Zach Clayton

Position:
Infielder/Outfielder
B/T:
R/R
Height:
6-2
Weight:
215
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Oconomowoc, Wis.
High School:
Oconomowoc

2020
• Did not play.

2019
• Appeared in one game, March 12 versus Oregon, was 0-for-1.
• Received an extra year after the season by the NCAA due to missing most of 2019 with an injury.

2018
• Played in six games, totaling six at bats. Scored one run, to tie the game, in the second matchup of the CWS finals.

Oconomowoc High School
• Four-year letterwinner for head coach Arnold Kirkenwitz.
• Ranked at No. 178 nationally by Prep Baseball Report. Is rated sixth in the state of Wisconsin.
• Rated as among the top 500 players in the nation according to Perfect Game.
• Named First-Team All-State and First-Team All-Conference as a senior.
• Third-Team All-State, First-Team All-Region and First-Team All-League selection after his junior season. Batted .422.
• As a sophomore, batted .419 and was named First-Team All-League.
• Batted .417 his freshman season, in 2014, and was named a Second-Team All-League selection.
• Has helped guide the program to two league championships in his three seasons.
• Also lettered three years in football, at wide receiver, and three seasons in basketball, as a utility player. Helped claim two conference titles in football and one in basketball.
• In football, he was named All-State twice at wide receiver.
• In basketball, named All-Conference as a junior and Third-Team All-Conference as a sophomore.

Personal
• Majoring in finance.
• Born March 11, 1999 in Racine, Wis.
• Son of Jeanette and Mike Clayton.
• Has one sister, Gabi.
• Enjoys hunting, hanging out with friends and family, football and basketball in his spare time.
• Was in the top 10 percent of his class in high school and also was on High Honor Roll.
• Would like to be a doctor or athletic trainer once his playing career is over. “I want to stay active in sports and the body has always interested me.”
Chose Oregon State because “it felt like home. The coaches, facilities and resources are all great fits for me.”

Clayton’s Career Single-Game Highs
Runs scored: 1, vs Arkansas, Jun 27, 2018
Struck out: 1, at Arizona, Apr 07, 2018 ; Washington, Mar 24, 2018
At bats: 2, at California, Mar 18, 2018
Field chances: 3, vs Cal Poly, Feb 18, 2018
Putouts: 3, vs Cal Poly, Feb 18, 2018