Patrick Boyd Class: Senior Hometown: Palm Harbor, Florida Height / Weight: 6-3 / 201 Position: Outfield Birthdate: 09/07/1978 Bats-Throws: S-R

Second-team preseason All-American according to Baseball America...ranked as the third best senior in the nation by Baseball America...third-team preseason All-American by Collegiate Baseball...possesses all the tools - he can hit for average and for power, switch hits, has tremendous speed and exhibits aggressiveness on the basepaths, gets great jumps on fly balls, makes spectacular catches, and has a strong arm...career .341 hitter with a .442 on-base percentage and 49 stolen bases in three seasons...his .341 career average ranks 21st best in Clemson history...his 133 career walks ranks tied for seventh in Tiger history...his 56 career doubles ranks tied for seventh in Tiger history...his 194 career runs scored ranks ninth in Tiger history...his 258 career hits ranks ninth in Tiger history...his 178 career RBIs ranks ninth in Tiger history...a career .430 hitter (37-for-86) in NCAA Tournament play...projected to go in the first or second round in the amateur draft next June by Collegiate Baseball.

Leggett Comments: "Patrick is certainly one of the top returning baseball players in the country. We are very excited to have him back. I think he has a tremendous attitude and work ethic. He is a kid that I think is going to have a great year. His teammates have a lot of confidence in him as well as his coaches. He is in the position to be one of the best offensive players in the country and certainly is the best center fielders in the country as well. He has had a great career here and made some difficult decisions about coming back to school this year after being drafted in the fourth round, but I think he feels great about it and we look for him to have an outstanding season."

2001: Sat out first 13 games of the season with a stress fracture in his back... started in his first game back, game three against Ohio University... went 1-3 with a double and 2 runs scored from the plate and made a catch in deep center field to prevent two runs from scoring... flew with team doctor Byron Harder to Tampa, FL on March 14 to be checked out by a back specialist, Dr. Tom Tolli, who works primarily with major league baseball players, including Jose Canseco. Boyd immediately began a six-week rehabilitation process and was expected to return to the lineup the first week of May, but after further review by Dr. Tolli it was determined Boyd was not ready to come back and would need five additional weeks of rehabilitation... he is out for the remainder of the season... not included on the postseason roster

2000: One of seven captains...hit .293 with three homers, 21 doubles, and 49 RBIs in starting all 69 games in centerfield...had a .402 on-base percentage...had 18 steals in 24 attempts...drafted in the fourth round by the Pirates...hitting .390 with 16 RBIs in 13 post-season games...hit .359 with five doubles, a homer, and eight RBIs in eight NCAA Tournament games...hit .377 with two outs and .359 with runners in scoring position...hit .329 in March...had 25 multi-hit games...batted at least one time in the second, third, cleanup, fifth, sixth, and seventh spots in the lineup...named to the All-ACC Tournament team by hitting .450 (9-for-20) with eight runs scored, two doubles, a triple, a homer, and eight RBIs...went 2-for-2 with two runs scored, two walks, the game-winning RBI, and a stolen base against Old Dominion on Feb. 19 after going 1-for-17 to start the season...went 3-for-5 with two runs scored and four RBIs against William & Mary on Mar. 8...scored three runs without a hit at #8 North Carolina on Apr. 1...broke out of a 0-for-21 slump with a 2-for-5 night against N.C. State on Apr. 8...went 4-for-5 with two runs scored, a double, and two stolen bases at Duke on Apr. 23...had three hits, including a double, two runs scored, and three RBIs against Virginia in the ACC Tournament on May 17...went 3-for-5 with two runs scored and two RBIs along with a home run and triple against #3 Georgia Tech in the ACC Tournament on May 20...went 4-for-7 with two doubles and three RBIs against Middle Tennessee in the Clemson Regional on May 28..had two hits, including a three-run homer, against #7 San Jose State in the College World Series on June 9...listed by Baseball America as the #2 college prospect for the 2000 Major League Draft in the preseason...Preseason First-Team All-American according to NBCWA, joining Florida State's Marshall McDougall as the only two ACC players on the team...Preseason First-Team All-American by Baseball America...Preseason Second-Team All-American according to Collegiate Baseball...listed as the #3 college and #1 ACC prospect for the 2000 Major League Draft along with being tabbed as the ACC's best baserunner, best defensive outfielder, and outfielder with the best arm in Baseball America's College Preview issue...Preseason First-Team All-ACC by Baseball America.

