JACKSONVILLE – After a stellar summer playing the prestigious Cape Cod Baseball League, Jacksonville State's
Clayton Daniel was named to 2017 CCBL All-League Team.
Daniel, a rising senior for the Gamecocks, helped lead the Falmouth Commodores to the CCBL West Division title after recording a 24-19 overall mark and earned a spot in the league's playoffs. Daniel was a key component to the club's success this past summer after posting a .316 batting average, which ranked second on the team behind Alec Bohm of Wichita State, who posted a .351 mark at the plate.
The Guntersville, Alabama native accumulated 55 hits over a 44-game schedule and had multiple hits in 12 contests. Daniel capped off the season with an 11-game hitting streak, which was started on July 25 with a 4-for-5 outing at the dish. He collected 13 extra base hits, including a team-best 10 doubles. The second baseman also connected on a pair of home runs and produced a triple. Daniel ranked third on the team in RBI with 18. He had at least one hit in 36 of the 44 games with the Commodores.
Daniel not only ranked among the top hitters for the Commodores, he finished the season ranked ninth in the CCBL in batting average. He was named a CCBL All-Star in July and participated in the league's annual midseason event.