thomsonmi Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 Wes Whisler 6'5 and 235 lb, Junior Power hitter who played 1B and pitched for UCLA Bruins. Overview — One of the Bruins’ top offensive threats ... Will start at first base, when not on the mound ... “We really are counting on Wes this season,” said Head Coach Gary Adams. “He will hit in the middle of our order and is capable of hitting the ball out of any ballpark in America.” ... Looks to be in the weekend rotation ... The Bruins’ premier left-handed starter ... “Wes is one of our best pitchers and we expect he can give us six to nine innings every time he goes out,” said Adams. 2003 (Summer) — Played for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod League ... Posted a 2.63 ERA in 13.2 innings of work ... Also hit .167 with 13 RBI and a home run. 2003 — Only Bruin to start all 59 games (15 as a pitcher/designated hitter and 45 at first base) ... Tops on the pitching staff with 15 starts on the mound ...Named to Baseball America’s Preseason All-America First Team ... Also picked up second-team preseason All-America honors from Collegiate Baseball and the NCBWA ... Named collegiatebaseballinsider.com Third Team All-American ... First Team All Pac-10 selection ... Hit .310 with nine home runs ... Led UCLA with 70 hits ... Tops among Bruins with 21 multiple hit games ... Also posted 10 multiple RBI games ... Named to the All-tournament team at the Dominos Pizza Aggie Baseball Classic after driving in three runs on five hits in the six games ... Exploded at the Kia Baseball Bash leading UCLA to wins over defending national champion Texas and nationally-ranked Tulane ... Was 3-for-5 against the Longhorns with a home run and three runs ... Went 2-for-4 against the Green Wave with three RBI and another homer ... Honored as the Kia Baseball Bash’s Co-Outstanding Player ... Put together an eight-game hitting streak from March 29 - April 12, highlighted by a 3-for-4 performance against Arizona on March 30 ... Posted his fourth career multiple home run game on May 18 at Stanford, driving in three runs ... Drove in a season-high four runs against Washington State on May 23, going 3-for-4 with three runs and a double ... Finished the season on an eight-game hitting streak ... Did not commit an error during Pac-10 play (118 chances) ... Posted a 5.66 ERA, lowest among the Bruin weekend starters ... Threw a team-high 82.2 innings with 53 strikeouts ... Ranked sixth in the conference with 50.1 innings of Pac-10 action ... Also was tied for ninth in the Pac-10 with 31 conference strike-outs ... Dealt a six inning complete game shutout against Utah on February 23 to pick up his first win of 2003, allowing only two hits in the outing ... Notched his second win of the season against crosstown rival USC, throwing six innings and allowing one run on five hits ... Was impressive on March 29 against Arizona, lasting seven innings and giving up only two hits, without allowing an earned run ... Hurled nine innings in back-to-back outings in May ... Threw a complete game on May 10 against Washington, striking out a career-high nine batters ... On May 17, threw nine innings against Stanford to push the game into extra innings and help lift the Bruins to a victory. 2002 (Summer) - Named top-prospect from the Cape Cod League by Baseball America after playing for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox ... Also named to Baseball America’s Summer All-America team as a designated hitter ... Hit .309, which ranked fourth in the league ... Recorded 38 hits, including seven doubles and six home runs ... Did not pitch for the Red Sox. 2002— Appeared in 56 games, starting 53 ... Split time at first base, designated hitter and as a weekend starter ... Named Pac-10 Freshman of the Year ... Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball All-Freshman selection ... Third-team All-American (Baseball America) ... Broke the UCLA freshman home run record with 18 ... Went 2-for-4, with first home run, 3 RBI and two runs against Loyola Marymount (Mar. 5) ... Posted first multi-home run game against Washington State (Apr. 26), going 2-for-3 with two home runs, three RBI and 2 runs ... Had best offensive performance in Bruins’ 9-4 win over Stanford (May 18), with two home runs, including a grand slam, two doubles and five RBI ... Earned Pac-10 Player of the Week honors after the Stanford series ... Put together an 11-game hit streak from Apr. 19 to May 10 ... Led the team with 15 multi-RBI games ... Also recorded 18 multi-hit games ... Moved into starting rotation at Tulane (Mar 3) ... Led the team with 4.06 ERA ... Posted a team-best 4-1 record in Pac-10 play with a 3.62 ERA ... Earned first win in first collegiate start at Hawaii-Hilo (Feb. 14) allowing no runs on three hits in