AgSouth Homegrown Athlete of the Week – Steve Wilkerson

Steve Wilkerson, Baseball, Senior, Roswell, GA

Wilkerson led the Tiger baseball team to a 3-0 record (all games on the road against Georgia (1) and No. 25 Maryland (2)) on the week by going 6-for-11 (.545) with five doubles, one homer, a 1.273 slugging percentage, three RBIs, four runs, one walk, a .583 on-base percentage, one steal and no errors in 18 chances at second base, including several spectacular defensive plays to rob opponents of hits, in only three games. All six of his hits went for extra bases. He went 2-for-3 with two doubles and a walk in Clemson’s 16-4 win at Georgia on Tuesday, then went 4-for-8 with three doubles and a homer in Clemson’s two-game sweep at No. 25 Maryland over the weekend. In the first game of the Maryland series with the score tied 1-1 in the ninth inning, he led off with a double and scored the go-ahead run in Clemson’s 3-1 victory. In the second game of the series, he went 3-for-4 with two doubles and a three-run homer in the first inning in the Tigers’ 7-1 win.