The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Baseball
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
Following a three-year playing career that included one national championships, Clay Van Hook is in his first season on the Longhorns' coaching staff. Van Hook assists Coach Augie Garrido with mentoring the UT infielders, defensively.
Van Hook was a three-year letterwinner at Texas, playing in 84 games, including 43 starts after transferring from Navarro College. He batted .266 with 21 runs, three doubles, 14 RBI and six stolen bases in 43 games during the Longhorns' 2005 College World Series championship run. In 2006, Van Hook batted .244 with nine runs, two doubles, four RBI and three stolen bases in 24 games. Last season, he hit .235 with two runs and two RBI in 17 games, primarily as a pinch-hitter.
The Seattle Mariners selected Van Hook in the 45th round of the 2007 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.
