CAREER: Finished his Statesmen career with a .341 batting average (146.of-428) with 29 doubles, two triples, 35 home runs, and 132 RBIs...slugged .664 with a .420 on base percentage...helped the Statesmen to the 2017 GSC and NCAA Division II South Region titles and an berth in the NCAA Division II College World series...named to the CoSiIDA Academic All-American All-District Team team and was on the GSC Spring Academic Honor Roll two times...his 35 career home runs stand alone in sixth at DSU.
2018 (Senior): Helped the Statesmen to a 42-11 overall record and the Gulf South Conference regular season title with a 23-5 mark...went 74-for-212 for a .349 batting average with 15 doubles, a triple, 18 home runs, 62 RBIs and 145 total bases...slugged .694 and had a .415 on base percentage...walked 17 times and was hit by a pitch 11 times and out struck out 41 times...his 18 home runs are tied with Mike Plumlee (1992) and Mike Moore (1984) for fifth in single season home runs...led the Statesmen with 26 multi-hit games and had 18 multi-RBI games...drove in five runs against Union University (4.8), Arkansas Tech (4.17/4.18) and North Alabama (4.21)...had a 10-game hitting streak and reached base safely in 19 straight games at one point during the season...named GSC Player of the Week (4.17.18) hitting .700 (14-for-20) with five home runs, 15 RBIs, and 10 runs scored while slugging 1.450 with a .760 on base percentage...went 4-for-4 with five RBIs, two home runs and five RBIs against UNA (4.21)...ranked second in the GSC in home runs (18/14th NCAA), home runs per game (.34/24th NCAa), RBIs (67) and RBIs per game (1.26).
2017 (Junior) Helped the Statesmen finish 45-13 and 25-8 in the GSC, winning their 14
th GSC title and 12
th NCAA Regional Championship while making their 12
th NCAA Division II College World Series appearance…started 57 of 58 games in right field…finished hitting .333 (72-of-216) with 14 doubles, one triple, 17 home runs and 64 RBIs…slugged .644 and had a .425 on base percentage…ranked second in home runs (15
th NCAA) and total bases (139), third in doubles and hit by pitch (17), fourth in runs scored (59), fifth in hits (75) and doubles, and sixth in at bats in the final GSC statistics…hit .250 with a double, a home run, four RBIs and five runs scored in the Statesmen’s run to the GSC tourney title...tied for sixth on the school’s single season home runs list with 17…went 4-for-4 with a double, a home run, four RBIs and four runs scored against North Alabama (3.25)…named GSC Player of the Week after hitting .667 with two doubles, a home run and four RBIs in the North Alabama series…also slugged 1.083 with a .692 on base percentage in the UNA series...belted two home runs and drove in five runs against Mississippi Valley State (4.18).
2016: Appeared in 41 games, 28 starts, with the University of Houston in 2016…hit .226 with five home runs – tied for second-most on the team…Drove in 18 and scored 14 runs…had six multi-hit and four multi-RBI games…tallied a season-high three RBIs in a 2-for-3 effort with two runs, including two home runs in a win over Baylor (3.6)…also had three RBIs with a home run in a win over George Washington (3.24)…had back-to-back games with home runs in wins over Villanova (2.21) and McNeese State (2.23)...stole eight-of-nine bases.
JUCO: Played the 2015 season under Mark Carson at Northwest Community College in Mississippi…help lead the team to a 33-17 overall record and a No. 16 NJCAA final national ranking…led team to an MACJC State runner-up finish…was named All-Region and was a MACJC First-Team All-State…Hit .333 with 10 doubles, two triples and 12 homeruns, while driving in 39 runs and scoring 46 runs…started 50 games in right field for the Rangers...Voted the MACJC Player of the Week on March 26 after going 9-for-21 (.429) with a double, three home runs (two game-winners), six RBIs and four runs scored in games vs. No. 8 Jones County, Dyersburg State and Coahoma...ranked No. 41 in Perfect Game's Top 200 JUCO prospects list.
PREP: Played for Coach Mark Monoghan and graduated with honors at DeSoto Central... helped lead the Jaguars to the Class 6A state championship series for the first time in school history and the Region 1-6A title...2014 Perfect Game Second Team All-American and Southeast All-Region First Team...named to All-USA team and MHSAA All-State teams…Gatorade Player of the Year and B.O.P. player of the Year finalist…hit .464 as a senior with eight doubles, three triples, a state-best 14 home runs, 47 RBIs and 43 runs scored…member of the 30+ ACT Club...originally signed with Ole Miss and was also recruited by Mississippi State and Air Force...drafted in the
33rd round of the 2014 MLB Draft by the Washington Nationals.
PERSONAL: Clay Michael Casey…Son of Michael and Terisa Casey…has one brother, Jack and two sisters, Cameron and Brooke…majoring in business.
