Eli Wilson

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Position:
Catcher
Ht./Wt.:
6-2 / 190
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Seattle, Wash.
High School:
Garfield

PRONUNCIATION

2019 | JUNIOR All-Big Ten First Team selection · played in 55 games including 54 starts · led Minnesota with his .294 batting average, reaching base at a .382 clip and slugging .453 with five home runs, 15 doubles, 29 RBIs, and 32 runs scored · Academic All-Big Ten Selection · received Richard “Chief” Siebert Memorial MVP Award voted on by teammates and Paul Molitor Batting Champion title. Game Highlights: Began the season with a 10-game hitting streak and 14-game streak of reaching base · went 3-for-5 with two doubles at Long Beach State on March 17 · capped off a 4-for-5 game with a walk-off home run vs. Nebraska on March 29 · went 2-for-5 with a home run at Michigan on April 6 · went 2-for-5 with a double and a triple at Indiana on April 26 · achieved a dubious team record after being hit by a pitch three times vs. Ohio State on May 4 · finished 3-for5 with two RBIs, three runs scored, a double, and a home run vs. No. 21 Indiana at the Big Ten Tournament on May 23 · finished the season on a four-game hitting streak.

2018 SUMMER Returned to the Willmar Stingers of the Northwoods League · earned the chance to compete in the Major League Dreams Showcase · batted .295 with eight doubles, two home runs, 20 RBIs, and 31 runs scored during the regular season · ripped a double and drove in a run in two playoff games.

2018 | SOPHOMORE Academic All-Big Ten · selected for the George Thomas Most Improved Player Award by the Gophers · played in 53 games including 42 starts · batted .289 with 37 RBIs and 331 runs scored · team went 33-9 with Wilson as the starting catcher. Highlights: Singled in a pinch-hitting appearance in the season opener at Georgia Tech on Feb. 16 · went 3-for-5 with a double, two runs scored, and one RBI against Chicago State on Feb. 24 · doubled twice, scoring two runs while finishing 3-for-4 against Omaha on March 6 · drove in a season-high four runs on 2-for-5 hitting with three runs scored at Purdue on April 13 · lifted a home run and went 3-for-5 against No. 15 Indiana on May 6 · homered in the Big Ten Tournament Championship game against Purdue on May 27 · drove in two runs and scored twice against No. 19 UCLA in the NCAA Regional on June 3.

2017 SUMMER Played for the Willmar Stingers of the Northwoods League • appeared in 26 games during the season's first half • launched a home run, adding a double, driving in nine runs and scoring 10 on the year.

2017 | FRESHMAN Had a .319 batting average in 24 games and 12 starts • had one triple and drove in 11 RBIs • drew 12 walks and was hit by two pitches to put his on-base percentage at .468 • had a .991 fielding percentage after committing just one error and threw out five base runners. Game Highlights: Drew one walk in his collegiate debut at UC Irvine (2/19) • recorded his first career hit with a RBI single vs Seattle U (2/24) • was 2-3 with one walk and one RBI vs Seattle U (2/26) • smacked a RBI single vs Missouri State (3/10) • picked up a single at Sacramento State (3/18) • went 2-3 with two walks, two RBIs and scored two runs vs NDSU (4/4) • had three hits, including a triple, and three RBIs vs South Dakota State (4/18) • picked up three RBIs on one hit and one walk vs Georgia State (5/2) • had a single and a walk vs No. 10 Long Beach State (5/14) • scored one run one one hit and a walk vs Iowa (5/27) in the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament.

HIGH SCHOOL Graduated from Garfield High School in 2016 • earned letters in baseball and cross country • was named to the all-state all-star team in 2016 and the all-state third team his junior season • named all-conference twice • was named all-area by the Seattle Times • had a .394 batting average his senior season along with 17 RBIs and 14 stolen bases • had a .469 on-base percentage and a .563 slugging percentage his senior season • ended his prep career with a .306 batting average, 71 hits, 39 RBIs, 40 runs scored and 20 stolen bases • posted a .962 fielding percentage over his high school career • was a member of the Seattle Mariners scout team • was drafted in the 37th round of the 2016 MLB Draft by the Seattle Mariners.

PERSONAL Majoring in Kinesiology • son of Annie and Dan Wilson • has three siblings: Sofie (21), Josie (19) and Abe (14) • lists his first little league home run as his most memorable sports thrill • enjoys making ceramic pottery • his father, Dan, played baseball at the University of Minnesota and for the Seattle Mariners.