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{{Infobox MLB player
| name        = Brad Chalk 
| image       = Brad Chalk 2008.jpg
| caption     = Chalk as a member of the Class AA San Antonio Missions in 2008.
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| number      = 
| position    = Outfielder
| birth_date   = {{birth date and age|1986|01|20}}
| birth_place  = Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
| bats        = Left
| throws      = Left
}}

'''Bradley W. Chalk''' (born January 20, 1986)<ref name="BRPlayer">[https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=chalk-001bra Brad Chalk Player] baseball-reference.com, URL accessed August 20, 2009</ref> is an American former baseball player for the Altoona Curve, Double-A Eastern League affiliates of the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Chalk attended Riverside High School, where he was named a high school All-American by the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper.  He played three seasons of college baseball for Clemson, where he majored in sports management.<ref name="ClemProfile"/><ref name="ClemProfile">[http://clemsontigers.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/chalk_brad00.html Brad Chalk Profile] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080528012101/http://clemsontigers.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/chalk_brad00.html |date=May 28, 2008 }} clemsontigers.com, URL accessed August 20, 2009</ref>

He entered the MLB draft following his 2007 junior season. He was selected in the 2nd round by the San Diego Padres<ref name="BRPlayer" /> and signed for a bonus of $300,000. In preparation for the jump to Double-A, in the off-season, Chalk bulked up to 190 lbs. from his previous weight of 180 lbs.

On December 9, 2010, Chalk was claimed by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the San Diego Padres in the AAA portion of the Rule 5 draft.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.swrnn.com/southwest-riverside/2010-12-12/local-county-news/former-storm-mvp-brad-chalk-heads-to-pittsburgh |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-11-13 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101215135526/http://www.swrnn.com/southwest-riverside/2010-12-12/local-county-news/former-storm-mvp-brad-chalk-heads-to-pittsburgh |archivedate=December 15, 2010 |df=mdy }} Southwest Riverside News Network(swrnn.com), accessed January 16, 2011</ref>  On March 27, 2012, Chalk was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

==Coaching career==
For the 2013 season, Chalk returned to Clemson to complete his degree.  He served as a student assistant coach for the baseball team.<ref name=clemsonqf13>{{cite web |title=2013 Clemson Quick Facts |url=http://www.nmnathletics.com/fls/28500/pdf/baseball/2012-13/ClemsonQuickFacts.pdf?SPSID=657829 |publisher=Clemson Sports Information |accessdate=January 19, 2013 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6Dn0QEXmG?url=http://www.nmnathletics.com/fls/28500/pdf/baseball/2012-13/ClemsonQuickFacts.pdf?SPSID=657829 |archivedate=January 19, 2013 |deadurl=yes |df=mdy }}</ref>

==References==
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*[https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=chalk-001bra Baseball reference – minors]

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