Derek Clark Earns Third Team All-America Honors From The ABCA
MIDLAND, MICH. – Derek Clark from the Northwood University baseball team has been named a Third Team All-American by the American College Baseball Coaches (ABCA).
The All-American teams were announced Friday (June). The teams are voted on by members of the American Baseball Coaches Association and the process is led by the ABCA NCAA Div. II All-America Committee.
Clark's record-breaking career continued this season, ending the year 10-2 overall with a 2.78 ERA. A three-time All-Region honoree, Clark set Northwood records for strikeouts in a seaons (104) and innings pitched (103 2/3) this season. Clark also holds the NU career records for wins (22), strikeouts (259) and innings pitches (264.0). He has earned All-Region honors in each of the last two years for the Timberwolves.
So far this post season, Clark has earned First Team All-Great Midwest, been named to the G-MAC All-Tournament team, earned First Team All-Region from three different sources and been named an All-American by both Division II Conference Commissioners Association and the ABCA.
Northwood finished the year 42-19 overall, winning both the Great Midwest Athletic Conference regular season and tournament titles.