Chris Clayton

Height:
6-0
Weight:
190
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Falls Church, Va.

2019 (Senior): Named to the C-USA All-Academic Team and a CoSIDA Academic All-District Selection ... Named one of two team captains for the 2019 season ... Named to the Buster Posey (formerly Johnny Bench) Award Watch List for the second straight season ... Made 57 starts behind the plate for the Bulldogs ... Posted a .990 fielding percentage behind the dish (5 errors on 496 chances) ... Threw out 13 base stealers (sixth most in C-USA) ... Caught a pitching rotation that finished the year with the second lowest ERA in C-USA (4.28) ... In C-USA games, Tech pitchers led the league in ERA at 4.37 ... In Tech's season opener vs. Southeastern on Feb. 15, went 3-for-5 with a career high 5 RBI.

2018 (Junior): Made 49 starts (43 at catcher) ... Hit .250 with three home runs and 28 RBI ... Named to the 2018 Johnny Bench Award Watch List ... Posted a .991 fielding percentage behind the plate (four errors on 447 chances) ... Threw out 11 attempted base stealers (T-sixth most in C-USA) ... Registered a career-high four RBI against ULM on March 7 ... Caught a pitching staff that finished with the lowest team ERA in Conference USA (3.48).

2017 (Chipola College): Hit .346 with a pair of home runs and 26 RBI as a redshirt sophomore ... Helped lead Chipola to a 2017 JUCO National Championship.

2015 (College of Charleston): Appeared in 14 games as freshman, started one … Made collegiate debut as a defensive replacement against No. 10 South Carolina (2/14) … Recorded first career hit against Towson (3/20); also walked in the game and score twice … Was hit by a pitch and later scored against James Madison (3/27).

High School: Played four seasons J.E.B. Stuart High School in Falls Church, Va. … Named all-district as sophomore, junior and senior … Named all-region as a junior and senior … Also member of basketball and cross country teams … Member of National Honor Society.

Personal: Full name is Christopher Louis Clayton ... Son of Richard Clayton and Holly Hazard ... Has three siblings: Alexandra, Liz and Blythe ... Born on September 24, 1995 in Rockville, Maryland.