Tuesday,
May 4, 2004
BELTON SIGNS WITH BLUE HOSE BASEBALL
CLINTON,
S.C. — Clayton Belton
has signed national letters of intent to play baseball at
Presbyterian College announced today by head coach Doug
Kovash.
Belton,
a 6-1, 165-pound outfielder from Ridgeway, S.C. currently
plays for Ridge View High School and head coach Kirk
Burnett. He is a three-time all-region selection and was
named “Offensive MVP” of his team as a sophomore and
junior. In addition, Belton is a career .400 hitter in high
school and has helped lead his team to a region championship
and a berth in the state playoffs. During the summer he plays
for the Post 182 and head coach Phil
Newsome.
“Clay
Belton will be an impact player for PC Baseball,” said
Kovash. “He has good speed, plays a good center field, and
hits the ball with some power to the opposite gap. We are
extremely excited to sign an athlete of Clay Belton’s
caliber and look forward to seeing him develop as a baseball
player over the next four years.”
Belton
joins Casey Carlton
of Lexington, S.C., Chris
Cornelison of Roswell, Ga., Eric
Tatum of Buford, Ga., Jim
Wagers of Blackstock, S.C., Tyson
Baxter of Homer, Ga, and Rob
McEwen of Batesburg, S.C. who
already signed as members of the Blue Hose signing
class of 2004.