Jordan Clark (softball)
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| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Florida Atlantic |
| Conference | AAC |
| Record | 121–47 (.720) |
| Biographical details | |
| Alma mater | Miami University |
| Playing career | |
| 2009–2012 | Miami (OH) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2016–2018 | Arkansas (vol asst.) |
| 2019–2022 | Ohio State (asst.) |
| 2023–Present | Florida Atlantic |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 121–47 (.720) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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Jordan Clark is an American softball coach who is currently the head coach at Florida Atlantic.[1]
Miami Redhawks
Clark played at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio from 2009-12.[2]
As a freshman in 2009, Clark was named to the All-MAC Second Team and the All-MAC Freshman Team. She led the Redhawks in batting average (.333), at-bats (.174), hits (58), walks (20), hit-by-pitches (6), on-base percentage (.420), and stolen bases (6, tied for lead).
Clark was named to the MAC All-Tournament Team as a sophomore in 2010 after hitting .615 (8-for-13) with five RBI and four runs scored in the event. She was an honorable mention Academic All-MAC selection in 2011 and won the Nan Harvey Sportsmanship Award, as voted on by the MAC head coaches, as a senior in 2012.
Coaching career
Arkansas
Clark served as a volunteer assistant coach at Arkansas from 2016-18. She helped lead the Razorbacks to consecutive trips to the NCAA tournament in 2017 and 2018 and was part of the NFCA Division 1 South Region Coaching Staff of the Year in 2018.[3]
Ohio State
On July 12, 2018, Ohio State hired Clark as an assistant coach under Kelly Kovach Schoenly.[4] She spent four years on the Buckeyes' coaching staff.
Florida Atlantic
On June 24, 2022, Clark was hired as head coach of the Florida Atlantic softball program.[5][6]
In her first season, Clark led the Owls to 35 wins and a fourth-place finish in Conference USA. In her second season, Clark led FAU to the American regular-season title and 41 wins. The Owls were selected with an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, reaching the postseason for the first time since 2016.[7]
The Owls repeated as regular-season champions of The American in 2025 and reached the NCAA tournament for the second consecutive year. Clark led FAU to 45 wins, including a victory over Georgia Tech in the Gainesville Regional.[8]
