2007 Baseball Roster
Roster
Clark, David

Jersey Number 38
David Clark
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Columbia, Miss.
- Prev School:
- Meridian CC
Bio
Returns for his third
year on the pitching staff and looks to be one of the
weekend starters ... Slated to be the No. 2 starter
... Has an above average fastball and slider ... If he
can show more consistency on the mound and have
better command of his pitches, could be one of the
top pitchers on the team and in the league ... 2007
(r-Jr.): spent the season as the team[apos]s Sunday starter
... Pitched in 17 games, 16 as a starter going 8-5
with a 4.85 ERA and 73 strike outs ... Named the
C-USA Pitcher of the Week after throwing his first
career complete game shutout vs. No. 29 Louisiana
Lafayette ... He struck out seven and only allowed
one runner to reach second base ... Also threw a
complete game vs. Houston (5/19)..stuck out at least
five batters seven different times including two eight
strikeout performances at Troy (2/28) and vs. UAB
(4/22) ... Had nine outings where he held the opponent
to five hits or less ... Including three outings
which he only allowed two hits, Northwestern State
(2/18), Tulane (4/15) and Louisiana Monroe (4/18)
... Won four straight decisions from April 29-May
19 ... walked two batters or less in 10 outings,
including three games without a walk ... 2006
(r-So.): Transferred to Southern Miss in January
from Meridian Community College ... Made 13 appearances and started nine ... Posted a 3-2 record
with a 6.66 ERA in 50 innings pitched ... Struck
out 45, walked 27 and opponents hit .296 against
him ... Collected five or more strikeouts five times
... Season-high eight strikeouts in seven innings
pitched, giving up one run on five hits en route to
his first win against Buffalo (3/12) ... Pitched five
innings against Troy (3/18), giving up one run on
seven hits, walking one and striking out seven ...
Struck out six batters in his first appearance, giving
up one run on three hits and walking three, earning a
win in relief against Illinois State (3/5) ... Earned his
third win in game two of the Dallas Baptist series
(4/7), giving up five earned runs on nine hits in 5.2
innings, walking three and striking out three ...
Junior College: Started as a redshirt freshman for
(Current Southern Miss Assistant Coach) Chad Caillet
at Meridian Community College ... Helped lead the
Eagles to a 41-12 record, an undefeated home record
and the Mississippi Association of Community and
Junior Colleges State Championship ... Finished
with a 9-1 record with a 3.10 ERA in 74.1 innings
pitched ... His nine wins were second on the team
... Struck out a team-high 86, while walking 28 and
opponents hit .226 against him ... Also finished with
a save, pitched four complete games and registered
a shutout ... Prep: Four-year starter at Columbia
High School ... As a senior, he finished with a 5-3
record with a 2.90 ERA in 53 innings pitched ...
Struck out 100 and walked 29 ... Hit .420 with 15
doubles, three triples, four home runs, six stolen
bases and 28 RBIs ... Personal: Son of Billy Joe
and Jan Clark ... Youngest of three children ...
Brother, Daniel, played baseball at Northwestern
(La.) State ... Majoring in sport administration ...
Enjoys hunting, fishing and playing video games in
his spare time ... Born Sept. 25, 1984.
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