UC Santa Barbara
2016: The team's opening day third baseman, Clark entered 47 games for UCSB as a senior including 44 starts, all at third base ... Slashed .268/.329/.342 with eight extra-base hits and 15 RBIs in 149 at-bats ... Batted .259 in the postseason, fourth best among UCSB regulars ... Started at 3B in all three games of the College World Series, going 2-8 with a pair of singles and one RBI ... Went 2-7 in the Super Regionals with a single in both games ... Had three hits in 12 ABs in the Nashville Regional, with one hit in each game ... Missed 14 games in May due to a knee injury ... Team went 32-11-1 in his starts ... Had an eight-game hit streak to open the year ... Batted .338 with runners on base ... Was named to the Tony Gwynn Classic All-Tournament Team in February after helping UCSB to the championship with a 7-12 line, seven RBIs, and three extra-base hits ... Batted .146 away from Caesar Uyesaka Stadium ... Hit .481 in February ... Set career highs in hits, runs, doubles, triples, extra-base hits, walks, and strikeouts ... Suffered his knee injury on May 1 in the series finale against Hawaii, colliding with UH catcher Kekai Rios at home plate as he scored a walk-off run.
2015: Made 16 appearances in his junior season, making 11 starts ... All of his starts came at third base ... Crafted a .231/.268/.385 slash line in 39 at-bats ... Had nine hits, scored six runs, drew one walk, drove in nine runs. and struck out nine times ... Slugged his first career home run and had a career-best four RBIs as part of a 2-5 day against Wichita State in a 8-0 UCSB win on Mar. 15 ... Had two doubles and three RBIs in an 18-4 win over LMU on Mar. 24 ... Didn't appear after Apr. 21 due to injury ... Had two errors for a .923 fielding percentage ... Team went 9-2 in his starts ... Hit .286 (6-21) with runners on base and .333 (5-15) with runners in scoring position.
2014: Entered 34 games for UCSB as a sophomore, including 19 starts ... Started 14 games at third base, four at shortstop, and one at second base ... Ended the year with a .219 batting average, .301 on-base percentage, .297 slugging percentage, 14 hits, 13 runs, five doubles, 14 RBIS, 11 strikeouts, five walks, and two stolen bases (three attempts) in 64 at-bats ... Team went 12-2 in his starts at third base .... Ended the year on a season-best three-game hit streak ... Had an OBP of .421 when leading off an inning ... Had a hit in both of his pinch-hit at-bats ... Had four hits – two apiece in a double header – on Mar. 22 against Wagner ... His best offensive game of the season came in the opener of the Wagner doubleheader, as he tied or set season-highs with two hits, three runs scored, two RBIs, a double, and a stolen base ... Had a fantastic summer league campaign for the Fairbanks Goldpanners of the Alaska Baseball League, slashing .346/.430/.432 and reaching the NBC World Series.
2013: As a freshman, appeared in 35 games with 23 starts ... Hit .231 with 14 runs scored and 12 RBIs ... Had a fielding percentage of .942 ... Played mostly at third base, also saw time at second ... Started 19 straight games from Apr. 2-May 5 ... Had three RBIs in the regular season finale at UC Davis ... Hit .345 on the year with the bases empty.
High School: A three-year letter winner at Clovis West HS in Fresno … played shortstop for head coach Kevin Patrick and the Golden Eagles … In his senior season he batted .429 with 12 stolen bases … Also competed in football … Earned All-League and All-Valley honors … Earned 2012 Male Athlete of the Year.
Personal: Born Ryan Joseph Clark on Nov. 30, 1993 in Fresno, Calif. to parents Joe and Sharlesa … Has one younger sibling, Bobby … Currently majoring in business economics … Favorite teams are the San Francisco 49ers and Giants … Favorite athlete is David Eckstein … Most memorable sports moment was winning Male Athlete of the Year in high school … Favorite movie is Shooter … Favorite novel is The Mind Gym … Listens to hip-hop … Hobbies include playing golf … enjoys watching ESPN.
