Wes Clarke

AWARDS

• NCBWA All-America second team (2021)
• ABCA All-America second team (2021)
• ABCA All-Region first team (2021)
• Baseball America All-America third team (2021)
• Collegiate Baseball All-America third team (2021)
• Perfect Game All-America third team (2021)
• All-SEC second team (designated hitter)(2021)
• Dick Howser Trophy semifinalist (2021)
• Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week (Feb. 22, 2021, March 1, 2021)
• SEC Co-Player of the Week (Feb. 23, 2021, March 1, 2021)
• Golden Spikes Award National Player of the Week (March 2, 2021)
• D1Baseball/AstroTurf National Player of the Week (Feb. 24, 2021)
• Perfect Game National Player of the Week (Feb. 23, March 2, 2021)
• Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List (2021)
• NCBWA Player of the Month (February 2021)
• NCBWA Preseason All-America first team (2021)
• Preseason All-SEC second team (2021)
• Collegiate Baseball Preseason Third Team All-American (2021)
• Collegiate Baseball Third Team All-American (2020)
• 2020-21 SEC Spring Honor Roll
• 2019-20 SEC Spring Honor Roll
• 2018-19 SEC First-Year Honor Roll

2021 (JUNIOR)

• Played and started in all 57 games for the Gamecocks in 2021
• Hit .271 with 56 runs scored, nine doubles, 23 home runs and 55 RBI
• Tied with Florida State’s Mat Nelson for the national lead with 23 home runs
• His 23 home runs is tied for second in Carolina’s single-season records
• Had 50 walks on the year, which led the team, was second in the SEC and sixth in the nation
• Slugged .663 with a .428 on-base percentage, both team bests
• Was second in the conference in slugging percentage and 10th in on-base percentage
• Had three home runs and scored four runs in a win over Winthrop (Feb. 23)
• Went 3-for-4 with two home runs, three runs scored and four RBI in a win over Clemson (Feb. 28)
• Was 3-for-4 with five RBI and two home runs in a win over Dayton (Feb. 20)
• On Opening Day, went 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs scored and four RBI against Dayton (Feb. 19)
• Homered and went 2-for-4 with two runs scored in the NCAA Regional game against Virginia (June 4)
• Went 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBI in a win at Georgia (April 3)
• Drove in three runs in a win over Gardner-Webb (March 30)
• Was a perfect 3-for-3 with two doubles in a win over The Citadel (April 27)
• Walked three times and drove in three runs in a win at Kentucky (May 14)
• Homered in back-to-back wins against Florida (March 27-28)
• Was a perfect 3-for-3 with a double in a win over North Florida (May 5)
• Homered in the SEC Tournament game against Alabama (May 25)
• Hit a three-run home run at Ole Miss (May 1)

2020 (SOPHOMORE)

• Hit .286 with team-bests of eight home runs and 22 RBI in 16 starts for the Gamecocks
• Had a .714 slugging percentage and a .406 on-base percentage
• Led the SEC and was tied for third in the country in home runs
• Tied for third in the SEC in RBI
• Was 3-for-4 with three runs scored, two home runs and seven RBI in a win over Northwestern (Feb. 22)
• Homered and scored two runs in a win over Clemson (Feb. 29)
• Was 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI in a win over Holy Cross (Feb. 15)
• Homered and drove in three runs in a victory over Cornell (March 7)
• Had six multi-RBI games

2019 (FRESHMAN)

• Played in 19 games with 11 starts for Carolina his freshman season, hitting .239 with five doubles, a home run and five RBI
• Was 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in a win over Kentucky (May 11)
• Went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles in a victory over USC Upstate (May 14)
• Started the final 10 games for the Gamecocks, including the SEC Tournament contest vs. LSU (May 21)
• Made his collegiate debut on Feb. 22 against Utah Valley with a single in his first at-bat

HIGH SCHOOL

• Was selected in the 40th round of the 2018 MLB First-Year Player Draft by the Milwaukee Brewers
• MaxPreps All-America first team selection (2018)
• USA TODAY High School Sports Virginia Player of the Year (2018)
• VHSL Class 4 Player of the Year (2018)
• VA/DC Player of the Year by Prep Baseball Report (2018)
• Lynchburg News and Advance Player of the Year (2018)
• Helped Liberty Christian Academy win the 4A state championship in 2017
• Hit .571 with 14 home runs his senior season at Liberty Christian Academy
• Rawlings-Perfect Game All-America honorable mention (2018)
• Perfect Game All-Atlantic Region first team (2018)
• Perfect Game Underclass high honorable mention (2017)
• Perfect Game Underclass honorable mention (2016)

PERSONAL

• Born on October 13, 1999
• Son of David and Mary Clarke
• Sister, Madi, played softball at Liberty University
• Major is retailing