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14  Clayton Gant
Clayton Gant

Class:
RS Junior

Hometown:
Parsons, Tenn.

Last College:
Tennessee

Height / Weight:
6-0 / 195

Position:
RHP

Experience:
1L

Bats/Throws:
R/R


02/24/2012

Kennesaw State Tops Memphis 11-7

Senior first baseman T.J. Rich recorded a double and two RBI in the 11-7 loss to the Owls.

02/23/2012

Tiger Baseball Readies for Weekend Series with Kennesaw State

Series begins Friday at FedExPark with first pitch at 4 p.m.

02/17/2012

Tigers Drop Season Opener to SIUE 4-2

Memphis and SIU-Edwardsville square off in game two of the three-game series on Saturday at 10:30 a.m.

02/16/2012

Tiger Baseball Set for Season Opener at FedExPark

Memphis plays three-game series versus SIU-Edwardsville this weekend

02/07/2012

2012 Season Preview - Pitchers/Catchers

First of three previews for the upcoming season.

2011
Regular weekend starter as he made 14 starts for the Tigers...Finished with a 4-3 record and a 4.99 ERA...Pitched 70.1 innings, including five outings of six-plus innings...Had four quality starts during the season and picked up two wins, one loss and a no decision in those starts...Picked up his first win in the 13-7 victory at Kennesaw State (2/27/11)...Pitched seven strong innings and allowed two runs on five hits and earned his second win as Memphis beat Saint Peter's 6-2 (3/12/11)...After earning a third win of the year against Eastern Illinois, pitched seven innings of one-hit ball and allowed one run as Memphis earned a sweep at UAB with a 6-1 victory (4/17/11).

2010
Redshirted the 2010 season.

(2009) Tennessee
Made only one appearance as a freshman...Worked one inning vs. Radford (3/3/09)...Allowed one run on one hit while walking two...Finished season with 9.00 ERA.

Prep
Was a five-year letterman for head coach Brad Dyer at University School of Jackson (USJ) in Jackson, Tenn...Compiled a 53-3 record in high school...Led the Bruins to district, regional and sectional championships as a senior in 2008 while posting a 9-1 record...As a junior in 2007, went 14-1 with 109 strikeouts and a 1.87 ERA...Hit .413 with six home runs and 53 RBI...Went 10-2 as a sophomore in 2006 with a 1.67 ERA...Logged an 11-0 record as a freshman in 2005 and earned the win in the Class A state championship game...Tied a TSSAA record in 2005 with two home runs in a state tournament game...Also played for the Bruins' varsity squad as an eighth grader...Was a four-time Class A All-State selection and also earned multiple All-Region and All-District honors...Helped lead USJ to state runner up finishes as a sophomore and junior...Earned the Jackson Sun's All-West Tennessee Spring Sports Award in 2007 and was named to the Jackson Sun's All-West Tennessee Team multiple times.

Personal
Son of Tony and Gloria Gant...Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.

Career Stats
Season ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO B/AVG
2011 4.99 4-3 14 14 0 0/0 0 70.1 88 43 39 28 23 .319
2012 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Career 4.99 4-3 14 14 0 0/0 0 70.1 88 43 39 28 23 .319

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