Hard-throwing righthander who was one of the team’s top midweek starters in 2016.

2016: Had a 3-2 record and 6.10 ERA in 15 appearances (six starts) ... in 31.0 innings pitched, he allowed 26 hits (.230 opponents’ batting average), including only three extra-base hits (two doubles, one homer), and 18 walks with 16 strikeouts ... pitched 6.1 innings in his first career start, allowing six hits, three earned runs and three walks with two strikeouts to earn the win at Western Carolina on March 30 ... pitched 5.0 innings in a starting role, allowing one hit, no runs and one walk with one strikeout to earn the win against Georgia on April 19 ... pitched 2.0 innings in relief, allowing one hit, no runs and no walks with one strikeout against No. 3 Florida State on May 1 ... pitched 4.0 innings in a starting role, allowing one hit, no runs and no walks with one strikeout against Furman on May 4 ... pitched 5.2 innings in a starting role, allowing five hits and three runs with four strikeouts to earn the win at Georgia Southern on May 15 ... No. 94 freshman in the nation in the preseason by Perfect Game.

Before Clemson: Cobb County Pitcher-of-the-Year as a junior ... lettered four times in baseball at Kennesaw Mountain High School, where he was coached by George Hansen.

Personal: Majoring in sports communication ... born Ryley Carswell Gilliam on Aug. 11, 1996 in Marietta, Ga.

*Courtesy Clemson Media Guide