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    Zach Wilson

    Player Profile
    Class:
    Junior

    Hometown:
    Long Beach, Calif.

    High School:
    Wilson

    Height / Weight:
    6-1 / 195

    Position:
    IF

    Experience:
    2V

    Bats/Throws:
    Right/Right

    2011 (Junior): Started all 61 games at first base...hit .258 (61-236) with seven homers and 44 RBI...collected 13 doubles and also stole six bases...was among the conference leaders with eight sacrifice flys...earned Honorable Mention All-Pac-10...drafted in the 21st round of the MLB Draft by the New York Yankees.

    2010 (Sophomore): Appeared in 49 games, mostly as designated hitter, earning Honorable Mention All-Pac-10...hit .349 (65-186) with eight home runs and 45 RBI...also drew 21 walks and hit 17 doubles...played for the Wareham Gatemen in the Cape Cod League over the summer, earning MVP of the All-Star Game played at Fenway Park.

    2009 (Freshman): Appeared in 38 games,mostly at designated hitter...started 26 games...collected 22 hits and nine RBI...had an RBI triple against Texas at the College World Series that gave ASU a ninth-inning lead.

    High School: A 2008 graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach, Calif...earned four varsity letters in baseball and was a team captain his senior season...a first-team all-league selection in each of his last two seasons...part of team that won state title and ended the year ranked No. 1 in the nation by Baseball America in 2007...a 2007 USA Baseball Tournament of the Stars participant.

    MLB Draft: Selected in the 26th round (774th pick overall) by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2008 Major League Baseball draft.

    Personal: Kinesiology major at ASU...mother is Lori Wilson of Long Beach, Calif...says the great baseball program was the reason he chose to attend ASU...lists "Family Guy" as his favorite TV show...hobbies include working out and listening to music...born August 6, 1990 in Inglewood, Calif...full name is Zachary Saxon Wilson.

    Career Stats at Arizona State:

    Year Avg. GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OBP SB SBA PO A E F%
    2009 .275 38 26 80 7 22 3 2 0 9 29 .363 6 4 18 1 .352 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    2010 .349 49 47 186 38 65 17 2 8 45 110 .591 21 4 40 5 .423 4 8 86 8 1 .989
    2011 .258 61 61 236 33 61 13 1 7 44 97 .411 21 5 44 4 .322 6 9 559 39 7 .988
    TOTALS .295 148 134 502 78 148 33 5 15 98 236 .470 48 12 102 10 .364 10 17 645 47 8 .989

    Career Highs at Arizona State:

    Hits 5 Delaware, 2/26/11
    Doubles 3 Delaware, 2/26/11
    Home Runs 2 Arkansas, 6/13/10
    RBI 5 Twice


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