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Ohio State Overview
• Three-time OSU Scholar-Athlete (2020, 2021, 2022)
• Had a .288 career batting average in 77 games with seven home runs and 25 RBI
• Graduated in the spring of 2022 and plans to attend nursing school
Career Honors
• OSU Scholar-Athlete (2020, 21, 22)
• Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Feb. 10, Feb. 17, 2020)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2021)
• Big Ten Sportsmanship Honoree
As a Junior (2022)
• Played in 35 games and started 14
• Had 16 pinch-hit at-bats
• Hit a two-run pinch hit home run vs. Indiana (March 25)
• Went 3-for-4 with a solo home run in a 8-5 win over Louisville (Feb. 12)
• Had three straight multi-hit games vs. Liberty, Stetson and North Carolina (Feb. 19-20)
• Hit a two-run single in a 6-2 win over South Carolina (Feb. 26)
As a Sophomore (2021)
• Was limited by an early-season injury and played in 10 games
• Had a bases-loaded RBI single in a 12-0 five-inning win over Illinois (5/7)
• Also drive in runs vs. Iowa (2/26) and Nebraska (2/28)
• Went 2-for-3 with and run scored and a triple vs. Northwestern (3/12)
As a Freshman (2020)
• Started all 18 games
• Batted .444, which ranked second in the Big Ten, with a .778 slugging percentage
• Had a 1.000 fielding clip while covering first base
• Lead the Buckeyes with 24 hits, 13 RBI and five home runs
• Also had 42 total bases, seven runs and three doubles
• Paced the team with 10 multi-hit games and four multi-RBI outings
• Had the longest hitting streak for OSU with eight games (2/16-3/7)
• Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week after hitting .545 with a .818 slugging clip, .615 on-base percentage, six hits and three runs at the Carolina Classic (2/7-9)
• Went 2-for-3 in her Buckeye debut at South Carolina (2/7)
• Belted the first home run of her career, a go-ahead two-run shot, slugged 1.250 with five total bases versus NDSU (2/8)
• Was 2-for-2 with a walk against UNCG (2/9)
• Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week after batting .500 with a 1.250 slugging percentage, six hits, four RBI, three home runs and three runs scored at the Big Ten/ACC Challenge (2/14-16)
• Had two hits, including a solo home run, at NC State (2/14)
• Knocked back-to-back home runs, a solo and two-run shot, against Notre Dame (2/16)
• Roped a two-run homer versus Pacific (2/22)
• Had two hits, including a two-RBI double, against UIC (2/23)
• Totaled two hits, one run and one RBI versus Wright State (3/7)
Prior to Ohio State
• Four-time All-MOAC and All-District first team performer
• Earned All-Ohio honors in her final three years
• Voted District Player of the Year as a senior
• Batted .524 with 59 RBI, 43 hits, 10 home runs and a 1.012 slugging percentage in her final season
• Played club ball for the Ohio Lasers Blue
Personal
• Daughter of Willis and Natalie Clark
• Has two siblings, Emily and Colton
• Her sister, Emily, played softball at Ohio State and was a four-year starter (2015-19)
