Joseph Moorefield Class: RS Junior Hometown: Woodruff, SC High School: James F. Byrnes HS Height / Weight: 6-1 / 205 Position: LHP Experience: 2VL B-T: L-L

Lefthander who was used primarily to face lefthanded batters in 2011...one of only two lefthanders on the 2012 team...will be counted on in the bullpen in 2012...in 20.0 innings pitched over 30 relief appearances and two active seasons, he has a 2-1 record and 5.40 ERA while allowing 24 hits (.296 opponents' batting average) and 10 walks with 13 strikeouts...has not thrown a wild pitch.

2011: Drafted in the 26th round (#786 overall pick) by the Kansas City Royals...had a 2-1 record and 5.28 ERA in 24 relief appearances...in 15.1 innings pitched, he allowed 19 hits (.292 opponents' batting average) and five walks with nine strikeouts...did not throw a wild pitch...allowed an earned run in only five of his 24 appearances...held lefthanded batters to a .161 batting average...allowed only four of 15 inherited baserunners to score...pitched a perfect ninth inning with a strikeout against Eastern Michigan on Feb. 18...pitched 2.0 innings in relief, allowing no hits, no runs, and no walks with two strikeouts to earn his first career win against #4 South Carolina on Mar. 6...pitched a scoreless seventh inning against Furman on Apr. 26...struck out the only batter he faced with two outs in the seventh inning, the score tied 3-3, and the potential go-ahead run on third base to earn the win in the second game of a doubleheader at Virginia Tech on May 14...retired both batters he faced in relief with one strikeout at #4 Florida State on May 19.

2010: Had an 0-0 record and 5.79 ERA in six relief appearances...in 4.2 innings pitched, he allowed five hits and five walks with four strikeouts...allowed a run in only one of his six appearances and a hit in just two of his six appearances...held opponents to 0-for-4 with two outs...allowed just one hit in 10 at-bats and no runs with four strikeouts in 3.1 innings pitched over four relief appearances at home...pitched a perfect eighth inning with two strikeouts against #16 Alabama in the Clemson Super Regional on June 13.

2009: Red-shirted.

Before Clemson: All-state pitcher at James F. Byrnes High School...played in the North-South All-Star game...#465 high school prospect in the nation by Perfect Game...#63 high school lefthander prospect in the nation by Perfect Game...#37 prospect in South Carolina by Perfect Game...#4 prospect in South Carolina by Impact Baseball...#4 lefthander prospect in South Carolina by Diamond Prospect...all-region selection as a junior...lettered five times in baseball at James F. Byrnes High, where he was coached by Chris Carter.

Personal: Majoring in community recreation, sport, & camp management...born Joseph Harvey Moorefield on Oct. 25, 1989 in Spartanburg, SC.