Washburn University Athletics

In 2016: MIAA Academic Honor Roll member … started nine games and appeared in 35, primarily as a first baseman … went 16-for-55 (.291) at the plate and had two doubles and a home run … drove in 12 runs and scored 12 … worked six walks and was hit by three pitches as part of a .391 on-base percentage for the season … recorded 60 putouts on the year and had 10 assists … had five multi-hit games and three multi-RBI games … had two doubles at Pittsburg State on March 21 and hit a home run at Nebraska-Kearney on April 2.
 
Background: Graduated in May 2015 from Highland Community College (Highland, Kan.) with a Associates in Arts ... started every game as a freshman at Highland, hitting .250 with a .935 fielding percentage ... earned All-Conference honorable mention honors at Highland as a sophomore, finishing the year with a .323 average (.353 in conference play), 52 hits, nine doubles, two triples, three home runs and 22 RBI ... was named an Academic All-American in 2015 ... graduated from St. Marys High School (St. Marys, Kan.) in 2013 ... four-year letterwinner in baseball, three-year letterwinner in football and two-year letterwinner in basketball ... started every game as a freshman with the baseball program ... was voted All-League in baseball as a sophomore ... in his junior season, was named First Team All-State and All-League after hitting .589 with 44 hits and breaking the All-Class Kansas State Record for doubles in a single-season, with 20 ... voted First Team All-League and Second Team All-State in baseball as a senior while picking up First Team All-League and All-State Honorable Mention nods in football ... picked Academic All-League every year at St. Marys High School.

Personal: Born in Topeka, Kan. ... son of Marvin Clark and Jean Clark ... has a brother, Brian, who played baseball at Washburn and was Second Team All-MIAA in 2008, and a sister, Melissa ... majoring in accounting.