It has not been the easiest road for Clemson’s Grayson Byrd. But through a transfer and multiple injuries he always kept perservering and finished his collegiate baseball career with an outstanding final season. Byrd now has the opportunity to take his talents to the next level as the Chicago Cubs selected him in the 24th round […]
The 2019 Major League Baseball Draft is complete, and Clemson had five players from the 2019 team drafted and three from the 2019 signing class. Shortstop Logan Davidson led the charge with a No. 29 overall pick in the first round by the Oakland Athletics on Monday. Davidson is just the 15th first-round pick in […]
Clemson first baseman Grayson Byrd was selected by the Chicago Cubs in the 24th round of the Major League Baseball Draft Wednesday. Byrd is the fourth Tiger taken in the draft. He was selected No.732 in the draft. Shortstop Logan Davidson was taken in the first round of the draft at No. 29 overall by […]
OXFORD, Miss. — The realization that his Clemson career was over stung as Grayson Byrd sat at the podium following Clemson’s 9-2 loss to Jacksonville State Sunday in an elimination game at the Oxford (Miss.) Regional. “It hurts, you know,” the senior said. “I have had a blast playing for Clemson. I think I am […]
OXFORD, Miss. — Clemson has been here before. The question is can the Tigers finally get past it? For a fourth straight season, Clemson will try to hold off elimination in an NCAA Regional following Saturday’s 6-1 loss to host Ole Miss. The Tigers, the No. 3 seed, will face No. 4 Jacksonville State in […]
OXFORD, Miss. — For a fourth straight season, the Clemson baseball team started an NCAA Tournament with a lot of hope following an impressive first win in a regional. However, those hopes were dashed by a disappointing defeat in the second game. This time it was Mississippi pitcher Doug Nikhazy that got the best of […]
OXFORD, Miss. — During this time of the year in college baseball, how a team responds to adversity can go a long way in what kind of run it can make in the NCAA Tournament. Case in point, Clemson’s 8-4 victory over Illinois in Friday’s Oxford (Miss.) Regional at Swayze Field in Oxford. After falling […]
OXFORD, Miss. — Clemson head coach Monte Lee, catcher Kyle Wilkie, first baseman Grayson Byrd and pitcher Davis Sharpe were all smiles in the postgame press conference after their 8-4 victory over Illinois Friday. Sharpe pitched a gem going 6 2/3 innings without giving up an earned run while Wilkie and Byrd both powered the […]
OXFORD, MISS. – Clemson outfielder Grayson Byrd was named a third-team All-American as an outfielder by Collegiate Baseball on Thursday. He became the 62nd Tiger in history to earn All-America honors. The Milton, Ga., native was a First-Team All-ACC selection in 2019. He is hitting a team-high .315 with 15 homers, two triples, 15 doubles, […]
The Clemson Insider caught up with Grayson Byrd in the Clemson players’ facility after the announcement that that Tigers are heading to the Ole Miss Regional to play in the NCAA Tournament. Clemson (34-24) will play Illinois, the second seed in the regional, on Friday at 4 p.m. in the Oxford Regional in Oxford, Miss. […]