Jeff Schaus Class: Junior Hometown: Naples, FL High School: Barron Collier HS Height / Weight: 6-1 / 195 Position: OF Experience: 2VL Major: Construction Science & Mgt

Sophomore outfielder who was one of Clemson's best hitters during the second half of the 2008 season...line-drive hitter who puts the ball in play and sprays the ball to all fields...was Clemson's #2 batter in the lineup during the second half of the 2008 season...will compete for a starting spot in the outfield in 2009.

2008: Hit .315 with 41 runs, 13 doubles, one triple, three homers, 31 RBIs, a .415 on-base percentage, and four stolen bases in 59 games (58 starts, including 52 in left field and six as the DH)...one of only three Tigers to play all 59 games...hit his three home runs in the last seven games after hitting none in the first 52 games...led the team walks (33) and on-base percentage, as he had more walks than strikeouts (28) along with five hit-by-pitches...hit a team-best .360 with nine doubles, 12 RBIs, a team-best .462 on-base percentage, and four steals in ACC regular-season games; his batting average and on-base percentage were also the highest marks by an ACC freshman...had a team-high four outfield assists...hit a team-best .371 in 23 games on opponents' home fields...his batting average rose from .252 in mid-April to his final batting average of .315 after going 36-for-90 (.400) in the last 22 games...had 17 multi-hit games...hit a team-best .361 with runners on base...hit .374 in 26 games batting in the #2 spot in the lineup...was 17-for-35 (.486) after the seventh inning...had 13 RBIs in the last eight games, including 11 RBIs in the last five regular-season games...had a 12-game hitting streak from April to May, including a streak of seven consecutive games with at least two hits in April and a 10-game streak of scoring at least one run from April to May...went 3-for-4 with a triple and three RBIs against Wofford on Mar. 5...went 1-for-3 with a double, two walks, and three runs in the second game of a doubleheader at Wake Forest on Mar. 9...went 2-for-3 with two walks against North Carolina-Greensboro on Mar. 11...went 3-for-4 with a double an RBI against Boston College on Mar. 15...hit two doubles at Maryland on Mar. 29...went 2-for-5 with a double, two runs, and a stolen base at Maryland on Mar. 30; he was 5-for-12 (.417) with three doubles in the series...went 3-for-4 with a hit-by-pitch and stolen base at Duke on Apr. 18...went 3-for-5 at Duke on Apr. 20; he was 8-for-13 (.615) in the series...went 3-for-5 with a double and two RBIs at Western Carolina on Apr. 22...went 3-for-5 with a double and two runs against Presbyterian at Greenville, SC on Apr. 23...went 2-for-4 with three runs, a walk, and stolen base against Virginia Tech on Apr. 25...went 2-for-3 with two runs and a walk against Virginia Tech on Apr. 26; he went 5-for-11 (.455) with six runs and three walks in the series...went 2-for-5 with a double, two runs, and one RBI against Furman at Greenville, SC (Fluor Field) on May 7...went 5-for-6 with a double, two runs, and four RBIs at #25 Georgia Tech on May 11...hit a two-run homer, his first career long ball, against College of Charleston on May 13...went 2-for-5 with two runs and a key three-run homer in the eighth inning at Central Florida on May 16...hit a two-run homer and scored two runs against #24 Georgia Tech in the ACC Tournament on May 24...#42 freshman in the nation in the preseason by Baseball America...played for Cotuit in the Cape Cod League in the summer, where he hit .257 with three doubles, two homers, and 11 RBIs in 33 games.

BEFORE CLEMSON: Standout at Barron Collier High School, the same school that sent Andy D'Alessio (2004-07) to Clemson...FACA All-Star...#47 prospect in the nation by Perfect Game and #68 prospect by Baseball America...#8 prospect in Florida by Perfect Game...drafted in the 35th round (#1066 overall pick) by the Texas Rangers...World Wood Bat Tournament MVP (hitter) in 2006...honorable mention all-state pick as a junior...first-team all-county and all-area selection as a sophomore and junior...led the team with a .402 batting average and 12 stolen bases as a junior...led the team with a .410 batting average as a sophomore...lettered three times in baseball at Barron Collier High, where he was coached by Ted Parsons.

PERSONAL: His sister Kristen was a standout softball pitcher at Princeton from 2005-08; she struck out a school-record 833 batters in her career after earning Ivy League Rookie-of-the-Year honors in 2005 and all-conference honors multiple times...member of the ACC Academic Honor Roll in 2007-08...majoring in construction science & management...born Jeffrey Michael Schaus on Apr. 7, 1989 in La Jolla, CA.