High school
• Played for American Heritage High School for head coach Todd Fitz-Gerald
• Had a 9-1 record and a 2.36 ERA as a senior in 2009
• Registered 78 strikeouts and held opposing hitters to a .198 batting average
• Named second-team all-state 3-A by the Florida Sportswriters Association
• Helped lead American Heritage to a 31-4 mark before losing his first decision in the state championship game
• Transferred to American Heritage from Massilon High School in Massilon, Ohio, midway through the 2008-09 school year
• Was the starting quarterback for the Massilon High School football team as a senior in 2008

MLB Draft
• Taken by the Boston Red Sox in the 32nd round of the 2009 draft

Personal
• Born June 11, 1991
• Is the son of Karen Clark
• Enrolled in the First-Year College