CLEMSON — Jarren Purify grew up in Detroit, not knowing anything about a school down South called Clemson University. He didn’t know about its football or baseball traditions, but he now knows that he’s in the right place at the right time.
Purify is a freshman infielder on the Clemson baseball team who’s already played in 40 of the Tigers’ games. He’s settled in at second base – he was more of a shortstop coming out of high school – and, despite a recent slump, is still hitting .261.
Purify’s journey to Clemson wasn't easy.