A.J. Wilson

Height:
6-3
Weight:
208
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Pilot Mountain
High School:
East Surry
Major:
Exercise Physiology

2020: Appeared in a pair of games (both in relief) as a true freshman during the shortened COVID-19 pandemic season … Member of a squad that posted a 13-4 record and finished ranked nationally in a pair of polls … One of seven hurlers who posted a 0.00 ERA … Allowed one hit and struck out three in 1.2 innings of work … Made collegiate debut against Indiana (Feb. 28) during the Keith LeClair Classic … Worked a full inning of relief vs. the Hoosiers fanning a pair of batters … Next outing came at Charlotte (March 6) giving up a hit and striking out one in two-thirds of a frame … Threw just 23 pitches on the season … Held opposing hitters to a .167 composite batting average … Induced a pair of ground outs … ECU outscored opponents 19-15 in games which he pitched.

East Surry High School: Two-sport athlete that earned four letters (baseball 3, basketball 1) … Helped coach Chad Freeman and the Cardinals to three-straight Northeast Conference Tournament titles (2017-19) … Four-time all-conference selection and two-time conference player-of-the-year (2017, 2019) … Three-time North Carolina 1A All-State pick (2017-19) … Helped the Cardinals reach the fourth round of the state playoffs in consecutive seasons (2018-19) … During senior campaign he registered 11 wins in 11 appearances while sporting a 1.20 ERA … Allowed just 16 hits and struck out 107 in 52.2 innings … Hit at a .420 clip with three home runs and nine doubles … Drove in 25 runs and scored 34 … Listed as the 37th-best North Carolina MLB Draft prospect prior to 2019 MLB Draft … USA Today Honorable Mention All-American … Named to Perfect Game Mid-Atlantic Region Dream Team … Earned Surry County Schools Senior Male Athlete-of-the-Year and Adams Publishing Group award for Best Baseball Player … Played travel ball for the Dirtbags under coach Andy Partin … Rated as the third-best left-hander in North Carolina and the fourth-best overall prospect in the state by Perfect Game … Nationally stood as the 12th-best lefty and the 128th-best overall prospect by Perfect Game … Two-time Preseason High Honorable Mention All-American (2016-17) by Perfect Game … 2018 Second-Team Preseason All-American and 2019 First-Team All-Atlantic Region selection by Perfect Game … Helped the Dirtbags SkrapPak club claim the 2018 WWBA/18U Memorial Day at Lakepoint Championship … Earned MVP honors at the 2018 WWBA/18U Memorial Day at Lakepoint Championship … Participated in several showcase events including 2015/14U Perfect Game World Series, 2015 WWBA Underclass World Championship, 2015 WWBA Freshman World Championship, 2016 WWBA 2019 Grads/15U National Championship (all-tournament team), 2016/15U Perfect Game World Series, 2016 WWBA Underclass World Championship (all-tournament team), 2017 WWBA 2019 Grads/16U National Championship (all-tournament team), 2017/16U Perfect Game World Series, 2017 WWBA World Championship, 2018 WWBA/18U Memorial Day at Lakepoint (all-tournament team), 2018 National Showcase (top prospect team), 2018 WWBA 2019 Grads/17U National Championship (all-tournament team) and 2018 WWBA World Championship.

Personal: Full name is Aiden James Wilson, but prefers to go by A.J. … Born in Winston-Salem, N.C. … Son of Ann and Richard Wilson … Has two siblings (Alec and Andrew) … Intended major is exercise physiology ... Two-time ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll (Fall 2019, Fall 2020) ... Named to 2020 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.