Clemson baseball landed Georgetown infielder Andrew Ciufo in the transfer portal May 28. While he played for the Hoyas, he is a New York native and now makes his way down to the South to play for the Tigers.

The Georgetown campus is closer to Clemson, but it’s a connection that Ciufo slowly built that led him to play for the Tigers.

“As a New York native, playing for such a successful ACC program like Clemson has always been a goal of mine, but there were times early on in my career when I felt like it wasn’t feasible,” Ciufo said. “I was late to develop physically, so coming out of high school, I didn’t get looks from many power five schools, like Clemson, because of my size and lack of strength. I’ve known a couple people who have gone to Clemson and had nothing but great things to say about their experience.”

Ciufo’s 2022 season was cut short and now he’s excited to get a fresh start at Clemson. He discussed the excitement to make his debut for the Tigers, and he wants fans to get to know him early, because he thinks it’ll be a symbiotic relationship.