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Florida baseball adds Clemson RHP from transfer portal

Chalk up another big addition to Florida baseball’s roster from the transfer portal.

Florida’s busy offseason in the transfer portal continued on Friday when former Clemson Tigers right-hander [autotag]Billy Barlow[/autotag] announced his commitment to the program on social media.

Barlow missed most of the 2023 season with an injury but was granted a medical redshirt and returned to solid production this past year. He made two Friday-night starts to begin the season, but he moved into a midweek role after that. By mid-April he was in Clemson’s bullpen, making his final appearance against the Gators in a 13-inning regional thriller.

He improved on his freshman earned run average (4.84), finishing 2024 with a 4.28 ERA and a 6-1 record across 15 appearances (10 starts). He struck out 42 batters and walked 20.

Florida lacked experience on the mound in 2024, and adding Barlow is just the latest step taken by head coach [autotag]Kevin O’Sullivan[/autotag] to remedy the problem. The Gators also added Samford pitcher [autotag]Michael Ross[/autotag], who was named a First Team All-American, but he is draft eligible.

Barlow is also draft-eligible, but he could earn a lot more money with one good year at Florida.

Let’s work! 🐊 pic.twitter.com/sSc8KQP1yp

— Billy Barlow (@Barlow10Billy) June 28, 2024

Scouting Report

Despite reports of topping 94 mph in high school, Barlow has featured a 91-92 mph fastball for most of his college career. Good tailing action makes it an effective pitch against plus bats, though. He also has a mid-80s slider and 93-mph changeup in his arsenal.

Barlow doesn’t have blow-away stuff, but he’s good at getting groundballs because of his bowling-ball fastball. More than 50% of batted balls against Barlow are on the ground over 109 innings of work. Even better, he keeps line drives to a minimum at 18%.

Barlow’s fit on Florida’s pitching staff

Barlow is a dark horse candidate for the third-weekend slot, but that’s only if Ross leaves in the draft. He’d also have to compete with any of Florida’s young guys who step up. Jake Clemente feels like an option in the rotation.

Still, Barlow should get a handful of midweek starts and be a strong presence out of the bullpen on the weekends.

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Former Clemson player commits to this SEC program after entering transfer portal

Former Clemson pitcher Billy Barlow committed to the Florida Gators Friday.

One of the few names Clemson baseball lost in the transfer portal this month after their season ended in the Super Regionals of the NCAA Tournament was right-hander Billy Barlow.

The team Barlow announced his commitment to? The Florida Gators, the same program that ended Clemson’s season back on June 9 in the Clemson Super Regional.

Barlow made the announcement in a social media post to X, formerly Twitter, Friday morning.

Let’s work! 🐊 pic.twitter.com/sSc8KQP1yp

— Billy Barlow (@Barlow10Billy) June 28, 2024

A Clemson pitcher for three seasons (2022-24), Barlow completed his sophomore campaign for the Tigers in 2024. He was primarily the team’s midweek starter, posting a 6-1 record and 4.28 ERA in 15 appearances, including 10 starts. He logged 48 1/3 innings.

Barlow was on the mound in the Tigers’ season-ending loss to Florida on June 9, pitching two-thirds of an inning in relief without allowing a run or hit.

The North Myrtle Beach, S.C., native made 15 starts for Clemson in 2022, going 2-4 with a 4.84 ERA. He made only three appearances in 2023 before injuries ended his season.

Barlow is one of four Clemson players from Erik Bakich’s 2024 team that entered the transfer portal, joining outfielder Nathan Hall and infielders Cooper Blauser and Nolan Nawrocki — the latter who entered the portal earlier Friday. Hall committed to South Carolina earlier this week.

The Tigers have also landed two known commitments in the transfer portal. Former Purdue first baseman Luke Gaffney committed to Clemson on Wednesday after being named Big Ten Freshman of the Year in 2024, and former Indiana State outfielder Dominic Listi committed to the Tigers on June 15.

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Clemson player enters transfer portal

Outfielder Nathan Hall is the latest Clemson player to enter the transfer portal.

Another Clemson Tigers player has entered the transfer portal.

Sophomore outfielder Nathan Hall has entered the portal following Clemson’s season-ending loss to the Florida Gators in last Sunday’s Clemson Super Regional, according to a report from On3.

