2020 Baseball Roster
Claunch, Troy
Jersey Number 17
Troy Claunch
- Position:
- Catcher
- B/T:
- R/R
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 196
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Vacaville, Calif.
- High School:
- Vacaville
Bio
2021
• All-Pac-12 First Team.
• Played in 55 games, making 52 starts. Batted .305 with seven doubles, four home runs and 30 RBI. Walked 25 times.
• Tied a career-high with three hits to extend his hit streak to 17 games in the finale at Stanford (5/29).
• Tied a career-high with three hits in the second game versus Arizona to extend his hit streak to 13 games (5/22).
• Extended his hit streak to 10 games with a 3-for-6 effort in the finale at Arizona State, homering and doubling.
• Tied his career high with three hits in a 3-for-4 night at Arizona State, extending his hit streak to nine games (5/15).
• Hit a home run for the second consecutive game in the opener at Arizona State (5/14).
• Homered and doubled in a 2-for-4 day versus USC, driving in two while scoring twice (5/9).
• Doubled home two runs in the sixth in the opener vs. USC (5/7).
• Drove in two runs and finished 2-for-4 in the finale at UCLA (5/2).
• Tied career highs in hits (3) and runs (2) and drove in the game-winning run in the opener against California (4/16).
• Tied a career-high with three hits in the series finale at Washington (3/29).
• Hit a solo home run in the ninth and tied a career-best with three hits in the finale at Grand Canyon (2/28).
• Singled with two down and two strikes in the ninth, later scoring the game-winning run versus Grand Canyon (2/26).
• Tied a career-best with three hits and drove in three runs in the win over Gonzaga (2/21).
• Was 2-for-2 with two runs, an RBI and a walk versus New Mexico (2/20).
• Posted a 2-for-3 day with a walk in the season opener versus Kansas State.
2020
• Played in 14 games, making 11 starts.
• Batted .244 (11-for-45) with four runs scored, two doubles, three home runs, 13 RBI and four walks.
• Homered in the opener at San Diego State to push his hit streak to four games (2/27).
• Went 2-for-4 and drove in a run in game two at Mississippi State (2/22).
• Hit a three-run home run in the fifth inning against Gonzaga (2/15).
• Homered, doubled and drove in a career-high four runs on a career-high three hits in the season opener vs. New Mexico (2/14).
• Member of the Buster Posey Award initial watch list.
2019
• Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
• Played in 32 games, starting 19, and batted .264 with three doubles, one home run and nine RBI.
• Pac-12 play: Played in 13 games, with seven starts, and batted .345 with three doubles and four RBI.
• Finished 2-for-3 with a pair of walks in the series finale at Stanford (5/19).
• Doubled twice and scored a run in a 2-for-4 effort versus Washington State (4/28).
• Went 2-for-4 and drove in the game-tying run in the ninth via a single to right against Coastal Carolina (3/10).
• Hit a solo home run in a doubleheader win over Nebraska (2/22).
• Tallied a 2-for-4 day in a win over New Mexico, scoring twice (2/18).
2018
• Batted .321 with one double, two home runs and 10 RBI. Played in 23 games, with 10 starts.
• Homered, walked twice and drove in a career-best three runs in the win over San Diego (5/15).
• Tallied his first career two-hit game in the second win over Washington State, and scored a run (5/5).
• Drove in two, including the game-tying run on a double in the fourth, in the midweek win over Oregon (5/1).
• Hit his first career home run and drove in the game-winning run on a sac fly in the seventh in the finale versus Arizona State (4/29).
• Drove in his first career run on his first career hit in the second game of the doubleheader versus Hartford (3/3).
Vacaville High School
• Three-year letterwinner for head coach Stu Clary.
• Rated as the No. 214 high school prospect nationally by Perfect Game.
• Competed for the Athletics at the 2015 and 2016 Area Code Games.
• Played at the USA Tournament of Stars with teammate Kevin Abel.
• Served as team captain for three seasons.
• Named First-Team All-League as a senior.
• Batted .318 with four doubles, one home run and 11 runs batted in as a senior in 2017.
• Named First-Team All-League at catcher in 2016. Batted .316 with five doubles, one triple and 21 RBI.
• As a sophomore in 2015, batted .489 with eight doubles, two triples, one home run and 29 RBI.
