Steele Burd

First-year freshman. Before Clemson: No. 19 player and No. 5 catcher in South Carolina by Perfect Game … Set the school record for career homers … three-time all-state selection … four-time all-region selection … member of the state championship team as a senior … region player-of-the-year as a sophomore … lettered five times in baseball at Hilton Head Christian Academy, where he was coached by JW Wilkerson. Personal: His sister, Sterling, is a swimmer at South Carolina … his uncle, Shane Monahan, played baseball at Clemson (1993-95), where he hit .394 with 337 hits in his career; was a two-time first-team All-American and the 1995 ACC Player-of-the-Year; played two years in the major leagues … majoring in sports communication … born Steele Vincent Burd on Feb. 15, 2006 in Hilton Head Island, S.C.

*Courtesy Clemson Media Guide