Senior righthander and outfielder who was in the weekend rotation during the early stages of the 2021 season, but has been a long reliever since … changed his posture midway through the 2023 season, and he was more effective on the mound during the rest of the season … also saw action at the plate for the first time as a Tiger in the 2023 Clemson Regional … in 76.1 innings pitched over 48 appearances (seven starts) and three seasons, he has a 4-4 record and 4.60 ERA while allowing 85 hits (.277 opponents’ batting average) and 25 walks with 64 strikeouts.
2023: Had a 1-0 record and 3.97 ERA in 17 appearances (one start) … in 22.2 innings pitched, he allowed 27 hits (.287 opponents’ batting average) and 10 walks with 18 strikeouts … pitched 2.0 innings in relief, allowing one hit and no earned runs with two strikeouts against Georgia State on March 10 … pitched 2.0 innings in relief, allowing two hits and no runs with one strikeout at Georgia Tech on March 25 … pitched 1.2 innings in relief, allowing one hit and no runs with four strikeouts against Georgia on April 18 … pitched 2.2 innings in relief, allowing no runs and no walks with one strikeout to earn the win against Kennesaw State on April 25 … pitched 2.0 innings in a starting role, allowing no hits with two strikeouts and went 1-for-4 with an RBI in his first career start in the batting order; was his first career hit … No. 42 ACC prospect for the 2023 draft in the preseason by D1Baseball.
2022: Had a 2-0 record and 4.11 ERA in 23 relief appearances … in 30.2 innings pitched, he allowed 34 hits (.276 opponents’ batting average) and nine walks with 28 strikeouts … allowed only two steals in six attempts … in 17.2 innings pitched over 13 relief outings at home, he allowed 10 hits (all singles), no runs and three walks with 15 strikeouts … pitched 2.0 scoreless innings in relief against Indiana on Feb. 18 … pitched 3.0 innings in relief, allowing two hits, no runs and no walks with three strikeouts to earn the win in the first game of a doubleheader against Hartford on Feb. 26 … pitched 2.0 innings in relief, allowing one hit and no runs with four strikeouts to earn the win at Winthrop on March 29 … pitched 2.0 innings in relief, allowing two hits, no runs and no walks with two strikeouts against No. 22 Wofford on April 27 … pitched 2.0 innings in relief, allowing one hit, no runs and no walks with one strikeout against No. 21 Georgia Tech on May 6 … No. 17 ACC prospect for the 2023 draft in the preseason by D1Baseball.
2021: Had a 1-4 record and 5.87 ERA in eight appearances (six starts) … in 23.0 innings pitched, he allowed 24 hits (.267 opponents’ batting average) and six walks with 18 strikeouts … pitched 4.2 innings in a starting role, allowing two hits, no runs and no walks with three strikeouts to earn the win against Cincinnati on Feb. 20; was his first career appearance … pitched 4.1 innings in a starting role, allowing four hits and no walks with six strikeouts at No. 16 South Carolina on Feb. 28 … No. 23 freshman in the ACC in the preseason by D1Baseball … No. 39 freshman in the ACC in the preseason by Perfect Game … played for Lexington County in the Coastal Plain League in the summer, when he was 1-1 with a 2.36 ERA and 19 strikeouts in 26.2 innings pitched over six starts; hit .341 with 10 doubles, two homers, 19 RBIs and 18 runs in 24 games.
Before Clemson: No. 228 player in the nation by Perfect Game … No. 77 righthander in the nation by Perfect Game … No. 6 player in South Carolina by Perfect Game … No. 3 righthander in South Carolina by Perfect Game … three-time all-state selection … member of the state championship team as a senior … all-state quarterback … AAAAA player-of-the-year in football … member of four football state championship teams in a row … set the school career records for passing yards and passing touchdowns … lettered four times in baseball and four times in football at Dutch Fork High School, where he was coached by Casey Waites.
Personal: His brother, Derek, was an infielder at Erskine and Newberry (2017,18), where he was a first-team all-conference selection … majoring in parks, recreation & tourism management … born Tyler James Olenchuk on Oct. 10, 2001 in Irmo, S.C.

*Courtesy Clemson Media Guide