, allowing three hits, no runs and three walks with eight strikeouts to earn the win against Georgia Southern on May 11 ... No. 36 freshman in the nation in the preseason by Baseball America ... No. 57 freshman in the nation in the preseason by Perfect Game ... No. 8 newcomer in the ACC in the preseason by Baseball America ... No. 7 college prospect in South Carolina for the 2014 draft in the preseason by Perfect Game.

Before Clemson: Rated as the No. 62 player and No. 7 lefthander in the nation and No. 5 player in Georgia by Perfect Game ... No. 87 high school prospect in the nation by Baseball America ... All-American by Perfect Game and Rawlings ... East Coast Pro Showcase ... Georgia state player-of-the-year as a sophomore and junior ... three-time all-state selection ... had 176 strikeouts in one season ... USA 14U National Team member ... lettered four times in baseball, two times in football and two times in basketball ... coached by Brent Tucker at Ringgold High School.

Personal: Majoring in communication studies ... attended the SABR (Society for American Baseball Research) Convention in Houston, Texas from Aug. 1-3, 2014 and presented (along with Clemson Professor Jimmy Sanderson) a poster on “Building From Within or Acquiring From Without: An Analysis of Roster Construction for Postseason MLB Teams From 2009-13;” won the USA Today Sports Award for best poster ... born James Matthew Crownover on March 5, 1993 in East Ridge, Tenn.

*Courtesy Clemson Media Guide

S T A T S

Year       Avg  GP-GS    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   TB  SLG%  BB HBP  SO GDP   OB%  SF  SH  SB-ATT   PO   A   E  FLD%
2013....  .000   0-0      0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0  .000   0   0   0   0  .000   0   0   0-0      2  12   1  .933
2014....  .000   0-0      0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0  .000   0   0   0   0  .000   0   0   0-0      4  14   3  .857
TOTAL...  .000   0-0      0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0  .000   0   0   0   0  .000   0   0   0-0      6  26   4  .889

Year       ERA   W-L   App  GS  CG SHO/CBO  SV     IP    H    R   ER   BB   SO  2B  3B  HR    BF  B/Avg  WP HBP  BK SFA SHA
2013....  2.19   7-3    15  14   0   0/3     0   70.0   64   19   17   17   45  12   1   4   283   .249   1   6   0   0  3
2014....  2.90   8-6    17  16   1   0/0     0   99.1   94   45   32   20   90  18   3   4   418   .251   7   8   1   5  9
TOTAL...  2.60  15-9    32  30   1   0/3     0  169.1  158   64   49   37  135  30   4   8   701   .250   8  14   1   5 12

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