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21  Kai Clark
Kai Clark

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Kapolei, Hawai'i

High School:
Kapolei

Height:
5-9

Position:
Catcher

B/T:
R/R


05/10/2012

ECU Ends Season With Loss To Marshall In C-USA Championship

Sophomore Jill Jelnick Drives In Pirates' Run

05/08/2012

ECU Goes For Third-Straight Championship

Pirates Face Thundering Herd At 5:30 p.m. ET Thursday

05/06/2012

Pirates Drop Finale At Memphis 5-3

Junior Kai Clark And Sophomore Jasmine Robbins Combine For Four Hits, Two Runs

05/05/2012

Softball Comes Back Twice For Sweep Of Memphis

Senior Suzanne Riggs Goes Five-For-Six In Doubleheader, Drives In Winning Run In Game Two

05/05/2012

Softball Looks For Third C-USA Series Sweep

Pirates Face Tigers At 1:00 p.m. ET

04/29/2012

Marshall Highlights

Watch highlights of East Carolina's 3-0 victory over Marshall on Senior Day.

04/21/2012

Southern Miss Highlights

Watch highlights from ECU's Saturday sweep of Southern Miss.

03/28/2012

UNC Wilmington Highlights

Watch highlights from East Carolina's sweep of UNC Wilmington.

03/24/2012

ECU-UTEP Game 1 Highlights

Watch highlights from East Carolina's 12-4 victory over UTEP.

03/24/2012

ECU-UTEP Game 2 Highlights

Watch highlights from East Carolina's 11-10 victory over UTEP.

01/11/2011

Kai Clark

Kai Clark

Career Statistics Get Acrobat Reader

As A Junior (2012)
2012 Game-by-Game Statistics

As A Sophomore (2011)
2011 Game-by-Game Statistics
Served as the team's primary catcher, starting at that position for 42 of the team's 62 games, and experiencing action in 51 contests ... Tallied a career-high six doubles and 25 assists while matching personal best with seven runners caught stealing during the campaign ... Led ECU with 361 putouts, the sixth most in Conference USA ... Finished fifth on the team with 17 runs batted in ... Drove in two or more runs in a game five times and collected four multiple-hit contests ... Five multi-RBI games were tied for the third most on the squad ... Batted from third to eighth in the order, hitting most often in the sixth (15) and seventh (11) slots ... Pirates posted a 10-1 mark when in the seven hole ... When swinging at the first pitch of an at-bat, hit .333 ... A pull hitter who recorded 16 of 21 base hits to left or center field ... Excelled in neutral site games, batting a team second-best .313 with four RBI, three walks and two doubles ... Hit .304 during March with 11 runs batted in and a .565 slugging percentage ... Went 2-2 with two RBI and a run scored against Northern Colorado (3/6) ... Accounted for three of ECU's four runs in series-opening win over Memphis (3/12) ... Drove in game-winning run in Tulsa opener (3/26) with bases-loaded walk and tallied a career-high three RBI in Tulsa series finale (3/27).

As A Freshman (2010)
2010 Game-by-Game Statistics
Started 61 of the team's 62 games with 58 of those starts coming at catcher and the remaining three as the designated player ... Reached base 40.0 percent of the time when leading off an inning ... Went 3-7 (.429) with the bases loaded ... Drove in 12-of-20 runners (60.0 percent) from third base with fewer than two outs, the third-best conversion rate on the team ... Collected three multiple-hit games and four two-RBI contests ... Put together a six-game hitting streak (2/19-27), the fifth-longest on the team ... Hit most often in the ninth spot of the lineup, with the Pirates going 17-4 in those contests ... Team also went 12-3 while batting cleanup ... Led Conference USA in defensive chances (470) and putouts (446) ... Finished the season with seven runners caught stealing ... Paced the squad in walks with 24 ... Drew two or more walks in a game five times ... Walked four times at Florida (2/20), becoming the first Pirate to receive four free passes in a contest since Kate Manuse against Marshall March 6, 2005 ... Hit a two-run, game-winning home run against Penn State (2/28) for the first long ball of career.

Kapolei High School
Four-year varsity letterwinner who was a four-time all-Oahu Interscholastic Association (OIA) and all-state selection ... Named Second-Team All-OIA as a freshman and made the first team the other three years ... Honorable mention all-state selection at catcher as a freshman and second-team all-state as a third baseman sophomore and junior seasons ... Capped career by making first-team all-state as a senior third baseman ... Earned one letter in volleyball as a middle/outside hitter ... Honor roll student.

Personal
Intended academic major is biology ... Daughter of Joe Clark ... Born in Yuma, Ariz.

Get to know the 2012 Pirate softball players

Question Answer
Favorite midnight snack: Cookies and cream ice cream
First restaurant I have to go to when I'm back home: Zippy's
Favorite professional sports team: St. Louis Cardinals
Favorite app for my phone: Words With Friends
When I launch the internet, the first page I go to is: Facebook
Favorite quote: "Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence." - Vince Lombardi
Dream job: A veterinarian at the San Diego or St. Louis Zoo
Three things on my bucket list are: 1. Go to Ireland 2. Hold a koala 3. Ride on an elephant
I wear my uniform number because: It was my dad's number for all the sports he played
My favorite softball memory is: Winning the 2010 Conference USA Championship
My routine on game day is: I always have to put in my purple contacts and braid my hair
Advice I would give to young girls who want to play softball: Only play if you truly love the game and are willing to dedicate your time to it

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