• In 2014, as a freshman, batted .421 with six doubles, two home run and 10 RBI.
• Lettered two years in football, at quarterback. Served as a team captain.
Personal
• Majoring in business administration.
• Born Sept. 1, 1998 in Fairfield, Calif.
• Son of Laurie Audiffred and Stan Claunch.
• Has one sister, Jenna.
• Enjoys snowboarding in his spare time.
• Was on the National Honor Society and California Scholarship Federation during his tenure at Vacaville High School.
• Aspires to be a firefighter after his playing career is over. “You have to work together as a team like sports but not just to win a game, to save lives.”
• Chose Oregon State because of “a winning history, and a chance to continue to win, community support and an electric atmosphere.”
Claunch’s Career Single-Game Highs
Hits: 3, 9 times
Doubles: 2, Washington State, Apr 28, 2019
Home runs: 1, 10 times
Total bases: 7, vs New Mexico, Feb 14, 2020 ; at Arizona State, May 16, 2021
RBI: 4, vs New Mexico, Feb 14, 2020
Runs scored: 2, 9 times
Walks: 3, at Washington State, May 06, 2018
Hit by pitch: 1, 4 times
Struck out: 3, 4 times
Sac flies: 1, 5 times
Sac bunts: 1, at Arizona, Apr 08, 2018 ; at Oregon, May 1, 2018
At bats: 6, at Washington, Mar 29, 2021 ; at Arizona State, May 16, 2021 ; at Stanford, May 29, 2021
Stolen bases: 1, Arizona, Apr 20, 2019 ; at Stanford, May 29, 2021
Caught stealing: 1, vs Coastal Carolina, Mar 10, 2019
Field chances: 18, at UC Irvine, Apr 23, 2021 ; at Mississippi State, Feb 21, 2020 ; at Grand Canyon, Feb 25, 2021
Putouts: 17, at Mississippi State, Feb 21, 2020 ; at Grand Canyon, Feb 25, 2021
Assists: 3, at UC Irvine, Apr 23, 2021 ; Washington State, Apr 28, 2019 ; vs New Mexico, Feb 18, 2019
Runners CS: 2, Arizona, Apr 20, 2019 ; at Oregon, May 1, 2018
• All-Pac-12 First Team.
• Played in 55 games, making 52 starts. Batted .305 with seven doubles, four home runs and 30 RBI. Walked 25 times.
• Tied a career-high with three hits to extend his hit streak to 17 games in the finale at Stanford (5/29).
• Tied a career-high with three hits in the second game versus Arizona to extend his hit streak to 13 games (5/22).
• Extended his hit streak to 10 games with a 3-for-6 effort in the finale at Arizona State, homering and doubling.
• Tied his career high with three hits in a 3-for-4 night at Arizona State, extending his hit streak to nine games (5/15).
• Hit a home run for the second consecutive game in the opener at Arizona State (5/14).
• Homered and doubled in a 2-for-4 day versus USC, driving in two while scoring twice (5/9).
• Doubled home two runs in the sixth in the opener vs. USC (5/7).
• Drove in two runs and finished 2-for-4 in the finale at UCLA (5/2).
• Tied career highs in hits (3) and runs (2) and drove in the game-winning run in the opener against California (4/16).
• Tied a career-high with three hits in the series finale at Washington (3/29).
• Hit a solo home run in the ninth and tied a career-best with three hits in the finale at Grand Canyon (2/28).
• Singled with two down and two strikes in the ninth, later scoring the game-winning run versus Grand Canyon (2/26).
• Tied a career-best with three hits and drove in three runs in the win over Gonzaga (2/21).
• Was 2-for-2 with two runs, an RBI and a walk versus New Mexico (2/20).
• Posted a 2-for-3 day with a walk in the season opener versus Kansas State.
2020
• Played in 14 games, making 11 starts.
• Batted .244 (11-for-45) with four runs scored, two doubles, three home runs, 13 RBI and four walks.
• Homered in the opener at San Diego State to push his hit streak to four games (2/27).
• Went 2-for-4 and drove in a run in game two at Mississippi State (2/22).
• Hit a three-run home run in the fifth inning against Gonzaga (2/15).
