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McKenzie Clark

Clemson University '24

Hometown: Myakka City, Florida

Three-Time All-Atlantic Coast Conference

McKenzie Clark is a 5-foot-5 professional softball outfielder from Myakka City, Florida. She was acquired via trade with the Volts on June 22, 2025, following a collegiate career at Clemson.


Personal Life

Family: Daughter of Brian and Carrie Clark. Her mother played volleyball at Jacksonville University.

Background: Majored in criminal justice. Earned the nickname "Pie" while playing on her youth softball team. Models her game after Mookie Betts and says Bryce Harper is one of her idols.

Professional Experience


Athletes Unlimited Pro Softball, AUX & AUSL (2024–2025)

2025 AUSL All-Star Cup: Earned 26th place on the final leaderboard with 788 total points. Started 7-of-8 games and collected two hits.

2025 AUSL Regular Season: Starter in 22-of-24 games, splitting time between the Volts and the Blaze after being involved in the first trade in AUSL history. Totaled a .217 batting average with 13 hits, four home runs, and 11 RBIs.

2024 Championship Season: Finished in 21st place with 1,278 leaderboard points. Compiled a .238 batting average with five hits, including a triple and a home run.

2024 AUX Season: Amassed 1,064 leaderboard points to finish 12th. Authored a 2-2 record as a team captain and hit .321 with two home runs and seven RBIs.


Other Professional Experience (2026)

Mexican Softball League: Compiled a .250 batting average in 17 games for Las Olmecas de Tabasco in 2026, contributing two home runs and six RBIs.

College Experience: Clemson (2021–2024)


Career Statistics: Started all 226 games of her career, closing her career in second place on the Tigers’ all-time list with a .345 batting average. Graduated as the Tigers’ all-time leader in runs scored (198), triples (13), and stolen bases (46).

Senior Year (2024): Hit .365 with 61 hits, 10 home runs, and 41 RBIs. Registered a hit in a team-high 13 consecutive games.

Junior Year (2023): Authored a .335 batting average with 60 hits, 13 home runs, and 38 RBIs.

Sophomore Year (2022): Paced Clemson with a .328 batting average, 59 hits, and 42 runs scored, blasting 12 home runs. Recorded the first inside-the-park home run in Clemson history.

Freshman Year (2021): Hit .355 with nine home runs and an ACC-leading six triples.


Awards & Honors

All-Region: Second-Team NFCA All-Southeast Region as a senior.

Conference Honors: Three-time All-ACC performer (First Team as a freshman, Second Team as a sophomore and senior).

AUSL Headshot of McKenzie Clark

Career Stats

  • All-Star Cup
  • AUX Softball
  • Regular Season
YEAR
G
GS
PA
AB
AVG
OBP
SLG%
OPS
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
HP
SO
LOB
TB
SF
SH
SB
CS
2026 AUSL
3
3
5
2
-
.600
-
.600
4
-
-
-
-
-
3
-
1
25
-
-
-
-
-
2025 All-Star Cup
8
7
21
20
.100
.143
.150
.293
1
2
1
-
-
-
-
1
4
-
3
-
-
-
1
2025 AUSL
22
22
72
60
.217
.310
.417
.727
12
13
-
-
4
11
6
3
17
-
25
2
1
-
-
2024 Championship*
12
7
24
21
.238
.292
.476
.768
7
5
-
1
1
3
1
1
4
-
10
1
-
1
-
2024 AUX Softball
12
6
38
28
.321
.459
.679
1.138
7
9
2
1
2
7
5
3
7
-
19
1
1
1
-
Career Totals
57
45
160
131
.221
.329
.435
.764
31
29
3
2
7
21
15
8
33
-
57
4
2
2
1

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

Splits

Game Log

  • 2026 AUSL
  • 2025 All-Star Cup
  • 2025 AUSL
  • 2024 Championship*
  • 2024 AUX Softball
DATE
HOME TEAM
AWAY TEAM
PA
AB
AVG
OBP
SLG%
OPS
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
HP
SO
LOB
TB
SF
SH
SB
CS
6/11/2026
BlazeCascade
1
-
-
1.000
-
1.000
1
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
6
-
-
-
-
-
6/10/2026
BlazeCascade
2
1
-
.500
-
.500
2
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
6/9/2026
BlazeCascade
2
1
-
.500
-
.500
1
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
1
7
-
-
-
-
-

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

Highlights

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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

Transactions

  • 6/22/2025Blaze
    Blaze traded Ciara Briggs to Volts for McKenzie Clark
  • 1/30/2025Volts
    Volts drafted McKenzie Clark in the inagural draft [Round 11, Pick 2(42)]

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