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McKenzie Clark

Clemson University '24

Hometown: Myakka City, Florida

Three-Time All-Atlantic Coast Conference

Personal: Clark is the daughter of Brian and Carrie Clark. Her mother played volleyball at Jacksonville University. Clark majored in criminal justice at Clemson. She earned the nickname “Pie” while playing on her youth softball team. She also played basketball in high school. Clark has a dog named Bleu.

2024 Championship Season: Clark finished the campaign in 21st place with 1,278 leaderboard points, ranking eighth in the league with 1,110 win points. She appeared in 11 games, starting eight, and compiled a .238 batting average with five hits, including a triple and a home run. Clark drove in three runs while scoring six runs. She earned two MVP 3 commendations during the season. In Week Two, she hit a solo home run against Team Lorenz, and in Week Five, she opened the week with a triple, earning a season-high 150 leaderboard points against Team Kilfoyl. Clark reached the 100-point mark in eight games, including five of the final six contests.


2024 AUX Season: Clark had a solid rookie professional season, finishing 12th in the final league standings. She amassed 1,064 leaderboard points, including 630 win points and 294 stat points. Clark garnered the Game MVP distinction three times and also received Defensive MVP laurels twice. As a team captain, she achieved a 2-2 record. Clark posted six outings with 100 or more leaderboard points, including a pair of 150-point efforts. She started in all 12 games and maintained a .321 batting average with two home runs and seven runs batted in. With nine hits, including two doubles and a triple, she also drew five walks and scored nine times. Clark collected a season-high 220 leaderboard points after going 2-for-3 with a double and a home run in an MVP 2 performance against Team Nickles on June 23. Additionally, she blasted a grand slam against Team Warren on June 13 to receive MVP 2 recognition and garnered MVP 3 notice and 170 leaderboard points on June 11 against Team Wiggins after hitting a triple.

At Clemson: Clark is a four-year letter winner at Clemson who started all 226 games of her career from 2021-24. She is a three-time All-Atlantic Coast Conference performer and closed her career in second place on the Tigers’ all-time list with a .345 batting average. Clark graduated as the Tigers’ all-time leader in runs scored (198), triples (13), times hit by a pitch (29), sacrifice flies (11), and stolen bases (46). Additionally, she stands second in program history in hits (240), doubles (41), home runs (44), total bases (439), and walks (101). During her senior year, Clark garnered Second-Team NFCA All-Southeast Region and All-ACC honors after leading the Tigers with 53 runs scored while hitting .365 with 61 hits and 41 runs batted in. She also tied for the team lead with 10 home runs and 29 walks. Clark registered a hit in a team-high 13 consecutive games from March 23 to April 16, 2024, and became Clemson’s all-time stolen base leader against Duke on April 13, 2024. She secured the No. 3 spot on SportsCenter’s Top 10 Plays with a catch against Duke in the ACC semifinal. In her junior season, Clark posted a .335 batting average with 60 hits, including 11 doubles, a triple, and 13 home runs. She scored 56 runs while driving in 38 runs and hit a two-run home run against Oklahoma in the NCAA Super Regional as part of a 2-for-5 effort. Clark also tied the program record with three stolen bases against UIC on February 24, 2023. Clark received a Second-Team All-ACC nod after pacing Clemson with a .328 batting average, 59 hits, and 42 runs scored in her sophomore season. She blasted 12 home runs, including nine against ACC opponents. She recorded the first inside-the-park home run in Clemson history on February 26, 2022, against Akron. As a freshman, Clark was a member of the All-ACC First Team after hitting .355 in 52 games. She belted nine home runs while scoring a team-best 47 runs and added ACC-leading six triples, which were tied for eighth in NCAA Division I. Clark also appeared on SportsCenter’s Top 10 Plays after making a catch in center field against Syracuse on May 9, 2021.

Headshot of McKenzie Clark

Career Stats

Year
GP
GS
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
HP
SO
AVG
OBP
TB
SF
SH
SLG%
OPS
CS
2024 Championship*
11
8
21
6
5
-
1
1
3
1
1
4
.238
.292
10
1
-
.476
.768
-
2024 AUX Softball
12
12
28
7
9
2
1
2
7
5
3
7
.321
.459
19
1
1
.679
1.138
-
Career Totals
23
20
49
13
14
2
2
3
10
6
4
11
.286
.393
29
2
1
.592
.985
-

*The AUSL All-Star Cup was known as the Championship season through 2024.

Game Log

Date
Home Team
Away Team
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
HP
SO
AVG
OBP
TB
SF
SH
SLG%
OPS
CS
8/25/24
Team LorenzTeam Corrick
3
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
.333
.333
1
-
-
.333
.666
-
8/24/24
Team LorenzTeam Ocasio
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8/23/24
Team KilfoylTeam Lorenz
3
1
1
-
1
-
1
-
-
-
.333
.333
3
-
-
1.000
1.333
-
8/18/24
Team LorenzTeam Palacios
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8/17/24
Team LorenzTeam Kilfoyl
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8/16/24
Team FaraimoTeam Lorenz
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8/12/24
Team PalaciosTeam Lorenz
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8/11/24
Team LorenzTeam Kilfoyl
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8/10/24
Team LorenzTeam McQuillin
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8/4/24
Team KilfoylTeam McQuillin
1
2
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
-
.500
-
1
-
-
.500
-
8/3/24
Team McQuillinTeam Wallace
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8/2/24
Team McQuillinTeam Lorenz
3
1
1
-
-
1
1
-
-
-
.333
.333
4
-
-
1.333
1.666
-
7/28/24
Team SvekisTeam Romero
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
7/27/24
Team DenhamTeam Romero
3
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
.333
.333
1
-
-
.333
.666
-
7/26/24
Team RomeroTeam Alexander
3
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
.333
.333
1
-
-
.333
.666
-

*The AUSL All-Star Cup was known as the Championship season through 2024.

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Awards & Honors

Three-Time All-Atlantic Coast Conference
Auburn's All-Time Leader in runs scored with 198
No. 2 in Auburn histroy with .345 batting average
2024 Second-Team NFCA All-Southeast Region

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