Lehigh University Athletics
2027 Baseball Roster

Jersey Number 29
Declan Wilkes
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Reading, Mass.
- High School:
- Buckingham Browne and Nichols School
- Major:
- Engineering
2026 (FIRST-YEAR SEASON)
Made 11 appearances… Posted a 5.74 ERA across 15.2 innings with 15 strikeouts and a team-best .204 batting average against… Struck out one batter in 2.0 scoreless innings to earn the win vs. Army West Point (4/12)… Struck out three batters in 1.1 innings to earn the save at Lafayette (4/18)…
BEFORE LEHIGH
Wilkes comes to Bethlehem from Reading, Massachusetts and Buckingham Browne and Nichols School. While there, Wilkes was an All-NEPSAC selection as a senior and earned a Golden Glove for catching during his sophomore season. In addition to baseball, Wilkes was a four-year member of the varsity ice hockey team. In the classroom, Wilkes maintained a 3.8 unweighted GPA, was the school geography bee champion and qualified for the state geography bee. Wilkes’ mother, Eileen, played soccer and softball collegiately at Babson College.
Made 11 appearances… Posted a 5.74 ERA across 15.2 innings with 15 strikeouts and a team-best .204 batting average against… Struck out one batter in 2.0 scoreless innings to earn the win vs. Army West Point (4/12)… Struck out three batters in 1.1 innings to earn the save at Lafayette (4/18)…
BEFORE LEHIGH
Wilkes comes to Bethlehem from Reading, Massachusetts and Buckingham Browne and Nichols School. While there, Wilkes was an All-NEPSAC selection as a senior and earned a Golden Glove for catching during his sophomore season. In addition to baseball, Wilkes was a four-year member of the varsity ice hockey team. In the classroom, Wilkes maintained a 3.8 unweighted GPA, was the school geography bee champion and qualified for the state geography bee. Wilkes’ mother, Eileen, played soccer and softball collegiately at Babson College.
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