Troy University Athletics
2023 Baseball Roster
Roster

Clay Stearns
- Position:
- C
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 222
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Mountain Brook, Ala.
- High School:
- Mountain Brook HS
- Prev School:
- Snead State CC
2022 (Junior)
Started 50 games at the catcher position, including 26 straight games behind the dish⦠Drove in 32 RBIs on 38 hits, 11 doubles, a triple, and five home runs⦠recorded 10 multiple-RBI games, including eights with two RBIs, one with three, and one with four coming against Alabama State⦠Led the Sun Belt Conference in fielding percentages, and his 425 putouts were the fourth-most in the conference⦠Caught 13 batters stealing which ranked fifth among catchers
2021 (Sophomore)
Played in 40 games, starting in 36... He batted .278 with 32 hits, five doubles, a triple, seven home runs, and 23 walks recording 14 RBIs... Threw out four runners, had a on-base percentage of .413 and a .522 slugging percentage... Reached base safely in 12 straight games while registering a a seven game hit streak, the fourth longest on the Trojans... Notched a season high three hits in a game against Florida State... Had 15 putouts against Youngstown State for the most all year by a Trojan
Played two seasons at Snead State CC, hitting .259 during the stint β¦ Batted .276 with 35 hits, 13 doubles, a triple, 19 RBIs and scored 25 runs in 2019 β¦ Registered a .419 OBP and a .394 SLG in 2019 β¦ Scored 10 runs in 14 games during the shortened 2020 season
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High School
Attended Mountain Brook High School where he helped the Spartans to two postseason appearances β¦ Earned all-metro honors in his final three seasons and played in the North-South All-Star Game β¦ Tabbed by Perfect Game as the No. 6 catcher in the state of Alabama out of high school β¦ Also played football
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Personal
Full name is Clayton Robert Stearns β¦ Born Jan. 27, 2000 β¦ Son of Delina and Shane Stearns β¦ Father, Shane, played football at North Alabama β¦ Majoring in surveying & geomatics sciences