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Intelligent and crafty righthander who comes side-arm to
right-handed batters and "three-quarters" to left-handed
batters...one of the team's best personalities...has a 3.87 career
ERA and 5-3 record in 76.2 innings pitched and 54 appearances...a
2003 team captain.
LEGGETT COMMENTS "Paul is one of our captains. He shows
great leadership qualities on the baseball team. He throws from the
side. He's one of those guys that is going to have to be a role
player for us, as a middle relief or a closing-type pitcher. He has
excellent control, is very tough on right-handed batters, and fields
the position really well. He is one of those guys we're going to be
counting on late in the games to provide us with some outstanding
innings."
Clemson Highlgihts
2002: Had a team-best eight saves, tied for sixth-most in
Tiger history in a single-season...the eight saves also ranked fourth
in the ACC...has a 3.33 ERA and 1-1 record in 24 relief appearances
and 27.0 innings pitched...had 25 strikeouts against only five
walks...opponents hit just .215, second-best on the
team...left-handed batters hit just .175...held opponents to a .171
batting average with runners on base and .152 average with two
outs...had 36 ground-ball outs compared to just 14 fly-ball outs
thanks to his excellent sinking action on his pitches...had a 2.55
ERA while striking out 17 and walking only two in 17 relief
appearances at home...had a 0.79 ERA in 11 relief appearances in day
games; also allowed just five hits, all singles, in 11.1 innings
pitched in day games...had a 0.90 ERA, 12 strikeouts, and a .118
opponents' batting average while walking just one and allowing four
hits in 10.0 innings pitched in March...held batters to no hits in 13
at-bats with runners in scoring position and two outs...in ninth
innings, he allowed just two runs, nine hits, and one walk while
striking out 13 in 15.1 innings pitched...picked up a save by
pitching a perfect ninth inning in the season opener against #25
Auburn on Feb. 22...picked up the save by pitching 3.1 innings,
allowing one run at #4 South Carolina on Mar. 2...picked up the save
against Purdue on Mar. 9...pitched a perfect 1.2 innings to earn the
save against Purdue on Mar. 10...retired all three batters he faced
to earn the save against N.C. State on Apr. 5...pitched 1.1 perfect
innings to pick up save #8 against Furman on Apr. 23...retired the
only two batters he faced against #3 South Carolina in the College
World Series on June 19.
2001: Appeared in 15 games with one start...gave up only one
hit over 2.2 innings pitched and earned the decision in a 10-6 win
over UNLV...pitched 1.1 scoreless innings against Wake Forest...threw
2.0 scoreless innings against Georgia...threw two scoreless innings
against New York Tech...pitched one scoreless inning in a 7-6 win
over North Carolina at the ACC Tournament.
2000: Had a 3-0 record with a 3.96 ERA as a long reliever
and spot starter...made 13 relief appearances and two
starts...allowed just one homer in 25.0 innings pitched...opposing
righthanded hitters batted just .230...earned his first career
victory against Ohio in the second game of a doubleheader on Mar. 10;
he pitched 2.2 scoreless innings of relief...in his first career
start, he earned the win against The Citadel on Mar. 26; he allowed
six hits and two runs in 6.0 innings...allowed no earned runs and
five hits in 5.2 innings to earn the win in a starting role against
Furman on Apr. 5.
BEFORE CLEMSON Had a 6-0 record with a 1.51 ERA in 59.0
innings in Legion in '99; also had 73 strikeouts against only 19
walks...in his sophomore through senior seasons, he had a
school-record 335 strikeouts against just 61 walks in 187.1
innings...team MVP, All-County, All-Conference, and All-State as a
senior at Spartanburg Day School...also was conference MVP, Carolina
Athletic Association Player-of-the-Year, and played on the conference
champions as a senior...was 6-2 with a 1.01 ERA in 46.0 innings as a
senior; also had 72 strikeouts and only five walks...#6 high school
prospect in South Carolina by Baseball America...member of the
Carolina Clippers (South Carolina's traveling team) All-Star team in
1998, where he was 6-0 in eight starts with 33 strikeouts in 41.2
innings; also allowed 16 walks and had a 2.91 ERA...he was his Legion
team's Pitcher-of-the-Year in '97...in his sophomore and junior
seasons at Spartanburg Day School, he combined for 263 strikeouts in
141.1 innings; also allowed just 75 hits and 56 walks, and had a 1.31
ERA...in 1996 and 1997 in Legion play, he was a combined 7-3 in 79.0
innings...earned First-Team All-Conference NCISSA-CAA honors as a
freshman and sophomore and was the MVP in both seasons as
well...lettered a total of six times in baseball...coached by Mike
Johnson at Spartanburg Day School.
PERSONAL Majoring in secondary education...named to the ACC
Academic honor roll for the 2001-02 season, where he had a 3.23
GPA...nicknamed "Hawk"...drives a red 1973 Cadillac Fleetwood, which
is about twice as long as most cars...born Paul Harper Harrelson on
July 24, 1981 in Spartanburg, SC.
Harrelson Career Stats
Year ERA W-L G-GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO
2000 3.96 3-0 15-2 0 0 0 25.0 32 14 11 16 11
2001 4.38 1-2 15-1 0 0 0 24.2 30 15 12 10 18
2002 3.33 1-1 24-0 0 0 8 27.0 20 10 10 5 25
Total 3.87 5-3 54-3 0 0 8 76.2 82 39 33 31 54
