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Josh Cribb Class: RS Senior Hometown: Lake View, SC High School: Lake View High School Height / Weight: 5-10 / 190 Position: RHP Birthdate: 02/24/1983

Veteran righthander and fifth-year senior who has excellent control and works fast on the mound...became the team's best hurler and a dominant pitcher in the late stages of 2005 and hopes to continue that in 2006 as a weekend starter...has a 13-7 record, 3.65 ERA, and two saves, and has allowed just 45 walks against 174 strikeouts in 195.0 innings pitched (35 relief appearances and 17 starts) in three seasons...his 2.08 walks per nine innings pitched mark is second-best in school history and his 3.87 strikeout-to-walk ratio is also second-best in Clemson history...has never walked more than three batters in a game...opponents have stolen just nine bases in 21 attempts in his career...has a 2.76 ERA and 17 strikeouts against only two walks in 16.1 innings pitched in the ACC Tournament...throws a sharp-breaking curveball from different arm angles...the only remaining member of Clemson's last College World Series team in 2002; he red-shirted that season and did not travel to Omaha...the only member of the team who is married.

Head Coach Jack Leggett on Cribb: "Josh was one of our top pitchers last year, and we look for him to do the same this year. He has excellent control and has really good command of his breaking pitches. He has the experience of pitching in big games, and we look for him to help take us to where we want to go this year. He is one of the most successful pitchers we have had at Clemson in a while."

2005: Had an 8-5 record and 3.54 ERA in 15 starts and four relief appearances (team-high 109.1 innings pitched)...had two shutouts and three complete games, all in his last five starts...had 97 strikeouts against only 24 walks (four of which were intentional) and a 4.04 strikeout-to-walk ratio (sixth-best in Clemson history)...in 15 starts, he pitched 99.2 innings, allowing just 16 walks with 87 strikeouts (5.44 strikeout-to-walk ratio)...received the Stowe Award, which goes to the Most Valuable Pitcher...was 4-2 with a 3.56 ERA and 56 strikeouts against only 13 walks in 60.2 innings pitched in 10 ACC regular-season appearances (eight starts)...allowed only eight steals in 16 attempts and had a team-high six pickoffs...threw 133 ground-ball outs compared to 73 fly-ball outs...in his last five starts, he was 4-1 with a 2.03 ERA in 40.0 innings pitched, and had 34 strikeouts against only five walks and 33 hits along with three complete games and two shutouts...his three complete games tied with Stephen Faris for the most by a Tiger since 1996 (Kris Benson (7) and Ken Vining (3)) and tied for the ACC lead...had an ACC-best two shutouts...won six of his last seven decisions after starting the season 2-4...was 4-0 with a team-best 1.29 ERA in 28.0 innings pitched in May...earned the victory by pitching 6.0 innings and allowing nine hits, two runs, and no walks while striking out four against West Virginia at Myrtle Beach, SC on Feb. 18; he was pitching less than 50 miles from his hometown...struck out eight batters in 6.1 innings pitched against #18 California-Irvine on Feb. 25...struck out 10 batters without allowing a walk in 7.2 innings pitched and allowed just two runs against #9 North Carolina on Mar. 18...pitched 7.0 innings, allowing five hits, two earned runs, and one walk while striking out seven to earn the win at Maryland on Mar. 25...allowed just two runs, six hits, and one walk in 8.0 innings pitched against Virginia on Apr. 16...earned the win in relief at #8 South Carolina on Apr. 20...pitched a six-hit shutout to earn the win at Virginia Tech on May 9; he allowed just one walk while striking out six in 9.0 innings pitched, becoming the first Tiger to pitch a shutout since 2003 and the first to do so in an ACC game since 2001...pitched the final 3.0 innings, allowing one run on three hits with three strikeouts to earn the win at Wake Forest on May 14...named ACC Pitcher-of-the-Week thanks to his two outings at Virginia Tech and Wake Forest, where he allowed just one run on nine hits in 12.0 innings, and earned two victories...earned the win against #4 Miami (FL) on May 20; he pitched 7.0 innings, allowing seven hits, two runs, and one walk while striking out nine; he earned ACC Pitcher-of-the-Week honors for the second straight week...pitched a complete game six-hitter against #8 Miami (FL) in the ACC Tournament on May 26; he allowed one run and no walks with eight strikeouts to earn the win, and became the first Tiger to go the distance in an ACC Tourney game since 2000; he was named to the All-Tournament team as one of only two pitchers thanks to his efforts...pitched a two-hit shutout to earn the win against #22 College of Charleston in the Clemson Regional on Jun. 4; he threw just 98 pitches with one walk and six strikeouts; the Cougars, who easily led the nation in batting average entering the tournament, did not advance a runner past second base; the two hits included a bunt single and a bloop single; it was the seventh shutout by a Tiger in an NCAA Tournament game, and the two hits were the least allowed in any of those seven shutouts; named to the Clemson Regional All-Tournament team as a unanimous selection.

