Ryan Hinson Class: Senior Hometown: Rock Hill, SC High School: Northwestern HS Height / Weight: 6-2 / 220 Position: LHP Experience: 3VL Major: Sport Management

Aggressive lefthander who challenges hitters...has a 13-7 record, 3.68 ERA, and two saves in 57 career appearances (25 starts)...in 181.0 innings pitched, he has yielded 180 hits (.261 opponents' batting average) and 79 walks with 153 strikeouts...has allowed more than two earned runs in just six of his 57 career appearances.

2008: Drafted in the 31st round (#924 overall pick) by the Pittsburgh Pirates...had a 3-5 record, 4.74 ERA, and one save in 19 appearances (10 starts)...in 68.1 innings pitched, he allowed 84 hits and 22 walks with 62 strikeouts...allowed more than one walk in just three of his 19 appearances, including only one of his last 16 outings...had a 2.79 ERA in seven appearances in non-ACC regular-season games...in 17.2 innings pitched out of the bullpen, he had a team-best 3.06 ERA and 20 strikeouts against five walks...had a 1.08 ERA in 8.1 innings pitched after the seventh inning...did not allow any of his 10 inherited baserunners to score...pitched 5.0 innings in a starting role, allowing two runs on five hits with four strikeouts to earn the win in the first game of a doubleheader against Mercer on Feb. 23...pitched 6.0 innings in a starting role, allowing six hits, one earned run, and no walks with five strikeouts at #3 South Carolina on Mar. 1...pitched 6.2 innings in a starting role, allowing seven hits, two earned runs, and one walk with seven strikeouts against Boston College on Mar. 14...pitched 2.0 perfect innings with three strikeouts to earn the save against Elon on Mar. 26...pitched 7.0 innings in a starting role, allowing six hits, two runs, and one walk with eight strikeouts to earn the win at Maryland on Mar. 30; in two outings during the week, he earned a save and victory, as he pitched 9.0 innings, allowing six hits, two runs, and one walk with 11 strikeouts to earn ACC Co-Pitcher-of-the-Week honors for his efforts...pitched 5.2 innings in a starting role, allowing three hits, two runs, and one walk with three strikeouts at Duke on Apr. 20; he took a no-hitter into the sixth inning...pitched 2.0 hitless and scoreless innings in relief against #3 Florida State on May 5...pitched 4.2 innings in relief, allowing four hits, two runs, and no walks with five strikeouts at #25 Georgia Tech on May 10...pitched 2.0 innings in relief without allowing an earned run at Central Florida on May 16...pitched 2.1 innings in relief, allowing one run with three strikeouts to earn the win against #24 Georgia Tech in the ACC Tournament on May 24...named to the Brooks Wallace Award Watch List in the preseason...#49 college prospect in the nation in the preseason by Baseball America...#10 ACC prospect for the 2008 draft and #47 junior in the nation in the preseason by Baseball America.

