#17  Alden Mathes

Career Stats

First-year transfer and senior outfielder who will compete for a starting outfield spot.

Before Clemson: Drafted in the 19th round (No. 557 overall pick) by the Baltimore Orioles in 2022 … member of the Richmond team from 2020-23 … hit .319 with 142 runs, 36 doubles, seven triples, 21 homers, 117 RBIs, a .523 slugging percentage, .408 on-base percentage and 20 steals in 148 games (139 starts) in his career at Richmond, where he was coached by Tracy Woodson … was 5-5 with five saves, a 4.60 ERA, .221 opponents’ batting average and 125 strikeouts against 45 walks in 94.0 innings pitched over 30 appearances (nine starts) in his career … hit .296 with 59 runs, 14 doubles, nine homers, 41 RBIs, a .434 on-base percentage and 11 steals in 54 games in 2023 … hit .344 with 61 runs, 13 doubles, six triples, a team-high 10 homers, 59 RBIs, a .567 slugging percentage, .398 on-base percentage and seven steals in 55 games in 2022, when he was a Second-Team All-Atlantic 10 Conference selection … was 3-2 with a 3.35 ERA, .181 opponents’ batting average and 58 strikeouts in 43.0 innings pitched over nine appearances (six starts) in 2022 … earned All-Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament honors in 2022 … Atlantic 10 Conference All-Rookie selection in 2021 … played at Marple Newtown High School, where he was Delaware County player-of-the-year as a senior … All-Central League selection four times, including a first-team pick three times … All-Delaware County four times, including a first-team pick three times … had 138 career hits … member of the state championship team as a junior … team captain in football as a senior … lettered four times in baseball, three times in basketball and three times in football at Marple Newtown High School, where he was coached by Mark Jordan.

Personal: His father, Chip, played baseball at Duke … pronounced ALL-den MATH-iss … majoring in athletic leadership in education … born Alden Francis Mathes on Feb. 21, 2001 in Upper Darby, Pa.