Wes Clarke Takes Home Southern League Player of the Week Honors

*BILOXI, MS *– Today, Minor League Baseball announced that Biloxi Shuckers catcher and infielder, Wes Clarke, was named the Southern League Player of the Week for the week of July 31 to August 6.

During this past week’s series against the Pensacola Blue Wahoos, Clarke went 7-23 at the plate with two doubles, five home runs and 12 RBI. His five home runs were tied for the most out of any player in Double-A and tied for the second-most in Minor League Baseball over that span.

This marks the first time in Clarke’s career that he has been honored with a weekly award. Clarke was previously named the Brewers’ Minor League Player of the Month in June of this year,

Entering today, Clarke is among the Southern League leaders in home runs (T-2^nd, 18), walk rate (2^nd, 16.3%), isolated power (5^th, .250), OPS (10^th, .837) and wRC+ (11^th, 121). Clarke’s 18 home runs are the most in any season of his professional career, and the most since he hit 23 during his final year of college at the University of South Carolina in 2021.

Individual tickets, group outings, Shuck Nation memberships and Flex Plans for the 2023 Biloxi Shuckers season are available now by calling (228) 233-3465 or visiting biloxishuckers.com.

ABOUT THE BILOXI SHUCKERS:

The Biloxi Shuckers are the Double-A Affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. The Shuckers are members of the Southern League and play at MGM Park in Biloxi, Mississippi. For more information please visit biloxishuckers.com and follow us on Twitter @biloxishuckers and at facebook.com/biloxishuckers.

ABOUT SHUCKERS BASEBALL, LLC:

Shuckers Baseball, LLC is a MS entity owned and operated by John Tracy. Shuckers Baseball operates the Biloxi Shuckers baseball franchise, including operating MGM Park for Biloxi Shuckers minor league baseball games and other entertainment and recreational events.