2007: Had a 6-2 record and 2.74 ERA in 19 appearances (14 starts)...in 82.0 innings pitched, he allowed 72 hits (.240 opponents' batting average) and 39 walks with 60 strikeouts...fifth in the ACC in ERA and sixth in the ACC in opponents' batting average...was in the weekend rotation during most of the season before moving to the bullpen during the last month...allowed just three home runs and eight steals in 15 attempts...had a team-high three pickoffs...had a 5-2 record, 3.02 ERA, and .231 opponents' batting average in ACC regular-season games...had a 1-0 record, 2.53 ERA, and .189 opponents' batting average in 10.2 innings pitched in the postseason...had a 5-0 record, team-best 2.03 ERA, team-best .206 opponents' batting average, and did not allow a home run in 44.1 innings pitched against NCAA Tournament teams...had a 2.14 ERA and .164 opponents' batting average in 21.0 innings pitched against top-25 ranked teams...held lefthanded batters to a .158 batting average...had a team-best .189 opponents' batting average with runners on base...held opponents to a .154 batting average with runners on base and two outs, and a .156 batting average with runners in scoring position and two outs...held opponents to 0-for-5 with the bases loaded...had a team-best .176 opponents' batting average with two outs...had a 4-2 record and team-best 2.55 ERA as a starter...allowed more than two earned runs in just one of his 19 appearances...did not allow any of his six inherited baserunners to score...pitched 5.0 innings in a starting role, allowing no earned runs and one walk with four strikeouts in the first game of a doubleheader against Pacific on Feb. 24...pitched 6.0 innings in a starting role, allowing four hits, one run, and one walk with five strikeouts at #4 South Carolina on Mar. 4...pitched 6.1 innings in a starting role, allowing five hits, two runs, and one walk with three strikeouts to earn the win against Duke on Mar. 17...pitched 6.0 innings in a starting role, allowing three hits, one run, and two walks with six strikeouts to earn the win against Miami (FL) on Mar. 31...pitched 7.0 innings in a starting role, allowing nine hits, two runs, and no walks with eight strikeouts to earn the win at Wake Forest on Apr. 15...pitched 6.1 innings in a starting role, allowing one hit, no runs, and five walks with five strikeouts to earn the win against #6 Virginia on Apr. 22; the one hit came in the seventh inning...pitched 2.0 innings in relief, allowing one hit and no runs with two strikeouts to earn the win at N.C. State on May 19...pitched 6.1 innings in a starting role, allowing just four hits and one run against Wake Forest in the ACC Tournament on May 25...pitched 1.2 innings in relief, allowing one hit and no runs to earn the win at #10 Coastal Carolina in the Myrtle Beach Regional on Jun. 3; he entered the game with the bases loaded and one out in the sixth inning and kept the score tied by retiring both batters he faced in the frame...played for Chatham in the Cape Cod League in the summer, where he was 3-3 with a 4.58 ERA in seven starts; in 35.1 innings pitched, he allowed 38 hits and 12 walks with 35 strikeouts.

2006: Had a 4-0 record and 3.82 ERA in 19 appearances (one start)...in 30.2 innings pitched, he allowed 24 hits (.216 opponents' batting average) and 18 walks with 31 strikeouts...only allowed two steals in five attempts...only allowed more than one run in two of his 19 appearances...held righthanded batters to a team-best .175 batting average...had a 2-0 record, 2.03 ERA, and team-best .156 opponents' batting average in nine relief appearances (13.1 innings pitched) at home...held opponents to a team-best .160 batting average with runners in scoring position...held leadoff batters to a team-best .125 batting average...had a .204 opponents' batting average with runners on base...struggled against Georgia Tech, allowing nine hits, eight runs, and eight walks with six strikeouts in 7.0 innings pitched over four relief appearances, but in all other appearances, he was outstanding; in the other 23.2 innings pitched, he allowed just 15 hits, five earned runs (1.90 ERA), and 10 walks with 25 strikeouts...in 18.2 innings pitched after the sixth inning, he had an 0.96 ERA and .131 opponents' batting average...pitched a perfect inning in relief in the second game of a doubleheader against Mercer on Feb. 26...pitched 5.0 innings in relief to earn the victory, allowing two hits (both with two outs in the ninth inning), one run, and two walks with six strikeouts against Elon on Mar. 21...pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts at #11 Miami (FL) on Apr. 2...in his first career start, he pitched 5.0 innings, allowing six hits, one run, and three walks with seven strikeouts at #1 South Carolina on Apr. 5...earned the win in relief at #10 Georgia Tech on Apr. 14...pitched 3.0 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and no walks with a strikeout to pick up his first career save in the second game of a doubleheader at Boston College on Apr. 22...pitched 2.2 innings in relief, allowing one hit, no runs, and no walks with two strikeouts to earn the win against #13 Florida State on May 13...pitched a perfect inning in relief with two strikeouts against #22 Wake Forest on May 20...pitched 2.0 scoreless innings in relief, allowing one hit to earn the win against #4 Georgia Tech in the College World Series on Jun. 16.

BEFORE CLEMSON: Region Player-of-the-Year as a senior at Northwestern High School...MVP of the North Carolina vs. South Carolina All-Star game played at Myrtle Beach, SC as a senior...all-region selection three times...Upperstate Player-of-the-Year as a junior and senior...earned team MVP honors twice...had a 10-0 record and 0.37 ERA as a senior...drafted in the 28th round (#858 overall pick) by the Boston Red Sox...member of the South Carolina Select team...played in the CABA World Series and Select Games, where he was the team MVP...lettered five times in baseball at Northwestern High, where he was coached by Mitch Walters.

PERSONAL: Majoring in sport management...no relation to fellow Tiger John Hinson...born Ryan Marshall Hinson on May 12, 1987 in Rock Hill, SC.