Sophomore righthander who saw limited action in the first half of the 2022 season, but became one of the team’s top relievers late in the season … No. 40 sophomore in the nation in the preseason by Perfect Game … No. 14 ACC prospect for the 2024 draft in the preseason by Perfect Game.
2022: Had a 1-0 record, two saves and a 5.14 ERA in 17 relief appearances … in 28.0 innings pitched, he allowed 25 hits (.229 opponents’ batting average) and nine walks with 31 strikeouts … was 1-0 with two saves, a 3.44 ERA, .203 opponents’ batting average and 22 strikeouts against two walks in 18.1 innings pitched over 10 relief appearances in ACC regular-season games … held lefthanded batters to .158 … allowed only one of his seven inherited baserunners to score … had a 3.00 ERA, .189 opponents’ batting average and 26 strikeouts against six walks after the fifth inning … pitched 3.0 innings in relief, allowing one hit and no earned runs with two strikeouts against Coastal Carolina on March 22 … pitched 2.0 innings in relief, allowing one hit, no runs and no walks in the first game of a doubleheader at Pittsburgh on March 25 … pitched 3.0 innings in relief, allowing three hits and one walk with three strikeouts to earn his first career win against No. 21 Georgia Tech on May 7 … pitched 3.0 innings in relief, allowing one hit, no runs and no walks with four strikeouts to record his first career save in the first game of a doubleheader at No. 9 Virginia on May 15 … pitched 3.1 perfect innings in relief with seven strikeouts to record the save against Boston College on May 20 … No. 167 freshman in the ACC in the preseason by Perfect Game.
Before Clemson: North-South All-Star Game selection … lettered five times in baseball at Myrtle Beach High School, where he was coached by Tim Christy.
Personal: Majoring in sports communication … born Austin Michael Gordon on June 14, 2003 in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

*Courtesy Clemson Media Guide