Sophomore Clayton Kempski returns to the SMCC baseball team for the 2021-22 season after serving as one of the team's catchers in the 2021 spring season. Kempski batted .275 with a double, a home run and nine RBIs, had a season-high three hits in a win at Gateway CC and drove in a season-high three RBIs in a home win over Eastern Arizona. He homered in a contest at Arizona Western and posted a .965 fielding percentage for the season, throwing out 11 runners trying to steal a base.