CLEMSON — Clemson baseball received shocking news Friday when infielder Nolan Nawrocki entered the transfer portal, according to a report from On3sports.

The redshirt sophomore appeared in 36 of the Tigers' 60 games (34 starts) and recorded a .264 batting average with four home runs and 24 RBIs. He also tied for the team lead in stolen bases with 11. He was a part-time starter who would play third base and share designated hitter duties with Jacob Jarrell.

In the NCAA tournament, Nawrocki went 1-for-7 with one RBI and two walks. During Game 2 of the Clemson Super Regional, Nawrocki was involved in a shoving altercation with Florida's Jac Caglianone, but neither was ejected. The New York native entered the portal with five days remaining until the July 2 deadline.

Nawrocki is the fourth Clemson player to enter the portal, joining Billy Barlow, Nathan Hall and Cooper Blauser. Tigers coach Erik Bakich has added three players via the portal: outfielder Dominic Listi (Indiana State), infielder Collin Priest (Michigan) and catcher-first baseman Luke Gaffney (Purdue).

The Tigers (44-16) look to make their third consecutive NCAA tournament next season in Bakich's third season after reaching the NCAA super regionals for the first time since 2010.

Derrian Carter covers Clemson athletics for The Greenville News and the USA TODAY Network. Email him at dcarter@gannett.com and follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, @DerrianCarter00

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