Alex Clemons

Photo by: Joshua Klemme

Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia

Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia

Photo by: Mark Kuhlmann

Photo by: Mark Kuhlmann

Photo by: SDSU Athletics

Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen

Height:
6-1
Weight:
215
Position:
Pitcher
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Bettendorf, Iowa
High School:
Pleasant Valley H.S.
Major:
Human Biology/Pre-Medicine

PRONUNCIATION

HONORS AND AWARDS

College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team (2023, 2024)
Summit League All-Academic Baseball Team (2023)
Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence (2023, 2024)
Summit League Academic Honor Roll (2022, 2023, 2023)

CAREER NOTE

Ranks fourth in program history with average of 12.27 strikeouts per nine innings entering his senior season in 2025

2024: Led the team with three saves and shared the team lead with four wins ... limited the opposition to a .155 batting average and struck out 39 batters in 23 2/3 innings ... ranked second on the team with 20 appearances, including one start ... was credited with the win after pitching two innings of relief against New Mexico State (2/18) ... fanned the side in order to preserve first save of the season, in series opener at Southern Illinois-Edwardsville (3/1) ... added another save in SIUE series with a scoreless ninth in second game of doubleheader (3/2) ... struck out season-high five batters and picked up the win in Game 1 of doubleheader versus Dayton (3/8) ... made two scoreless appearances in series sweep at Oral Roberts (3/15-17) ... combined on 1-0 shutout victory, recording the final three outs for the save against St. Thomas (3/22) ... all three outs he recorded were via strikeout in series-clinching win at North Dakota State (4/6) ... ran scoreless-innings streak to 8 2/3 over five outings with three shutout frames against Omaha (4/14) and two versus St. Thomas (4/20) ... also tossed 1 2/3 scoreless innings en route to win in series finale versus St. Thomas (4/21) ... made lone start of the season in mid-week game at Nebraska (5/8)

2023: Tied for second on the team with 19 appearances, including a pair of starts … averaged 11.74 strikeouts per nine innings pitched, fanning 42 batters in 30 2/3 innings … tallied at least one strikeout in 17 of his 19 appearances … struck out three batters over 1 2/3 scoreless innings in first outing of the season, at Little Rock (2/19) … credited with first career victory after tossing two innings of relief at Utah Tech (3/5) … fanned five batters over two scoreless innings in making first career start, versus Iowa (3/17) … tossed three scoreless innings with 3 K’s in first game of home doubleheader against Omaha (4/16) … followed with 2 2/3 innings of scoreless relief with three strikeouts versus St. Thomas in Game 1 of twinbill to pick up the win (4/23) … started opener of final regular season at North Dakota State, logging 2 2/3 inning and striking out five in no-decision (5/18) … made two appearances in Summit League Baseball Championship (5/24-27) … played for the Willmar Stingers of the Northwoods League during the summer of 2023

2022: Proved to be a reliable reliever for the Jackrabbits during his freshman season … tied for the team lead with 17 appearances – all in relief – but did not factor into any decisions … struck out at least one batter in 15 of his 17 appearances … struck out one over two innings in collegiate debut against Purdue (2/19) … in longest outing of the season, tossed 2 1/3 scoreless innings at Incarnate Word (2/24) … pitched two scoreless and hitless innings in series finale at Wichita State (3/13) … began streak of four consecutive scoreless appearances with one shutout frame in Summit League opener at Oral Roberts (3/25) … struck out season-high four batters in 1 2/3 innings of second game of doubleheader against Western Illinois (4/9) … closed season by retiring all four batters he faced in Summit League Baseball Championship opener at Oral Roberts (5/26)

BEFORE SDSU: Alex was selected as conference player of the year and was a first-team all-state honoree as a senior at Pleasant Valley High School … primarily pitched out of the bullpen as he recorded nine saves and posted a 1.30 earned run average while striking out 56 batters in 32.1 innings in 2021 … member of the National Honor Society and a three-time Academic Excellence Award recipient