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Brantly Clay
competes in his fourth and final season of competition with the
Falcons. He will be expected to compete for playing time in the
outfield. Last season, Brantly was named to the Second Team
All-Gulf South Conference and was NCAA South Central Region
All-Tournament Team. He appeared in 63 games, starting in 59
games. He batted .325 with eight home runs and 41 RBI. He was
one of six Falcons to have 20 or more multiple-hit games and
also had 11 multiple-RBI games. Brantly also had an eight-game
hitting streak. He went a perfect 5-for-5 with two home runs and
3 RBI against Northwest Missouri. As a sophomore, Brantly
competed in 56 games, starting in 42 games. He was fifth on the
team in hitting, (.343), second in stolen bases (14) while
collecting seven doubles and 23 RBI. He had 16 multi-hit games,
and was 4-for-6 with three RBI and two runs scored against
Southern Arkansas at the NCAA South Central Regional Tournament.
Clay went 10-for-15 with five RBI and was named to the Regional
All-Tournament Team. As a freshman Clay was named Gulf South
Conference Co-East Freshman of the Year, competed in 51 games,
and started in 35 games. He was second on the team in batting
(.356) with one home run and 28 RBI. He was also fourth on the
team in base hits (47) and tied for fourth in doubles (11). He
also managed to steal 14-of-16 bases. He had 12 multi-hit games,
which included a 3-for-3 performance with 2 RBI and a double
against Ouachita Baptist. He also drove in three RBI against
Lincoln Memorial.
Brantly competed for coach Stacy Hester at New Hope High School,
where he lettered four years in both baseball and soccer,
received the Hustle Award, Trojan Award, Offensive MVP, NABF
World Series MVP, holds the single season batting average and
career batting average records for NHHS, and was named All-Area
and All-State for three years. He batted .506 in his senior
season, and batted .416 in his career.
A business management major at UM, he is the son of Catfish and
Malinda Clay.
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