Chad Clark cracked a game-winning homer in the bottom of the ninth
FRESHMAN YEAR: 2012
Unanimously voted as the third baseman for the Big Ten's All-Freshman team ... played in 43 games, including 38 starts split between second and third base ... also made four starts behind the dish ... cranked the very first pitch of his collegiate career soaring over the left field wall at Tulane (2/26) ... went deep in back-to-back games, stroking another homerun the following weekend at East Tennessee State (3/3) ... began his career with a seven-game hitting streak that included five multi-hit contests ... totaled 11 multi-hit games on the year ... compiled three homers, 16 RBI, 10 doubles, 21 runs scored and three steals for the season ... scored three times in IU's 14-2 Big Ten season-opening victory at Penn State (3/23) ... went 3-for-4 and scored a run in a road win at Miami (OH) (4/25) ... also made an appearance on the mound, working one inning of relief.
PREP/PERSONAL:
Batted .384 in three years of varsity play at Agoura (Calif.) High School ... earned First Team All-California Interscholastic Federation and all-league honors ... also named his team's Offensive Player of the Year in 2010 and captained the 2011 squad ... high school teammate of fellow Hoosier J Rhet Montana ... the son of Allan and Michelle Clark ... has a brother, Allan ... born on July 3, 1993 ... majoring in Sports Management.
