Alex Wolfe Athlete Profile - BSB

Alex Wolfe

Catcher #18

Ht/Wt

215 lbs.

Class

Senior

Hometown

Orem,

Utah

Last School

Dixie State

Roster Years

2009-2012

Personal

Born in American Fork
Parents are Jeff and Elaine
Father played in the California Angels system and grandfather, Larry, played in the St. Louis Cardinals organization
Likes ping pong, snowmobiling and golf
Is an Eagle Scout
Served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Puerto Rico, San Juan East
Recruited by Oregon State, Gonzaga and Washington
Married Hailey Larsen in January 2010
Majoring in communications

Before BYU

Drafted in the 47th round of the 2005 Major League draft by the Boston Red Sox
Coached by former Cougar All-American Kim Nelson at Timpanogas High
Team won two state titles
All-state as a junior and senior
Lettered four years in baseball

Other College

At Dixie State was 2006 First-team All-Region for the Scenic West Athletic Conference
Led the SWAC in on-base percentage at .513
Led the team with a .361 batting average
Coached by former Cougar Mike Littlewood

Stats

Year    Avg.   G-GS   AB    R    H   2B   3B   HR   RBI    TB   BB   SO  SB-SBA
2006*  .361   50-49  144   25   52   11    0    1    28    66   44   30   2-5
2009   .310   11-11   42    9   13    5    0    1     7    21    4   15   0-0
2010   .355   58-58  234   52   83   18    0   11    63   134   38   54   2-3
2011   .275   55-55  207   33   57   14    0   11    47   104   33   51   2-4
2012   .295   45-41  132   17   39    6    0    1    18    48   23   28   1-2
*At Dixie State

Mission

San Juan East

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2009

Sophmore Year 2010

Ended the season with a current 12-game hitting streak
CollegeBaseballInsider.com Regional Player of the Week vs. Washington and Mountain West Conference Player of Week vs. Washington
Had the game-winning RBI with a two-run double in BYUs 16-4 romp over Washington
Had a slugging average of 1.556 for that three-game series
MWC Player of Week vs. Utah
Against Utah he accounted for both of BYUs game-winning RBI with a walk-off homer in the finale
Had a two-run double down the right field line to give BYU an 8-7 lead
Both game-winning RBI came off pitches from Utah reliever Zach Adams, whom he coached last summer
Tied BYU single game record with six hits (6-for-6) at the Air Force Academy
Homered the first four home games of April
Also had game-winning RBI vs. UC Davis, New Mexico and Utah Valley
Led team with a .418 batting average in league games and a .509 on base percentage

Junior Year 2011

Preseason All-MWC, catcher, league coaches and Preseason All-MWC, DH, Baseball America
Voted Cougar Club Comeback Player of the Year and Cougar Club Play of the Year (walk-off homer vs. Utah in 2010)
Had an inside the park three run homer at the Air Force Academy
Had four game-winning RBI: a ground-out to pitcher in an 8-3 win at Texas Tech, a two-run homer vs. Seattle in a 13-3 victory, a two-run double vs. Gonzaga in a 4-3 victory and a single with no out vs. UNLV, 5-1