Freshman infielder and righthander who will compete for playing time in 2013.

Before Clemson: Rated as the #12 player and #1 first-baseman in South Carolina by Diamond Prospects ... all-state selection ... four-time all-region selection ... team MVP and Offensive Award winner as a junior ... lettered five times in baseball ... coached by Dell Corley at Nation Ford High School.

Personal: His father, Steve, played golf at Spartanburg Methodist College ... majoring in sociology ... born Kyle Rogers Whitman on Feb. 11, 1994 in Fort Mill, SC.