University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
2026 Baseball Roster
Roster
Camden Clark
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Laurel, Miss.
- High School:
- West Jones HS
- Prev School:
- Pearl River CC
2026 (So.): Started the season as the team’s closer and then transferred to the starting rotation on April 19…Collected National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association third-team All-America honors as a relief pitcher…Also named ABCA All-South Region first team and was a first-team pick by the Sun Belt Conference…Earned an invitation to the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team trials in June…Earned a spot on the NCBWA Stopper of the Year Midseason Watch List…Named Sun Belt Pitcher of the Week (5/5) as well as earning a spot on the Baseball America National Team of the Week (5/5)…Appeared in 23 games with seven starts…Posted an 8-0 record with a 2.93 ERA…Fanned 81 and walked 12 in 55 1/3 innings…Registered either a win or a save in his first six appearances…Recorded a team record of 20-3 in games that he pitched in during the season…Led the team in saves with five…Registered eight strikeouts in first Southern Miss start coming against Texas State (4/19)…Fanned season-high 15 versus ULM (5/2), which marked the first time a USM pitcher registered 15 strikeouts in a contest since Tanner Hall did it against Arkansas State on April 30, 2023….Also went a season-best seven innings in start versus ULM…Posted 41 strikeouts and only six walks over his final five starts…Did not allow an earned run over his first 15 appearances, all in relief, spanning 20 innings…Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the Spring 2026 semester.
2025 (Fr.): Made 18 appearances and 11 starts in his lone season for Pearl River CC...Wrapped up the year with a 6-3 record, holding a 3.20 ERA and 1.20 WHIP across 59 innings pitched...Tallied 76 strikeouts against 23 walks...Was elite during MACCC play, pitching his way to a 2.30 ERA in 27 1/3 innings...Struck out a season-high 11 in a game against Copiah-Lincoln before racking up 10 strikeouts against the Wolves in a later start...Helped lead Pearl River to an MACCC Championship, a Region 23 Title and an NJCAA World Series Runner-up finish...Earned one MACCC Pitcher of the Week award...Ranked as Perfect Game's No. 134 JUCO prospect.
Prep: Played for former Southern Miss player Trey Sutton at West Jones...Hit .341 with 16 RBIs and 22 runs as a senior...Added in 11 doubles and five homers...Tossed 68 2/3 innings and held a 0.61 ERA...Struck out 138 batters against just 21 walks...Hit .345 with 21 RBI as a junior...Belted nine doubles, one triple and three homers...Tallied a 1.05 ERA across 73 innings pitched as a junior...Named 2024 6A Mr. Baseball...Ranked the seventh catcher and 33rd overall player in Mississippi by Perfect Game.
Personal: Son of Ty and Wade Clark...Brother of Brenna Clark...Majoring in Fitness and Nutrition.
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