Jeff Hourigan Class: Sophomore Hometown: Beacon Falls, CT Height / Weight: 6-0 / 205 Position: OF/1B/RHP

The starting designated hitter for most of the 2002 season and showed his power-pitching style on the mound...will be counted on for his versatility in years to come.

LEGGETT COMMENTS "Jeff is one of those kids that is very versatile. He is going to see more pitching innings for us this year because of his competitive spirit and his live fastball. He has excellent control and a great slider. He is an outstanding athlete as well. He saw a lot of work last year as a DH, and a little bit in the outfield and at first base. He also got a lot of innings in last year on the mound. We look for him to be one of our top pitchers."

CLEMSON HIGHLIGHTS 2002: Hit .275 with six homers, nine doubles, and 22 RBIs in 46 games...Honorable Mentional Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball...started 39 games, including 33 as the designated hitter and six in left field...hit .333 against righthanders...had 11 multi-hit games...had four hits in eight at-bats when coming off the bench...hit .311 with a .639 slugging percentage in March...hit .538 (7-for-13) in eighth innings...had a 1-2 record and 4.25 ERA in 15 relief appearances and two starts over 29.2 innings pitched ...had three saves, tied for eighth place in the ACC...held opponents to a .267 batting average...had 32 strikeouts against only nine walks, good for a 3.56 strikeout-to-walk ratio...held right-handed batters to a .209 batting average...only allowed seven of 29 leadoff batters to reach base...had an 0.79 ERA and three saves in 11.1 innings pitched in away games; also had 16 strikeouts and allowed just one walk in away games...in 15 relief appearances (20.2 innings pitched), he allowed just five walks while striking out 28; he also had a 2.18 ERA out of the bullpen, best mark on the team...had a 0.93 ERA in March; he also allowed just one run, one walk, and four hits while striking out 13 in March...Clemson was 33-6 when he was in the starting batting lineup, including 6-0 when starting in left field, and 23-3 when starting a game batting seventh in the lineup...held leadoff batters to a .083 batting average...did not allow an earned run in 12.2 total innings pitched in seventh and eighth innings combined; he also walked just one and struck out 18 in those two innings combined...tallied two hits and two RBIs in his first game as a Tiger against #25 Auburn on Feb. 23...in his first appearance on the mound as a Tiger at College of Charleston on Mar. 1, he allowed no runs, no walks, and only one hit while striking out six in 4.0 innings pitched to earn the save...had three hits, including a home run against Georgia Southern on Mar. 12...had a double, homer, and three RBIs against South Alabama on Mar. 15...hit a double, homer, and three RBIs against UNC Asheville on Mar. 19; also pitched a hitless and scoreless ninth inning in the same game...pitched 2.0 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and no walks while striking out four, against Coastal Carolina on Mar. 26...retired all six batters he faced against East Tennessee State on Apr. 2...entered the game at #13 North Carolina on Apr. 13 with the bases loaded and one out with Clemson leading 4-2 and got Sean Farrell to ground into a double play to end the game; he picked up the save as well...had two hits, including a double, at Duke on Apr. 19...went 2-for-3 with a two-run homer at Duke on Apr. 20...went 2-for-5 with an RBI against #3 Wake Forest on Apr. 26...pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, striking out two and walking none to pick up his third save at #9 Georgia Tech on May 4...pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk while striking out four at Virginia on May 11...went 3-for-4 at Virginia on May 13...earned the win against #2 Wake Forest in the ACC Tournament on May 25; he allowed five runs on eight hits in 5.2 innings pitched...hit a double and scored a run in his only at-bat against Georgia Southern in the Clemson Regional on May 31...had a hit off the bench against #22 East Carolina in the Clemson Regional on June 2...pitched 1.1 scoreless innings against #3 South Carolina in the College World Series on June 21.

BEFORE CLEMSON Rawlings All-America and Gatorade Connecticut Player-of-the-year as a senior...three-time all-state selection...member of the American Legion Zone V and American Legion East/West All-Star Classic in 1999 and 2000...named team MVP his senior year...also named MVP by the Connecticut Post and the New Haven Register...All-SWC Team in 1999 and 2000, and the MVP of the SWC in 2001...lettered four years in baseball, three years in basketball, and two years in soccer...coached by Ralph Franco. PERSONAL His father, Brian, played baseball at University of New Haven and brother, Brian, Jr., played baseball at Massachusetts...majoring in secondary education...pronounced HOHR-ih-guhn...born on Feb. 14, 1983.

Hourigan Career Stats
Year	AVG	G-GS	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR RBI	TB	BB	HBP	SF	OB%	SB
2002	.275	46-39	149	20	41	9	0	6 22	68	18	1	0	.357	0-0


Year	ERA	W-L	G-GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H R	ER	BB	SO
2002	4.25	1-2	17-2	0	0	3	29.2	32 16	14	9	32