ORLANDO, Fla. – Orlando City B announced four new additions on Tuesday, with former Portland Timbers 2 forward Ben Polk being joined by a trio of midfielder with USL experience in Paul Clowes, Austin Martz and Jordan Schweitzer for the 2017 USL regular season. The signings are pending league and federation approval.

A former standout in the PDL for K-W United FC, with whom he won a championship in 2015, Polk scored one goal in 25 appearances for T2 in his first professional season. Born in Arizona, Polk grew up in Banbury, England, played collegiately at Genesee Community College and Herkimer College in Upstate New York. The striker then committed to play for Syracuse University in 2015 where he scored 12 goals and added five assists in one season for the Orange before Portland selected him with the 20th overall pick in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft.

“Ben has a fantastic work ethic and presses really well, which will be important to us,” said OCB Head Coach Anthony Pulis. “He is a very good finisher and has genuine potential to be a big player for us this year.”