2019 20th round pick (588): Clayton McGinness - RHP - (SR) Wichita (KS)

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Relief Pitcher until this year. This Season started 10 games. 6'1 180 LBS

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Clayton McGinness RHP Witchita State

 

https://goshockers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=3998

 

2019 Senior
Made 18 appearances on the mound, including 10 starts...Posted a team-best 3.89 ERA with one complete-game in 74 innings pitched...Allowed 32 earned runs on 77 hits with 25 walks and 57 strikeouts...His first-career complete-game occurred in Wichita State's 3-1 triumph over then No. 8-ranked ECU May 11 (nine innings, five hits, one earned run, one walk, four strikeouts)...Was tabbed American Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week May 13, and was named to The American Weekly Honor Roll May 20...Pitched six or more innings in the final four starts of his WSU career...Struck out a career-best eight batters in Wichita State's 6-4 victory at USF May 16...Ends his Shocker career ranked seventh with 95 career appearances...Named to the AD's Honor Roll.

2018 Junior
Made 34 appearances, including a start against Oral Roberts May 8…Posted a 4.93 ERA with a 2-0 record in 34 2/3 innings…Allowed 19 earned runs on 30 hits with 38 strikeouts and 12 walks…Limited opposing batters to a .242 average…Tossed a season-best four innings and picked up the win after giving up no earned runs on three hits with a season-best five strikeouts and one walk.

2017 Sophomore
Made 21 appearances, all in relief…Went 1-0 with a 8.49 ERA…Pitched 11.2 innings with three walks and seven strikeouts…Pitched a season-high one inning five times…Struck out a season-high two against Grand Canyon on Feb. 25…Earned win against Valparaiso.
 
2016 Freshman
Made 22 appearances with seven starts…Went 2-2 with a 7.48 ERA…Pitched 49.1 innings with 19 walks and 35 strikeouts…Earned wins against North Dakota and Indiana State…Pitched a season-best 7.1 innings at Southern Illinois on May 1…Struck out a season-high five twice…Pitched 7.1 innings with four strikeouts at Southern Illinois on May 1.
 
High School
Attended Savannah High School in Savannah, Mo…Lettered four years in baseball, four years in football and three years in basketball…In baseball, named all-conference, all-district and all-state during junior season…Named all-News Press Baseball Player of the Year in 2014…In 2015, named a preseason All-American by Louisville Slugger…Member of team that was conference champions three times, district champions twice and finished third in state during freshman season…As a junior, went 6-2 with a 1.15 ERA and 91 strikeouts in 54.2 innings…In basketball, named all-conference and all-district during senior season…In football, named second team all-conference during junior and senior seasons...According to Perfect Game, ranked in the top 1000 nationally, the No. 462 right-handed pitcher, the No. 7 RHP in the state of Missouri and the No. 18 player in Missouri...According to Prep Baseball Report, ranked No. 166 nationally, the No. 64 RHP, the No. 10 player in the state of Missouri and the No. 3 RHP in Missouri.
 
Personal
Son of David and Jacqueline McGinness…Has one brother, Blake…Is majoring in communication at Wichita State.

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https://www.ksn.com/news/local/wsu-s-clayton-mcginness-named-aac-pitcher-of-the-week/2000443566

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Looks like he has some nice little arm-side run on the fastball. Another starter to fill out the system.