seven innings ... Got off to a hot Pac-10 start allowing four earned runs in 22.1 innings ... Hurled first complete game at Oregon State (Apr. 20), earning the win after giving up only one run on four hits ... Helped lead the Bruins to a 9-4 win over the Cardinal (May 18), allowing only one earned run in six innings of work and striking out a career-high eight batters. Noblesville HS—Lettered four times each in baseball and basketball for coaches Dennis Kos and Dave McCollough, respectively … Second-team All-American and first-team all-state selections capped off stellar year … Was named “Mr. Baseball” Indiana … Hit .440 with 15 homers and 35 RBI in 2001 … Ranks second in Indiana prep baseball history with 41 career home runs … Set state single-season RBI record with 49 and hit .469 as a freshman … Named all-conference, all-area, and all-county each of his four seasons … Also collected Indianapolis Star Most Valuable Player award … Hit .390 with 10 home runs in junior season, and was named to the U.S. team at the Pan American Games … Hit .400 as a sophomore with nine homers and 28 RBI … Had a career pitching record of 12-2 with a 1.40 ERA … Earned team awards as Most Valuable Player, Offensive Player of the Year … Registered career basketball averages of 13.5 points and 6.5 rebounds per contest as a forward. Personal—Full name: Wesley Guy Whisler … Born on April 7, 1983 in Indianapolis … Parents are Mike and Kristie Whisler … Has one brother, Brandon … Loves the competition and has a profound love of the game. WHISLER CAREER STATISTICS YR AVG G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% HBP BB SO GDP OB% SH SF SB-SBA PO A E FLD% 2002 .328 48-46 177 33 58 9 0 18 46 121 .684 2 21 41 5 .403 0 1 2-2 247 26 4 .985 2003 .310 59-59 226 44 70 4 1 9 39 103 .456 7 28 43 5 .399 0 2 1-4 332 30 6 .984 Totals .318 115-112 403 77 128 13 1 27 85 224 .556 9 49 84 10 .401 0 3 3-6 579 56 10 .984 Pitching YR ERA W-L G-GS CG SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP HBP O/Avg. PO A E Fld% 2002 4.06 5-2 18-13 1 0 84.1 94 52 38 40 59 13 0 4 7 8 .283 247 26 4 .985 2003 5.66 3-7 15-15 1 0 82.2 96 63 52 30 53 23 3 7 4 7 .297 332 30 6 .984 Totals 4.85 8-9 33-28 2 0 167.0 190 115 90 70 112 36 3 11 11 15 .290 579 56 10 .984 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redandwhite Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 I saw him play the last two summers in the Cape, and I really think he's a better hitter than pitcher, but hey what do i know ;o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 Thom, thanks for the updates. Also want to point out to you and anyone else following the draft that if you look on the futuresox board, there is a thread on all the draft picks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshPR Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 Thom, thanks for the updates. Also want to point out to you and anyone else following the draft that if you look on the futuresox board, there is a thread on all the draft picks Jason, Where can i follow the Draft. I'm following a kid that i know from my home town to see where he goes, If he goes. This firstbase dude is he lefty ?? I think we need to stock up on the Left handed power and middle infielders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danman31 Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 Jason, Where can i follow the Draft. I'm following a kid that i know from my home town to see where he goes, If he goes. This firstbase dude is he lefty ?? I think we need to stock up on the Left handed power and middle infielders Go to the FutureSox board and read the 18 pages on the Official Draft Thread. mlb.com has a radio feed and there is some info on the players there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshPR Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 Go to the FutureSox board and read the 18 pages on the Official Draft Thread. mlb.com has a radio feed and there is some info on the players there. Where is the link to the radio coverage? Is it free? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danman31 Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 Where is the link to the radio coverage? Is it free? Click where it says listen to the draft. Yes, it's free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshPR Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 Click where it says listen to the draft. Yes, it's free. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomsonmi Posted June 7, 2004 Author Share Posted June 7, 2004 My understanding of this pick is that he was picked to play 1B. Who knows though, we were the team that eventually allowed Brooks Kieschnick to pitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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