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Jersey Number 13
TJ Clarkson
- Position:
- OF/LHP
- B/T:
- L/L
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 220
- Hometown:
- Gilbert, Ariz.
- High School:
- Mesquite HS
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Bio
MLB Draft
2024 - Redshirt Senior
2023 – Redshirt Junior
2022 – Redshirt Sophomore
2021 – Redshirt Freshman
2020 – Freshman
Prior to Utah
Personal
- Selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the 33rd Round of the 2019 MLB Draft.
2024 - Redshirt Senior
- Pac-12 Honorable Mention
- CSC Academic All-District Team
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- Pac-12 Conference Player of the Week (April 15)
- D1Baseball.com Weekly Top 100 Hitters (April 15)
- Pac-12 Preseason All-Conference
- Ranked by D1Baseball.com as the preseason No. 39 prospect in the Pac-12 for the 2024 MLB Draft.
- One of two Utes to start all 55 games (along with Kai Roberts), seeing action in right field with two assists.
- Slashed .259 / .366 / .458, with a .282 batting average in Pac-12 Conference play.
- Nine doubles, two triples, a team-best 10 home runs and 50 RBI to become the first Ute in the Power Conference era to hit double-digit homers in three straight seasons.
- Graduated with the Pac-12 era program record for home runs (38).
- Hit .583 with four home runs in the series at ASU, playing a short drive from his hometown of Gilbert, Arizona.
- Went 5-for-6 in the win over Utah Valley (April 16), one hit short of tying the single-game program record.
- Had five RBI in the win at California Baptist (Feb. 18) on the strength of a grand slam.
2023 – Redshirt Junior
- Pac-12 All-Conference Honorable Mention
- Pac-12 Player of the Week (March 6)
- Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
- Started all 55 games—primarily in the outfield—with a .301 / .464 / .628 slash line.
- Reset career-highs in every major offensive category including batting average (.301), slugging (.628), on-base percentage (.464), runs scored (56), hits (59), doubles (18), home runs (14), RBI (45) and walks (48).
- His 48 walks tied the program's single-season record, first set by Michael Heideman in 1997.
- Was in the Pac-12’s regular season top-10 for walks (3rd), doubles (6th), runs scored (T-7th), homers (T-8th) and OBP (9th).
- His 14 home runs were the most for a Ute in the Pac-12 era and most since C.J. Cron’s 15 blasts in 2011.
- Led the team with 12 multi-RBI games and tied for second on the squad with 16 multi-hit efforts.
- Also was 1-1 in seven pitching appearances with five starts, primarily in midweek action.
- Had one of the more memorable two-way performances in recent Utah history at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Feb. 27); Clarkson homered twice and had five RBI during a 2.2-inning relief appearance on the mound.
- Tied Utah’s single-game records with six runs scored and five walks in the game at BYU (April 18).
- Error-free on 64 outfield chances and contributed an assist.
2022 – Redshirt Sophomore
- Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
- Played in 51 games, starting in 50 on the season. Began the year at DH before moving to left field in late March.
- Hit .286 with 10 doubles, one triple, and a team-best 11 home runs, the most by a Ute since C.J. Cron’s 15 homers in 2011.
- Also contributed 38 RBI which ranked third on the team.
- Reached base safely in 38 straight games, ranking second-longest active streak in the Pac-12 before it ended.
- Nine multi-RBI games were tied for third-most on the team.
- Two-way player also had four pitching appearances vs. LMU, UNLV, Washington and SDSU.
- Drove in seven runs vs. Mercer (March 26), the most RBI in a game by a Ute since 2011.
- Was a triple short of the cycle in that 5-for-6 performance, the first five-hit game at Utah since 2018.
- Clubbed two homers in wins over Northern Colorado (March 22) and at UVU (April 5).
2021 – Redshirt Freshman
- Played in 32 games on the season with 27 starts, hitting .198 with three doubles, two homers and 11 RBI.
- Made three starts on the mound, working 8.2 innings for the season with four strikeouts.
- Tied his career-high twice with three hits in the wins over Utah Valley (April 20) and Northern Colorado (May 9).
- Clubbed a three-run homer to highlight a five-RBI night in that UVU win.
2020 – Freshman
- Started in seven games and saw action in 10, hitting .261 with a home run and four RBI.
- Also pitched in three games with one start, throwing with 5.1 innings and had five strikeouts.
Prior to Utah
- Four-year letterman at Mesquite High School, where he was coached by Jeff Holland.
- Named Arizona First Team BCA All-State as a junior after hitting .353.
- Coming into his senior season, he held a .327 average while also having a 1.80 ERA.
Personal
- Son of Greg and Kristee Clarkson.
- Has two siblings, Bailey and Emily.
- Father played football at Phoenix College.
- Enjoys playing video games and spending time with his friends.
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