2025 Softball Roster
Jersey Number 7
Claire Raley
- Position:
- Infield
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Clovis, Calif.
- High School:
- Buchanan HS
- Prev School:
- Utah State
CAREER HONORS & AWARDS
Second-Team All-CUSA (2024)
CUSA Player of the Week (March 25, 2024)
CUSA Commissioner’s Honor Roll (2024, 2025)
CUSA Academic Medalist (2023, 2024)
NFCA Scholar-Athlete (2023)
CSC Academic All-District (2025)
2025 (SENIOR): Started in all 57 games at third base … Was one of four players to start in every game … Batted .308 with 53 hits, eight doubles, five triples, six home runs, 35 RBI and 38 runs … Her 53 hits were fourth most on the team, while her eight doubles, six home runs and 35 RBI ranked third … Posted a .965 fielding percentage with 56 putouts, 110 assists and six errors … Finished 10-for-11 in stolen bases … Finished third on the team with 13 multi-hit games and third with 10 multi-RBI games … Had 13 two-hit performances … Scored two runs on seven occasions … Drove in a career-high four runs against ETSU (Feb. 22) … Swiped two bases against Kennesaw (Apr. 17) … Recorded seven two-RBI games and two three-RBI games … Drove in three runs versus SFA in both outings against the Lumberjacks (Mar 4. & Apr. 22) … Finished with four hits, four RBI, four runs and two home runs in the UTEP series … Homered in back-to-back days in the Rocket City Showcase against ETSU (Feb. 22) and Ole Miss (Feb. 23).
2024 (JUNIOR): NFCA Top Performer (Feb. 20) … Started all 54 games at third base … Played every inning during the season … Batted .278 with 49 hits, four doubles, four triples, four home runs, 16 RBI, 33 runs scored and 73 total bases … Led Tech with 33 runs scored and 73 total bases … Ranked second on the team with 11 stolen bases … Tied a career-single season high with four home run … Led Conference USA with four triples … Posted 11 multi-hit games and three multi-RBI games … Drove in two runs in a 4-1 season-opening win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Feb. 12) … Recorded two stolen bases in a 8-0 run-rule win over Lindenwood (Feb. 16) … Posted a season-long seven-game hitting streak (Feb. 16-24) … Hit first home run as a Bulldog with a solo shot in a 5-2 win at ULM (Feb. 16) … Went 2-5 with a solo home run in a 10-4 win at ULM (Feb. 17) … Hit a two-run home run and scored twice in a loss at UL-Lafayette (Feb. 20) … Tripled in consecutive games at the Purple and Gold Challenge (March 2) … Was named CUSA Player of the Week after batting .615 with eight hits, one double, five runs scored, one walk, and a stolen base while helping the Bulldogs post a 3-1 mark, which included a series win over WKU and the first win over UL-Lafayette since 1998 (March 20-24) … Hit a solo home run in a 11-7 win at New Mexico State (April 26) …Set a new single-game career high with eight assists in a 5-2 win over FIU (May 4).
2023 (SOPHOMORE, UTAH STATE): Appeared and started in 41 games… Led the team batting .328 with a team-best 44 hits in 134 at-bats… Had a team-high three triples, while adding six doubles and four home runs… Recorded a career-best three hits twice… Logged 20 RBIs… Drew six walks and was hit by one pitch… Had one sacrifice hit… Ranked 10th on the single-season record list with 18 stolen bases… Recorded 33 putouts and 77 assists with a .948 fielding percentage… Had a career-high-tying four putouts at Santa Clara (March 11)… Was a Joe E. and Elma Whitesides Scholar-Athlete Award recipient.
2022 (FRESHMAN, UTAH STATE): Played in 33 games, making 26 starts… Batted .197 on the year with 13 hits in 66 at-bats… Had multiple hits in two games… Hit one double and one triple… Scored 20 runs and had seven RBIs… Was walked nine times and hit by a pitch twice… Finished second on the team with 11 stolen bases… Had 34 putouts and 32 assists with a .971 fielding percentage… Had a season-high four putouts at Fresno State (April 10)… Had a season-high five assists in two games… Earned academic all-Mountain West honors and was a Joe E. and Elma Whitesides Scholar-Athlete Award recipient.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Buchanan High School in Clovis, California... Missed her junior season due to COVID-19... Earned first-team all-league honors as a sophomore and senior... Was named the Offensive Player of the Year in 2019... Holds the Buchanan HS record for single-game stolen bases with five... Played at the club level with Sorcerer Softball.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Rick Raley and Julie Ellis... Youngest of three children... Majoring in marketing.
