Kennedy Clark

2019 (SENIOR): 
Hit a Carolina-best .383 in 57 games played… Earned 56 starts (missed a midweek start due to class)… Had 62 hits with 46 runs in 162 at-bats… Had 27 extra-base hits (18 doubles, one triple, eight home runs)… Produced 33 RBI and slugged .654… Had 37 free bases (27 of which were walks) on her way to a .493 on-base percentage… Went a perfect 3-for-3 on stolen bases… Had 102 putouts in left field with five assists… Went 2-for-3 with an RBI and double in the win over Duke in Mexico on Feb. 8… Went 4-for-4 with two runs, two RBI and a home run in the win over Campbell on Feb. 16… Had two doubles in each of the first three games of the USF Tournament against Ball State, South Florida and Troy starting Mar. 1… Had two or more hits in each of those games, as well… Went 2-for-4 with a run and double in the win at Arkansas on Mar. 17… Hit 3-for-4 with a run and double in the series opener at LSU on Mar. 29… Went 3-for-4 with a run and double at Missouri on May 4… Had the go-ahead home run in the top of the 11th in a victory over South Florida in the regional elimination game on May 18… Hit .304 in conference play with 11 runs scored and a .392 on-base percentage… Batted .378 with seven RBI in road games… Had 19 multi-hit games (Carolina best for the year) and 10 multi-RBI games… Reached base the final 26 games of her career. 

2018 (JUNIOR): 
Provided needed experience in the outfield for the Gamecocks, starting all 66 games in left… Hit .279 with 27 RBI and a .448 slugging percentage… Finished with a career-best 36 runs, 12 doubles, two triples, five home runs and 105 putouts… Heads into her senior year six doubles away from reaching the top 15 in school history, six home runs from the same mark, 18 RBI from becoming the 17th Gamecock in program history with 100 or more RBI, one walk away from reaching the top 10 in program history and two hit by pitches away from being alone in second all-time… Finished 2018 with 14 multi-hit games and had a 10-game hitting streak at one point… Hit an incredible .319 with 13 RBI in SEC games (second-best on the team)… Was equally good in home games hitting .368…  Found her groove going 2-for-3 with a run, double and triple in the victory over Georgetown (2/18)… Went 2-for-4 with a run in the win over South Alabama in Orlando (2/24)… Had the game-winning hit to seal the series over No. 2 Tennessee (3/24), finished the day 2-for-4 with two RBI… Followed that game up with a 2-for-4 game against the Volunteers (3/25) with two runs and two RBI… Finished 6-for-9 in the Missouri series with three runs scored (4/20-4/22)… Went 2-for-3 with a run and RBI in the series opening win over Mississippi State (4/27)… Hit 2-for-4 with a run and three RBI to lead the Gamecocks to victory over Kentucky (5/6)… Finished with four hits in the Columbia Regional, including two runs and an RBI… Hit a two-run home run to help the Gamecocks avoid a no-hitter in the first game of the Tempe Super Regional (5/25). 

2017 (SOPHOMORE): 
Started 44 games, all in the outfield … Hit .250 with a .370 on-base percentage … Ended a no-hit bid with a seventh-inning single before scoring the game-winning run in the Charlotte win (2/12), the 200th victory for head coach Beverly Smith … Went 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI in the first win over Indiana (2/17) … Tallied three RBI on her double in the first Winthrop win (2/28) … Doubled twice and drove in three runs as part of a 3-for-4 outing in the Judi Garman Classic victory over Indiana (3/4) … Walked twice in two separate games at No. 14/13 Tennessee, scoring a run in the Friday night win (3/10) … Posted a 2-for-2 day and drove in the first run in the rally to down USC Upstate (3/15) … Collected hits in all three games at No. 9/9 Alabama (3/24-26), adding a walk and two runs in the win … Scored twice and had a hit and a walk in the triumph over No. 1/2 Florida State (4/14) … Tallied her only triple of the year, a two-RBI knock, as part of the game-one win over Charleston Southern (4/18) … Hit a sacrifice fly as a pinch hitter that proved to be the deciding run in the Saturday win over No. 18/19 LSU (5/6) … Garnered a spot on the Southeastern Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll as well as being named a National Fastpitch Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete.

2016 (FRESHMAN): 
Drew 59 starts in the outfield as a true freshman, 49 in right and 10 in center … Posted a .430 on-base percentage, second on the team and the best ever for a Gamecock freshman … Also ranked second on the team with 11 doubles and 26 walks, while her 12 hit-by-pitches tied for third on the team … Did not commit an error, the seventh-such qualifying season for a Gamecock outfielder in the Southeastern Conference era (since 1997) … Walked twice in her debut against No. 2/2 Michigan (2/12) … Posted a two-RBI double later that day at USF … Knocked her first career home run as part of a 2-for-3 day, with her homer providing the difference in the triumph over Virginia Tech (2/13) … Went 2-for-3 in the first three games of the Gamecock Invitational (2/19-21) … In the middle of that stretch, she blasted two home runs, tying the program single-game record, while driving in three in the win … In the final game of the tournament, Winthrop hit her twice (2/21) … Doubled and homered to go with three RBI in the win at UC Santa Barbara (2/27) … Had consecutive three-hit, three-RBI outings in the Carolina Classic against UConn and Kennesaw State (3/5-6) … Doubled twice against the Huskies as well as starting a 9-3-2 double play that kept the game tied in the top of the 10th… Those plays helped her garner SEC Co-Freshman of the Week honors on March 7 … Went 2-for-3 with four RBI in the game-two win over Buffalo (3/16) … Doubled in both wins over Troy (4/2-3), scoring twice on Sunday … Went 2-for-4 with her first career triple against Georgia Southern (4/19) … Had an RBI double to go with a run and a walk in the victory against Furman (4/26) … Went 3-for-3 in Sunday’s rain-shortened finale against No. 4/4 Alabama (5/1) … Posted doubles in the first two games of the NCAA Tallahassee Regional, including in a 2-for-4 outing on Saturday against No. 7/7 Florida State (5/20-21) … Added a sacrifice fly in the elimination game win over No. 24/24 USF (5/21) … Named to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll and a National Fastpitch Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete.

HIGH SCHOOL: 
Earned four letters at Ayala High … Made the CalHiSports.com All-State team as a senior as well as the Max Preps Large Schools All-California team … Three-time first-team all-league selection … Twice garnered first-team All-Academic team … Hit .620 as a senior with five home runs, six triples and 16 doubles among her 49 hits … As a junior, she hit .424 with four triples … Her Bulldogs teams went to the CIF semifinals in 2013 and to the quarterfinals in 2014 … Also played water polo for three years, earning second-team all-league honors as a junior … Graduated with honors and among the top 10 in her class … A scholar-athlete all four years.

PERSONAL: 
Kennedy Lyn Clark is the daughter of Gene and Kelley Clark and has two siblings, Kayla and Jordan … Chose South Carolina over Oregon, Georgia and Arkansas … Says Ronda Rousey is her favorite athlete … Majoring in public health.