• Homered, doubled and drove in a career-high four runs on a career-high three hits in the season opener vs. New Mexico (2/14).
• Member of the Buster Posey Award initial watch list.
2019
• Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
• Played in 32 games, starting 19, and batted .264 with three doubles, one home run and nine RBI.
• Pac-12 play: Played in 13 games, with seven starts, and batted .345 with three doubles and four RBI.
• Finished 2-for-3 with a pair of walks in the series finale at Stanford (5/19).
• Doubled twice and scored a run in a 2-for-4 effort versus Washington State (4/28).
• Went 2-for-4 and drove in the game-tying run in the ninth via a single to right against Coastal Carolina (3/10).
• Hit a solo home run in a doubleheader win over Nebraska (2/22).
• Tallied a 2-for-4 day in a win over New Mexico, scoring twice (2/18).
2018
• Batted .321 with one double, two home runs and 10 RBI. Played in 23 games, with 10 starts.
• Homered, walked twice and drove in a career-best three runs in the win over San Diego (5/15).
• Tallied his first career two-hit game in the second win over Washington State, and scored a run (5/5).
• Drove in two, including the game-tying run on a double in the fourth, in the midweek win over Oregon (5/1).
• Hit his first career home run and drove in the game-winning run on a sac fly in the seventh in the finale versus Arizona State (4/29).
• Drove in his first career run on his first career hit in the second game of the doubleheader versus Hartford (3/3).
Vacaville High School
• Three-year letterwinner for head coach Stu Clary.
• Rated as the No. 214 high school prospect nationally by Perfect Game.
• Competed for the Athletics at the 2015 and 2016 Area Code Games.
• Played at the USA Tournament of Stars with teammate Kevin Abel.
• Served as team captain for three seasons.
• Named First-Team All-League as a senior.
• Batted .318 with four doubles, one home run and 11 runs batted in as a senior in 2017.
• Named First-Team All-League at catcher in 2016. Batted .316 with five doubles, one triple and 21 RBI.
• As a sophomore in 2015, batted .489 with eight doubles, two triples, one home run and 29 RBI.
• In 2014, as a freshman, batted .421 with six doubles, two home run and 10 RBI.
• Lettered two years in football, at quarterback. Served as a team captain.
Personal
• Majoring in business administration.
• Born Sept. 1, 1998 in Fairfield, Calif.
• Son of Laurie Audiffred and Stan Claunch.
• Has one sister, Jenna.
• Enjoys snowboarding in his spare time.
• Was on the National Honor Society and California Scholarship Federation during his tenure at Vacaville High School.
• Aspires to be a firefighter after his playing career is over. “You have to work together as a team like sports but not just to win a game, to save lives.”
• Chose Oregon State because of “a winning history, and a chance to continue to win, community support and an electric atmosphere.”
Claunch’s Career Single-Game Highs
Hits: 3, 9 times
Doubles: 2, Washington State, Apr 28, 2019
Home runs: 1, 10 times
Total bases: 7, vs New Mexico, Feb 14, 2020 ; at Arizona State, May 16, 2021
RBI: 4, vs New Mexico, Feb 14, 2020
Runs scored: 2, 9 times
Walks: 3, at Washington State, May 06, 2018
Hit by pitch: 1, 4 times
Struck out: 3, 4 times
Sac flies: 1, 5 times
Sac bunts: 1, at Arizona, Apr 08, 2018 ; at Oregon, May 1, 2018
At bats: 6, at Washington, Mar 29, 2021 ; at Arizona State, May 16, 2021 ; at Stanford, May 29, 2021
Stolen bases: 1, Arizona, Apr 20, 2019 ; at Stanford, May 29, 2021
Caught stealing: 1, vs Coastal Carolina, Mar 10, 2019
Field chances: 18, at UC Irvine, Apr 23, 2021 ; at Mississippi State, Feb 21, 2020 ; at Grand Canyon, Feb 25, 2021
Putouts: 17, at Mississippi State, Feb 21, 2020 ; at Grand Canyon, Feb 25, 2021
Assists: 3, at UC Irvine, Apr 23, 2021 ; Washington State, Apr 28, 2019 ; vs New Mexico, Feb 18, 2019
Runners CS: 2, Arizona, Apr 20, 2019 ; at Oregon, May 1, 2018
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