Hall saw limited playing time in an outfield that consisted of sophomore sensation Cam Cannarella, Alden Mathes, Tristan Bissetta and others in 2024, appearing in 12 games (four starts). He batted .227 (5 for 22) with a double and three RBIs this season.

A native of Lexington, South Carolina, Hall played in 39 games for the Tigers as a freshman in 2023, batting .243 (18 for 74) with an on-base percentage of .321. He hit one home run, three doubles and totaled 12 RBIs that season.

Hall is the third Clemson player to hit the transfer portal after the conclusion of the Tigers’ season. Infielder Cooper Blauser, the son of former Atlanta Braves shortstop Jeff Blauser, entered the transfer portal earlier this week.

Right-hander Billy Barlow also entered the portal this week after appearing in 15 games (10 starts) with Clemson this season. Barlow was used primarily as a midweek starter and went 6-1 with a 4.28 ERA while logging 48 1/3 innings. He struck out 42 batters and walked 20. Opponents batted .259 against Barlow.

The Tigers added a commitment via the transfer portal Saturday in former Indiana State outfielder Dominic Listi.

The transfer portal for college baseball players opened June 3. The deadline for players to enter is July 2.

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No. 4 Clemson downs Georgia Tech for another ACC series win

Clemson Baseball: Billy Barlow was outstanding in relief, Cam Cannarella stayed hot at the plate, and Jacob Hinderleider hit a three-run home run to lift the fourth-ranked Tigers past Georgia Tech, 9-3, Sunday.

Jacob Hinderleider hit a three-run home run, and Clemson pitching held a hot-hitting Georgia Tech team to just five hits in a 9-3 Tigers victory over the Yellow Jackets Sunday at Doug Kingsmore Stadium.

It was another series victory for the fourth-ranked Tigers (36-10 overall, 17-7 conference), who won their seventh of eight weekend series in ACC play.

After a solo home run from Payton Green gave Georgia Tech a 1-0 lead in the second inning, Clemson answered in the bottom of the inning. Cam Cannarella drew a leadoff walk and advanced to second on a passed ball. Jimmy Obertop and Tristan Bissetta then followed with back-to-back RBI doubles to give the Tigers a 2-1 lead.

Cannarella stepped back to the plate in the third inning and brought in Clemson’s third run with a two-out triple down the right field line to score Blake Wright.

The Tigers then erupted for four runs in the fourth inning. They started with three straight singles off Georgia Tech starter Tate McKee, with Nolan Nawrocki singling home a run to make it 4-1. Two outs later, Hinderleider cleared the bases with a three-run bomb to left that brought the score to 7-1. It was Hinderleider’s 10th home run of the season.

Clemson never looked back, tacking on single runs in the fifth and sixth innings. Cannarella doubled and scored on an RBI sacrifice fly from Jack Crighton in the fifth before Wright tacked on to the lead with a sac fly that scored Jarren Purify in the sixth for a 9-1 lead.

Clemson pitching held Georgia Tech to just five hits Sunday. Aidan Knaak looked a bit rusty in spots in his first start in two weeks after being held out of the rotation a week earlier at Louisville. He allowed a run on two hits and three walks in four innings of a no-decision. Knaak struck out seven and left after throwing 78 pitches, 48 for strikes.

Billy Barlow, Clemson’s regular midweek starter, took over for Knaak in the fifth and pitched four scoreless innings before allowing a bloop single to Green, followed by a Parker Brosius two-run home run.

Barlow (5-1) surrendered just those two runs on three hits to 17 batters faced to earn the win. He struck out three and walked one. Freshman left-hander Jacob McGovern retired all three batters he faced on 11 pitches in his fifth relief appearance of the season.

McKee (4-4) suffered the loss for Georgia Tech (28-17, 12-12). His final line was six runs allowed in 3 1/3 innings.

Clemson tallied eight hits with Cannarella and Bissetta each finishing 2-for-3.

NEXT UP

The Tigers will travel to Truist Field, the site of this year’s ACC Baseball Tournament, to face Charlotte in midweek play Tuesday. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. EDT. The game can be seen on ESPN+. Clemson will then head to Winston-Salem for its next weekend series at No. 15 Wake Forest beginning Friday.