1999: Second-Team All-American by Baseball America...Third-Team All-American by NCBWA...First-Team All-Atlantic Region selection by ABCA...First-Team All-ACC...was on fire in the last 24 games, in which he hit safely in 21 of them while raising his batting average 52 points (was at .338 and finished at .390); during that stretch he was 47-for-101 (.465) with five homers, 13 doubles, and 30 RBIs while having 17 multi-hit games during the 24-game stretch...had 30 multi-hit games and 18 multi-RBI games overall...missed six games early in the season due to a torn labrum that required surgery...started 33 games in centerfield and 28 as the designated hitter...batted .390 overall with 96 hits, 78 runs scored, 17 homers, 22 doubles, a triple, 70 RBIs, 20 stolen bases, and a .490 on-base percentage...led the team in batting average, homers, extra base hits (40), total bases (171), slugging percentage (.695), on-base percentage, and two-out RBIs (27)...was second on the team in runs scored, hits, RBIs, doubles, multi-hit games, mutli-RBI games, and stolen bases...his 17 homers tied for the sixth most in a season by a Tiger...his 40 extra base hits tied for the seventh most in a season by a Tiger...his 30 multi-hit games tied for the seventh most in a season by a Tiger...his 171 total bases tied for the ninth most in a season by a Tiger...his 78 runs scored were the 10th most in a season by a Tiger...his 22 doubles tied for the 10th most in a season by a Tiger...finished third in the ACC in hitting; fifth in hits and homers; sixth in runs scored; and seventh in doubles, stolen bases, and RBIs...batted .383 with runners in scoring position...led the team with a .368 batting average against ACC teams in the regular season...hit .409 batting lefthanded...hit .459 with runners on base and .500 (5-for-10) with the bases loaded...hit a team-best .417 with 10 homers, 40 RBIs, and a .534 on-base percentage in 30 games at Doug Kingsmore Stadium...hit .366 and had 16 doubles in 32 games away from home...had a 12-game hitting streak from May 1 (first game of a doubleheader) to May 19; that streak tied for the longest by a Tiger in '99...named to the All-ACC Tournament team by hitting .421 with four doubles, a homer, five runs scored, and a .560 on-base percentage...named to the All-Regional Team in Fayetteville by hitting .429 with eight runs scored, two doubles, two homers, six RBIs, and three stolen bases in five games...had at least two hits in each of the three games in the Super Regional at #2 Texas A&M from June 4-6; he was a team-best 7-for-13 (.538) with three doubles...hit .471 (16-for-34) in eight NCAA Tournament games and .453 (24-for-53) with nine doubles, three homers, and 13 RBIs in 13 post-season games...hit a team-best .372 against teams in the NCAA Tournament and a team-best .372 against top-25 teams...hit .428 when playing in the outfield...was 3-for-3 with three RBIs against Coastal Carolina on Mar. 10...had four hits against Georgia on Mar. 23...went 2-for-2, both homers, with three walks, four RBIs, and five runs scored (team season high) against East Tennessee State on Apr. 1...against #6 Miami (FL) on Apr. 4, he had a career-high six RBIs, including a towering home run; hit four homers with 12 RBIs that week...had four hits, including two homers, and four RBIs against #19 Georgia Tech on Apr. 24...drove in the winning run in the 11th inning against Virginia in the second game of a doubleheader on May 1...had three hits, including a triple, three runs scored, and five RBIs (all with two outs) against #10 North Carolina on May 9...hit a grand slam and drove in five runs at N.C. State on May 14...had three hits, including two doubles, against N.C. State in the ACC Tournament on May 19...went 2-for-3 with a double, homer, and three RBIs against Maryland in the ACC Tournament on May 20...went 2-for-3 with three runs scored and a stolen base versus #2 Florida State in the ACC Tournament on May 22...went 3-for-5 with a homer and two RBIs in the Fayetteville Regional at #8 Arkansas on May 29...went 4-for-5 with three runs scored, three RBIs, a homer, and two doubles in the first of two games in the Fayetteville Regional against Southwest Missouri State on May 30...went 3-for-4 with an RBI at #2 Texas A&M in the Super Regional on June 4...one of 33 players invited to participate in the 1999 USA National Team Training Camp; he selected to play in the Cape Cod League instead...Preseason First-Team All-American and All-ACC outfielder, Preseason ACC Player-of-the-Year, and the best defensive outfielder in the ACC by Baseball America...also listed as the #1 college prospect in the ACC and country for the 2000 Major League Draft in Baseball America's Early Draft Preview issue...won the Omaha Challenge in the fall, and set the Tiger "four-lapper" record with a time of 12:08.

