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Jersey Number 27
Wil Hoyle
- Position:
- Infield
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-10 / 170
- B/T:
- S/R
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Durham, N.C.
- High School/Previous School:
- Jordan HS / Duke
Bio
Honors / Awards
2023 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll2023 (Senior)
Season: Appeared in ten games, all off the bench… Picked up five hits in 14 at-bats for a .357 average… Had two doubles… Drove in three runs and scored two runs… Had an on-base percentage of .400 on the season… Picked up his first Bulldog hit on March 14 against Nicholls… Had one multi-hit game… Had one multi-RBI game.
VMI (2/17): Made his bulldog debut as a pinch hitter, coming to the plate in just one at bat. Arizona State (2/24): Entered as a pinch runner in the bottom of the ninth. Arizona State (2/26): Appeared for just one at bat. Valparaiso (3/7): Came into the game as a pinch runner in the top of the seventh. Lipscomb (3/11): Entered the game in the top of the ninth up by eight as a pinch runner. Nicholls (3/14): In his single plate appearance he hit a double scoring Jordan, earning his first RBI in the Bulldog jersey. Arkansas State (3/21): Appearing at the plate for three at bats he reached on a fielder’s choice in the bottom of the firth. Grambling (4/4): Drew one walk in the bottom of the second, he came in to score one run with one hit in three plate appearances. Texas A&M (5/20): Entering as a pinch hitter in the bottom of the fifth, he doubled down the third base line…scored Alford on a single to center field in the bottom of the sixth…with a single to left center he earned his second RBI of the game scoring Alford…had three hits on four plate appearances, scoring one run.
2022 (Junior – Duke)
Season: Saw action in 53 games, starting 50 at second base... Hit .201 with four doubles and four home runs... Tallied 17 RBIs... Tied teammate Alex Mooney with 12 stolen bases to lead the team... Showed selectivity early in the season, opening the year with a seven-game on-base streak as he drew a walk in each outing.
2021 (Sophomore – Duke)
Season: Saw action in 47 games, starting 33 at second base… Hit .227 with eight doubles, a triple and three home runs… Tallied 13 RBIs… Recorded a hit in four consecutive games from Pittsburgh (3/6) to NC Central (3/26)… Hit his second career home run against East Carolina (3/9… Hit home runs in back-to-back games, at North Carolina (4/12) and versus Campbell (4/13),
2020 (Sophomore – Duke)
Season: Saw action in 13 games in the 2020 season that was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic, making nine starts at second base… Reached base safely in eight of his nine starts… Recorded his first career triple in the series opener with Cornell (2/21), coming off the bench as a sub at second base… Recorded a multi-hit performance in the midweek matchup with Air Force (2/24), finishing 2-for-4 with two runs scored in his first start of the season… Posted a multi-RBI outing in the opening game of the Cambria College Classic against Purdue (2/28), closing out the contest 1-for-2 with two RBI … notched his first career home run in the final game of the Cambria College Classic against Iowa (3/1), posting a solo shot as part of his 1-for-4 effort … extended his hitting streak to seven games in the second game of the series with Florida State (3/7), finishing 1-for-3 with a double and a run scored.
2019 (Freshman – Duke)
Season: A key reserve for the Blue Devils, seeing action in 27 contests including six starts… Made his collegiate debut in game two against Lehigh (2/16), entering as a pinch-hitter late in the ballgame before seeing time at second base… Made his first career start in the series finale against Northwestern (2/24) at second base… Picked up his first career RBI against Notre Dame in the ACC Baseball Championship (5/21), closing out the ballgame with a pair of walks in the reserve effort… Earned the start at shortstop in the ACC Baseball Championship against Georgia Tech (5/24) finishing 1-for-4… Started all three games in the Morgantown Regional at shortstop, filling in for injured Ethan Murray.
2018 (True Freshman – Duke)
Season: Did not see game action... Played for the Wilmington Sharks of the Coastal Plain League over the summer.
High School
Chosen by the Oakland Athletics in the 38th round (No. 1131 overall) of the 2017 Major League Baseball Draft... Tabbed 2017 Rawlings-Perfect Game All-America Honorable Mention and Atlantic All-Region Second Team... Hit .360 with 14 RBI, five doubles, three triples and 23 stolen bases as a senior at Jordan High School... Batted .408 with nine doubles and 27 stolen bases his junior season... Listed among the top 500 overall prospects in the 2017 recruiting class by Perfect Game... Member of the National Honor Society, French Honor Society and Tri-M Honor Society... AP Scholar.
Personal
Born Wilson Smith Hoyle IV on April 1, 1999, in Durham, North Carolina... Son of Wilson and Kate Hoyle... Has one older sister, Lindsay... Father played football at Wake Forest from 1985-89.
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