Second-Team All-CUSA (2024)
CUSA Player of the Week (March 25, 2024)
CUSA Commissioner’s Honor Roll (2024, 2025)
CUSA Academic Medalist (2023, 2024)
NFCA Scholar-Athlete (2023)
CSC Academic All-District (2025)
2025 (SENIOR): Started in all 57 games at third base … Was one of four players to start in every game … Batted .308 with 53 hits, eight doubles, five triples, six home runs, 35 RBI and 38 runs … Her 53 hits were fourth most on the team, while her eight doubles, six home runs and 35 RBI ranked third … Posted a .965 fielding percentage with 56 putouts, 110 assists and six errors … Finished 10-for-11 in stolen bases … Finished third on the team with 13 multi-hit games and third with 10 multi-RBI games … Had 13 two-hit performances … Scored two runs on seven occasions … Drove in a career-high four runs against ETSU (Feb. 22) … Swiped two bases against Kennesaw (Apr. 17) … Recorded seven two-RBI games and two three-RBI games … Drove in three runs versus SFA in both outings against the Lumberjacks (Mar 4. & Apr. 22) … Finished with four hits, four RBI, four runs and two home runs in the UTEP series … Homered in back-to-back days in the Rocket City Showcase against ETSU (Feb. 22) and Ole Miss (Feb. 23).
2024 (JUNIOR): NFCA Top Performer (Feb. 20) … Started all 54 games at third base … Played every inning during the season … Batted .278 with 49 hits, four doubles, four triples, four home runs, 16 RBI, 33 runs scored and 73 total bases … Led Tech with 33 runs scored and 73 total bases … Ranked second on the team with 11 stolen bases … Tied a career-single season high with four home run … Led Conference USA with four triples … Posted 11 multi-hit games and three multi-RBI games … Drove in two runs in a 4-1 season-opening win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Feb. 12) … Recorded two stolen bases in a 8-0 run-rule win over Lindenwood (Feb. 16) … Posted a season-long seven-game hitting streak (Feb. 16-24) … Hit first home run as a Bulldog with a solo shot in a 5-2 win at ULM (Feb. 16) … Went 2-5 with a solo home run in a 10-4 win at ULM (Feb. 17) … Hit a two-run home run and scored twice in a loss at UL-Lafayette (Feb. 20) … Tripled in consecutive games at the Purple and Gold Challenge (March 2) … Was named CUSA Player of the Week after batting .615 with eight hits, one double, five runs scored, one walk, and a stolen base while helping the Bulldogs post a 3-1 mark, which included a series win over WKU and the first win over UL-Lafayette since 1998 (March 20-24) … Hit a solo home run in a 11-7 win at New Mexico State (April 26) …Set a new single-game career high with eight assists in a 5-2 win over FIU (May 4).
2023 (SOPHOMORE, UTAH STATE): Appeared and started in 41 games… Led the team batting .328 with a team-best 44 hits in 134 at-bats… Had a team-high three triples, while adding six doubles and four home runs… Recorded a career-best three hits twice… Logged 20 RBIs… Drew six walks and was hit by one pitch… Had one sacrifice hit… Ranked 10th on the single-season record list with 18 stolen bases… Recorded 33 putouts and 77 assists with a .948 fielding percentage… Had a career-high-tying four putouts at Santa Clara (March 11)… Was a Joe E. and Elma Whitesides Scholar-Athlete Award recipient.
2022 (FRESHMAN, UTAH STATE): Played in 33 games, making 26 starts… Batted .197 on the year with 13 hits in 66 at-bats… Had multiple hits in two games… Hit one double and one triple… Scored 20 runs and had seven RBIs… Was walked nine times and hit by a pitch twice… Finished second on the team with 11 stolen bases… Had 34 putouts and 32 assists with a .971 fielding percentage… Had a season-high four putouts at Fresno State (April 10)… Had a season-high five assists in two games… Earned academic all-Mountain West honors and was a Joe E. and Elma Whitesides Scholar-Athlete Award recipient.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Buchanan High School in Clovis, California... Missed her junior season due to COVID-19... Earned first-team all-league honors as a sophomore and senior... Was named the Offensive Player of the Year in 2019... Holds the Buchanan HS record for single-game stolen bases with five... Played at the club level with Sorcerer Softball.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Rick Raley and Julie Ellis... Youngest of three children... Majoring in marketing.
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