Clemson run rules SC Upstate in midweek contest

Clemson Baseball: No. 2 Clemson defeated USC Upstate, 11-1, in seven innings Tuesday.

GREENVILLE, S.C. – No. 2 Clemson scored five runs in the second inning and five runs in the fifth inning in its 11-1 victory in seven innings over USC Upstate at Fluor Field on Tuesday night. The Tigers, who took a 2-0 lead in the season series, improved to 25-3, while the Spartans dropped to 18-12. The two teams conclude their season series next Tuesday night at Doug Kingsmore Stadium.

Clemson scored five runs in the second inning on Cam Cannarella’s two-run single, Alden Mathes’ two-run triple and Blake Wright’s RBI groundout. Jacob Jarrell flared a run-scoring single in the third inning, then he ripped a run-scoring double in the fifth inning. Cannarella followed with a sharp grounder to bring home a run, then Mathes and Blake Wright hit run-scoring singles during Clemson’s five-run frame.

The Spartans dented the scoreboard with a run in the fifth inning on Troy Hamilton’s two-out, run-scoring single, ending Clemson’s streak of not allowing a run at 18 innings over three games.

Tiger starter Billy Barrow (4-1) earned the win. He allowed just three hits, one run and two walks with five strikeouts in 5.0 innings pitched. Spartan starter Cooper Ellingworth (4-2) suffered the loss.

The Tigers travel to Notre Dame for a three-game series, beginning Friday at 4:30 p.m. on ACC Network Extra.

–via Clemson Athletic Department

Clemson sweeps Manhattan in midweek finale

No. 9 Clemson plated five runs in the first inning en route to a 5-1 victory over Manhattan at Doug Kingsmore Stadium Wednesday.

No. 9 Clemson plated five runs in the first inning en route to a 5-1 victory and two-game series sweep over Manhattan at Doug Kingsmore Stadium Wednesday.

The win was the 11th in a row for head coach Erik Bakich’s team.

Cam Cannarella stayed hot when he doubled down the right field line to lead off the first for Clemson, his sixth double of the season. After a wild pitch, Cannarella scored on a base hit up the middle from Blake Wright for a 1-0 lead.

The Tigers (15-1) followed with three straight run-scoring hits and four straight singles.

Tristan Bissetta singled to the opposite field to score Wright and extend the lead to 2-0. It was Bissetta’s sixth hit in his last four games. Nathan Hall followed with another single for a 3-0 lead.

Jarren Purify snuck a two-run single just past the infield to make it 5-0. Jack Crighton reached on an infield single into the hole at short before Ty Marshall, making his first career start behind the plate in place of Jimmy Obertop, grounded into a double play to close the inning.

Wright (2-for-4) and Crighton (2-for-2) had two hits for Clemson. Crighton also drew a pair of walks to reach base all four times he batted. The Tigers out-hit the Jaspers, 9-5.

Billy Barlow (3-1) made his fifth start for Clemson and pitched five shutout innings, limiting Manhattan to two hits while striking out a career-high nine batters to earn the win.

Matthew Marchal gave up a long home run to Drew Wyers to lead off the sixth inning for the Jaspers’ only run of the game. Marchal pitched two inning in relief. Nick Clayton pitched a scoreless eighth inning, and Lucas Mahlstedt retired the side in order in the ninth .

Garret Garbinski (0-2) started and suffered the loss for Manhattan, allowing all five runs (four earned).

UP NEXT: Clemson travels to No. 7 Duke to open conference play Friday. The Blue Devils (14-3) took two of three from then-No. 1 Wake Forest last weekend. Friday’s first pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m. EDT at Jack Coombs Field. The series will be streamed on ACC Network Extra (ACCNX).

Clemson’s season teetering following another loss

CHARLOTTE – The wait begins. And it will be a nerve-wracking one for Clemson’s baseball team. The Tigers’ postseason chances clashed with a virtual must-win scenario Thursday after Clemson dropped its ACC Tournament opener to North Carolina two days …

CHARLOTTE – The wait begins.

And it will be a nerve-wracking one for Clemson’s baseball team.

The Tigers’ postseason chances clashed with a virtual must-win scenario Thursday after Clemson dropped its ACC Tournament opener to North Carolina two days earlier. But top-seeded Virginia Tech made sure the Tigers left the Queen City empty-handed in their bid to enhance a bubbly resume for the NCAA Tournament.

