Tristan Bissetta

Class:
Senior
Position:
OF
Ht./Wt.:
6-1 / 225
Experience:
TR
Hometown:
Greenville, S.C.
High School:
JL Mann
Prev. College:
Clemson
Major:
Sport Management

2026 (Senior): One of four Rebels to play and start in all 64 games (59 at right field, four at left field, once at DH) … Led the team in home runs (23) and RBI (61) … His home run total is the second-most by a Rebel in a season in program history … Batted .272 with a .601 slugging percentage … Scored 56 runs and walked 39 times … Him and teammate Judd Utermark became the second Ole Miss duo to each hit 20 homers in one season … Became the fastest Rebel to hit 13 home runs in a season, hitting that mark on March 19 against Kentucky, just 23 games into the year … Opened the year on a seven-game hitting streak … Went 5-for-10 with seven RBI and five runs scored in the opening series against Nevada (2/13-15), also hitting his first homer of the season in game two … Against Jackson State (2/18), hit two home runs in the third inning, becoming the first Rebel since 2017 to accomplish that feat … Went 4-for-8 in the first two games of the Missouri State series (2/20-21) … Went 3-for-4 against Southeast Missouri (2/24), hitting a double, scoring two runs and driving two RBI … Had two home runs against Baylor (2/27) … In the series against Evansville (3/6-8), went 5-for-11 including a home run, scoring three times with four RBI … Hit a grand slam in Ole Miss’ upset over No. 2 Texas (3/13), finishing the game 3-for-6 with five RBI … Had back-to-back two-run homer games against Austin Peay (3/17) and Kentucky (3/19), scoring five runs in that span with seven RBI … Went 4-for-5 with a home run and two doubles against Southern Miss (4/14), driving two RBI and three runs himself … In the weekend series at Tennessee (4/17-19), went 5-for-13 and hit a home run in each game (extending his homer streak to five games), one of which was a grand slam … Finished the week with nine hits, four home runs, 10 RBI, and seven runs scored, earning Co-SEC Player of the Week nods … Hit a double against Missouri (5/19) in the SEC Tournament … Hit a home run against Arizona State (5/29 & 5/31) in both games during the Lincoln Regional … Hit the final home run of his season at Auburn (6/6) in the Super Regional

CLEMSON: Appeared in 87 games for the Tigers in 58 starts over three active seasons … Totaled 10 home runs, 10 doubles and a triple among his 61 hits … Drove in 51 runs … Had a career batting average of .266 with a .450 slugging percentage and .377 on-base percentage … Had a career-best .298 average as a redshirt junior in 2024, totaling 42 hits … That season, he earned Clemson’s Most Improved Award … Helped lead Clemson to three consecutive ACC Tournament title games, which included wins in 2023 and 2024 … Three-time ACC Academic Honor Roll member.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterman at J.L. Mann High School, where he was coached by Brian Simpson … North-South All-Star Game selection … Region Player of the Year as a senior in 2021 … Also named the Greenville News Male Athlete of the Year as a senior … Also lettered in swimming for J.L. Mann.

PERSONAL: Full name is Tristan Albert Bissetta … Born May 27, 2003, to Julie and Jack Bissetta … Father played basketball at SUNY Potsdam … Earned a degree in financial management and a certificate in athletic leadership in education while at Clemson … Pursuing a master’s degree in sports management.