Brandon Wilt

Position:
OF/C
Height:
6-2
Weight:
null
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Allentown, Pa.
Major:
Industrial Engineering

WHY LEHIGH: "It gave me an opportunity to continue my baseball career and study engineering."

ON COACH LEARY: "He’s a knowledgable coach who cares about his players’ development both on and off the field."

2014 (SENIOR SEASON)
Played in 40 games, including 30 starts…finished the season with 21 hits, 11 runs scored, six RBI and seven stolen bases…drove in a run in the opening game of the Patriot League Seminfinal series at Army to help Lehigh to a 6-0 win…hit 2-for-3 and scored a run in Lehigh’s close 6-5 win over Holy Cross to help the Mountain Hawks complete their first Patriot League series sweep since 2010…went 2-for-3 with an RBI vs. UMES…given the team’s Scholar-Athlete award at the end of the season.

2013 (JUNIOR SEASON)
Started 33 games…went 2-for-4 and scored a pair of runs in games at Fordham and Seton Hall…scored three runs and hit 3-for-6 including an extra inning home run against Mount St. Mary’s…stole a career-high 14 bases.

2012 (SOPHOMORE SEASON)
Appeared in 37 games, making 30 starts…began the season going 2-for-6 in the first two games with two doubles and two RBI…went 2-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored at Delaware State…recorded a season-high three hits including a double, triple and a RBI at Bucknell…reached base safely in seven straight games from April 8-15.

2011 (FRESHMAN SEASON)
Played nine games…finished the season with an average of .200…ended with an on base pct. of .200…went 1-for-1 with a double against Central Michigan.

BEFORE LEHIGH
Brandon Wilt is a catcher and outfielder from Emmaus High School. Wilt was a two-time Honorable Mention of the Morning Call All-Area team as an outfielder and was named All-Conference in 2009 and 2010. A three-year letter winner, Wilt was part of the Emmaus team that was league runner-up in 2009 and 2010, and District Runner-up in 2009. Team Scholar-Athlete, Wilt was a member of the National Honors Society, German Honor Society, and the Principals Honor Roll for four years. Wilt also lettered in soccer for Emmaus.

CAREER STATISTICS

	G-GS	AVG	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SLG%	OB%	SB
2011	9-0	.200	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	.400	.200	0
2012	37-30	.242	91	11	22	4	1	1	10	11	.341	.327	4
2013	40-33	.211	114	18	24	2	0	1	12	14	.254	.308	14
2014	41-30	.226	93	11	21	2	1	0	6	9	.269	.298	7
TOTAL	127-93	.224	303	43	68	9	2	2	28	34	.287	.309	25

GETTING TO KNOW BRANDON
Nickname: Wilt, Brenda
Major & Why: Industrial Engineering because it’s something I grew up around and always wanted to do
Favorite Class at Lehigh: Technology and Human Values
Favorite Place on Campus: Upper
Favorite Food: Steak
Favorite Color: Green
Favorite Musical Artist: Kenny Chesney
Walkup Song: Power
Favorite Movie: Lion King
Favorite TV Show: Breaking Bad
Favorite Website: Netflix
Favorite Pro Team: Phillies
Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Adrian Peterson
Hobbies: Watching TV
Magazine Cover I'd Like To Be On: ESPN or Sports Illustrated
Place I'd Like To Visit: Europe
Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Be able to teleport
Dream Job: Engineer at Disney
I Wear My Jersey Number Because: I wore it in high school and it was available when I came to Lehigh
If I Didn't Play Baseball, I Would Play: Soccer
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Buy a really cool lake house and buy cool things for it