University of Texas at Arlington University of Texas at Arlington

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  Brock Wilson

Brock Wilson

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Dallas, Texas

High School:
Lake Highlands

Height / Weight:
5-10 / 175

Position:
OF

Experience:
3L

B/T:
L/R

2007: Started 25 games and appeared in 32...split his starts in all three outfield positions with nine coming in left field...opened the season by going 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored against then-No. 7 Texas...collected two hits and drew two walks in a road game at Baylor...drove in a pair of runs in the series finale against Illinois...collected a pair of hits and drove in a run against TCU...had a season-high three hits in a home tilt against Northwestern State.

Summer 2006: Played for the Mineral Wells Steam of the Texas Collegiate League...hit .294 (5-for-17) in seven games.

NCAA Tournament: Started in right field in both contests...scored a run against North Carolina State.

SLC Tournament: Started all five games in the outfield...went 8-for-15 (.533) with three RBIs, three runs scored and six walks...went 2-for-3 with a walk in the victory over McNeese State...walked in each of his first three plate appearances against Texas-San Antonio before delivering his first career triple in his final at-bat...collected two hits and drove in a run in the six-run eighth in the victory over Lamar...drove in a pair of runs and went 2-for-3 in the championship victory over Northwestern State.

2006: .282-0-19...appeared in 59 games and started 51...led the team with 11 stolen bases in 13 attempts...went 2-for-3 in the season opener against Louisiana Tech...delivered a three-run double against Nicholls State to turn his season around offensively...hit safely in seven of eight games in early April...went 2-for-3 with an RBI double against Texas-San Antonio...collected two hits and drove in two runs against TCU...went 2-for-2 with a pair of runs scored in a victory over Sam Houston State...collected two more hits and drove in two in the series finale...went 3-for-4 with three runs scored in the regular season finale against Dallas Baptist.

SLC Tournament: Hit .333 (2-for-6) with a pair of runs scored in two contests...went 1-for-3 with a run scored in the victory over Northwestern State...went 1-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in a loss to Lamar.

2005: .256-0-5...appeared in 39 contests with 25 starts...scored 17 runs and drew 18 walks...sparked a three-run ninth inning rally by drawing a two-out walk in his first career plate appearance on opening day...singled through the left side in his official at-bat the next day against Texas-Pan American...earned his first collegiate state on the road at No. 1 Texas...went 1-for-3 in that contest...collected first two RBIs with a single to center field against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on March 15...had back-to-back two hit performances in extra-inning victories over Louisiana-Monroe...added a pair of walks and two RBIs in the series finale...collected only extra-base hit of the season with a double just inside the bag at third against Baylor...ended the season on a four-game hit sreak and by scoring a run in each of the last three contests.

Prior to UTA: Came to UTA after hitting .429 with 21 stolen bases at Lake Highlands High School...earned first team all-district 9-5A honors as a junior and senior...helped lead his team to a distict championship, bi-district championship and a trip to the area finals...hit .341 with 14 runs scored as a junior...led the team with 18 stolen bases...helped his team to the regional quarterfinals as a sophomore...played for the DBAT Yankees summer league team in 2003 and led the team with a .422 average, 29 walks and 33 stolen bases...also a member of the football team...member of Mu Alpha Theta and National Honor Society.

Personal: Son of Ann and Kirk Wilson...born June 9, 1986...grandfather, Jack, played football at Tulane...a business major at UTA.