2016 (SOPHOMORE): Made 12 starts in 16 appearances behind the plate... connected on first career hit, a double to centerfield against Abilene Christian (April 30).

2015 (FRESHMAN): Played in three games during the season … collected two at-bats … earned the Islanders Most Improved award. 

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner at St. Joseph High School under head coaches Craig Lauger and Rudy Diaz … recorded a .364 batting average and a 9.90 fielding percentage during her senior season while leading her team to a 25-12 record … earned Newcomer of the Year her freshman year and picked up second team all-district and all-area honors her first two years … garnered the Fighting Heart award her junior year along with first team all-district, first team all-area and honorable all-state honors … named MVP her senior year and earned first team all-district, all-area and all-state accolades … helped her team to the state championship title her freshman year and the district title all four years.

PERSONAL: Born Mariah Kristyn Clay on June 1, 1996, in Victoria, Texas … parents are George and Andrea Clay … major is kinesiology.