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25  Andre Wheeler
Andre Wheeler

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Austin, Texas

High School:
Anderson

Height / Weight:
6-1 / 185

Position:
LHP

Birthdate:
09/27/1991

Experience:
2L

B/T:
L/L


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Career Stats
Game-by-Game Stats - 2012 | Photo Gallery - 2012 | video camera Red Raider Profile - 2012
Game-by-Game Stats - 2011 | Photo Gallery - 2011 | video camera Red Raider Profile - 2011

PITCHING - CAREER-HIGHS (entering 2013 season):
Innings Pitched: 1.2 2x, at Arizona State (3/6/12)*
Longest Start (IP): None
Shortest Start (IP): None
Longest Relief Outing (IP): 1.2 2x, at Arizona State (3/6/12)*
Hits Allowed: 3 2x, vs. Missouri (4/27/12)*
Runs Allowed: 2 3x, vs. Houston (4/15/12)*
ER Allowed: 2 2x, vs. Texas (4/7/12)*
Walks: 2 2x, vs. New Mexico State (3/27/12)*
Strikeouts: 2 6x, vs. Missouri (4/27/12)*
Wild Pitches: 1, vs. Houston (4/15/12)
Hit Batters: 1 2x, at Texas A&M (5/4/12)*
HR Allowed: 1, vs. Florida Gulf Coast (3/21/12)
Pitch Count: 31, at Arizona State (3/6/12)
* Indicates most recent high

HITTING - CAREER-HIGHS (entering 2013 season):
Games Played (Season): 41 (2011)
Games Started (Season): 32 (2011)
At-Bats: 6 2x, vs. Texas A&M (4/8/11)*
Runs: 2, at Baylor (3/19/11)
Hits: 3 2x, at Oklahoma (4/2/11)*
RBI: 3, at Baylor (3/20/11)
Doubles: 1 3x, vs. UTSA (4/5/11)*
Triples: None
Home Runs: None
Walks: 3, vs. Kansas (5/1/11)
Strikeouts: 3 3x, vs. Texas A&M (4/8/11)*
Stolen Bases: 1, at Kansas State (4/23/11)
Hit Streak: 6 games (3/13-25/11)
* Indicates most recent high

CAREER
In 26 appearances (all relief) owns a 1-0 record and 4.26 ERA in 19.0 innings with 26 hits allowed, 11 runs (9 earned) with 20 strikeouts and 11 walks while opponents batted .329... made 18 scoreless relief outings... has struck out multiple batters on six occasions... DURING BIG 12 CONFERENCE PLAY: in 10 appearances (all relief) owns a 1-0 record and 4.76 ERA in 5.2 innings allowing 10 hits, three runs (all earned) with seven strikeouts and three walks while opponents batted .417.

SUMMER 2012
Played for the Willmar Stingers of the Northwoods League... went 3-3 with a 4.12 ERA in 25 appearances (all relief) with one save, 28.1 innings pitched with 40 strikeouts and 24 walks... NORTHWOODS LEAGUE RANKINGS: 10th in appearances (25)... made 16 scoreless appearances... pitched multiple innings three times... struck out at least one batter in 24-of-25 outings... struck out multiple batters on 12 occasions... began the season making six straight outings without allowing a run... ended season with five consecutive appearances without yielding a run.

2012 (Sophomore)
Made 22 appearances (all relief) with a 1-0 record and 4.15 ERA with 17.1 innings pitched allowing 23 hits and 10 runs (8 earned) with 17 strikeouts and eight walks allowed while opponents batted .319... in eight appearances (all relief) AGAINST NATIONALLY-RANKED OPPONENTS went 1-0 with a 5.14 ERA in 7.0 innings with eight hits allowed, four runs (all earned) and eight strikeouts and three walks while opponents batted .308... DURING BIG 12 CONFERENCE PLAY... made 10 appearances (all relief) with a 1-0 record with a 4.76 ERA in 5.2 innings allowing 10 hits, three runs (all earned) with seven strikeouts and three walks while opponents batted .417... tied for the team lead with 10 appearances in Big 12 play... in 14 appearances (all relief) IN HOME GAMES went 0-0 with a 4.76 ERA in 11.1 innings allowing 16 hits, eight runs (all earned) with 13 strikeouts and five walks while opponents batted .333... in eight appearances (all relief) IN ROAD/NEUTRAL SITE GAMES went 1-0 with a 3.00 ERA in 6.0 innings allowing seven hits, two runs (both earned) with four strikeouts and three walks while opponents batted .292... SITUATIONAL: opposing left-handed batters hit .229 (8-for-35)... opposing right-handed batters hit .405 (15-for-37)... opposing batters hit .250 (10-for-40) with runners on base... opposing batters hit .406 (13-for-32) with the bases empty... opposing batters hit .346 (9-for-26) with two outs... averaged 8.83 strikeouts/nine innings... MISCELLANEOUS: 15-of-22 relief opportunities were scoreless... six of his first eight relief outings of the season were scoreless... struck out multiple batters on five occasions... allowed one or fewer earned runs in 20-of-22 relief opportunities... didn't allow an extra-base hit in 17-of-22 outings... pitched on back-to-back days twice... team posted a 9-13 record during 22 appearances... also appeared as a pinch hitter, defensive replacement in the outfield and started one game in the outfield while batting .000 (0-for-8) with one walk and three strikeouts at the plate... SEASON HIGHLIGHTS... made season-debut striking out two batters in 1.1 innings against No. 31 Missouri State (2/19)... pitched a season-high 1.2 scoreless innings with two strikeouts against Northern Illinois (2/27)... matched a season-high 1.2 innings, struck out two batters and threw a season-high 31 pitches at No. 10 Arizona State (3/6)... first time pitching on back-to-back days logged 0.1 scoreless innings at Baylor (3/17) before pitching 0.2 innings the following day with a strikeout without allowing a run at Baylor (3/18)... earned first career victory pitching a scoreless inning at No. 9 Texas A&M (5/6)... ended the season making three consecutive scoreless appearances against Texas A&M (twice - 5/4 and 5/5) and against Kansas State (5/17).

