Drew Clark enters his fifth season on the Alabama State baseball staff, his fifth as assistant coach under Head Coach Mervyl Melendez. Clark works with ASU’s catchers and assists with hitting and recruiting.
Clark helped catcher Richard Gonzalez to develop into one of the best catchers in the nation in earning freshman All-America honors in 2012 as he became a three-time All-SWAC selection. Gonzalez threw out 70 base stealers, while picking 20 runners of base in his career.
Gonzalez, along with SS Emmanuel Marrero and OF Richard Amion would form the trio to lead the Hornets to a program best 89 wins over a three-year period, with all three players earning 2014 first-team All-SWAC honors, and were selected in the 2014 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft. Alabama State scored six or more runs 36 times in 2014, winning on 32 occasions. In 2015, the Hornets scored six or more runs 32 times, winning 26 of those contests.
The Hornets’ power numbers have steadily improved each season. ASU went from sixth in the SWAC in home runs (14) in 2012 to leading the league in round trippers each of the last two seasons (26 in 2013, 35 in 2014). Clark’s efforts helped him earn 2014 Assistant Coach of the Year by the Alabama State Baseball Coaches Association. In 2015, the Hornets were second in the second in the SWAC with 38 home runs.
Clark joined the coaching ranks in 2010 after a four-year career playing catcher at Bethune-Cookman, winning more than 150 games, four Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championships and four appearances in the NCAA Tournament.
Clark is married to the former Carrie D'Ippolito, a native of Ormond Beach, Fla. The couple has one son, Jaxon Colt Clark.
Clark helped catcher Richard Gonzalez to develop into one of the best catchers in the nation in earning freshman All-America honors in 2012 as he became a three-time All-SWAC selection. Gonzalez threw out 70 base stealers, while picking 20 runners of base in his career.
Gonzalez, along with SS Emmanuel Marrero and OF Richard Amion would form the trio to lead the Hornets to a program best 89 wins over a three-year period, with all three players earning 2014 first-team All-SWAC honors, and were selected in the 2014 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft. Alabama State scored six or more runs 36 times in 2014, winning on 32 occasions. In 2015, the Hornets scored six or more runs 32 times, winning 26 of those contests.
The Hornets’ power numbers have steadily improved each season. ASU went from sixth in the SWAC in home runs (14) in 2012 to leading the league in round trippers each of the last two seasons (26 in 2013, 35 in 2014). Clark’s efforts helped him earn 2014 Assistant Coach of the Year by the Alabama State Baseball Coaches Association. In 2015, the Hornets were second in the second in the SWAC with 38 home runs.
Clark joined the coaching ranks in 2010 after a four-year career playing catcher at Bethune-Cookman, winning more than 150 games, four Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championships and four appearances in the NCAA Tournament.
Clark is married to the former Carrie D'Ippolito, a native of Ormond Beach, Fla. The couple has one son, Jaxon Colt Clark.