#16 Ethan Clauss Season 2026

No. 37 – Perfect Game Best High School Shortstops
No. 65 – Prep Baseball Report Top 100 College Freshmen
No. 105 – Perfect Game Best High School Players

High School
Slotted at No. 65 on the Prep Baseball Report list of the Top 100 College Freshmen … named the No. 37 best high school shortstop in the nation and the No. 105 best overall player by Perfect Game … batted .415 in 2025 at Palo Verde High School in Las Vegas with a .530 on-base percentage and 16 doubles, which led the state of Nevada … hit .404 as a high school junior in 2024 with a .493 on-base percentage and a .614 slugging percentage … three-time All-State selection at Palo Verde High.

Personal
Full name is Ethan Joshua Clauss … born October 25, 2006, in Las Vegas, Nev. … parents are Josh and Jen Clauss; mother is a stay-at-home Mom, father is the president of a construction business … has two older siblings, Joey and Gwen … says he chose to attend LSU because of “the coaching staff, the college town atmosphere and the fans.”