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  Alex Wilson

Alex Wilson

Player Profile

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Hurricane, W.Va.
High School:
Hurricane
Last College:
Winthrop Univ
Height / Weight:
6-1 / 205
Position:
RHP
Experience:
RS
Bats/Throws:
R/R

2008: Redshirted ... played summer ball for the Falmouth (Mass.) Commodores of the prestigious Cape Cod League ... appeared in 10 games, starting seven ... went 0-1 with a 4.60 ERA ... struck out 36 in 29.1 innings of work while holding opponents to a .239 average ... selected by the Chicago Cubs in the 10th round (311th overall pick) of the 2008 June draft.

2007 (SOPHOMORE/WINTHROP UNIV): In 16 starts, went 6-4 with a 2.51 ERA in holding opponents to a paltry .207 average in 111 innings of work ... a first-team All-Big South selection, posted a 5-2 record with a 2.17 ERA and a .175 opponent average in league play ... was named to the College Baseball Foundation National Honor Roll (March 27) after tossing a complete-game four-hitter and striking out 14 in a 4-2 win over VMI (March 23) ... a two-time Big South Pitcher of the Week honoree ... named to the Collegiate Baseball preseason All-America first-team and was selected Big South Preseason Pitcher of the Year ... saw very limited action for the Falmouth (Mass.) Commodores in the Cape Cod League.

2006 (FRESHMAN/WINTHROP UNIV): Burst on to the collegiate scene with a tremendous freshman campaign (13-3, 3.78 ERA) ... was named Collegiate Baseball's National Freshman Pitcher of the Year and selected to the publication's All-America third-team ... was named the Big South Conference's Freshman of the Year and earned first-team all-conference honors after leading the league in strikeouts (143), strikeouts looking, wins (13), innings pitched (138) and starts (19) ... helped the Eagles to the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional championship game, where they fell to eventual national runner-up and host North Carolina ... three-time Big South Pitcher of the Week honoree ... defeated 16th-ranked Miami in Coral Gables in the first start of his career (Feb. 5: 8 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K) ... followed that up with a win at Alabama in his next start ... also earned victories against No. 19 Wake Forest (April 5: 7 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 9 K) and at No. 4 Clemson (April 18: 8 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 0 BB, 5 K) ... fanned a career-high 16 batters in win over High Point (May 13).

AT HURRICANE HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year letterwinner for coach Billy Joe Hicks at Hurricane High School (Hurricane, W.Va.) ... was a three-time all-conference, all-county and all-state honoree ... as a senior (2005), along with those accolades, was named West Virginia Gatorade Player of the Year and Pro-Line State Player of the Year ... also named first-team District 2 All-American and Putnam County Player of the Year ... tossed a perfect game during his senior campaign, striking out 15 ... helped the Redskins win the state title as a freshman (2002) ... high school jersey, No. 5, is retired ... also lettered one season in basketball.

PERSONAL: William Alexander Wilson is the son of Jim and Ann Wilson of Hurricane, W.Va. ... born November 3, 1986 in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia ... majoring in university studies... the oldest of four children, has a brother, Harrison, and two younger sisters, Emily and Barbara ... enjoys fishing, hunting and playing golf in his spare time ... career goal outside of baseball is to graduate and to coach on the collegiate level.

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