2025 Draft Prospect - SS - Clay Grady - Virginia Tech

 

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Clay Grady, SS - Virginia tech

Prospects Live Ranking - #71

A career .323 hitter for Virginia Tech, Clay Grady will look to carry his success into year three as their starting shortstop.  It’s a simple operation in the box; a short and compact swing with above-average bat speed.  Grady features above-average contact and whiff rates, along with exceptional fastball recognition, as evident by his 7% whiff rate against the pitch.  Though having only 10 collegiate extra base hits, he can work counts and reach base quite often.  The most exciting part about Grady’s game though is his defense.  He can field on the run throwing from various arm slots while playing with an elite internal clock; it’s so fun to watch.  Although Grady hit in various spots in the lineup last season, expect him to be at the top for Virginia Tech, setting the offensive tone for Garrett Michel and company this spring.

 

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2024 at Virginia Tech

 

Statistics: Played in 52 games, making 52 starts ... Batted .335 through 188 at-bats ... Registered 63 hits, three doubles, four triples, and a home run ... Scored 38 runs and totaled 20 RBIs ... Drew 18 walks and four HBPs, posting a .394 on-base percentage ... Stole seven bases on 10 attempts ... Flexed a .982 fielding percentage, committing three errors at shortstop.

 

2023 at Virginia Tech

 

Statistics: Played in 48 games, making 37 starts ... Batted .307 through 150 at-bats ... Registered 46 hits, five doubles, a triple, and four home runs ... Scored 33 runs and totaled 34 RBIs ... Drew 15 walks and five HBPs, posting a .386 on-base percentage ... Stole four bases on five attempts ... Flexed a .992 fielding percentage, committing one error at shortstop.

 

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Clay Grady – No. 42 Shortstop

Filling the cleats left vacant by pro-bound shortstop Tanner Schobel, Grady rose to the occasion as the Hokies' everyday starter during his rookie 2023 season. Despite injury preventing him from making a convincing case to be named last year's ACC Defensive Player of the Year, Tech's agile freshman committed one lone error across 125 defensive chances, settling at his nearly pristine, .992 fielding percentage.

With a bat in his hands, Grady hit .307, knocking around five doubles, a triple and four home runs to yield 34 RBIs. Returning to full health in 2024, he stands to be a key piece in the Hokies' returning infield that turned 47 double plays a year ago – a tie for the third most among ACC programs.