The NCAA transfer portal has certainly made for some intriguing bedfellows. On Tuesday, USC baseball dipped into the portal and pulled another player away from its most heated rival. Left-handed pitcher Hudson Lee announced Tuesday on Instagram that he is transferring from Clemson to South Carolina. He becomes the sixth former Tiger to transfer to USC over the last few years. Nathan Hall and Nolan Nawrocki made the move last season, with Hall turning into one of the Gamecocks’ top players.
USC will be Lee’s third stop. He spent two seasons at Wake Forest from 2023 to 2024 before heading to Clemson last season. The former Dorman High standout had a 5.79 ERA in 15 games out of the bullpen last year for Clemson and struck out 19 in 14 innings.
The Gamecocks have been busy in the transfer portal since the season ended. Lee is the 16th player to transfer to the Gamecocks since June. USC has lost 19 players to the transfer portal.
Lee’s Clemson Bio: 2025: Had an 0-0 record and a 5.79 ERA in 15 relief appearances … in 14.0 innings pitched, he allowed 10 hits (.192 opponents’ batting average), one homer and 13 walks with 19 strikeouts … did not throw a wild pitch … held opponents to 2-for-27 (.074) with the bases empty and held leadoff batters to 0-for-12 … had a 2.45 ERA and .081 opponents’ batting average in 11.0 innings pitched after the fifth inning … pitched 1.2 hitless and scoreless innings in relief with two strikeouts against Presbyterian on March 5 … pitched 2.0 perfect innings in relief with one strikeout against Liberty on March 12 … pitched 1.2 hitless and scoreless innings in relief with three strikeouts against No. 11 Wake Forest on March 23 … pitched 2.0 hitless and scoreless innings in relief with five strikeouts against Duke on May 10.
Before Clemson: Member of the Wake Forest baseball team for two seasons (2023,24), where he was coached by Tom Walter … made two relief appearances in 2024 … all-state selection in baseball and football at Dorman High School … No. 493 player and No. 62 lefthander in the nation by Perfect Game … No. 9 player and No. 2 lefthander in South Carolina by Perfect Game … lettered four times in baseball and three times in football at Dorman High School, where he was coached by Jack Jolly.
Personal: His brother, Hayden, was a quarterback at North Greenville and South Carolina … majoring in communication … born Hudson Phillip Lee on Oct. 24, 2003 in Roebuck, S.C.