John Nester Class: Junior Hometown: Greer, SC High School: Riverside HS Height / Weight: 6-0 / 205 Position: C/1B Experience: 2VL Major: Health Services Administration

Junior catcher who has shown flashes of his power at the plate...split time behind the plate with freshman Phil Pohl during the first half of the 2009 season, but cemented his role as the everyday starter late in the season...a career .295 hitter in 87 games (53 starts)...has 11 doubles, eight homers, 38 RBIs, and two stolen bases in his career.

2009: Hit .304 with 25 runs, 11 doubles, five homers, 33 RBIs, and one steal in 57 games (46 starts, all at catcher)...was 44-for-128 (.344) in his last 40 games after going 7-for-40 (.175) in his first 17 games...had 16 multi-hit games...hit .400 as the leadoff batter...came off the bench and blasted a two-run homer against Wofford on Feb. 25...went 2-for-4 with an RBI in the first game of a doubleheader against Wake Forest on Mar. 13...went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer in the first game of a doubleheader against Elon on Mar. 24...went 2-for-3 with two RBIs against Duke on Apr. 4...went 2-for-4 with a go-ahead, run-scoring single in the seventh inning at South Carolina on Apr. 7...hit a solo homer in the first game of a doubleheader against #5 Miami (FL) on Apr. 11...went 1-for-2 with a double, two RBIs, and two walks in the second game of a doubleheader against #5 Miami (FL) on Apr. 11...had a key two-run single at Western Carolina on Apr. 14...went 2-for-3 with a homer, two RBIs, and a walk at Virginia Tech on Apr. 18...went 3-for-5 with three RBIs and a run at South Carolina on Apr. 22...went 2-for-3 with an RBI and walk against #4 Georgia Tech on Apr. 25...went 2-for-4 with an RBI in the first game of a doubleheader against Maryland on May 3...went 2-for-3 with a double, two runs, and two RBIs against North Carolina-Wilmington on May 8...went 2-for-3 with a double and RBI against North Carolina-Wilmington on May 9; he was 4-for-8 (.500) with two doubles, three RBIs, and three runs in the series...went 3-for-4 with a double, homer, and three runs against College of Charleston on May 12...went 2-for-3 with a double and RBI at N.C. State on May 16...hit a two-out double in the eighth inning and came around to score the winning run against Oklahoma State in the Clemson Regional on June 1...went 2-for-4 with a double and run at #2 Arizona State in the Tempe Super Regional on June 6...played for Falmouth in the Cape Cod League in the summer, where he hit .257 with 11 runs, five doubles, and one homer in 26 games.

2008: Hit .256 with six runs, three homers, five RBIs, and one stolen base in 30 games (seven starts, all as the DH)...four of his five RBIs came with two outs...two of his three home runs came off the bench...had two sacrifice bunts...hit .333 with the bases empty...was 3-for-7 (.429) as the leadoff batter of an inning...was 10-for-26 (.385) with three homers in innings 5-8...hit .294 with a .400 on-base percentage in his seven starts...did not allow a stolen-base attempt...crushed his first career hit, a solo home run, off the bench against Mercer on Feb. 24...came off the bench and hit a two-run homer against High Point on Feb. 27...hit a solo home run against North Carolina-Greensboro on Mar. 12...went 2-for-3 against N.C. State on Mar. 21...came off the bench and went 1-for-1 with a run and stolen base against Presbyterian at Greenville, SC on Apr. 23...hit a pinch-hit single and came around to score at Central Florida on May 15; the single started Clemson's four-run sixth inning...played for Wilmington in the Coastal Plain League in the summer, where he hit .181 with one homer, 20 RBIs, and five stolen bases in 50 games.

BEFORE CLEMSON: Two-time all-state selection at Riverside High School...two-time all-region pick and member of the South Carolina Select team...named team's Most Valuable Defensive Player as a senior...member of two state championship teams and four region championship teams...#2 prospect in South Carolina by Perfect Game...#1 catcher prospect in South Carolina by Diamond Prospects...#1 two-way player in South Carolina by Diamond Prospects...first-team all-state pick as a junior...had a 5-0 record with a 1.91 ERA, four saves, and 76 strikeouts in 36.0 innings pitched as a junior...lettered four times in baseball and once in basketball at Riverside High, where he was coached by Chris Bates.

PERSONAL: Majoring in health services administration...born John Michael Nester on May 28, 1989 in Huntington, WV.