Wes Clarke

AWARDS

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

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