Jarren Purify

Infielder who was the primary starter at second base in 2024. 2024: Hit .248 with 32 runs, seven doubles, a triple, three homers, 28 RBIs, a .345 on-base percentage, 17 walks, nine hit-by-pitches and 11 steals in 54 games (47 starts, including 45 at second base and two as the DH) … tied for third in the ACC in sacrifice bunts (8) … led the team in sacrifice bunts and bunt singles (2) … tied for the team lead in steals … had 10 multiple-hit games … hit .319 with runners in scoring position … was 4-for-7 with a grand slam and 12 RBIs with the bases loaded … hit a grand slam against Presbyterian on Feb. 20; was his first career hit … hit a three-run homer against UNC Greensboro on March 8 … went 2-for-3 with four RBIs and the go-ahead, two-run single in the seventh inning against UNC Greensboro on March 10 … went 2-for-3 with a double, two runs and a steal against Presbyterian at Greenville, S.C. on March 20 … went 1-for-2 with two runs, a walk and hit-by-pitch in the first game of a doubleheader against No. 7 Florida State on March 23 … went 2-for-4 with an RBI, two runs and a walk at Notre Dame on April 7 … went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBIs and a run against NC State on April 14 … went 3-for-4 with a run in the first game of a doubleheader against Pittsburgh on April 20 … went 1-for-3 with two runs, three walks and a steal at Louisville on April 26 … went 2-for-4 with a homer at Louisville on April 27 … went 2-for-4 with two doubles, two RBIs and a run against Miami (Fla.) in the ACC Tournament on May 23 … went 1-for-3 with a triple, two runs and a walk against No. 13 Florida in the Clemson Super Regional on June 8 … No. 49 freshman in the nation in the preseason by Perfect Game … No. 20 freshman in the ACC in the preseason by D1Baseball … No. 11 ACC prospect for the 2026 draft in the preseason by Perfect Game. Before Clemson: No. 114 player and No. 29 shortstop in the nation by Perfect Game … No. 2 player and No. 1 shortstop in Michigan by Perfect Game … No. 391 prospect for the 2023 draft by Perfect Game … MHSBCA East All-Star … High School Sports Awards Player-of-the-Year in Detroit … Prep Baseball player-of-the-year in Michigan … hit .437 with 44 runs, 10 doubles, eight homers, 35 RBIs, a .514 on-base percentage and 19 steals as a senior … member of the Michigan High School Dream Team as a junior and senior … played in the Little League World Series … lettered three times in baseball and three times in basketball at University Liggett School, where he was coached by Dan Cimini. Personal: Pronounced PURE-ih-fye … majoring in health science … born Jarren Alexander Purify on Nov. 6, 2005 in Detroit, Mich.

*Courtesy Clemson Media Guide