2019 Baseball Roster
Wilson, Will
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Thursday, May 29
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Tuesday, June 11
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Saturday, June 08
Jersey Number 8
Will Wilson
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Kings Mountain, N.C.
- High School:
- Kings Mountain
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 184
Bio
Honors / Awards
Consensus All-American (2019)
ACC Defensive Player of the Year (2019)
First Team All-ACC (2019)
Brooks Wallace Award Finalist (2019)
No. 15 overall draft pick to the Los Angeles Angels (2019)
USA Baseball Collegiate National Team (2018)
Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalist (2018)
Collegiate Baseball Second Team All-American (2018)
NCBWA Third Team All-American (2018)
All-ACC First Team (2018)
Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American (2017)
D1Baseball Freshman All-American (2017)
ACC All-Freshman Team (2017)
USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Training Camp Invitee (2017)
2019 - Junior Season
2018 - Sophomore Season
2017 - Freshman Season
High School / Prep Career
Consensus All-American (2019)
ACC Defensive Player of the Year (2019)
First Team All-ACC (2019)
Brooks Wallace Award Finalist (2019)
No. 15 overall draft pick to the Los Angeles Angels (2019)
USA Baseball Collegiate National Team (2018)
Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalist (2018)
Collegiate Baseball Second Team All-American (2018)
NCBWA Third Team All-American (2018)
All-ACC First Team (2018)
Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American (2017)
D1Baseball Freshman All-American (2017)
ACC All-Freshman Team (2017)
USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Training Camp Invitee (2017)
2019 - Junior Season
- Started 55 games at shortstop, missing eight mid-season due to injury
- Led the team with a .335 batting average, 20 doubles, 16 home runs and a .661 slugging percentage, and those numbers ranked top 15 in the ACC
- Finished first on the team with 16 multi-RBI games and second with 23 multi-hit performances
- Turned in three four-hit outings, going 4-for-6 at NC Central (3/6), 4-for-5 vs. South Carolina (4/2) and 4-for-4 at UNC (5/17)
- Drove in a season-best four RBIs on four separate occasions
- Held a nine-game hit streak from March 26-April 7, as well as a 20-game reached-base streak from Feb. 19-March 23
- Finished T8th all-time in career doubles (58) and homers (39) and ninth in total bases (407)
- Drafted as the No. 15 overall pick to the Los Angeles Angels, becoming the first Wolfpack player to go in the first round since the duo of Carlos Rodon and Trea Turner in 2014
- Named one of five finalists for the Brooks Wallace Award, which is awarded to the nation’s top shortstop
- Named the Pack’s first-ever ACC Defensive Player of the Year and a First Team All-ACC selection
- Became NC State’s first consensus All-American since 2012 after earning a spot on the Collegiate Baseball, Baseball America, NCBWA, ABCA, Perfect Game, DI Baseball and College Baseball Foundation lists
2018 - Sophomore Season
- Followed a stellar freshman campaign with a standout sophomore season, putting together a .307 batting average
- Led the Wolfpack with 16 doubles and was tied for second on the team with 15 home runs
- Hit 10 home runs against ACC teams, which tied for the third most in conference games
- Made program history during the season by becoming the first NC State player to claim ACC Player of the Week honors three times
- Named one of 35 semifinalists for the Dick Howser Trophy, which is given annually to the top player in collegiate baseball
- Collected a spot on the Brooks Wallace Award Watch List, which is presented to the nation's top shortstop
- Tabbed National Player of the Week by Collegiate Baseball and College Sports Madness, along with NCBWA National Hitter of the Week after tallying a .550 batting average to go along with 12 RBIs following games against James Madison and Wake Forest
- Finished third on the Wolfpack with 19 multi-hit games and tied for the team lead with 14 multi-RBI games
2017 - Freshman Season
- One of just two Wolfpack players to start all 61 games and one of a few freshmen in the ACC to start all of its team's games
- Started 57 games at second base, two at shortstop and a pair at designated hitter
- Finished the year with a .300 batting average to go along with 72 hits, tying with classmate Brad Debo for the second most on the team
- Tied for the ACC lead with 21 doubles, the second-highest total for any freshman in the nation
- Hit eight home runs to rank second among ACC rookies in that category
- Tallied 48 RBIs to pace all ACC freshmen and finish second on the team
- Led the Pack with 14 multi-RBI games, highlighted by two four-RBI performances and two three-RBI games
- Ended his freshman campaign second on the squad with 20 multi-hit games, including a team-best three four-hit outings
High School / Prep Career
- Batted .535 (38-for-71) with five doubles, two triples, 14 home runs and 29 RBIs in 26 games played as a senior in 2016
- Had a .673 on-base percentage and a 1.253 slugging percentage for an other-worldly 1.927 OPS
- Earned 3-A all-state honors by the North Carolina Baseball Coaches Association
- Played in the 2016 North Carolina/South Carolina Baseball Challenge
- Batted .388 with a .481 OBP and a .597 slugging percentage as a junior in 2015
- Hit .429 with eight doubles, a triple, four homers and 18 RBIs in 23 games as a sophomore in 2014, with a .461 on-base percentage and a .690 slugging percentage