A.J. Clark Class: Freshman Hometown: Colorado Springs, CO High School: Colorado Springs Chrisian Height / Weight: 6-2 / 185 Position: INF Academic Major: Criminal Justice

High School: Played baseball at Colorado Springs Christian because Monument Academy doesn't field a baseball team ... Earned First Team Class 3A All-State honors from the mound as a senior, going 5-1 with a 1.04 ERA and 48 strikeouts ... Also played in the Colorado Rockies Senior Top 50 Game at Coors Field during the spring ... Hit .560 with seven doubles, four triples, and one home run as a junior ... Also stole nine bases .... Went 3-1 with a 1.75 ERA in 25 innings, striking out 33, on the mound ... Played for the Colorado Jets during the summer, hitting .489 (68-for-139) and had a .550 on-base percentage while scoring 48 runs ...Posted a 3-1 record with four saves, and had a 2.29 ERA to go with it.

Personal: Born on Oct. 12, 1988 ... Son of Mike and Linda Clark ... Has a sister, Madison ... Majoring in criminal justice ... Favorite food is macaroni and cheese ... Favorite movie is "Oceans 11" ... Favorite TV show is "House" ... Favorite book is "Ball Four" by Jim Bouton ... Favorite baseball player is Alex Rodriguez ... Admires his father.