Thomas Wheeler Season 2023

2022: Appeared in 55 games, making 52 starts in center field ... Hit .290 (58-for-200) with 10 home runs, 31 RBIs, six doubles and five triples ... Third in Conference USA with 20 stolen bases ... Tied for the team lead with 38 walks ... Ended the season with a 43 game on-base streak that will continue into next season ... Had 16 multi-hit games and nine multi-RBI games ... Went 4-for-6 with a triple, three RBIs and four runs scored in the second game of the year win over Iona ... Hit his first home run of the season against Stony Brook ... Was 3-for-5 with an RBI and run scored against Middle Tennessee ... Went 3-for-3 with two home runs and three runs scored against Louisiana Tech. The two homer game was the first of his career.

2021: Played in 54 games, starting 41 in the outfield, mostly in center ... Hit .271 with three home runs, six doubles, five triples, 26 RBIs and 34 runs scored ... His five triples tied for ninth most in the nation ... Fifth in Conference USA with 15 stolen bases and was caught once (15-16) ... Tied for the team lead with three sacrifice bunts ... Went 2-for-3 with three RBIs and a run scored in his first action as a Monarch against Norfolk State ... Notched his first career three-hit day against Rhode Island ... Hit his first career homer and drove in three runs in a win at Florida Atlantic ... Hit his second career home run a day later, going 2-for-2 with a triple and two RBIs ... Was 3-for-4 with four RBIs in the home finale win over WKU ... Had nine multi-hit games.

PREP: Played two seasons of baseball at Tacoma Community College, located in Tacoma, Washington.

PERSONAL: Son of Brett and Misty Wheeler.. Has one brother, Tyler and one sister, Talynn ... Majoring in physical education ... Chose ODU to continue to play the game he loves while getting a masters degree.