PREVIOUS SCHOOL - Clemson
SOPHOMORE (2026)
- All-ACC Academic selection
- Had an 0-0 record and 7.82 ERA in 13 appearances (five starts)
- In 25.1 innings pitched, he allowed 28 hits (.283 opponents’ batting average) and 13 walks with 23 strikeouts
- Clemson had a 5-0 record in his five starts on the mound
- Had two pickoffs
- Only allowed one steal in three attempts
- Hit .200 with three runs, a homer, RBI, .500 slugging percentage, .385 on-base percentage, two walks and a hit-by-pitch in seven games (four starts, including two in center field, one in right field and one as the DH)
- Pitched 2.0 innings in a starting role, allowing two hits, no runs and no walks with two strikeouts in the second game of a doubleheader against Army West Point on Feb. 14
- Pitched 3.0 innings in relief, allowing one hit, no runs and one walk with three strikeouts at Santa Clara on April 6
- Went 2-for-5 with a homer at Louisville on April 24; was his first career hit
- Pitched 2.1 innings in relief, allowing two hits and no runs with five strikeouts at USC Upstate on May 12
- Pitched 1.2 hitless and scoreless innings in relief with one strikeout at Virginia Tech on May 16
- No. 109 starting pitcher in the nation in the preseason by D1Baseball
- No. 79 sophomore in the nation in the preseason by Perfect Game
- No. 28 ACC prospect for the 2026 draft in the preseason by D1Baseball
- No. 32 ACC prospect for the 2026 draft in the preseason by Perfect Game
FRESHMAN (2025)
- Won the team’s Newcomer Award
- ACC Academic Honor Roll member
- Had an 0-2 record and a 5.56 ERA in nine appearances (eight starts)
- In 22.2 innings pitched, he allowed 22 hits (.244 opponents’ batting average) and 15 walks with 22 strikeouts
- Clemson had a 6-2 record in his eight starts
- Held leadoff batters to 2-for-22 (.091)
- Pitched 3.0 innings in a starting role, allowing two hits, no runs and one walk with one strikeout against Georgia Southern at North Augusta, S.C. on April 1
- Pitched 2.0 innings in a starting role, allowing one hit and no runs with one strikeout against Gardner-Webb on April 9
- Pitched 3.2 innings in a starting role, allowing two hit and no runs with five strikeouts against No. 5 Georgia on April 23
- Pitched 4.0 innings in a starting role, allowing three hits, no runs and one walk with three strikeouts at Pittsburgh on May 17
- No. 15 freshman in the nation in the preseason by Baseball America
- No. 38 freshman in the ACC in the preseason by D1Baseball
HIGH SCHOOL
- Attended Hagerty
- No. 33 player and No. 5 lefthander in the nation by Perfect Game
- No. 164 prospect for the 2024 draft by Perfect Game
- No. 6 player and No. 2 lefthander in Florida by Perfect Game
- Gatorade Player-of-the-Year in Florida as a senior
- Conference player-of-the-year as a senior
- Was 7-1 with an 0.99 ERA and 78 strikeouts as a senior
- Hit .379 with 28 RBIs as a senior
- Lettered four times in baseball, where he was coached by Mike Sindone.
PERSONAL
- Pronounced TA-lehn
- Majoring in parks, recreation & tourism management
- Born Talan Cooper Bell on July 13, 2005 in Fort Pierce, Fla.
- Enjoys fishing and hiking
- Favorite professional team is the Red Sox