2004: Had a 5-1 record along with a 3.71 ERA in 19 relief appearances and one start...in 60.2 innings pitched (fourth-most on the team), he allowed just 15 walks (one of which was intentional) and 49 hits (.222 opponents' batting average) while striking out 58, including 25 looking...his 3.87 strikeout-to-walk ratio was seventh-best in a season in Clemson history...had two saves...held opponents to a .208 batting average with two outs and team-best .189 batting average with the bases empty...was 5-0 with a team-best 3.20 ERA and 56 strikeouts against only 12 walks out of the bullpen...in his last seven relief outings, he had a 3-0 record, a save, and a 2.39 ERA in 26.1 innings pitched; he allowed just 12 hits (including lefthanded batters to go just 3-for-35 (.086)) and six walks while striking out 30...was 4-0 with a team-best 2.60 ERA and .184 opponents' batting average in non-conference games...opponents stole just one base in four attempts...struck out 17 against three walks and allowed just 12 hits in 15.1 innings pitched in four relief appearances in the postseason...pitched 4.0 shutout innings to earn his first career save at College of Charleston on Mar. 5; he allowed just two hits and no walks while striking out three...in 5.2 innings pitched in relief, he allowed just three hits, one earned run, and one walk while striking out six to earn the win against Elon on Mar. 23...pitched 2.0 innings, allowing two hits and no walks while striking out two against Wake Forest on Mar. 28...came in the game with Clemson trailing 4-1 against #6 South Carolina on Apr. 7 and pitched 5.0 scoreless innings to earn the win; he also allowed just two hits and no walks while striking out four...pitched 3.1 hitless and scoreless innings in relief to record the win against Charleston Southern on May 5; he also struck out four and walked one...pitched 4.2 hitless and scoreless innings in relief with seven strikeouts against #24 Central Florida on May 9...pitched 3.0 scoreless and hitless innings without allowing a walk to earn the win in relief at Duke on May 20...pitched 3.2 innings in relief, allowing two hits, no runs, and one walk while striking out six against #20 North Carolina in the ACC Tournament on May 28...pitched 4.0 innings, allowing one hit, no runs, and no walks while striking out five to earn the save against Birmingham-Southern in the Athens Regional on Jun. 4...after giving up five runs in the fifth inning, he shut down the Bulldog bats the rest of the way to earn the win in the first game of a doubleheader at #10 Georgia in the Athens Regional on Jun. 6; he pitched 6.0 innings, allowing six hits and two walks while striking out five...named to the Athens Regional All-Tournament team as one of two pitchers; he had a save and win in two relief outings; in 10.0 innings pitched, he allowed seven hits and two walks with 10 strikeouts...played for Brewster in the Cape Code League in the summer, where he was 3-3 with a 4.00 ERA in eight starts...threw a one-hit shutout with 10 strikeouts in a start for Brewster.

2003: Had an 0-1 record and 3.96 ERA in 12 relief appearances and one start...struck out 19 against only six walks in 25.0 innings pitched...allowed two homers, no wild pitches, and no stolen bases...struck out 13 and walked only three against lefthanded batters...pitched 2.0 perfect innings at #2 Florida State on Apr. 13...pitched 2.1 innings in relief against Princeton in the Auburn Regional on May 31; he allowed no earned runs and no walks while striking out three...played for Florence in the Coastal Plain League in the summer.

2002: Red-shirted.

BEFORE CLEMSON: Only pitcher in the state of South Carolina to have a perfect 0.00 ERA as a senior...had 525 career strikeouts in 297.0 innings to go along with an 0.88 ERA and 43-3 career record in four seasons at Lake View High...member of the 2001 North-South All-Star team...had a 13-0 record and 182 strikeouts in 93.0 innings as a senior...led team to four conference and four state titles...team held state record with 49 straight wins...was 11-0 with an 0.63 ERA in 71.0 innings as a junior...all-region from 1998-01...three-year SCBCA All-State...state player-of-the-year in 2001...USA Today Honorable Mention All-American as a junior...was 8-2 with a 1.60 ERA and 126 strikeouts in 73.0 innings as a sophomore...was 11-1 with a 1.65 ERA as a freshman...lettered four times in baseball and twice in basketball...coached by Kip Herlong.

PERSONAL: Majoring in PRTM...four-time member of the ACC Academic Honor Roll, one of only seven Tigers in history to accomplish that feat...a student intern in the Clemson Sports Information Office in the spring, 2006 semester...married his high school sweetheart Ashley Price (2005 Clemson graduate) on December 31, 2005...born Josh William Cribb on Feb. 24, 1983.