Steve Wilkerson

Career Stats

Infielder who had good speed and has made many spectacular defensive plays at second base … became Clemson’s first switch-hitter since Patrick Boyd (1998-01) … three-time Second-Team All-ACC selection … a career .291 hitter with a .362 on-base percentage in 216 games (185 starts) over four seasons … had 47 doubles, six triples, 11 homers, 115 RBIs, 131 runs, 80 walks, nine hit-by-pitches and 29 steals … had five double-digit hitting streaks in his career … drafted two times in his career.

2014: Drafted in the eighth round (No. 241 overall pick) by the Baltimore Orioles and signed in June … Second-Team All-ACC selection … second-team All-ACC by CollegeSportsMadness.com … won the Mitchell Award, given to the team’s most valuable player … hit .317 with 33 runs, 18 doubles, one triple, six homers, 42 RBIs, a .383 on-base percentage, 21 walks, four hit-by-pitches and eight steals in 56 games (56 starts at second base) … tied for fifth in the ACC in doubles, seventh in slugging percentage (.502) and tied for 10th in RBIs … led or tied for the team lead in bunt singles (6), extra-base hits (25), doubles, homers, total bases (103), slugging percentage and multiple-RBI games (13) … did not commit an error in his last 27 games (107 chances) … had an 11-game hitting streak from February to March … named ACC Co-Player-of-the-Week on March 31 for his performance in three games from March 25-28; went 6-for-11 (.545) with five doubles, one homer, three RBIs, four runs and one steal … had a 10-game hitting streak in April … reached base safely in his last 26 games from April to May … went 3-for-4 with a double, two RBIs, two runs and a walk at Western Carolina on March 4 … hit a solo homer against Virginia Tech on March 7 … went 2-for-4 with a homer, two RBIs, three runs, a walk and steal in the first game of a doubleheader at Wake Forest on March 15 … went 2-for-3 with two doubles, a run, walk and steal at Georgia on March 25 … led off the ninth inning with a double and scored the go-ahead run in the first game of a doubleheader at Maryland on March 28 … went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a three-run homer and two runs in the second game of a doubleheader at Maryland on March 28; was 4-for-8 with three doubles, a homer, three RBIs and three runs in the series … went 2-for-4 with a homer, three RBIs and a hit-by-pitch against Furman on April 1 … went 3-for-3 with a double and run against Winthrop on April 2 … went 2-for-4 with two RBIs against NC State on April 5 … went 2-for-3 with an RBI, a walk and hit-by-pitch against No. 11 Miami (Fla.) on April 27 … went 2-for-3 with a homer, three RBIs and a walk against UNLV at Greenville, S.C. on May 4 … went 3-for-5 with the walkoff single in the ninth inning against No. 3 Miami (Fla.) in the ACC Tournament on May 22 … hit a two-run homer against Xavier in the Nashville Regional on May 31 … No. 36 senior in the nation in the preseason by Baseball America … No. 41 senior in the nation in the preseason by Perfect Game … preseason first-team All-ACC by CollegeSportsMadness.com and Perfect Game.

2013: Second-Team All-ACC selection … second-team All-ACC by CollegeSportsMadness.com … ACC Academic Honor Roll member … hit .291 with 36 runs, a team-high 16 doubles, two triples, four homers, 37 RBIs, a .366 on-base percentage, 27 walks, one hit-by-pitch and 10 steals in 59 games (58 starts, including 57 at second base and one as the DH) … hit .324 with runners in scoring position … was 4-for-12 (.333) with one double and nine RBIs with the bases loaded … had a team-high 17 two-out RBIs … had 19 multiple-hit games … had a 10-game hitting streak, which included the last game of 2012 and the first nine games of 2013 … went 2-for-4 with a double and four RBIs against William & Mary on Feb. 17 … went 2-for-4 with a homer, two RBIs and a steal in the first game of a doubleheader against Wright State on Feb. 23 … went 3-for-4 with a double, RBI and steal in the second game of a doubleheader against Wright State on Feb. 23; was 6-for-11 (.545) with a homer, three RBIs and three steals in the series … went 1-for-1 with three runs, three walks and a steal against Wofford on March 6 … went 3-for-5 with a double and one RBI against No. 12 Virginia on March 17; was 7-for-15 (.467) with two doubles and two RBIs in the series … went 3-for-5 with a double and an RBI against Wake Forest on April 14 … went 3-for-4 at Miami (Fla.) on April 20 … went 3-for-4 with a double, triple, four RBIs, one run and two walks in the first game of a doubleheader at Furman on May 8 … went 2-for-4 with an RBI and two walks in the second game of a doubleheader at Furman on May 8; was 5-for-8 with a double, triple, five RBIs, two runs and four walks in the doubleheader … went 2-for-5 with a homer and two runs at No. 8 Florida State on May 16 … went 3-for-4 with a run and steal at No. 8 Florida State on May 17 … hit two homers with five RBIs against St. Louis in the Columbia Regional on June 1 … preseason third-team All-American by Collegiate Baseball … preseason honorable mention All-American by CollegeBaseballInsider.com … No. 98 junior in the nation in the preseason by Perfect Game … preseason first-team All-ACC by CollegeSportsMadness.com and Perfect Game … No. 9 prospect in the ACC for the 2013 draft in the preseason by Perfect Game … No. 10 prospect in the ACC for the 2013 draft in the preseason by Baseball America … No. 2 college prospect in South Carolina for the 2013 draft in the preseason by Perfect Game … played for Hyannis in the Cape Cod League in the summer, where he hit .244 with one homer, seven doubles, nine RBIs, 17 runs and eight steals in 34 games … No. 142 prospect in the Cape Cod League by Perfect Game.

