Reed Rohlman, one of the more popular Clemson baseball players in recent memory, died following an auto accident in Hobe Sound, Florida, on Wednesday. He was 29.

A 2013 graduate of Byrnes High School, Rohlman played for the Tigers from 2014-17 and was a two-time All-American.

After redshirting in 2014, he hit .356 – the third-highest average in the ACC – in 2015, becoming just the second Clemson freshman to earn All-America honors. He was a second-team All-America selection in 2017 after hitting .361 and was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 35^th round of the MLB Draft. He spent three seasons in the organization.

“It’s just devastating to a lot of people,” said Tyler Jackson, a teammate of Rohlman’s at Clemson. “Everywhere he went, even if he wasn’t somewhere for long, he always made a big group of friends just through his infectious personality and free spirit.”

Most recently that was in Jupiter, Florida, where he and Jackson lived near each other and were in regular contact.

“We were friends at Clemson obviously, but over the past two years we had gotten really close,” Jackson said. “Reed helped me coordinate my engagement and was going to be part of our wedding. I’d do anything for that to be able to play out.”

While at Clemson, Rohlman was known as “Leftfield Jesus” – a nod to his distinctively long hair and beard. Jackson credits Rohlman for saving what he considers the biggest game of his college career in an NCAA Regional victory against Vanderbilt.

“I had a complete-game shutout going in the ninth and I was running out of gas and laid a fastball down the middle and a dude ripped it,” Jackson said. “And Reed robbed it.”

Rohlman reached over the wall to deny the Vanderbilt player of a home run, clinching a Clemson victory and Jackson’s shutout.

Jackson said that is the type of memory that will sustain him as he strives to remember “one of the best guys I’ve ever known.”

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Jack Leggett, who was Rohlman’s coach for his first two seasons at Clemson, shared similar sentiments.

“It’s so sad for the Clemson baseball family and all who knew him,” Leggett said. “He was a very good player and even more of a good person. He always had a smile on his face and was a great teammate. Everybody enjoyed being around him. He was easygoing, low maintenance and always respectful and appreciative. The world is going to miss Reed Rohlman.”

A ceremony for Rohlman is planned for Saturday, April 6 at the Byrnes High baseball field. Details will be announced when finalized.

Scott Keepfer covers Clemson athletics for The Greenville News and the USA TODAY Network. Email him at skeepfer@gannett.com and follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, @ScottKeepfer

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