1998: Arrived at Clemson as one of the most heralded freshmen in Tiger history and did not disappoint...named ACC Rookie-of-the-Year, becoming just the second player in Clemson history to receive the honor (Matthew LeCroy is the other)...named a First-Team Freshman All-American by The Sporting News and Collegiate Baseball...Second-Team All-ACC selection...a key reason Collegiate Baseball rated Clemson's recruiting class #3 in the nation entering the season...also listed as the fifth-best prospect in the ACC, regardless of class, by the same publication...one of three outfielders to be named a First-Team Freshman All-American by Baseball America...Baseball America also listed Boyd as the National Freshman-of-the-Year in its mid-season report...started the season going just 3-for-25, but hit .370 over the last 52 games of '98...hit .344 overall, including a .438 on-base percentage...had a team-best 66 runs, six sacrifice flies, and 44 walks as the everyday centerfielder...also tied for the team lead with 59 RBIs...had 25 multi-hit games, including 11 games with at least three hits...hit .373 with runners in scoring position...one of two players (along with Jason Harris) to start every game...hit .382 with 42 RBIs and a .471 on-base percentage at home...hit a team-best .538 in the East Regional; that mark was also the third highest average of any player in the regional...had 11 steals in 14 attempts...the switch-hitter showed power to both gaps as he hit eight homers, a triple, and 13 doubles...had a .520 on-base percentage when leading off an inning...made many spectacular diving catches in centerfield...named ACC Player-of-the-Week on Mar. 9 by hitting .474, scoring nine runs, and driving in five more in five games...had a streak in March and April where he hit safely in 21 of 22 games, including a stretch of multi-hit games in six of seven games...scored four runs in three different games; no other Tiger scored four runs in a game in '98...tied a Clemson game record held by many with two sacrifice flies against North Carolina-Charlotte on Feb. 26...had four hits and two RBIs at Virginia on Apr. 3...had back-to-back three-hit games at Georgia Tech from May 3-4...had at least two hits in all three East Regional games, helping him to be named to the All-Regional team...played for the USA National Team in the summer of '98, as he joined fellow Tiger Ryan Mottl played in the World Championships in Italy...hit .264 in 39 games (21 starts); the 39 games tied for third most on the squad...had five outfield assists, two homers, and 15 RBIs...top ACC newcomer by Baseball America in the preseason.

BEFORE CLEMSON: USA Today Super 25 National Player...All-American according to USA Today...drafted in the second round by the Seattle Mariners...ninth-best high school prospect in the country according to Student Sports magazine...lettered three times in baseball at Clearwater Central Catholic High School outside of Tampa, FL...1996 Eastern Conference MVP for the Devil Rays in the Area Code Games...First-Team All-State in '96...that team was 27-4 and ranked #1 in the state of Florida...a Team One Showcase player...coached by Todd Vaughn in high school...a participant in the USA Baseball Team Trials in the summer of 1997; he was 4-for-11 in starting four games...was also one of the first nine players invited to the 1998 USA Baseball Team Training Camp...among those nine players, he was the only freshman.

PERSONAL: His brother, Jonathan, played three seasons (1996-98) at Bluefield (VA) College; Jonathan led his team with 14 homers as senior...Patrick names Jonathan as his "best friend"...while in the eighth grade, Patrick became interested in Clemson while traveling with Jonathan on a recruiting trip to Clemson...nicknamed "Patty"...majoring in Marketing...born Patrick Francis Boyd on Sept. 7, 1978.