Brian Bark

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Brian Bark

|position=Pitcher

|image=1988 P&L - Brian Bark (cropped).jpg

|caption=Bark with the Orleans Cardinals in 1988

|bats=Left

|throws=Left

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1968|8|26|mf=y}}

|birth_place=Baltimore, Maryland

|death_date=

|death_place=

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=July 6

|debutyear=1995

|debutteam=Boston Red Sox

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=September 8

|finalyear=1995

|finalteam=Boston Red Sox

|stat3label=Strikeouts

|stat3value=0

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Win–loss record

|stat1value=0–0

|stat2label=Earned run average

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|teams=

Boston Red Sox ({{mlby|1995}})

}}

Brian Stuart Bark (born August 26, 1968) is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox in the 1995 season. Bark batted and threw left-handed. He serves as the acting EVP and Chief Information Officer for Sinclair Broadcast Group.{{cite web|url=http://sbgi.net/pr-news/sinclair-names-brian-bark-vpchief-information-officer-and-mike-kralec-vptechnical-operations-and-deputy-chief-technology-officer/ |title=Sinclair Names Brian Bark VP/Chief Information Officer And Mike Kralec VP/Technical Operations And Deputy Chief Technology Officer |publisher=Sbgi.net |date= |accessdate=2020-02-02}}

Baseball career

=Amateur=

Bark attended both Randallstown High School and North Carolina State University, where he played college baseball for the Wolfpack.{{cite web|title=North Carolina State University Baseball Players Who Made it to the Major Leagues|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/college/north_carolina_state_university_baseball_players.shtml|work=Baseball-Almanac.com|accessdate=2 July 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051123093529/http://www.baseball-almanac.com/college/north_carolina_state_university_baseball_players.shtml|archivedate=2005-11-23|url-status=dead}} In 1988 and 1989, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Orleans Cardinals of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and was named a league all-star in 1989.{{cite web|author= |url=http://capecodbaseball.org.ismmedia.com/ISM3/std-content/repos/Top/2012website/archives/Current%20Year/All_Time_MLB_CCBL_Alumni.pdf |title=Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League |publisher=capecodbaseball.org |date= |accessdate=September 25, 2019}}{{cite news | title = Baseball & Soccer All-Star Rosters | pages = 22 | newspaper = The Cape Codder | location = Orleans, MA | date = July 18, 1989 | url = https://snow-library.com/viewer/4931?medianame=1989_thecapecodder_vol44_issue57-1_orleans_000022 }} Bark was first drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 28th round of the 1989 amateur draft, but did not sign. He was then drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 12th round of the 1990 amateur draft.

=Professional=

Bark compiled a career minor league pitching record of 36–29 with 10 saves and a 3.56 ERA over 7 seasons.

In 1995, Bark posted a 0–0 record for the MLB Boston Red Sox with a 0.00 ERA in {{frac|2|1|3}} scoreless innings pitched over three appearances.

Personal life

Bark received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications from North Carolina State University and a Master of Science in Information Systems from UMBC.{{cite press release |last= |first= |title=Sinclair Names Brian Bark VP/Chief Information Officer|agency=Sinclair, Inc |access-date=2024-01-22|url=http://sbgi.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Brian-Bark-CIO1.pdf|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20220625134356/https://sbgi.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Brian-Bark-CIO1.pdf|archive-date=2022-06-25|date=2018-06-11|url-status=dead}}

Prior to his current role with Sinclair, Bark was a Strategist at Hewlett Packard Enterprise and held various Executive roles at Smiths Group.