FRANKENMUTH - It only took a week to decide. Drew Titsworth was going to be a Clemson Tiger.

A decommitment from Michigan on July 3 was followed by a commitment to play in the Atlantic Coast Conference just seven days later.

“Coach Bakich and coach Schnabel were the first ones interested in me and have been with me since day one,” Titsworth related about head coach Erik Bakich and assistant coach Nate Schnabel, who recently departed Michigan to take over the baseball program at Clemson. “When they left I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do. But then I went there and the campus was so nice and so were all of the baseball facilities. It was pretty simple for me.”

The top-rated incoming senior RHP in the state did talk with the new Michigan head coach, Tracy Smith, as well as with Louisville and Miami of Ohio, but the trip to South Carolina to check out Clemson made the decision easy, according to the Frankenmuth senior.

“When I got there and arrived at the baseball stadium there was a youth camp going on,” Titsworth reflected. “When I walked in the stadium to see the coaches it was mind blowing. The stands … the video boards. Then I toured the campus and it was like its own small little town.”

The chance to play in the ACC only added to the excitement.

“The warmer weather is nice, but baseball is just different in the south,” Titsworth explained. “Clemson versus Michigan, the baseball programs are prioritized differently. You have all these built-up resources at Clemson.”

As the 36th-ranked 2023 right-handed pitcher in the nation, Titsworth has had his fair share of time traveling and playing baseball in the south.

“As a northern team, traveling south to play where baseball is big in this country is nothing new,” the 6-3 225-pounder related. “It’s just living down there that will be new.”

Titsworth, who prior to his commitment with Michigan two years ago was also considering Louisville and Michigan State, is confident of being a major contributor at Clemson.

“Hopefully, I’ll bring them a lot of wins,” Titsworth said. “I want to go to Omaha and do something they’ve never done there, win a national championship.”

With plans to be a homicide detective later in life, Titsworh has his sights set on a major in criminal justice. But the 3.84 student has a lot of baseball to do first.

“I’m looking forward to being able to play against the best competition there is with all the resources they have for training and development,” Titsworth said.

Making improvements before arriving at Clemson is vital in the eyes of Titsworth.

“Command is the biggest thing,” the fourth-rated 2023 in Michigan said about where his focus is on to get better. “If you can’t throw strikes nothing good is going to happen. Once you have command, you can work on all your other pitches.”

As for making Clemson his future home, the 17-year-old from Frankenmuth still finds it a bit hard to believe.

“It’s surreal, I never ever considered Clemson until the coaches went there,” Titsworth concluded. “It’s been pure excitement ever since.”