One of Clemson’s veteran hurlers is hitting the NCAA transfer portal.

The Clemson Insider confirmed that junior pitcher Ethan Darden has entered the portal.

Darden began this season as the Tigers’ Saturday starter and got off to a really good start. However, once ACC play began, the lefthander started to become less effective, eventually losing his spot in the weekend rotation. He went out with an injury on April 12 and never returned.

“He’s got a tricep thing and his treatment protocol, they want him to immobilize it with a brace,” head coach Erik Bakich told The Clemson Insider on May 7. “Nothing surgical, nothing serious.”

For the season, Darden went 4-2 with an ERA of 6.08. He had 34 strikeouts in 40 innings pitched with 16 walks.

The Rock Hill, S.C., native started his freshman season in 2023 as a long reliever, but moved into the weekend rotation midway through the season and helped stabilize the staff. He began the 2024 season in the bullpen before joining the weekend rotation in late March.

In 162 innings pitched over 47 appearances (32 starts) and three seasons at Clemson, Darden posted a 12-9 record and a 5.50 ERA while allowing 187 hits and 54 walks with 121 strikeouts.