- #
- 7
- Name
- Clayton Mehlbauer
- Nationality
- United States
- Position
- Infield
- Opening Day Age
- 25
- Birthplace
- Louisville, KY
- Birthdate
- 7/15/1998
- Draft
- N/A
- B/T
- R/R
- Ht
- 6-1
- Wt
- 190
- Current Team
- Rockers
- Past Teams
- Dirty Birds
STATUS
● Signed by the Rockers on March 6th, 2024
2023
• Started the ‘23 campaign with Spire City, playing seven games and going 0-for-16 . . . Released by the Ghost Hounds on 5/12/23 and signed with Charleston on 5/30/23 . . . Went one-for-2 with three runs scored in his first game as a Dirty Bird . . . Hit .256 in May and again in August before finishing the year by hitting .367 in September . . . Hit four of his six home runs in September . . . Finished the year with a .255 average with six homers and 28 RBI . . . Stole 16 bases and was caught just three times . . . Had three sac bunts, one more than the entire Rocker team in ‘23 . . . Had four three-hit games on the season and 17 mulit-hit games . . . Had a season-high four RBI in his second game with Charleston, a 13-7 win at Lexington on 5/31/23 . . . Saw the majority of his playing time at SS but also spent time at 3B, 2B, RF and as a pinch-runner . . .
2022
• Made his first appearance for the Kentucky Wild Health Genomes on 5/31/22, going one-for-three with a pair of runs scored . . . Played in 77 games for Kentucky, hitting .227 with four homers and 24 RBI . . . Had his best month of the season with a .273 average in September . . . Used at both SS and 3B . . . Joined the Genomes after finishing his career at Bellarmine in Louisville, Ky. . . . Hit .266 with seven homers and 28 RBI while leading the club with three triples . . . Was second on the team with 164 total bases . . . Stole eight bases in nine attempts . . . Ranks in the top five in Bellarmine history in career hits, home runs, doubles, triples, runs scored, stolen bases, total bases and assists . . . Hit two triples against SE Missouri (2.27.22) . . . Thrice named to the Atlantic Sun Honor Roll . . .
2021
• Hit .301 for Bellarmine with six homers and 26 RBI . . . Was successful on five of eight stolen base attempts . . . Slugged .458 and had an on-base percentage of .400.
2020
• Started all 14 games for Bellarmine during the Covid-shortened season . . .
2019
• Hit .326 while starting 50 games and adding four home runs and 33 RBI . . . Stole six bases in seven attempts . . . Had an on-base percentage of .436 . . .
2018
• Played in six games as a freshman at Bellarmine.
2017
• Took a year off after high school to work on improving his strength before heading to college . . .
2016
• Was the starting shortstop at Trinity High and helped the Shamrocks to a 32-6 record and an appearance in the Kentucky state tournament . . . Trinity led the state in scoring . . . Was an all-District 27 selection following his senior year . . .