Max Wagner tied a program record with his 27th home run of the season, but it was one of the few highlights for Clemson (35-23) in a tournament finale in which the Tigers trailed from the start. Tech (41-11) swatted six homers against five Tiger pitchers, including four as part of a seven-run third, in handing Clemson an 18-6 loss Thursday at Truist Field. Beginning the week with an RPI ranking in the high 30s but just 13 ACC victories, the Tigers were outscored 27-8 in its tournament losses.

Now they’ll be sweating and hoping their body of work is good enough for a regional berth when the 64-team field is announced Monday. Clemson is in danger of missing consecutive NCAA Tournaments for the first time since the Reagan administration.

Tech finished with 15 hits and had 10 runs less than three frames in against a Clemson pitching staff with an earned run average north of 4.6 coming into the tournament. The Hokies scored in each of the first three innings against freshman right-hander Billy Barlow (2-4), who allowed five runs (three earned) on four hits and walked three in his 13th start of the season.

Carson Jones ended Barlow’s night with a no-doubter to right with two outs in the third. Clemson coach Monte Lee brought on another freshman, Austin Gordon, but Tech kept the long balls coming, hitting back-to-back-to-back jacks off the right-hander in the inning to push its lead to 10-2.

Wagner brought Will Taylor home in the bottom half of the inning with a two-run homer to left-center, tying the record set by Khalil Greene in 2002 for the most home runs in a single season. Freshman outfielder Camden Troyer got the Tigers a little closer with another two-run shot in the fourth, but the Hokies blanked Clemson over the final five innings while the Tigers’ pitching continued to struggle.

Senior Jackson Lindley walked three of the four batters he faced in the fourth as Clemson issued 10 free passes on the night. Geoffrey Gilbert, who started each of the previous five games he pitched, came on with one out in the inning for his first relief appearance since April 20. His 2 2/3 innings of work tied the longest outing of the night for a Clemson pitcher, though he yielded two more runs on three hits, including Nick Biddison’s solo shot in the seventh.

Jones tagged Tech’s final homer off Ryan Ammons as part of a four-run ninth for the Hokies. Ammons allowed four hits and walked one over the final two innings.

Troyer finished with two of Clemson’s six hits. Biddison went 3-for-3 with five RBIs for Tech.

This story will be updated.

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Clemson looks to continue strong pitching performances in ACC tournament

Billy Barlow had an excellent pitching display on Saturday, pitching six innings and only allowing a single hit. Clemson will need more performances like that from its starting pitchers going forward if it wants to earn an NCAA Tournament bid in the …

Out of the bullpen, both Ryan Ammons and Jackson Lindley also put together solid performances on the mound.

After the game, Clemson coach Monte Lee reflected on the strong pitching performances this weekend and how he believes this confidence will transfer into the ACC tournament next week in Charlotte.

“It all starts with Billy Barlow. He was outstanding, his best start of the season,” said Lee. “We needed to get him over that threshold of the fifth inning and he was able to do that.”

“I thought Lindley and Ammons behind him were outstanding,” Lee added.

After the game, Barlow reflected on his performance on the mound and how he feels moving into next week.

“I’m just out there having fun. I’m loose and I just feel the strike zone,” said Barlow. “I pitch to contact and I let my defense work. I was just out there having fun and it worked.”

Clemson’s head coach made it clear that these types of pitching performances for the Tigers were integral to their success as they move into playoff competition.

“We were able to get quality starts this weekend out of all three starters,” said Lee. “We were able to pitch our guys in short spurts out of the bullpen. Depending on if we play Tuesday or Wednesday in the ACC tournament, everybody should be ready to go.”

Lee tried not to place any pressure or make any predictions ahead of next week’s play in the ACC tournament, rather he focused on keeping the confidence rolling and playing the way they played this weekend.

“It’s up to the competitive fire of the players. It’s up to our guys executing pitches and putting together good at-bats,” said Lee.

The Tigers will play next week in the ACC tournament, where they hope to secure a bid to the NCAA tournament.

