JC Clayton Athlete Profile - SFB

JC Clayton

Shortstop Second Base 16

Class

Senior

Hometown

Hollister,

California

Last School

San Benito High School

Roster Years

2010-2013

Career Summary

JC Clayton played a significant role on the team at shortstop in her four years as a Cougar. In 2012, she was named to the Easton All-America Second Team. As a freshman, she was named MWC Freshman of the Year, and as a senior, she was PCSC Co-Player of the Year. Her name is plastered all across the BYU record books. She is first in career at bats and hits, second in career batting average, stolen bases and on-base percentage, and third in career runs, triples and all-time reached base streaks. BYU won conference championships and advanced to the NCAA regionals in all four seasons Clayton played.

Personal

Parents are Darrell and Kim
Has one brother and one sister
Loves country music, horses and soccer
Majoring in recreation management with an emphasis in commercial

Before BYU

Prepped at San Benito High School
TCAL Champions in 07' and '08
CCS Champions all four years
Named Tri-County Athletic League Most Valuable Player and All Tri-County Athletic League senior year
Named by Cal-Hi Sports to the Overall All-State Second Team senior year
Was All Tri-County Athletic League and Cal-Hi Sports Underclass All-State Second Team her junior year
Was on the Mission City Invitational All-Tournament Team, All Tri-County Athletic League Team, San Jose Mercury News All Central Coast Section Team and Cal-Hi Sports All-State Underclass Second Team her sophomore season
Career high batting average of .610 in 2008
Played all four years and lettered in soccer
Four-year scholar-athlete

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2010

Mountain West Conference Freshman of the Year
Mountain West All-Conference First Team
BYU Softball Offensive Player of the Year
Finished first in the MWC in batting average (.430), hits (80) multiple-hit games (23) and on-base percentage (.476); second in runs scored (56) and at bats (186); and third in assists (118)
Ended the season on a conference- and team-high 15-game hit streak
Batting average of .430 is the third-best and 56 runs scored is fifth-best all-time in the MWC season records
Tied for sixth in the MWC season records with 80 hits
Had the second-best batting average in BYU season history while also having the fourth-best hit total
Hit mark is also a BYU freshman record
Had MWC game highs of four runs, three doubles
Was 9th among NCAA tournament competitors with a .647 batting average
Had one hit in game two of the NCAA Super Regional against Arizona
Went 2 for 4 with a double in the first game against Arizona in the NCAA Super Regional
Went 4 for 5 in the NCAA Regional championship against East Carolina, adding 2 runs, 1 stolen base and 1 RBI
Hit a walk-off sac fly against Texas in the NCAA Regionals, going 2-for-2 with 2 walks, 1 RBI and 1 run
Was the only Cougar with more than one hit in the opening game of the NCAA Regional against East Carolina, going 2 for 3.
Hit 3 for 5, including a triple, at UNLV (5/8) while tying a BYU record with 4 runs
Became the second player in BYU history to hit three doubles in one game (also tying the NCAA record), doing so against Utah (4/10), earning two RBI and scoring one run
Had a hit and a run versus No. 8 Arizona State (3/13)
Hit a single against No. 8 Arizona State (3/12)
Had one hit, one run and one walk at No. 19 Texas A&M (3/5)
Had one hit against No. 2 Arizona (2/26)
Went 2 for 4 against No. 9 Georgia Tech (2/19)
Had one hit, one RBI and one walk against San Jose State (2/11) in first game and first start as a Cougar

Sophmore Year 2011

Finished first in the MWC in hits (66), fourth in batting (.373) and sixth in runs scored (37)
Named to the Hawaii Spring Fling All-Tournament team
Had 11 hits and 10 runs in 5 games at the Desert Classic
Had 2 hits, 1 run and 1 RBI in final game of the season vs. Washington
Hit 2 for 2 with 2 RBI, 1 run, 1 walk and a triple at Colorado State
Had 2 hits with 2 RBI, 1 walk and 1 stolen base vs. New Mexico
Recorded 3 RBI and 1 hit vs. Southern Utah
Went 3 for 3 with 2 runs, a double and a triple, and tied career highs with 3 RBI and 6 total bases vs. Seattle
Had a career-high 3 RBI on 2 hits while adding 1 run vs. No. 9 Cal
had 2 hits with 1 run and 1 RBI vs. No. 16 Hawaii
Hit 3 for 3 vs. No. 9 Cal with 1 run and 1 walk
Went 2 for 2 with 1 RBI, 1 walk and 1 stolen base vs. No. 9 UCLA
Had 2 hits, 1 RBI and 1 stolen base vs. No. 6 UCLA
Had 1 hit in game one of NCAA Regional vs. Auburn

Junior Year 2012

Easton Second-Team All-American
NFCA All-Region First Team
All-WAC First Team
Named BYU Offensive Player of the Year by team coaches
Only player in the nation ranked in the top-25 in all of the following national categories (final regular season): No. 5 in hits (73), No. 22 runs scored (50), No. 23 in batting average (.427), No. 25 triples (4)
Finished 4th in hits, 26th in runs scored, 28th in triples, 40th in batting average and 44th in runs per game among all players in the nation
Only infielder in the nation with at least a .425 batting average, 70 hits and 50 runs at the end of the regular season
Only shortstop in the nation with 73 hits or more in the regular season
Only shortstop in the nation with at least 70 hits and 50 runs scored in the regular season
Among WAC players, was No. 1 in hits, No. 2 in runs and triples, No. 3 in stolen bases, No. 4 in batting average, No. 5 in assists, No. 7 in on base percentage and No. 10 in total bases
Had a 15-game hit streak during BYU’s 15-game win streak through the NCAA Regional, totaling 31 hits overall and batting .638 over that time
Part of 28 double plays and 1 triple play for BYU at shortstop this season, the 7th-most double plays by any team in the country
First in the WAC in batting average and hits and second in runs scored and triples
Since April 1, had a hit in 20 of 22 games, including 13 multi-hit games, to finish out the regular season
Led the team with 79 hits, 53 runs and 4 triples
Tied a BYU record with 4 runs against Memphis, going 2 for 3 with a triple, 2 walks and a stolen base against the Tigers
Played and started in 59 games

Senior Year 2013

Easton Second-Team All-American
PCSC Co-Player of the Year
PCSC First Team All-Conference
PCSC Commissioner's Honor Roll
Named to the Top 50 Watch List for the 2013 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year
Broke the all-time hit record at BYU on day two against USD and ended the season with 302 career hits
Set the single-game record for stolen bases at BYU against USD with four
Set the all-time stolen base record at BYU with a stolen base against Utah and has 47 on her career
One of three BYU softball players ranked in the top 5 in six or more career categories: No .1 in hits (302), at-bats (759) and stolen bases (47); No. 2 in batting average (.398) and triples (9); No. 3 in runs scored (191)
Named Team MVP by the coaches
Had a 19-game hitting streak (career high) from (2/8)
PCSC Player of the Week (2/21, 2/24, 3/17)
College Sports Madness All-Conference First Team
Went 8 for 16 in series-sweep against Santa Clara with five runs scored, two RBI and two stolen bases
Had 24 multi-hit games during the season
Hit a perfect 4 for 4 against Saint Mary's on May 3 with a season-high three runs scored and two RBI
Started in 56 games of 56 played
Led the conference and team in runs scored (45) and hits (77)
Was second in the conference in batting average (.381) and stolen bases (17)
Suffered a season and career-ending knee injury against Utah in the team's last regular season game