Ryan Mottl Class: Senior Hometown: Florissant, Missouri Height / Weight: 6-4 / 190 Position: RHP Birthdate: 12/09/1977 Bats-Throws: R-R

One of seven captains for the 2000 season...two-time All-ACC righthander who had a sub-par season in '99...has 23 career wins, tied for eighth most in Clemson history...has made 49 career starts, third most in Tiger history...has pitched 307.1 innings in three seasons, fifth most in Clemson history...has 279 career strikeouts, tied for sixth most in Tiger history...has faced 1,400 batters, third most in Clemson history....has led Clemson or tied for the team lead in starts, complete games, innings pitched, and batters faced in all three seasons as a Tiger...has international experience pitching for Team USA.

1999: Had a 4-8 record and 6.14 ERA in 17 starts and two relief appearances (99.2 innings)...led the team in starts (17) and innings (99.2)...his 99.2 innings was 10th most in the ACC...his 17 starts tied for the sixth most in a season by a Tiger...despite being 3-8 as a starter, Clemson was 9-8 when he started on the mound; therefore in his six no decisions as a starter, Clemson was 6-0...held opponents to a .228 batting average with two outs...had a 3.51 ERA in 33.1 innings in neutral-site games...had four pickoffs, most on the squad by a righthander...drafted in the 27th round by the Texas Rangers...made his first career relief appearance against Creighton on Feb. 28 where he pitched the last 7.1 innings allowing five hits, two earned runs, and three walks while striking out eight to earn the win...picked up the win against George Mason on Mar. 12 by pitching 8.0 innings, allowing just two hits, one earned run, and two walks while striking out seven...took the loss against Virginia in the first game of a doubleheader on May 1 despite allowing only one earned run and no walks in 6.1 innings...earned his first win since Mar. 12 when he pitched 6.0 innings, allowing seven hits, two earned runs, and four walks against #14 North Carolina on May 10...despite taking the loss, he pitched 6.2 innings, allowing two runs while striking out seven against #15 Wake Forest in the ACC Tournament on May 20...pitched a complete game, the first and only by a Tiger in '99, in the Fayetteville Regional against Delaware on May 29; he allowed two earned runs on nine hits and was one of two pitchers named to the All-Regional team...struck out both batters he faced at #2 Texas A&M in the Super Regional on June 6...#29 college prospect for the 1999 Major League Draft in Baseball America's Early Draft Preview issue...also listed as the #3 prospect in the ACC for the 1999 Major League Draft by Baseball America's Preseason issue...Preseason Third-Team All-America selection by Collegiate Baseball and Baseball America.

1998: Named one of 12 semi-finalists for the Smith Award, which goes to the premier baseball player in the country...he was the only sophomore and the only ACC player among the 12 players...Third-Team All-American by the American College Baseball Writers' Association...Second-Team All-ACC selection...a 1998 Preseason Second-Team All-American by The Sporting News...also listed as the 10th-best prospect, regardless of class, in the ACC in Baseball America's College Preview issue...listed by Baseball America as one of the top five sophomore starting pitchers in the nation in its midseason report...also a preseason Third-Team All-American by Collegiate Baseball...had a 9-4 record with a 4.81 ERA in 16 starts and 101.0 innings...his .692 winning percentage tied for ninth best in the ACC...had a streak of 11 straight wins over two seasons...had 96 strikeouts against only 31 walks for a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 3.10...held hitters to a .196 average with two outs...allowed only six steals in 101.0 innings in '98...had a perfect 7-0 record and 3.96 ERA in 10 starts at Tiger Field...named ACC Pitcher-of-the-Week twice; once when he earned the win against UNC Wilmington on Feb. 27 and the other time when he beat #10 Florida State on Apr. 27; as he allowed just four hits and one run against the Seminoles...gave up four hits, one run, and no walks while striking out seven versus Maine on Mar. 13 to pick up the win...struck out a team season-high 13 batters against Maryland on Mar. 20...struck out 12 and walked none at Virginia on Apr. 4...pitched the team's first complete game when he defeated Duke on Apr. 11, as he allowed only five hits, two runs, and one walk...allowed just one run and five hits in 7.0 innings pitched against #20 South Alabama in the East Regional on May 22...played for the USA National Team in the summer of '98, as he along with fellow Tiger Patrick Boyd played in the World Championships in Italy, where he started seven games, one less than Alex Santos' (of Miami (FL)) team-leading eight starts...was 3-0 with a 3.45 ERA in 44.1 innings, and allowed just 44 hits and 16 walks while striking out 40 batters...also had the only shutout by a USA National Team pitcher when he threw an 8-inning shutout against Russia; he allowed just three hits and four walks while striking out nine on July 25.

1997: Named a First-Team All-ACC pitcher as a true freshman, the first freshman pitcher in Clemson history to do so...became the first Clemson freshman to win 10 games in a season with his win against Wake Forest in the ACC Tournament...Clemson's most consistent starter in 1997...Freshman First-Team All-American by Baseball America...fourth in the ACC in strikeouts (99) and tied for third in wins (10)...averaged only 2.78 walks per nine innings pitched and had a 3.0 strikeout-to-walk ratio...pitched 31.0 more innings than the next closest Clemson pitcher...at home, he was 7-0 in eight starts with a 2.34 ERA in 57.2 innings...opponents only hit .223 against him at Tiger Field...also had a 3.71 ERA and 7-1 record in day games...pitched seven innings, giving up only one earned run and striking out nine in a 17-2 win over North Carolina (May 5)...named ACC Pitcher-of-the-Week for the week of Mar. 17 for his complete game win over Virginia...during that contest, he gave up one earned run on six hits while striking out seven...won the first five starts of his career...was 5-1 in conference play...opponents hit only .236 against him with two outs...went eight innings, giving up no earned runs, striking out nine, and walking only one while picking up the win against Duke on Apr. 11...pitched 8.2 innings against Georgia Tech on Apr. 25, and picked up the win and struck out seven while giving up only four earned runs...Tech was batting .329 as a team coming in, but had only five hits...pitched a complete game versus Wake Forest in the ACC Tournament to earn his 10th win of the season...pitched for Team USA in the summer of 1997...was one of only 24 players selected to play for Team USA...there, he had a 2-2 record in 29.0 innings...also was one of the first nine players invited to the 1998 USA Baseball Team Training Camp.

BEFORE CLEMSON: Tabbed as an all-conference and all-metro pick in 1996...struck out 97 batters and walked 16 in 42.0 innings pitched his senior season...picked in the 39th round of the 1996 Major League draft by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays...a 1995 "Goodwill Series" participant in Japan and Korea...played in the Area Code Games in Long Beach, CA and was selected to the All-Star team out of 240 participants as a starting outfielder...played in the 1992, 1993, and 1994 AAU Junior Olympics and the 1993, 1994, and 1995 CABA National Championships...Saint Louis All-Metro team member...coached by Jim Schottmueller at McCluer North High.

PERSONAL: An academic Honor Roll member in '97...12th player in Clemson history named First-Team All-ACC on the field and an academic Honor Roll selection in the same season...nicknamed "Motts"...pronounced MAH-tul...majoring in Management...born Dec. 9, 1977.

Coach Leggett on Ryan Mottl:
"We need Ryan to have a great year for us. He has worked very hard this year to get in tremendous shape. He has improved his breaking ball and his fastball has more snap. He still has the strong change-up, but if he can throw his curveball for strikes, he will have a big year."