Emory Assistant Baseball Coach Mike Clark Accepts Head Coaching Position At Denison University

After six seasons as an assistant coach for the Emory University baseball team, Mike Clark has been named the new head baseball coach at Denison University in Granville, Ohio.

During Clark's six seasons with the team, the Eagles compiled a 186-72-1 record, good for a .718 winning percentage.  He helped lead the Eagles to a second-place national finish in 2007 and trips to the NCAA regional tournaments in 2004, 2006 and 2007.  Emory won the UAA Championship four times under Clark, and never finished worse than second in the conference in his six campaigns.

"Having spent six years at Emory, the team has become a part of my family," said Clark.  "I'm happy to have been a part of three regional teams, a World Series team, and a national runner-up.  It has been an honor to work under Coach Twardoski, and with so many gifted student-athletes, and it is an experience I will cherish forever."

Clark worked with Emory's hitters and catchers from his arrival in 2004 through the 2008 season, before serving as the Eagles' pitching coach in 2009.  He helped coach three All-Americans at Emory, in addition to three players who were selected in the Major League Baseball draft, and four who went on to play minor league baseball.

"We have been very successful in the six years he has been with us, and Mike has been a vital part of that success," said Emory head coach Mike Twardoski.  "He has done everything we asked of him, from working with hitters to serving as our pitching coach last year.  I know, with his work ethic, he will be successful in all future endeavors."

"I'm excited for the opportunity to bring my experiences from Emory to Denison as a head coach," said Clark.