Righthander who was the team’s top freshman pitcher in 2011 and was a weekend starter most of the 2012 season ... missed the entire 2013 season as he recovered from a shoulder injury ... returned in 2014, but suffered another season-ending injury; had a dangerous blood clot in his arm and had a rib removed ... never fully recovered from the injury ... effective when keeping the ball down in the strikezone ... in 130.1 innings pitched over 48 appearances (17 starts) and four seasons, he had a 12-6 record and 3.94 ERA while allowing 146 hits (.285 opponents’ batting average) and 53 walks with 66 strikeouts ... did not commit an error ... three-time ACC Academic Honor Roll member.

2015: Had an 0-0 record and a 5.06 ERA in 10 relief appearances ... in 10.2 innings pitched, he allowed 11 hits (.262 opponents’ batting average) and six walks with four strikeouts ... held ACC regular-season opponents to a .200 batting average ... pitched 1.2 innings in relief, allowing one hit and no walks at NC State on March 8 ... pithed a perfect ninth inning with one strikeout at Virginia Tech on March 21 ... pitched 0.2 scoreless innings in relief against No. 18 Arizona State in the Fullerton Regional on May 29.

2014: Won the Dedication Award for outstanding work in the strength training room ... ACC Academic Honor Roll member ... had an 0-0 record and a 10.97 ERA in five relief appearances ... in 10.2 innings pitched, he allowed 18 hits (.360 opponents’ batting average) and five walks with five strikeouts ... pitched a scoreless eighth inning at Georgia Southern on March 18 ... pitched 4.2 innings in relief, allowing three hits with three strikeouts against Georgia on April 8 ... suffered an injury in April that forced him to miss the rest of the season.

2013: Redshirted due to a shoulder injury ... ACC Academic Honor Roll member ... No. 3 college prospect in South Carolina for the 2013 draft in the preseason by Perfect Game.

2012: Had a 7-4 record and a 3.66 ERA in 16 appearances (14 starts) ... in 76.1 innings pitched, he allowed 80 hits (.277 opponents’ batting average) and 32 walks with 40 strikeouts ... tied for the team lead in wins ... in 48.0 innings pitched over nine appearances (seven starts) at home, he was 5-1 with a 1.88 ERA ... tied for 10th in the ACC in wins ... in 19.0 innings pitched over four appearances (two starts) in non-ACC regular-season games, he had a 3-0 record and did not allow an earned run ... had a 2.96 ERA in 27.1 innings pitched over five starts against top-25 ranked teams ... held opponents to a .163 batting average with runners in scoring position and two outs ... had a 1.42 ERA in 12.2 innings pitched after the fifth inning ... only allowed three steals in five attempts ... pitched 4.0 innings in relief, allowing two hits, no runs and two walks with three strikeouts to earn the win in the second game of a doubleheader against UAB on Feb. 18 ... pitched 3.0 innings in relief, allowing no earned runs and no walks with four strikeouts to earn the win against Maine on Feb. 26 ... pitched 5.0 innings in a starting role, allowing no earned runs and two walks with five strikeouts against No. 2 South Carolina on March 4 ... pitched 6.2 innings in a starting role, allowing seven hits, one run and no walks with five strikeouts to earn the win against Boston College on March 18 ... pitched 6.0 innings in a starting role, allowing six hits, one run and one walk with three strikeouts against No. 7 Miami (Fla.) on April 1 ... pitched 7.0 innings in a starting role, allowing four hits, two runs and one walk with four strikeouts to earn the win at Duke on April 8; retired the first 15 batters ... pitched 7.0 innings in a starting role, allowing six hits, no runs and one walk with five strikeouts to earn the win against College of Charleston on May 6 ... pitched 6.0 innings in a starting role, allowing six hits, one earned run and one walk to earn the win in the first game of a doubleheader against No. 1 Florida State on May 14 ... pitched 5.0 innings in a starting role, allowing four hits and two runs with one strikeout to earn the win against Coastal Carolina in the Columbia Regional on June 1 ... No. 98 sophomore in the nation in the preseason by Perfect Game ... played for Falmouth in the Cape Cod League in the summer, where he was 1-1 with a 2.70 ERA and nine strikeouts in 10.0 innings pitched over two starts.

2011: Second-team freshman All-American by NCBWA ... All-ACC Academic selection ... ACC Academic Honor Roll member ... had a 5-2 record and 1.93 ERA in 17 appearances (three starts) ... in 32.2 innings pitched, he allowed 37 hits (.282 opponents’ batting average), no homers and 10 walks with 17 strikeouts ... led the team in ERA ... in 11.2 innings pitched over eight relief appearances in ACC regular-season games, he was 1-0 with a 2.31 ERA ... had a .190 opponents’ batting average with runners in scoring position ... pitched 3.2 innings in relief in his first career outing, allowing one run and no walks against Eastern Michigan on Feb. 19 ... pitched 2.2 innings in relief, allowing three hits and no runs to earn his first career win against Wofford on March 2 ... pitched 3.0 innings in relief, allowing four hits, one run and no walks with two strikeouts to earn the win against Duke on March 19 ... pitched a scoreless seventh inning in relief, allowing one hit with two strikeouts at NC State on March 25 ... retired the only batter he faced in the sixth inning to earn the win against Georgia on March 29 ... pitched 2.2 innings in relief, allowing one hit and no earned runs with one strikeout at No. 6 North Carolina on April 1 ... pitched a hitless and scoreless sixth inning at No. 6 North Carolina on April 3; allowed just one hit and no earned runs in 3.2 innings pitched in the series ... pitched 2.0 innings in relief, allowing two hits and no runs with one strikeout at Boston College on April 15 ... pitched a scoreless eighth inning with two strikeouts in the second game of a doubleheader against Gardner-Webb on May 7 ... pitched 5.0 innings in his first career start, allowing three hits, no runs and one walk with two strikeouts to earn the win against East Tennessee State on May 11 ... pitched 5.0 innings in a starting role, allowing six hits, no runs and one walk with four strikeouts to earn the win against Davidson on May 17 ... pitched 2.0 innings in relief, allowing one hit and no runs with a strikeout against Sacred Heart in the Clemson Regional on June 3.

Before Clemson: All-conference selection as a senior at Parkway South Senior High School ... No. 2 righthander prospect in Missouri, No. 6 overall prospect in Missouri and No. 333 overall prospect in the nation by Perfect Game ... member of the USA Tournament of Stars ... all-metro selection as a junior ... all-district pick in basketball as a senior ... lettered three times in baseball and three times in basketball at Parkway South Senior High, where he was coached by Adam Stahl.

Personal: Pronounced POHL-ee ... has an identical twin brother, Scott ... graduated Dec. 18, 2014 with a degree in visual arts ... born Kevin Raymond Pohle on April 27, 1992 in St. Louis, Mo.

*Courtesy Clemson Media Guide