Skylar Brooks

Height:
6-2
Weight:
208
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Wilkesboro
High School:
Wilkes Central
Major:
criminal justice

Listed as the 28th-best prospect in The American for the 2022 MLB Draft (D1Baseball).

2021: Made 11 appearances with one start before suffering a season-ending injury ... Batted .200 (1-for-5) with a home run and three RBI ... Hit first career home run against Rhode Island (Feb. 21) - a three-run shot in the eighth inning ... Made lone start against Old Dominion (March 3) at first base ... Pitched in four games (all in relief) ... Sported a 4.91 ERA allowing two runs (both earned) on three hits ... Struck out two and walked two in 3.2 innings ... Worked a full inning of relief against Rhode Island (Feb. 21) and two frames against Appalachian State (March 7) ... Held opposing hitters to a .214 composite batting average.

2020: Appeared in 11 games making three starts during true freshman season … Member of a squad that posted a 13-4 record and finished ranked nationally in a pair of polls … Batted .455 (5-for-11) with a pair of doubles, seven RBI and scored three runs … Drew five walks while striking out twice … Stood fourth on the team in hit by pitches (two) … Hit at a .571 clip (4-for-7) with the bases empty and .600 (3-for-5) when leading off an inning … Advanced runners at a 50.0 percent rate (3-for-6) … Closed out season riding a three-game hitting streak where he was batting .600 (3-for-5) with a double and a run scored … Also had reached base safely in four-straight games before the season was cut short … All three starts came at first base where he hit in the eight of nine hole of the lineup … Three of his five hits came as a starter where he batted .600 (3-for-5) with three walks … Made collegiate debut against William & Mary (Feb. 15) where he drew a walk and scored a run coming off the bench … Tallied first collegiate hit at Campbell (Feb. 19) with a double in a reserve role … Also reached base in that contest after being hit by a pitch … In first collegiate start (vs. Indiana on Feb. 28) went 1-for-1 with a walk and a run scored … Recorded a hit in five of 11 games … Scored a run three games and drew a walk in five of 11 outings … Registered career-best two at-bats in three games (at Campbell, at Charlotte, at UNCW) … One of five players to experience action as a two-way player … Made three appearances (all in relief) … Did not allow a hit or a run in 2.1 innings … Struck out three while walking just one … Induced three fly ball and one ground out … Inherited four runners on the season allowing just one to score … Made debut on the mound at Elon (Feb. 25) where he tossed a scoreless inning of relief with a pair of strikeouts in a 7-2 victory … Followed that with another scoreless outing against Indiana in the Keith LeClair Classic (1.1 innings) with on punch out … In final game on the bump, he walked one batter at Charlotte (March 6) … Did not commit an error in 27 chances (1.000 fielding pct.) tallying 21 putouts, six assists and turning two double plays.

Wilkes Central High School: Three-sport athlete who earned 10 letters (baseball 4, football 4, basketball 2) … Helped coach Terry Johnson to a 55-23 three year record (excluding junior season where he was injured) … Three-year captain … Owns a .445 (90-for-198) career batting average … Belted 11 home runs to go along with 28 doubles and a pair of triples … Scored 76 runs while driving in 59 in 66 career contests … Owned a .547 on-base and .782 slugging percentage … Swiped 52 of 53 bases (98.1 percent) … Drew 36 walks while striking out just 21 times … Fielded at a .947 clip with 116 assists and 16 errors in 302 total chances … On the mound, appeared in 19 games (five starts) where he posted a 6-1 record with five saves … Boasted a miniscule 0.61 ERA where he allowed eight runs (four earned) on 22 hits in 46.0 innings … Struck out 87 while walking 13 and held opposing hitters to a composite .135 batting average … Two-time Mountain Valley Athletic Conference (MVAC) Player-of-the-Year (2017, 2019) … Two-time First-Team All-MVAC selection … As a freshman appeared in 17 games batting .347 (17-for-52) with three doubles, 14 RBI and six RBI … Earned MVAC All-Tournament Team honors as a during first year with the Eagles as they won the conference regular season and tournament titles … Followed rookie season batting a personal-best .569 (41-for-72) with seven home runs and 14 doubles on his way to NC All-State honors and Wilkes Journal Patriot’s Co-Hitter-of-the-Year … Plated 24 runs while scoring 36 in 23 contests … In first on the bump, posted a 0.38 ERA in 10 outings … Won three games … Allowed two runs (one earned) in 18.2 frames … Fanned 38 while walking just three … Played in just four games during injury-plagued junior season … Participated in N.C./S.C. State Games … During those contests he batted .444 (4-for-9) with six RBI and five runs scored … Appeared in two games on the mound tossing a complete game and recording one save … Closed out prep career earning second MVAC Player-of-the-Year and N.C. All-State accolade after batting .431 (28-for-65) with four homers, one triple and nine doubles … Scored 21 runs while driving in 23 in 22 games … Reached base 51.9 percent of the time while slugging at a .784 clip … Sported a 3-1 record with two saves … Made seven appearances on the mound with four starts … Recorded a complete game and one shutout … Boasted a 0.88 ERA allowing six runs (three earned) on 11 hits in 24.0 innings … Struck out 45 and walked just eight … Also was an All-MVAC wide receiver and defensive back selection in 2017 and a two-time all-league pick on the hardwood … Played travel ball for Andy Partin of the Dirtbags … Participated in several showcase events including 2016 PG Super25/16U North Carolina Super Qualifier, 2017 PGBA WWBA/16U Qualifier, 2017 WWBA 2019 Grads/17U National Championship (all-tournament team), 2017 WWBA 2019 Grads/16U National Championship (all-tournament team) and 2018 WWBA 18U Memorial Day At Lakepoint (all-tournament team) … Rated as the second-best shortstop prospect in North Carolina (ninth overall in the state) by Perfect Game … On a national scale, was rated as the 189th-best overall prospect (38th at shortstop) by Perfect Game … Earned 2018 Preseason Underclassman Second-Team All-America honors and 2019 Preseason All-American and First-Team All-Atlantic Regional selection by Perfect Game … Helped the Dirtbags SkrapPak club claim the 2019 WWBA/18U Memorial Day at Lakepoint Championship.

Personal: Full name is Skylar Carson Brooks … Born in Boone, N.C. … Son of Julie and Ricky Brooks … Has two siblings (Bethany and Taylor) … Majoring in criminal justice ... Four-time ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll (Spring 2020-present) ... Two-time American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team selection (2020-21).