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USA Today
12 hours ago
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- USA Today
Former Clemson pitcher Chayce Kieck announces transfer to a Big Ten school
Former Clemson pitcher Chayce Kieck is heading north for the next step in his college baseball career. The right-hander announced Friday that he'll continue his playing days at Northwestern after entering the NCAA transfer portal earlier this month. Kieck spent just one season with the Tigers, where he saw limited action out of the bullpen. As a freshman in 2025, Kieck appeared in nine games and recorded a 2-0 mark but struggled with command and consistency, finishing with a 9.75 ERA over 12 innings. He allowed 19 hits, 13 runs, and five home runs, while striking out 11 and issuing five walks. Coming out of The Bolles School in Jacksonville, Florida, Kieck was highly regarded as a prep standout. Perfect Game ranked him among the top 500 players nationally and the No. 14 right-handed pitcher in Florida for his class. He was a four-time letterman, earned first-team all-state honors, and was named Northeast Florida Player of the Year as a junior. Baseball runs in his family, too — his father, Greg, played at Johns Hopkins from 1996 to 2000. Now at Northwestern, Kieck will look to tap into his potential and build on his freshman experience as he joins the Wildcats in the Big Ten. Contact us @Clemson_Wire on X, and like our page on Facebook for ongoing coverage of Clemson Tigers news and notes, plus opinions.
USA Today
03-06-2025
- General
- USA Today
Fourth Clemson baseball player enters NCAA transfer portal
Fourth Clemson baseball player enters NCAA transfer portal A fourth member of the Clemson Tigers' 2025 baseball team entered the transfer portal Tuesday following the team's NCAA Tournament exit on Sunday. Freshman pitcher Chayce Kieck joined left-handers Ethan Darden and Jackson Cole and right-hander Luke Brown to enter the portal since the Tigers' season ended with back-to-back losses to West Virginia and Kentucky in the Clemson Regional at Doug Kingsmore Stadium over the weekend. Kieck made nine appearances for the Tigers this past season, posting a 9.75 ERA while logging 12 innings. He allowed 19 hits in that span, walking five batters and striking out 11. The right-hander from The Bolles School in Jacksonville, Fla., committed to Clemson in July 2022. He last pitched for the Tigers in their May 4 loss at Florida State, allowing five runs on four hits and a walk while recording one out. Clemson finished the 2025 season at 45-18 overall and 18-12 in ACC play. The Tigers reached the ACC Tournament championship game but fell 14-4 to North Carolina. The No. 11 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, the Tigers gave up four runs in the ninth inning of a 9-6 loss to West Virginia on Saturday and committed seven errors while allowing 13 hits in their season-ending 16-4 loss to Kentucky the following day. Contact us @Clemson_Wire on X, and like our page on Facebook for ongoing coverage of Clemson Tigers news and notes, plus opinions.
