2016 Baseball
Roster
Tyler Wolfe
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Delano
- Prev School:
- Des Moines Area CC
HONORS
All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (2015)
Three-time Big 12 Newcomer of the Week
Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2016)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (2015)
MLB DRAFT
Selected by the Houston Astros in the 39th round (1,177th overall) of the 2016 MLB Draft.
SENIOR (2016)
Started every game for the second year in a row, primarily playing shortstop as well as nine games at second base … In 57 games, he hit .284 (61-for-215) with 11 doubles, 3 home runs, 37 RBI, 32 runs and 22 walks … Third on the team in RBI while also ranking fifth in doubles … One of 3 Wildcats to start every game … Hits, doubles, home runs and RBI were all career-highs … Notched 17 multi-hit games and 9 multi-RBI contests … Had the most games (3) with 4+ RBI on K-State … Opened the season hitting .326 (14-for-43) with 5 doubles and 11 RBI in the first 10 games … Also had 6 multi-hit games over the 10-game span, including 4 straight from 2/27-3/5 … Drove in 4 runs on 3/16 vs. Stephen F. Austin while also collecting 2 hits and 2 walks in an 11-5 K-State win … Added another 4-RBI game on 4/16 at West Virginia, going 2-for-3 with a double and his first career home run in a 15-2 victory … Six games later, he became the first Wildcat to hit multiple home runs in a game since 2013 as he hit 2 – while also driving in a career-high 5 runs – a win over Grand Canyon on 4/27 … Had a hit in 14 of his last 17 games … Batted .339 (21-for-62) with 3 doubles, 2 home runs, 11 RBI and 15 runs over the final 17 games of the season (since 4/27) … Hit .360 (9-for-25) with runners in scoring position in Big 12 games (.333 for overall games) … Started in 9 straight games at second base from 4/22-5/4 after playing in 94 consecutive games at shortstop … Moved back to shortstop to close out the campaign after Jake Wodtke suffered a season-ending injury after being hit by a pitch.
2015 SUMMER LEAGUE
Played for the Mat-Su Miners of the Alaska Baseball League (ABL) ... Hit .258 (42-for-163) with 6 doubles and 16 RBI in 46 games ... Ended the campaign with a hit in 10 straight games, batting .326 (14-for-43) over the stretch ... Hit .317 (26-for-82) with 5 walks over final 20 games of the summer ... Helped the Miners win the ABL National League and reach the Top of the World Series ... Was 4-for-13 (.308) in 3 games of the Top of World Series.
JUNIOR (2015)
All-Big 12 Honorable Mention ... Three-time Big 12 Newcomer of the Week ... In his first season at the Division I level, Wolfe hit .287 (56-for-195) with 9 doubles, 3 triples, 30 RBI and a .397 OBP in 57 games ... Only Wildcat to start every game during the season ... Paced the Wildcats with 34 walks ... K-State’s top hitter in Big 12-only games, batting .366 (30-for-82) with 4 doubles, 1 triple, 13 RBI and 16 runs scored in all 24 contests ... First newcomer to lead K-State in hitting in Big 12 games since 2012 (Jon Davis) ... In addition to batting average, he led the Wildcats in hits, walks (13), OBP (.448), and SLG (.439) in conference-only games ... Finished third on the team in batting average in overall games ... Batted .356 (21-for-59) with runners in scoring position ... Hit .293 (17-for-48) with 2 outs ... Totaled 13 multi-hit games and 8 multi-RBI efforts ... Closed out the season with a 9-game hitting streak, batting .389 (14-for-36) with 7 RBI over the stretch ... Also ended the year with a 22-game on-base streak, tied for the longest by a Wildcat all season ... After hitting .143 through his first 11 games, he batted .316 over the final 46 contests ... Hit .394 (26-for-66) with 14 RBI, 12 runs, and 12 walks over the final 17 games ... Batted .408 (20-for-49) with 13 RBI and a .508 OBP in the month of May (13 games) ... Had 3 straight multi-hit and multi-RBI games during the KU series from May 15-17 ... Also appeared in 3 games as a pitcher, not allowing a run and surrendering just 1 hit over 4.0 innings ... Made his pitching debut on April 18 vs. Texas Tech, tossing a perfect inning ... Tossed a season-high 2.0 innings on May 17 at KU, allowing a hit and issuing an intentional walk.
DES MOINES AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (2013-14)
Played baseball at Des Moines Area (IA) Community College for 2 seasons, under head coach Kyle Hanna ... Split his freshman season as the Bears' closer and shortstop, but he was primarily a shortstop in 2014 ... NJCAA Region XI Second Team and all-conference as a shortstop in 2014 ... First team all-region, all-conference and North Plains All-District in 2013 ... Two-time First Team Academic All-Region ... 2014 NJCAA Award for Exemplary Academic Achievement ... As a freshman, he hit .287 (35-for-122) with 6 doubles, 2 home runs, 23 RBI and a .408 OBP in 46 games, while on the mound, he was 2-1 with a 4.05 ERA (9er, 20.0ip), 13 saves, 18 strikeouts and 7 walks in 18 appearances (1 start) ... As a sophomore, he batted .307 (55-for-179) with 7 doubles, 1 triple, 2 home runs, 31 RBI and a .394 OBP in 58 games ... Started all 58 games for the Bears ... Hit .345 (30-for-87) with 6 extra-base hits and 18 RBI in 28 conference games ... Pitched in only 3 games, posting an 11.25 ERA (5er, 4.0ip).
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Delano (MN) High School ... Four-year letterwinner in baseball, playing for coach Don Paulson ... Pitched and played shortstop ... Three-time all-conference ... All-state selection as a senior after posting a 0.98 ERA (6er, 43.0ip) with 59 strikeouts in 11 appearances and hitting .379 (33-for-87) with 9 doubles, 1 triple and 23 RBI ... Also lettered in football (1 year) and basketball (2 years).
PERSONAL
Born on Sept. 21, 1993 in St. Louis Park, Minnesota ... Parents are Jamie Wolfe and Betsy Wolfe ... Has a younger sister, Rachel ... Graduated in May 2016 with a degree in psychology.
| Season | AVG | GP-GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | OBP | SLG | BB | HBP | SO | SB-A |
| 2015 | .287 | 57-57 | 195 | 35 | 56 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 30 | .397 | .364 | 34 | 3 | 25 | 3-4 |
| 2016 | .284 | 57-57 | 215 | 32 | 61 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 37 | .366 | .377 | 22 | 7 | 38 | 2-5 |
| Career | .285 | 114-114 | 410 | 67 | 117 | 20 | 3 |
3 | 67 | .381 | .371 | 56 | 10 | 63 | 5-9 |
| Season | ERA | W-L | G-GS | CG | SH/CB | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | WP | HBP |
| 2015 | 0.00 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 0.00 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
4.0 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
0 |
