Wilson Named Collegiate Baseball Preseason All-American

TUCSON, Ariz. – For the second consecutive season, NC State baseball's Will Wilson has been named a Preseason All-American by Collegiate Baseball, announced Monday by the organization.

The Kings Mountain, N.C., native earned a spot on the second team and also secured Collegiate Baseball Second Team All-America honors following a stellar sophomore campaign. Wilson was recently tabbed one of the top 50 prospects for the 2019 MLB Draft by MLB Pipeline.

He spent the summer as a member of the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team (CNT) and traveled to Cuba with the team.

After claiming Freshman All-America honors from Collegiate Baseball in his initial season with the Wolfpack, Wilson put together a .307 batting average as a sophomore to go along with 53 RBIs and 15 home runs. He was one of seven Wolfpack players to claim All-ACC honors and one of four named to the first team.

The Pack's shortstop made program history during the season by becoming the first NC State player to claim ACC Player of the Week honors three times in a season. Wilson hit 10 home runs against ACC teams, which tied for the third most in conference games and is the most among returning players. He was named one of 35 semifinalists for the Dick Howser Trophy, which is given annually to the top player in collegiate baseball.

Wilson was also selected to the Brooks Wallace Award Watch List, which is presented to the nation's top shortstop. He was tabbed National Player of the Week by Collegiate Baseball and College Sports Madness, along with NCBWA National Hitter of the Week during the season.

He finished third on the Wolfpack with 19 multi-hit games and tied for the team lead with 14 multi-RBI games.

NC State will open the 2019 season by hosting the Bucknell Bison from Feb. 15-17 for a three-game series at Doak Field at Dail Park.

2019 NC State Baseball season tickets are on sale now and can be purchased by visiting GoPack.com/Pack9Tickets or Wolfpack fans can call the NC State Athletics Ticket Office at 919-865-1510.

Season Ticket Prices for NC State Baseball
Adults: $160
Youth (17 and under): $128
Seniors (55 and older): $128
Faculty & Staff: $128

Wilson Named Collegiate Baseball Preseason All-American

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