Joe Allen

Righthander who was a long reliever and spot starter in his first two seasons … two-time All-ACC Academic selection … two-time ACC Academic Honor Roll member … in 52.1 innings pitched over 29 appearances (four starts) and two seasons, he has a 4-0 record, one save and a 4.99 ERA while allowing 49 hits (.249 opponents’ batting average) and 28 walks with 58 strikeouts. 2024: All-ACC Academic selection … ACC Academic Honor Roll member … had a 1-0 record and 6.35 ERA in 12 relief appearances … in 22.2 innings pitched, he allowed 16 hits (.190 opponents’ batting average) and 13 walks with 25 strikeouts … in 7.0 inning pitched over five relief appearances in night games, he allowed four hits (.167 opponents’ batting average) and one run (1.29 ERA) with 10 strikeouts … in 6.1 innings pitched after the seventh inning, he allowed one hit, no runs and two walks with nine strikeouts … pitched 4.0 innings in relief, allowing two hits and one walk with two strikeouts to earn the win against Presbyterian on Feb. 20 … pitched 2.0 innings in relief, allowing no hits, no runs and no walks with two strikeouts against UNC Greensboro on March 8 … pitched 2.0 hitless and scoreless innings in relief with two strikeouts against Presbyterian at Greenville, S.C. on March 20 … pitched 1.1 perfect innings in relief with three strikeouts against USC Upstate on April 9 … pitched 2.0 hitless and scoreless innings in relief with three strikeouts in the second game of a doubleheader against Pittsburgh on April 20. 2023: All-ACC Academic selection … ACC Academic Honor Roll member … had a 3-0 record, one save and a 3.94 ERA in 17 appearances (four starts) … in 29.2 innings pitched, he allowed 33 hits (.292 opponents’ batting average) and 15 walks with 33 strikeouts … held opponents to .194 with two outs … did not allow any of his six inherited baserunners to score … in 6.2 innings pitched after the sixth inning, he allowed one hit and no runs with four strikeouts … pitched 1.2 innings in relief, allowing one hit and no runs with three strikeouts against UCF on Feb. 24 … pitched 3.0 innings in relief, allowing one run with three strikeouts to earn his first career win against East Tennessee State on March 7 … pitched 4.0 innings in relief, allowing no hits, no runs and one walk with two strikeouts to record his first career save in the first game of a doubleheader against Georgia State on March 11 … pitched 2.0 innings in relief, allowing two hits and no runs with three strikeouts against College of Charleston on March 14 … pitched 6.0 innings in his first career start, allowing six hits, two runs and one walk with six strikeouts at Kennesaw State on March 22 … pitched a hitless and scoreless inning in relief with two strikeouts to earn the win at No. 8 Coastal Carolina on May 10 … pitched 2.0 innings in a starting role, allowing two hits and no runs with two strikeouts to earn the win against USC Upstate on May 16 … No. 77 freshman in the nation in the preseason by Perfect Game … No. 20 freshman in the ACC in the preseason by Perfect Game … No. 30 freshman in the ACC in the preseason by D1Baseball … top-27 ACC prospect for the 2025 draft in the preseason by Perfect Game … played for Newport in the New England Collegiate Baseball League in the summer, when he was 0-1 with a 6.92 ERA and 10 strikeouts in 13.0 innings pitched over seven appearances (two starts). Before Clemson: No. 122 player and No. 36 righthander in the nation by Perfect Game … No. 1 player in New Hampshire by Perfect Game … state Gatorade Player-of-the-Year as a senior … U18 USA National Team … Seacoast Pirates All-Star team … East Coast Pro Showcase … Area Code Games … lettered four times in baseball and three times in baseball at Winnacunnet High School, where he was coached by Aaron Abood. Personal: His brother, Ben, played basketball at Emerson … majoring in communication … born Joseph Gramza Allen on Oct. 20, 2003 in Atlanta, Ga.

*Courtesy Clemson Media Guide