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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