Clemson baseball commitment Matt Mancino is almost back to 100 percent — again.

After successfully rehabbing from a strained rotator cuff suffered during the spring, the 2017 right-handed pitcher from Larchmont, N.Y., has been rehabbing from a re-injury of the shoulder that occurred at the beginning of the summer while pitching for the MSI Bubba travel baseball team.

Mancino avoided a scare when an MRI on his second injury revealed only inflammation, and he recently began a throwing program with his pitching coach at Cheshire Academy following weeks of resting, running and physical therapy.

“I’ve thrown in two games the last two weeks,” Mancino said during a recent interview with The Clemson Insider. “I threw two innings both games because of a pitch count.”

Mancino said he expects to be fully healthy at some point in the fall.

“My school has a fall program, so I’ll be close to 100 percent, if not 100 percent, by early to mid fall,” Mancino said.

In June, Mancino had an opportunity to chat with Clemson pitching coach Andrew See in Vero Beach, Fla.

See watched Mancino make his first since the rotator cuff injury.

“I saw coach See down in Vero Beach in June, and we spoke for a little,” Mancino said. “We just talked about my shoulder for a little. He asked how it was feeling, and he went to see me pitch the next day and said I looked really good for my first start since the rotator cuff injury.”

Heading into the upcoming season, Mancino’s main goal is to get completely healthy, stay healthy and even improve his arm strength.

“I’ll be spending a lot of time in the weight room throughout the whole year, and long tossing in the fall and spring,” Mancino said. “I know nothing’s guaranteed, so I’m extremely focused on improving as much as possible this year. My control and movement is all there, and is the best part of my game, so I want to get my velocity up to completely round out my abilities on the bump.”

Looking beyond next season, Mancino is excited for what the future of Clemson baseball will bring once he and his fellow 2017 commits arrive on campus.

“I think things are only going to go up from here,” Mancino said of the direction of the Clemson baseball program. “It seems like everyone on the team already loves playing for coach (Monte) Lee, and I know he’ll give me my opportunities to pitch and make an impact.

“I’m really excited to get going at Clemson. Our group of 2017 commits is extremely close, so we’ll be dangerous on the field together.”

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