Troy University Athletics
2021 Baseball Roster
Roster
Clay Stearns
- Position:
- C
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 210
- Class:
- Sophomore
- 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 … Batted .276 with 35 hits, 13 doubles, a triple, 19 RBIs and scored 25 runs in 2019 … Registered a .419 OBP and a .394 SLG in 2019 … Scored 10 runs in 14 games during the shortened 2020 season
High School
Attended Mountain Brook High School where he helped the Spartans to two postseason appearances … Earned all-metro honors in his final three seasons and played in the North-South All-Star Game … Tabbed by Perfect Game as the No. 6 catcher in the state of Alabama out of high school … Also played football
Personal
Full name is Clayton Robert Stearns … Born Jan. 27, 2000 … Son of Delina and Shane Stearns … Father, Shane, played football at North Alabama … Majoring in surveying & geomatics sciences