2012: Second-Team All-ACC selection … hit .295 with a team-tying-high 49 runs, 13 doubles, three triples, one homer, 31 RBIs, a .353 on-base percentage, 22 walks, three hit-by-pitches and 10 steals in 59 games (59 starts at second base) … started as the leadoff batter a team-high 50 times … hit .353 at home … had 20 multiple-hit games … had eight bunt singles … had a 19-game hitting streak from March to April … had a 15-game hitting streak from April to May … reached base via a hit or walk in 23 consecutive games from March to April … went 2-for-4 with two runs, one RBI and two steals against Maine on Feb. 25 … went 4-for-5 with a double, two RBIs and three runs against Maine on Feb. 26; was 7-for-14 with two doubles, five RBIs, six runs and two steals in the series … went 2-for-6 with a walkoff single against No. 2 South Carolina on March 4 … went 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run at Western Carolina on March 14 … went 3-for-5 with a double, RBI and steal against Boston College on March 17 … went 4-for-4 with two RBIs, a run and walk against Elon on March 20 … went 3-for-4 with two RBIs at Virginia on March 25 … went 2-for-5 with a triple, two RBIs and two runs against Georgia on April 11 … went 3-for-6 with two RBIs and a run at Georgia Tech on April 29 … drew a two-out walk with Clemson trailing 3-2 in the 11th inning and scored the walkoff run on a wild pitch later in the frame against College of Charleston on May 5 … went 3-for-5 with an RBI, two runs and a steal against Tennessee Tech on May 8 … hit his first career homer against Georgia Tech in the ACC Tournament on May 26 … No. 96 sophomore in the nation in the preseason by Perfect Game … No. 9 prospect in the ACC for the 2013 draft in the preseason by Baseball America … played for Hyannis in the Cape Cod League in the summer, where he hit .308 with two doubles, two RBIs and four steals in seven games.

2011: Hit .173 with 13 runs, five RBIs, a .308 on-base percentage and one steal in 42 games (12 starts at second base) … hit a sacrifice fly in his first career plate appearance against Eastern Michigan on Feb. 18 … went 2-for-2 with a run off the bench against Charleston Southern on Feb. 26 … totaled four walks and two runs against Duke on March 19 … hit a pinch-hit single against Wake Forest on April 23 … went 2-for-5 with an RBI and a run in the second game of a doubleheader against Gardner-Webb on May 7 … went 1-for-2 with two runs and a walk off the bench against Davidson on May 17 … No. 8 newcomer in the ACC in the preseason by Baseball America … played for La Crosse in the Northwoods League in the summer, where he hit .238 with 10 runs, five doubles and seven RBIs in 31 games.

Before Clemson: Drafted in the 15th round (No. 473 overall pick) by the Boston Red Sox … all-county selection at Pope High School … member of the state champions … East Cobb Defensive Player-of-the-Year … lettered four times in football and three times in baseball at Pope High, where he was coached by Jeff Rowland.

Personal: His grandfather, Jim, played football at Southern California … his grandfather, Richard, played baseball in the Cardinals organization in the 1940s … graduated May 9, 2014 with a degree in communication studies … born Stephen Beaty Wilkerson on Jan. 11, 1992 in San Diego, CA.