BELLE GLADE – Marquis Clarke will go down as a Glades Day legend in more ways than one.
The Gators ‘24 superstar earned MVP honors from his team on the night of Monday, May 13 at his school’s athletic awards ceremony inside the Glades Day gymnasium. He shared the honor with Jadin Herrera.
Three days later, the 5-foot-9, 175-pound athlete officially ended his college recruiting process by signing his letter of intent (LOI) with Florida Memorial University for baseball.
Watch the signing ceremony below, as well as Clarke’s reasoning for his decision to go with Florida Memorial and more.
In 23 total games (15-8 final record for Glades Day; reached District 8-1A title game), Clarke posted the following statistics:
BATTING
•69 at-bats
•32 runs
•33 hits
•35 RBI’s
•6 doubles
•2 triples
•2 home runs
•22 stolen bases
•12 walks
•3 hit by pitch
•9 strikeouts
.478 batting average
PITCHING
•3-2 record
•3.72 ERA (earned run average)
•45 strikeouts in 26 1/3 innings pitched
Glades Day baseball head coach Rene Leon Jr. spoke on Clarke’s amazing senior season at the Muck’s only K-12 private school and more. Listen to the commentary by Leon Jr. for yourself right below.
Glades Day football head coach and athletic director Zach Threkeld chimed in on Clarke’s amazing achievements and more.
PLEASE NOTE: Clarke will be an official high school graduate and alum from Glades Day tomorrow evening (Friday, May 17; 7 p.m.). And on the next day (Saturday, May 18), he will officially wrap up all high school-related activities by playing in the Florida Baseball Classic All-Star Game at the Ballpark of the Palm Beaches in West Palm Beach.
We will be following Clarke’s baseball journey from Glades Day in Belle Glade to Florida Memorial in Miami. We wish him nothing but the best in all of his current and future endeavors.
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