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Former Clemson, South Carolina player in transfer portal commits to third different team
Former Clemson, South Carolina player in transfer portal commits to third different team
Former Clemson Tigers infielder Nolan Nawrocki is set to make it three different college baseball programs in as many seasons.
Nawrocki, primarily the Tigers' third baseman in 2024 who transferred to rival South Carolina after that season and then entered the portal again this summer, announced his latest transfer destination on Wednesday.
Nawrocki will play for the Tulane Green Wave and coach Jay Uhlman, he said in a post to social media. Nawrocki committed to Clemson in 2022 and redshirted with the Tigers in 2023 before splitting time between third base and DH in 2024. Nawrocki batted .264 for the Tigers with four home runs and 24 RBIs in 36 games.
With South Carolina and coach Paul Mainieri this past season, Nawrocki appeared in 14 games and hit .200 (8-for-40) with one home run and seven RBIs. The Gamecocks finished 6-24 in SEC play, placing ahead of only 3-27 Missouri in the conference standings.
Nawrocki was involved in a rather intense moment this season when Clemson and South Carolina met to open the annual Palmetto State series on Feb. 28 at Doug Kingsmore Stadium, receiving a memorable stare-down from Tigers starter Aidan Knaak after striking out to end the top of the first.
Clemson won the game, 5-3, and swept the Gamecocks for the second straight season. The Tigers finished 45-18 overall this past season, falling to West Virginia and Kentucky at the Clemson Regional of the NCAA Tournament.
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