Methodist University Athletics

Career Highs
Innings Pitched - 4.1 (Feb. 28, 2026 vs. Keene State)
Strikeouts - 6 (Feb. 13, 2026 vs. Virginia Wesleyan)

2026: Appeared in 15 games out of the bullpen for the Monarchs… Posted a 4.63 ERA and a 1.43 WHIP… Compiled a 1-3 record… Earned his first collegiate win at Hampden-Sydney College… Registered two saves… Earned his first collegiate save against Virginia Wesleyan University… Second on the team in saves… Third on the team in strikeouts… Pitched 35.0 innings… Held opposing batters to a .294 average… Pitched a career-long 4.1 innings against Keene State… Tallied 25 strikeouts… Struck out a career-high six batters against Virginia Wesleyan… Recorded five assists and two errors for a .714 fielding percentage.

2025: Was on the Methodist Developmental Baseball team.

2024: Appeared in two games out of the bullpen for the Monarchs… Posted a 6.75 ERA and a 2.25 WHIP… Compiled an 0-0 record… Pitched 1.1 innings… Held opposing batters to a .375 average… Pitched a season-long 1.0 innings versus the University of Hartford… Struck out a season-high one batter against the Hawks.

2023: Was on the Methodist Developmental Baseball team.

High School: Four-year letter winner in basketball and baseball, while a two-year letter winner in golf… An All-Conference player his junior and senior seasons in baseball… Named Honorable Mention All-Conference his sophomore year… All-Conference golfer his junior and senior years.

Personal: Son of Tracey and John Pridgen IV… aunt, Jessica Pridgen, attended MU from 2009-12 and was a member of the softball team her freshman year… Clay is majoring in kinesiology, with a minor in exercise science.