#9  Jacob Jarrell

Career Stats

Sophomore catcher who split time behind the plate with Cooper Ingle in 2023 … one of the strongest players and hardest workers on the team … No. 35 ACC prospect for the 2025 draft in the preseason by D1Baseball.

2023: All-ACC Academic selection … Academic Honor Roll member … hit .208 with 15 runs, five doubles, five homers, 18 RBIs, a .406 slugging percentage, .296 on-base percentage, 11 walks, two hit-by-pitches and a steal in 35 games (27 starts, including 26 at catcher and one as the DH) … tied for ninth in the ACC in sacrifice bunts (4) … tied for the team lead in sacrifice bunts … went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and walk against Binghamton on Feb. 17; was his first career game … hit a two-run homer against Charlotte on Feb. 21 … went 2-for-4 with a homer, three RBIs, three runs and a walk in the second game of a doubleheader against Duke on March 18 … hit a pinch-hit, two-run single against No. 2 Wake Forest on April 1 … went 2-for-4 with a homer, double, two RBIs and two runs against Kennesaw State on April 25 … went 1-for-4 with a grand slam and walk at No. 8 Coastal Carolina on May 10 … No. 180 freshman in the ACC in the preseason by Perfect Game … played for North Shore in the New England Collegiate Baseball League in the summer, when he hit .260 with four doubles, three triples, four homers, 17 RBIs and a steal in 22 games.

Before Clemson: No. 224 catcher in the nation by Perfect Game … No. 34 player and No. 5 catcher in South Carolina by Perfect Game … conference all-star as a senior … lettered four times in baseball at P27 Academy, where he was coached by Corey Warner.

Personal: His mother, Melissa, played softball at North Carolina and was the UNCW softball head coach (2002-08) … pronounced JAYR-ull … majoring in pre-business … born Jacob William Jarrell on Oct. 27, 2002 in Wilmington, N.C.