Sophomore lefthander who pitched many key innings during his freshman season...has excellent control and has a great deal of versatility. 2008: Had a 1-5 record and 3.89 ERA in 27 appearances (two starts)...in 44.0 innings pitched, he allowed 44 hits (.257 opponents' batting average) and 10 walks with 44 strikeouts...tied for second on the team in appearances...his 4.40 strikeout-to-walk ratio was sixth-best in school history...did not allow more than three runs or two walks in any of his 27 appearances...had three pickoffs and allowed just two steals in five attempts...allowed just four of his 17 inherited baserunners to score...held lefthanded batters to a team-best .196 batting average, including 1-for-17 (.059) in his last six outings...held opponents to a .146 batting average with runners in scoring position and .203 batting average with runners on base, both team-bests...allowed eight home runs, but seven were solo homers and the other was a two-run homer...in his first career outing, he pitched a perfect inning in relief with a strikeout against Mercer on Feb. 24...pitched 2.1 innings in relief, allowing two hits, no runs, and one walk with three strikeouts in the first game of a doubleheader at Wake Forest on Mar. 9...pitched 3.0 innings in relief, allowing two hits, no runs, and no walks with three strikeouts against North Carolina-Greensboro on Mar. 11...pitched 1.2 innings in relief, allowing no hits, no runs, and no walks with a strikeout against #21 Coastal Carolina on Mar. 18...pitched 3.0 innings in relief, allowing one hit, one run, and no walks with five strikeouts against Elon on Mar. 25...with Clemson ahead 2-1 in the bottom of the ninth inning, no outs, and runners on second and third, he retired two batters without allowing a run at Maryland on Mar. 28...pitched 3.1 innings in relief, allowing two hits, one run, and one walk with five strikeouts against #3 Florida State on May 5...pitched 2.0 innings in relief, allowing one hit, no runs, and one walk with three strikeouts to earn his first career win against College of Charleston on May 13...pitched 2.0 perfect innings in relief with two strikeouts against #2 Miami (FL) in the ACC Tournament on May 21...pitched 2.0 innings in relief, allowing no hits, no runs, and no walks against #24 Georgia Tech in the ACC Tournament on May 24; in 4.0 innings pitched over two relief appearances in the ACC Tournament, he allowed no hits, no runs, and no walks with two strikeouts against two top-25 ranked teams...played for Vermont in the New England Collegiate Baseball League in the summer, where he had a 5-0 record and 1.15 ERA in 47.0 innings pitched over 10 appearances (seven starts); he allowed just 29 hits (.174 opponents' batting average) and 15 walks with 51 strikeouts; he allowed just four extra-base hits, including no home runs...starting pitcher for the Northern team in the All-Star game...#4 New England Collegiate Baseball League prospect by Baseball America. BEFORE CLEMSON: Gatorade Player-of-the-Year and Louisville Slugger Player-of-the-Year as a senior at South Burlington High School...first-team all-state selection and picked to the Vermont North-South All-Star game as a senior...#1 prospect in Vermont by Perfect Game...played on the state championship team as a sophomore and junior...lettered four times in baseball and three times in basketball at South Burlington High, where he was coached by Patrick Bose...played at the same high school that Jack Leggett attended; Leggett's baseball team won the state title as a junior (1971) and senior (1972), the school's last state championships until 2005. PERSONAL: Majoring in health services administration...born Casey Richard Harman on Mar. 17, 1989 in Fort Myers, FL.
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