Infielder who was the predominant starter at third base in 2014
Infielder who was the predominant starter at third base in 2014 and 2015, but became the everyday starter at second base in 2016 … a career .260 hitter with a .330 on-base percentage in 175 games (164 starts) over three seasons … had 26 doubles, four triples, 14 homers, 94 RBIs, 95 runs, 62 walks, five hit-by-pitches and 18 steals.
2016: Drafted in the 17th round (No. 501 overall pick) by the Milwaukee Brewers and signed in June … hit .279 with 50 runs, 12 doubles, three triples, seven homers, 45 RBIs, a .343 on-base percentage, 26 walks, two hit-by-pitches and eight steals in 63 starts at second base … tied for 19th in the nation in sacrifice flies (7) … led the team in triples, sacrifice flies and sacrifice bunts (5) … had a .966 fielding percentage … had 19 multiple-hit games and 11 multiple-RBI games … Clemson had a 7-0 record in the seven games he hit a homer … went 3-for-4 with a double, RBI, two runs and a hit-by-pitch against Maine on Feb. 21; was 6-for-11 (.545) with four runs in the series … went 4-for-4 with a homer, three RBIs, three runs and a walk at Wake Forest on March 13 … went 2-for-4 with four RBIs, a run and steal at The Citadel on March 15 … went 2-for-5 with a double and three RBIs at The Citadel on March 16; hit a two-run single in the ninth inning to break a 3-3 tie; was 4-for-9 with two doubles and seven RBIs in the series … hit a two-run homer against No. 22 Boston College on March 18 … went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer against Presbyterian College on March 22 … went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBIs, two runs and a walk against Pittsburgh on April 1 … hit a walkoff single in the 10th inning against Western Carolina on April 12 … hit a homer with four RBIs and a walk against No. 3 Florida State on April 30 … hit a walkoff single against No. 9 NC State on May 8 … went 1-for-4 with a homer, two RBIs, three runs and a walk at Georgia Southern on May 15 … went 1-for-3 with a homer and walk against No. 3 Louisville in the ACC Tournament on May 27 … went 1-for-3 with two RBIs, two runs and three walks against Western Carolina in the Clemson Regional on June 3 … went 4-for-5 with a homer, four RBIs and a steal against Western Carolina in the Clemson Regional on June 5 … No. 234 college prospect for the 2016 draft by D1Baseball in the preseason … No. 38 ACC prospect for the 2016 draft in the preseason by D1Baseball.
2015: ACC Academic Honor Roll member … hit .251 with 27 runs, nine doubles, one triple, five homers, 26 RBIs, a .326 on-base percentage, 21 walks, one hit-by-pitch and seven steals in 57 games (50 starts at third base) … had 11 multiple-hit games … was 23-for-69 (.333) with six doubles, one homer, 11 RBIs and 12 runs in the last 18 games … hit .303 in 28 games (23 starts) at home … named ACC Player-of-the-Week on March 2 for his performance in three games from Feb. 25-28; was 4-for-12 with three homers and seven RBIs … went 2-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs against Wofford on Feb. 25 … hit a three-run homer and solo homer against No. 10 South Carolina on Feb. 27 … went 3-for-4 against Notre Dame on March 15 … went 3-for-5 with a double, two RBIs and two runs at Virginia Tech on March 21 … went 2-for-4 with a homer, double and two RBIs at Georgia Tech on April 26 … went 3-for-4 with three RBIs against No. 3 Louisville on May 2 … went 4-for-5 with a double and two runs against Georgia Southern on May 8 … went 3-for-5 with an RBI, three runs and two walks at Furman on May 12 … hit a two-run double against No. 3 Louisville in the ACC Tournament on May 21 … went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs against No. 18 Arizona State in the Fullerton Regional on May 29 … No. 79 sophomore in the nation in the preseason by Perfect Game … No. 16 ACC prospect for the 2016 draft in the preseason by Perfect Game … played for Wareham in the Cape Cod League in the summer, where he hit .185 with one run, one double and one RBI in 11 games.
2014: Hit .240 with 18 runs, five doubles, two homers, 23 RBIs, a .316 on-base percentage, 15 walks, two hit-by-pitches and three steals in 55 games (51 starts, including 49 at third base and two at second base) … only committed nine errors in 127 chances (.929 fielding percentage) … hit .289 with two outs … hit .280 in ACC regular-season games … was 2-for-4 with a grand slam, double, seven RBIs and a walk with the bases loaded … hit a single for his first career hit and scored a run against Eastern Michigan on Feb. 15 … hit a three-run homer off the bench against Maine on Feb. 22; was his first career home run … hit a two-run double against Maine on Feb. 23 … went 3-for-5 with a grand slam, a team-season-high five RBIs, two runs and a walk against Virginia Tech on March 8 … went 2-for-3 with an RBI in the second game of a doubleheader against No. 1 Florida State on March 22 … went 3-for-3 with a double, three RBIs and a run against Furman on April 1 … went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs against NC State on April 6 … went 2-for-4 with two RBIs, a run and walk against Western Carolina on April 23 … went 2-for-3 against No. 11 Miami (Fla.) on April 27 … No. 84 freshman in the nation in the preseason by Perfect Game … played for High Point-Thomasville in the Coastal Plain League in the summer, where he hit .286 with four runs, one double, one triple, one homer, seven RBIs and one steal in 15 games.
Before Clemson: Rated as the No. 258 player in the nation and No. 9 player in North Carolina by Baseball America (includes college and high school players) … No. 228 player in the nation and No. 5 player in North Carolina by Perfect Game … East Coast Pro Showcase participant in Syracuse, N.Y. … all-state selection as a junior and senior … all-conference selection as a junior and senior … lettered four times in baseball and one time in cross country at Wesleyan Christian Academy, where he was coached by Scott Davis.
Personal: His brother, Spencer, has overcome a rare tissue cancer twice; his story was featured on an ESPN E:60 segment in December 2014 called “Dedication Game;” Spencer dedicated a January 2014 basketball game while at Bishop McGuinness High School to a friend (Josh Rominger) who passed away from cancer, then made a 50-foot shot at the final buzzer to give his team a two-point victory; Spencer was a freshman guard on Belmont Abbey’s basketball team in 2015-16 … majoring in parks, recreation & tourism management … born Weston Graham Wilson on Sept. 11, 1994 in High Point, N.C.
