History - Softball

Season

Wins

Loses

Coach

SOC

Sectional

District

Regional

State

1978

12

1

C Vice

Won

State Semi-finalist

1979

19

1

Vice

Won

State Runner-up

1980

29

0

Vice

Won

State Champion

1981

26

0

Vice

Won

State Champion

1982

26

2

Vice

Won

R-up

1983

24

1

Vice

Won

State Champion

1984

23

3

Vice

Won

State Semi-finalist

1985

24

2

Vice

Won

R-up

1986

28

4

Vice

Won

State Semi-finalist

1987

24

3

Vice

Won

R-up

1988

27

3

Vice

Won

State Runner-up

1989

18

2

S Hempill

Won

1990

22

2

Hempill

Won

1991

23

4

Hempill

Won

1992

20

2

Hempill

Won

1993

19

2

Hempill

Won

1994

22

2

T Ruby

Won

1995

16

7

Ruby

Won

1996

17

3

Ruby

Won

1997

17

5

Ruby

Won

1998

14

7

Ruby

Won

1999

12

6

Ruby

Won

after 18 unverified

2000

12

9

Ruby

Won

2001

16

6

Ruby

Won

2002

17

3

Ruby

Won

2003

10

7

Ruby

Won

2004

8

11

K White

2005

8

12

Ruby

2006

19

4

Ruby

Won

2007

22

5

Ruby

Won

State Semi-finalist

2008

19

6

Ruby

Won

2009

17

5

Ruby

Won

2010

23

8

D McCleese

Won

2011

18

6

McCleese

Won

2012

19

8

J Gearheart

Won

2013

18

9

Gearheart

Won

2014

16

11

Gearheart

Won

2015

17

11

Gearheart

Won

2016

25

5

Gearheart

Won

2017

28

2

Gearheart

Won

2018

24

6

Gearheart

Won

2019

22

3

Gearheart

Won

2020

**

Gearheart

**

2021

19

8

Gearhaert

Won

2022

14

8

Gearheart

Won

2023

8

12

Gearheart

2024

10

9

Gearheart

871

236

6

30

41

24

9

3

** The 2020 season was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Coaches
Carol Vice
1978-1988.
Career Record 262-20 (.929).
Won the league, sectional, & district each year. Won the Regional 8 of 11 years. Advanced to the state final four 8 years. Won three titles & was runner-up twice. Member Clay LSD Coaches Hall of Fame. Inducted into Ohio High School Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association Hall of Fame.

Teresa Ruby*
1994-2003 & 2006-2009.
Career Record 228-80 (.740).
*1999 - 12-6 record as of April 30. Cannot verify May results.

Steve Hempill
1989-1993.
Career Record 102-12 (.900).
1993 - Division III, District Coach of the Year

Kelly White
2004.
Career Record 8-11 (.421)

Dick McCleese
2010-2011.
Career Record 41-14 (.745)

Jason Gearheart
2012-
Career Record 220-90 (.709)

Other Clay HS Records - [OHSAA Records]
871 Wins - Ranked in the Top10 of all OH programs with 800+ School Wins
Most Wins - Pitcher (career): Mindy Powell 65-8 (1990)
Most Home Runs - Player (season): Jordan Jenkins, 10 (2011)
Most RBIs (season): Jordan Jenkins, 47 (2011)
Most Home Runs (season/team): 23 (2011)
Back-to-Back No-Hitters: Lyndsey Mader (3/28/11 v. Manchester & 4/2/11 v. Portsmouth)
Win Streaks: 42-game SOC I win streak (4/30/15-4/26/18)
196 Hits (career): Jensen Warnock (2016-2019)
Consecutive Game Hit Streak: Shaelyn Vassar, 51 (April 4, 2017-April 28, 2018) currently ranks 2nd in OHSAA SB history
Hit for Cycle - Abby Wiltshire (4/26/23 v. Green) She hit the cycle in order (single, double, triple, & HR).

OHSAA State Championships[22][23][33]
1980 - (d. Archbold 18-6 & d. New Madison Tri-Village 12-3 to finish season at 25-0)
1981 - (d. Jeromesville Hillsdale 7-2 & d. Beverly Fort Frye 21-0 to finish season at 29-0)
1983 - (d. Pioneer North Central 8-7 & d. Mineral Ridge 6-2 to finish season at 24-1)

OHSAA State Runner-up[22][23][33]
1979 - (d. New Madison Tri-Village 11-2 & lost to Jeromesville Hillsdale 1-4 to finish the season at 19-1)
1988 - (d. Sycamore Mohawk 10-0 & lost to Strasburg-Franklin 0-14 to finish the season at 27-3)

OHSAA Final Four Appearances (besides the Championships and Second Place Finishes)[22][23][33]
1978 - (lost to Jeromesville Hillsdale 5-0)
1984 - (lost to Arcanum 10-4)
1986 - (lost to Archbold 5-4)
2007 - (lost to Triad 13-3 to finish season at 22-5)

OHSAA Softball Tournament Records[34]
Most Runs (Game, One Team) - Portsmouth Clay (Division III) 21 v. Beverly Fort Frye, 1981
Most Hits (Game) - Portsmouth Clay (Division III) 19 v. Archbold, 1980
Most Hits (Game) - North Lewisburg Triad (Division IV) 13 v. Portsmouth Clay, 2007
Most Hits (Game, Both Teams) - Portsmouth Clay (Division III) 28 v. Archbold, 1980

Teresa Ruby - played in first four OHSAA state softball tournaments (1978-1981) & coach [Clay 2007, Wheelersburg 2016 (Div. III Champions), 2017 (Division III Runner-up), 2021, 2022 (Div. III Champions)]

Clay's Softball program reached 800 total wins on 27 March 2019 (18-0 win over Western Latham).