Pierce Gallo

Infielder who had significant plate appearances as a freshman.

2020: Received a redshirt from the NCAA with the season’s suspension on March 12 and cancellation due to a coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic … ACC Academic Honor Roll member … hit .077 with three runs, an .077 slugging percentage, a .200 on-base percentage, two walks and a steal in seven games (four starts at shortstop) … No. 270 freshman in the nation in the preseason by Perfect Game … No. 52 freshman in the ACC in the preseason by Perfect Game … No. 36 ACC prospect for the 2022 draft in the preseason by D1Baseball.

Before Clemson: Two-time all-state selection … Cobb County Player-of-the-Year … lettered four times in baseball at Walton High School, where he was coached by Shane Amos.

Personal: His father, Scott, played baseball at Rowan … his grandfather, Howard Johnson, played football at Stanford … majoring in pre-business … born William Pierce Gallo on Nov. 2, 1999 in Denver, Colo.

• Interesting facts about family/parents – His family has lived all over the world
• One fact that most people don’t know – Almost got trampled by a herd of elephants in Kenya
• Favorite food or candy – Spaghetti and meatballs
• Ideal vacation spot – Long Beach Island, N.J.
• Childhood hero – His father
• One person, living or dead, to eat dinner with – Warren Buffett



*Courtesy Clemson Media Guide