Clay Hathaway

Photo by: Lucas Carter

Position:
INF
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Show Low, Ariz.
High School:
Show Low
Prev School:
Mesa CC

2013 Season...
Second Team All-Summit League selection…Named Summit League Player of the Week (April 22)…Started in all 54 games for IPFW at the shortstop position…Moves into a tie for sixth place all-time for most games played in a single-season…Tied for fifth in most games started…Batted .289 (55-for-190) to lead IPFW in hits…Led the club in runs scored (30)…Finished third in the Summit League and led the team with 85 total bases...Ended the year with nine doubles, a team-high three triples and five home runs to record 18 RBIs…Finished in a tie for second in the Summit League for most home runs...Posted a .447 slugging percentage, the fifth-best in the Summit League, and a .363 on-base percentage…Second on the team and fifth in the Summit League with 13 stolen bases…Walked 11 times and was hit by a pitch a team-high 12 times…Led the team with four sacrifice bunts…Recorded a season-high three RBIs vs. Oakland by going 3-for-3 from the plate with a triple and a run scored (April 20)…Scored at least one run for IPFW in 12 of 16 games from late March to late April…Scored a season-high three runs at Bethel (March 29) and again at Dayton (April 10)… First triple of the season came vs. Morehead State (Feb. 16)…First home run of the year came at Bethel (March 29)…Led the team with 16 multi-hit games.

2012 Season...
One of four players to start in all 56 games…Led the team with a batting average of .274 (58-for-212)…Led the team and ranked ninth in the Summit Leauge with 39 runs scored...Posted 21 RBI’s with 12 doubles, two triples, and four home runs…Second on the team with 86 total bases…Walked 18 times and led the team by being hit by a pitch 11 times…Posted an on-base percentage of .357 and a slugging percentage of .406…Second on the team with 10 stolen bases…Recorded 82 putouts and 143 assists primarily at shortstop…Hit .300 (30-for-100) in Summit League play while posting a slugging percentage of .430…Hit a double in the season-opener at Alabama A&M…Batted 4-for-5 with three RBI’s, three runs scored and a home run at Southern Utah (April 20)…Hit his first home run of the season at Michigan (March 23)…Second home run came against Valparaiso (April 24)…Recorded two doubles at Oakland (April 14)…Helped IPFW sweep Nebraska Omaha by hitting a double in three-straight contests…First triple of the season came at Butler (March 10)…Second triple came vs. South Dakota State (April 7)…Put up huge numbers against Oral Roberts going 3-for-5 with a home run and a double, posting three RBI’s while scoring two runs (May 12).

Before Coming to IPFW...
Attended Mesa C.C...Played shortstop and second base for head coach Tony Cir... Attended Show Low H.S...First Team 3A All-State selection in 2009...3A East Conference Player of the Year...First Team All-Conference selection...Team MVP...Member of the AZ Republic Newspaper All-State Team...Sports Zone Newspaper Player of the Year.

Personal...
Son of Bill and Sherry Hathaway... Has two siblings; Heather and Amber... Majoring in general studies.