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2012 Baseball Roster

Jesse Piecuch
Jesse Piecuch
Fred Breidenbach, Sr.
Bill Smith - Shippensburg
Fred Breidenbach, Sr.

3 Joe Wendle

  • Position Infield
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 190
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Lincoln University, Pa.
  • Highschool Avon Grove

Biography

Tri-captain … left-hand hitting second baseman for the Golden Rams … going on his fourth year as the starter at second base … named to Tino Martinez Watch List (DII player of the year) for the third straight season … ranked among the top 10 prospects in Division II by Baseball America …ranks among the top 10 all-time in 11 offensive categories at WCU … named to Coastal Plains League all-star squad during the summer of 2011 … batted .377 and was the team’s MVP … slick-fielding middle infielder … regional gold glove award winner … one of the hardest players to strike out … always makes contact … has developed into a power hitter over his three seasons … No. 3 hitter in West Chester’s lineup … very disciplined hitter … can drive the ball into the gaps in the outfield … three-year letterwinner.
 
2011: Appeared in and started 41 games … led the team with a .346 batting average … banged out 47 hits … scored 32 runs … finished with seven doubles, four triples and two home runs … knocked in 32 runs … authored a .500 slugging percentage and a .406 on-base percentage … stole six bases in seven attempts … put up a .941 fielding percentage splitting time between second base and shortstop … committed just 11 errors on the year … was in on 18 double plays defensively … registered 13 multiple-hit games … pounded out four hits against Kentucky Wesleyan, going 4-for-5 with three runs scored … knocked in five runs against Philadelphia University on March 30 … struck out just three times in 136 at bats … WCU scholar-athlete of the year  … first team All-PSAC East … first team All-Atlantic Region by Daktronics, Inc.
 
2010: Appeared and started in all 53 games … led the team with a .389 batting average … banged out 81 hits in 208 at bats … scored 64 runs … finished with 20 doubles, 5 triples and 7 home runs … knocked in 58 runs … authored a .635 slugging percentage and a .443 on-base percentage … stole 18 bases in 21 attempts … put up a .969 fielding percentage … committed just eight errors on the year … was in on 30 double plays defensively … registered 26 multiple-hit games … pounded out four hits in a game twice (4-for-6 game 4 against ESU; 4-for-5 game 3 against Mansfield) … scored four runs in a game on three different occasions (Lincoln, ESU, Mansfield) … tied career-high with six RBI against Philadelphia University … authored a 23-game hitting streak, marking the second-longest hit streak in school history … semifinalist for Tino Martinez Award  … first team All-PSAC East … second team All-Atlantic Region by two organizations (Daktronics, Inc. and NCBWA).
 
2009: Appeared and started in all 58 games … posted  a batting average of .325 … smashed 67 hits (16 doubles, 2 triples and 2 home runs) … knocked in 36 RBI … registered a .974 fielding percentage … stole 15 bases … slugging percentage of .451 … named ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove second-team at second base … both home runs came against Mercyhurst … hit solo shot in NCAA Atlantic Regional championship game … posted a season high of three hits in four separate games … was 3-for-3 with three RBI in win over USP March 5 … batted seven times in win over USP on March 17 … registered six RBI in win over Mercyhurst in PSAC Championship game … had eight multiple-RBI games … authored nine-game hitting streak.

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2008-09Freshman

    Infield/Outfield
    6'0" 175 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2010Sophomore

    Infield
    6'1" 190 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2011Junior

    Infield
    6'1" 190 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2012Senior

    Infield
    6'1" 190 lbs
    3