#23  Jarren Purify

Career Stats

Infielder who was the primary starter at second base in 2024 … was the everyday starter at second base in 2025 … a career .276 hitter with a .416 slugging percentage and .386 on-base percentage in 111 games (104 starts) over two seasons … has 17 doubles, four triples, nine homers, 63 RBIs, 86 runs, 49 walks, 23 hit-by-pitches and 40 steals.

2025: Team co-captain … hit .298 with 54 runs, 10 doubles, three triples, six homers, 35 RBIs, a .462 slugging percentage, .417 on-base percentage, 32 walks, 14 hit-by-pitches and 29 steals in 57 starts at second base … tied for eighth in Tiger history in hit-by-pitches … tied for fifth in the ACC in triples and steals and tied for eighth in hit-by-pitches … led the team in triples and steals … had a .950 fielding percentage … had 15 multiple-hit game … had a .513 on-base percentage when leading off an inning … was 7-for-11 (.636) with a triple, two doubles, two RBIs, a 1.000 slugging percentage and .692 on-base percentage in the ninth inning … had three bunt singles … had a 13-game hitting streak from February to March … had a 21-game on-base streak from February to March … had multiple hits in five consecutive games in March … named ACC Player-of-the-Week on March 10 for his five games from March 4-9; was 12-for-20 (.600) with two homers, two triples, a double, nine RBIs, five runs and a steal … went 2-for-4 with two RBIs, two runs and a walk against No. 12 Arizona at Arlington, Texas on Feb. 15 … went 1-for-2 with two runs, a walk and two steals against Winthrop on Feb. 25 … went 1-for-2 with a homer and hit-by-pitch against South Carolina on Feb. 28; was 4-for-8 with a homer, double, three RBIs, a run, .636 on-base percentage and two steals in the series … went 2-for-4 with a triple and walk against USC Upstate at Greenville, S.C. on March 4 … went 3-for-4 with a triple, double, four RBIs and a run against Presbyterian on March 5 … went 3-for-4 with a homer, two RBIs and two runs against Davidson on March 7 … went 3-for-4 with a homer and two RBIs against Davidson on March 8; was 7-for-12 (.583) with two homers, five RBIs, four runs and a steal in the series … went 1-for-1 with an RBI and a team-season-high-tying four walks against Liberty on March 12 … went 1-for-4 with a triple, RBI, two runs, two walks and a steal against Notre Dame on March 15 … went 2-for-4 with an RBI, two runs, a walk and hit-by-pitch against No. 11 Wake Forest on March 22 … went 2-for-3 with a double, RBI, two runs, a walk, hit-by-pitch and steal against Presbyterian on March 26 … went 2-for-5 with a double, run and steal in the second game of a doubleheader at No. 19 Georgia Tech on March 29 … went 2-for-4 with two runs and a walk at California on April 5 … went 1-for-3 with an RBI, two runs, a walk and steal against Stanford on April 11 … went 2-for-4 with two RBIs, two runs and a walk against Stanford on April 13 … went 1-for-3 with a run, team-season-high-tying four walks and team-season-high four steals against No. 17 Louisville on April 19 … went 2-for-4 with a homer and double at No. 25 NC State on April 26 … went 2-for-5 with a homer, three runs and a steal at Pittsburgh on May 15 … went 3-for-4 with two runs, a hit-by-pitch and steal against Virginia Tech in the ACC Tournament on May 21 … hit a two-run homer at Pittsburgh on May 16 … went 4-for-4 with a run and walk against Kentucky in the Clemson Regional on June 1 … No. 50 sophomore in the nation in the preseason by Perfect Game … No. 43 ACC prospect for the 2026 draft in the preseason by D1Baseball.

2024: Hit .248 with 32 runs, seven doubles, a triple, three homers, 28 RBIs, a .345 on-base percentage, 17 walks, nine hit-by-pitches and 11 steals in 54 games (47 starts, including 45 at second base and two as the DH) … tied for third in the ACC in sacrifice bunts (8) … led the team in sacrifice bunts and bunt singles (2) … tied for the team lead in steals … had 10 multiple-hit games … hit .319 with runners in scoring position … was 4-for-7 with a grand slam and 12 RBIs with the bases loaded … hit a grand slam against Presbyterian on Feb. 20; was his first career hit … hit a three-run homer against UNC Greensboro on March 8 … went 2-for-3 with four RBIs and the go-ahead, two-run single in the seventh inning against UNC Greensboro on March 10 … went 2-for-3 with a double, two runs and a steal against Presbyterian at Greenville, S.C. on March 20 … went 1-for-2 with two runs, a walk and hit-by-pitch in the first game of a doubleheader against No. 7 Florida State on March 23 … went 2-for-4 with an RBI, two runs and a walk at Notre Dame on April 7 … went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBIs and a run against NC State on April 14 … went 3-for-4 with a run in the first game of a doubleheader against Pittsburgh on April 20 … went 1-for-3 with two runs, three walks and a steal at Louisville on April 26 … went 2-for-4 with a homer at Louisville on April 27 … went 2-for-4 with two doubles, two RBIs and a run against Miami (Fla.) in the ACC Tournament on May 23 … went 1-for-3 with a triple, two runs and a walk against No. 13 Florida in the Clemson Super Regional on June 8 … No. 49 freshman in the nation in the preseason by Perfect Game … No. 20 freshman in the ACC in the preseason by D1Baseball … No. 11 ACC prospect for the 2026 draft in the preseason by Perfect Game … played for Royal Oak in the Northwoods League in the summer, when he was 2-for-6 with an RBI, four runs, three walks and a steal in two games.

Before Clemson: No. 114 player and No. 29 shortstop in the nation by Perfect Game … No. 2 player and No. 1 shortstop in Michigan by Perfect Game … No. 391 prospect for the 2023 draft by Perfect Game … MHSBCA East All-Star … High School Sports Awards Player-of-the-Year in Detroit … Prep Baseball player-of-the-year in Michigan … hit .437 with 44 runs, 10 doubles, eight homers, 35 RBIs, a .514 on-base percentage and 19 steals as a senior … member of the Michigan High School Dream Team as a junior and senior … played in the Little League World Series … lettered three times in baseball and three times in basketball at University Liggett School, where he was coached by Dan Cimini.

Personal: Pronounced PURE-ih-fye … majoring in health science … born Jarren Alexander Purify on Nov. 6, 2005 in Detroit, Mich.