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2018 Baseball Roster

13 Brad Wood

  • Height 5-8
  • Weight 180
  • Class Senior
  • Position Infield / Pitcher
  • Hometown Orland Park, Ill.
  • High School St. Laurence

Biography

2017 SEASON (JUNIOR)
- Saw action in 45 games and started 42 at second base.
- Hit .226 with one home run and 17 RBIs.
- Registered a season-high three hits versus Chicago State (2-18).
- Totaled three or more RBIs in three games.
- Involved in 15 double plays.
- Ranked second on the team with 108 assists
- Hit by a pitch seven times to lead all Huskies hitters. 

2016 SEASON (SOPHOMORE)
- All-MAC First Team
- Appeared in 53 games with 52 starts at second base.
- Reached base 90 on 54 hits, 22 talks and 14 hit by pitches in 231 plate appearances for a .277 batting average, .386 on-base percentage and .323 slugging percentage.
- Got two or more hits in a game 14 times, scored two or more runs eight times and drove in two or more runs four times.
- Finished the season with 116 putouts, 160 assists and a fielding percentage of .958.

2015 SEASON (FRESHMAN)
Appeared in 50 games and started 45 in his first season with the Huskies.
Finished the season with a .261 batting average and a .281 on base percentage after 171 at-bats.
Converted 48 hits and 26 RBI.
Scored 18 runs.
Made three appearances on the mound, totaling 4.0 innings.
Recorded two strikeouts and allowed only seven hits.
Named MAC West Player of the Week (3/11) after leafing the team in batting average, on base percentage, and RBI at Southern Illinois (Mar. 7-8).

ST. LAURENCE HIGH SCHOOL:
- Member of the Vikings baseball team.
- Earned two varsity letters.
- Named Captain of the Vikings baseball team for the 2012-2013 season.
- First team All-Conference both his sophomore and junior year.
- Accounted for six saves in 16 appearances his sophomore year, helping the Vikings go 5-2.
- Batted .355, registering 40 hits and walking 17 times.
- Carried a .475 average as a sophomore with 60 hits.
- Sported a combined on-base percentage of .512 during his sophomore and junior seasons.
- Named the team's best pitcher during his junior year and best hitter as a sophomore.
- Brother, Kyle, is a utility player at Purdue, playing in the outfield, infield and appearing as a pitcher.
- Rated the seventh best shortstop in the state of Illinois by Perfect Game USA.
- Rated 287th in the Midwest, 59th in the state of Illinois, by Prep Baseball Report.

PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS:
- Son of Mike and Lynn Wood.
- Interested in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences.
- Was a member of Illinois Sparks baseball, Orland Knights football, and Pioneer wrestling teams.
- Has volunteered for Special Needs Nights and various children's baseball camps in his community.
- Lists Peyton Manning as the athlete that he admires most because of his leadership qualities and skills.
- Majoring in Kinesiology 
 
YEAR G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB OBP SLG AVG
2015

50-45

171 18 48 5 1 1 26 58 12 27 4

.354

.339 .281
CAREER 50-45 171 18 48 5 1 1 26 58 12 27 4 .354 .339 .281
YEAR W-L ERA G/GS CG SV IP H R ER HR HBP BB SO AVG WHIP
2015 0-0 13.50 3/0 0 0 4.0 7 6 6 0 0 2 2 .389 2.25
CAREER 0-0 13.50 3/0 0 0 4.0 7 6 6 0 0 2 2 .389 2.25


CAREER HIGHS ENTERING 2016 SEASON:
- At-bats: 6, twice, last versus UW-Milwaukee (March 13, 2015)
- Hits: 4 versus UW-Milwaukee (March 13, 2015)
- Walks: 2 versus Eastern Michigan G2 (April 26, 2015)
- Runs: 3 at Tennessee Tech (March 1, 2015)
- Hitting streak: 7 games (March 14-28, 2015)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 27

    2015Freshman

    IF/P
    5'8" 165 lbs
    27
  • 13

    2016Sophomore

    IF/P
    5'8" 165 lbs
    13
  • 13

    2017Junior

    IF/P
    5'8" 165 lbs
    13
  • 13

    2018Senior

    Infield / Pitcher
    5'8" 180 lbs
    13