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Two-way player in 2018 who saw limited action as a freshman, but became one of the team’s best relievers in 2019 … in 49.2 innings pitched over 29 appearances (five starts) and two seasons, he has a 2-0 record and a 4.71 ERA while allowing 41 hits (.237 opponents’ batting average) and 47 walks with 63 strikeouts … No. 140 prospect for the 2020 draft in the preseason by D1Baseball … No. 62 junior in the nation in the preseason by Perfect Game … No. 36 ACC prospect for the 2020 draft in the preseason by D1Baseball.

2019: Had a 2-0 record and 3.38 ERA in 21 relief appearances … in 29.1 innings pitched, he allowed 17 hits (.175 opponents’ batting average), one homer and 30 walks with 46 strikeouts … led the team in opponents’ batting average … allowed just three extra-base hits … had two pickoffs … allowed only seven of 23 inherited baserunners to score … pitched 1.2 hitless and scoreless innings in relief with five strikeouts in the second game of a doubleheader against South Alabama on Feb. 16 … pitched 2.1 innings in relief, allowing no hits and no earned runs with four strikeouts to earn his first career win against Virginia Military on Feb. 24 … pitched 1.1 innings in relief, allowing one hit with three strikeouts to earn the win against South Carolina at Greenville, S.C. on March 2 … pitched 3.2 innings in relief, allowing three hits, one run and one walk with four strikeouts against No. 8 Louisville on April 7 … pitched 2.0 innings in relief, allowing one hit and no runs with one strikeout at Florida State on April 14 … pitched 2.1 hitless and scoreless innings in relief with three strikeouts against Duke on April 21 … pitched 1.2 innings in relief, allowing one hit and no runs with three strikeouts at No. 11 Georgia Tech on April 26 … No. 52 sophomore in the nation in the preseason by Perfect Game … played for Falmouth in the Cape Cod League in the summer, where he was 0-1 with a 4.32 ERA and 18 strikeouts in 16.2 innings pitched over 11 appearances (one start).

2018: Had an 0-0 record and a 6.64 ERA in eight appearances (five starts) … in 20.1 innings pitched, he allowed 24 hits (.316 opponents’ batting average), one homer and 17 walks with 17 strikeouts … hit .100 with a run, an RBI, a walk and steal in seven games (two starts, including one in left field and one as the DH) … Clemson had a 5-0 record in his five starts on the mound … did not allow a steal in four attempts … pitched 3.0 innings in a starting role, allowing three hits, one run and one walk with three strikeouts against Furman on Feb. 20; was his first career appearance … No. 23 freshman in the nation in the preseason by Perfect Game … No. 11 freshman in the ACC in the preseason by Perfect Game … No. 16 freshman in the ACC in the preseason by D1Baseball … played for Kalamazoo in the Northwoods League in the summer, where he was 0-2 with a 7.71 ERA and 19 strikeouts in 18.2 innings pitched over five starts; played four games as a hitter.

Before Clemson: Drafted in the 27th round (No. 819 overall pick) by the Toronto Blue Jays … East Michigan All-Star as a senior … all-state, all-district, all-region and all-conference selection as a junior and senior … state’s Mr. Baseball as a senior … lettered three times in baseball at Howell High School, where he was coached by Mike Weatherly.

Personal: His father, Mike, played baseball at Central Michigan (1984-88) … majoring in criminal justice … born Samuel Thomas Weatherly on May 28, 1999 in Ann Arbor, Mich.

Favorite hobbies – Golfing, hunting, fishing, hanging out with friends and watching movies
Interesting facts about family/parents – Has two brothers, both taller than him (6’5”, 6’6”), and a sister almost as tall (6’0”)
One fact that most people don’t know – Does great impersonations
Favorite food or candy – Any home-cooked meal
Proudest childhood accomplishment – Beat his fourth-grade teacher in a multiplication test
Ideal vacation spot – Holland, Mich.
Childhood hero – Justin Verlander
One person, living or dead, to eat dinner with – Bill Gates



*Courtesy Clemson Media Guide

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