Clemson pitches two-hitter to sweep Boston College

Clemson, S.C. – The Tigers pitched a combined two-hitter and finished the regular season with a 5-0 victory over Boston College for the sweep. Clemson sent the seniors out with a win in their final game at Doug Kingsmore Stadium. Billy Barlow got …

Clemson, S.C. — The Tigers pitched a combined two-hitter and finished the regular season with a 5-0 victory over Boston College for the sweep. Clemson sent the seniors out with a win in their final game at Doug Kingsmore Stadium.

Billy Barlow got the start for the Tigers and came through with a clutch performance. Barlow went 6.0 innings and only gave up one hit and no runs.

Clemson took the lead in the third inning. Reed Garris hit a leadoff single followed by a double from Benjamin Blackwell. Will Taylor hit a sacrifice fly to left to score Garris and the Tigers led 1-0.

In the seventh Garris was hit by a pitch. Blackwell then reached by being hit by a pitch. With one out Wagner was intentionally walked to load the bases. Ingle walked to score Garris. Wright singled to score Blackwell. After seven Clemson led 3-0.

Grice walked to start the bottom of the eighth. Reed Garris his a two-run home run, his first as a Tiger. After eight the Tigers led 5-0.

With the win the Tigers moved to 35-21 overall and 13-16 in the ACC. The Tigers will play their first game in the ACC Baseball Tournament in Charlotte either Tuesday or Wednesday. Clemson will be the 12th seed in the tournament and be in the pool with the No. 1 and No. 8 seeds.

For Clemson, ‘every game is a playoff game’

Clemson’s baseball team began the weekend on the outside looking in when it comes to the postseason picture. That could change by the end of today. The Tigers (30-17, 8-14 ACC) will go for their first ACC sweep of the season when they host Georgia …

Clemson’s baseball team began the weekend on the outside looking in when it comes to the postseason picture.

That could change by the end of today.

The Tigers (30-17, 8-14 ACC) will go for their first ACC sweep of the season when they host Georgia Tech at 1 p.m. in the teams’ series finale at Doug Kingsmore Stadium. Clemson has put itself in position for a perfect weekend by outscoring the Yellow Jackets 21-12 so far, something Clemson coach Monte Lee said the Tigers need at this point.

“Every game is a playoff game for us. That’s the bottom line,” Lee said. “It’s great to win the series, but winning a series doesn’t matter for us right now. Every game counts for us. Hopefully we can put together a good game (Sunday).”

Now would be a good time for Clemson to pull off its first sweep of an ACC foe since beating Louisville in three games at home April 30-May 2 of last year. The Tigers began the weekend trailing Duke and North Carolina for the 12th and final spot in the ACC Tournament, but Clemson could move up depending on today’s results.

Clemson and Duke begin the day with identical records in the league. Duke is scheduled to play a doubleheader against Pittsburgh beginning at 11 a.m. after Friday’s game was postponed. UNC, one game ahead of both teams for the time being at 9-13 in league play, will also play a twinbill against North Carolina State starting at the same time.

Since the 12 teams for the conference tournament are determined by the highest conference winning percentages, a Clemson win coupled with a Pitt sweep would move the Tigers ahead of Duke for the final spot in the tournament. If Clemson wins and Duke and UNC both get swept, the Tigers would jump both in the pecking order since their league winning percentage would also be higher than the Tar Heels’ (Clemson would be 9-14 in league play in that scenario, UNC 9-15).

Clemson could still move ahead of Duke with a loss today if the Blue Devils were to drop both games to Pitt. Otherwise, the best the Tigers could do if they fall to Georgia Tech is stay half a game back of the Blue Devils for the final tournament spot.

And time to make a move is running out. The Tigers have just six conference games left after today (series against Virginia and Boston College), so they would rather keep handling its business.

“Every game is big,” said sophomore Caden Grice, who launched a pair of home runs in Clemson’s 12-9 win Saturday. “Like coach said, every game is a playoff game. We’ve just got to keep fighting and come out every single day ready to compete.”

Clemson will send freshman right-hander Billy Barlow (1-2, 5.18 earned run average) to the mound today for his third straight weekend start. He will be opposed by Tech right-hander Chance Huff (3-3, 6.88).

“I don’t think we take any pressure on ourselves,” pitcher Geoffrey Gilbert said. “We just have to win a baseball game. We’ve done a lot of that this year. It’s nothing that’s anything new to us.”