Junior righthander who was in the weekend rotation during the early stages of the 2021 season, but has been a long reliever since … in 53.2 innings pitched over 31 appearances (six starts) and two seasons, he has a 3-4 record and 4.86 ERA while allowing 58 hits (.272 opponents’ batting average) and 15 walks with 46 strikeouts … No. 42 ACC prospect for the 2023 draft in the preseason by D1Baseball.
2022: Had a 2-0 record and 4.11 ERA in 23 relief appearances … in 30.2 innings pitched, he allowed 34 hits (.276 opponents’ batting average) and nine walks with 28 strikeouts … allowed only two steals in six attempts … in 17.2 innings pitched over 13 relief outings at home, he allowed 10 hits (all singles), no runs and three walks with 15 strikeouts … pitched 2.0 scoreless innings in relief against Indiana on Feb. 18 … pitched 3.0 innings in relief, allowing two hits, no runs and no walks with three strikeouts to earn the win in the first game of a doubleheader against Hartford on Feb. 26 … pitched 2.0 innings in relief, allowing one hit and no runs with four strikeouts to earn the win at Winthrop on March 29 … pitched 2.0 innings in relief, allowing two hits, no runs and no walks with two strikeouts against No. 22 Wofford on April 27 … pitched 2.0 innings in relief, allowing one hit, no runs and no walks with one strikeout against No. 21 Georgia Tech on May 6 … No. 17 ACC prospect for the 2023 draft in the preseason by D1Baseball.
2021: Had a 1-4 record and 5.87 ERA in eight appearances (six starts) … in 23.0 innings pitched, he allowed 24 hits (.267 opponents’ batting average) and six walks with 18 strikeouts … pitched 4.2 innings in a starting role, allowing two hits, no runs and no walks with three strikeouts to earn the win against Cincinnati on Feb. 20; was his first career appearance … pitched 4.1 innings in a starting role, allowing four hits and no walks with six strikeouts at No. 16 South Carolina on Feb. 28 … No. 23 freshman in the ACC in the preseason by D1Baseball … No. 39 freshman in the ACC in the preseason by Perfect Game … played for Lexington County in the Coastal Plain League in the summer, where he was 1-1 with a 2.36 ERA and 19 strikeouts in 26.2 innings pitched over six starts; hit .341 with 10 doubles, two homers, 19 RBIs and 18 runs in 24 games.
Before Clemson: No. 228 player in the nation by Perfect Game … No. 77 righthander in the nation by Perfect Game … No. 6 player in South Carolina by Perfect Game … No. 3 righthander in South Carolina by Perfect Game … three-time all-state selection … member of the state championship team as a senior … all-state quarterback … AAAAA player-of-the-year in football … member of four football state championship teams in a row … set the school career records for passing yards and passing touchdowns … lettered four times in baseball and four times in football at Dutch Fork High School, where he was coached by Casey Waites.
Personal: His brother, Derek, was an infielder at Erskine and Newberry (2017,18), where he was a first-team all-conference selection … majoring in parks, recreation & tourism management … born Tyler James Olenchuk on Oct. 10, 2001 in Irmo, S.C.

*Courtesy Clemson Media Guide