(Wednesday, March 29; Sioux Center, Iowa) Clayton Raley, a senior at Pierce City High School (Missouri), has announced his intention to attend Dordt and join the Defender baseball program. 

Raley is a pitcher, first baseman and third baseman.  

"Dordt felt like home on the first visit. The coaching staff and professors made me feel very welcomed," said Raley.  

Clayton is the son of Jared and Amy Raley of Wentworth, Missouri.  

Dordt University in Sioux Center, Iowa, is a comprehensive Christian college rooted in the Reformed tradition. The Defender athletic program is a part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC), American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) and the Mid-American Collegiate Hockey Association (MACHA).?    

U.S. News & World Report, Money Magazine, Forbes.com, Washington Monthly, and Princeton Review all list Dordt on their best colleges lists. Dordt is home to approximately 1,500 students.