2011 (Freshman)
Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (3/21)... CollegeBaseball360.com Primetime Performer (March 14-20)... HITTING... played in 41 games and started 32 games in right field (23 games), left field (6 games), designated hitter (2 games) and center field (1 game)... batted eight-hole 12 times, six-hole seven times, nine-hole five times, two-hole three times and batted leadoff, three-hole and five-hole each one time... batted .241 (27-for-112) with 16 runs, three doubles, 12 RBI, 20 walks, 1-of-2 stolen bases, .268 slugging percentage, .356 on-base percentage and fielded .929 (48 putouts, 4 assists, 4 errors)... in 15 games (12 starts) AGAINST NATIONALLY-RANKED OPPONENTS batted .294 (15-for-51) with six runs, one double, eight RBI, four walks, .314 slugging percentage and .345 on-base percentage... DURING BIG 12 CONFERENCE PLAY... in 24 games (19 starts) batted .254 (18-for-71) with nine runs, one double, eight RBI, 12 walks, .268 slugging percentage and .361 on-base percentage... ranked 50th in the league batting .254 during Big 12 games... ranked sixth among Big 12 freshmen in batting... in 21 HOME GAMES batted .167 (9-for-54) with eight runs, one double, four RBI, 12 walks, .185 slugging percentage and .318 on-base percentage... in 20 ROAD/NEUTRAL SITE GAMES batted .310 (18-for-58) with eight runs, two doubles, eight RBI, eight walks, .345 slugging percentage and .394 on-base percentage... in two games at the BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIPS batted .250 (2-for-8) with an RBI... SITUATIONAL: batted .313 (5-for-16) against left-handed pitching... batted .229 (22-for-96) against right-handed pitching... batted .296 (16-for-54) with runners on base... batted .190 (11-for-58) with the bases empty... batted .400 (2-for-5) with the bases loaded... batted .000 (0-for-5) as a pinch hitter... batted .342 (13-for-38) with runners in scoring position... batted .303 (10-for-33) with two outs... recorded eight two-out RBI... MISCELLANEOUS: tallied four go-ahead RBI... had one game-tying RBI... notched two infield base hits... tied for the team lead (Barrett Barnes) with three outfield assists... had two game-winning RBI, including one walk-off win in the bottom of the ninth (walk-off bases-loaded walk, vs. Kansas)... had five multi-hit games, including two three-hit performances... notched two multiple RBI games, including one three-RBI game... HIT STREAK: recorded a season-high six-game hit streak (3/13-25) hitting .450 (9-for-20) with six runs, one double, five RBI, one walk, .500 slugging percentage and .476 on-base percentage... REACHING BASE SAFELY: posted a season-high seven consecutive games reaching base safely... SEASON HIGHLIGHTS... made career debut as a pinch runner and scored a run against Western Michigan (2/18) on Opening Day... tallied first career hit, first career extra-base hit and first career multi-hit game going 2-for-4 with a run scored, double, RBI and walk against UNLV (3/1)... went 2-for-3 with a double and RBI in series opener at No. 14 Baylor (3/18)... pinch ran and stayed in the game going 1-for-1 with two runs scored and an RBI in middle game at No. 14 Baylor (3/19)... went 3-for-6 with a run scored and three RBI and drove in the game-tying run in the top of the ninth inning in series finale at No. 14 Baylor (3/20)... batted .600 (6-for-10) during three-game series at No. 14 Baylor while later receiving Big 12 Newcomer of the Week... went 3-for-4 at No. 7 Oklahoma (4/2)... went 2-for-3 with a walk and first career stolen base at Kansas State (4/23)... went 1-for-4 with a walk and two RBI against No. 22 Oklahoma State (5/21)... PITCHING... made four appearances (all relief) with a 5.40 ERA in 1.2 innings allowing three hits, one run (earned) with three strikeouts and three walks while opponents batted .429... SEASON HIGHLIGHTS... made career debut on the mound pitching 0.2 innings against BYU (2/25) allowing one run (earned) on one hit with a strikeout and a walk... struck out a season-high two batters in a scoreless relief inning while giving up two hits against No. 8 TCU (3/6).

HIGH SCHOOL
A three-year letterwinner at Anderson High School for head coach Gilbert Prather... drafted in the 22nd round (682nd overall) by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2010 Major League Baseball First-Year Players Draft... sixth outfielder selected in the draft by the Dodgers... highest drafted prep player (out of high school) to join the Red Raiders since former standout pitcher Chad Bettis was drafted by the Houston Astros in the eighth round (261st overall) during the 2007 MLB Draft... a two-time all-district selection... as a senior batted .480 with three home runs... First Team All-Centex... Second Team All-State... Area All-Star... named Newcomer of the Year in 2008.

PERSONAL
Andre Percy Wheeler... born September 27, 1991, in Austin, Texas... son of Patrick and Gwendolyn Wheeler... has two siblings, Thomas and Titus... an education major at Texas Tech.

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