Peyton Wilson

Photo by: Skylar Lien

Position:
C/UTL
Height:
5-8
Weight:
175
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Hoover, Ala.
High School:
Hoover

Career Accolades

Selected in the second round of the 2021 MLB Draft (Kansas City Royals)
ABCA/Rawlings All-Southeast Region First Team (2021)
Second Team All-SEC - 2B (2021)
Newcomer All-SEC Team (2021)
SEC Freshman of the Week (March 2, 2020)
SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll (2021)
SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll (2019-20)

2021

Picked up first team All-Southeast Region honors from the ABCA/Rawlings
Earned Second Team All-SEC honors at second base
Selected to the Newcomer All-SEC Team
Started in all 58 games with 55 starts at second base and three in the outfield
Batted .290 (72-248) with 13 doubles, a triple and nine home runs while posting 31 RBI
Recorded a team-high 46 runs and 10 stolen bases while also leading UA in hits and doubles
Totaled 21 multi-hit efforts to tie for the team lead, including 11 in SEC play
Led off the game with a home run five times, part of his nine total roundtrippers
Finished 15th in the SEC in hits (72)
Ranked third in the league in assists (158) while turning 32 double plays to finish ninth
Recorded eight doubles during conference play to tie for fifth in the league ranks
Tied for eighth in the SEC in hits (39) against league opponents
Added six stolen bases in league play to tie for 10th in that category
Recorded a team-best 13-game hitting streak from March 23-April 15, batting .410 (25-61) with four doubles, a triple, three homers, 10 RBI, 12 runs, three walks, a hit-by-pitch and five stolen bases during that time
Notched a 10-game hitting streak in SEC play from March 26-April 15, batting .457 (21-46) with three doubles, three home runs, nine RBI, nine runs, two walks, a hit-by-pitch and five stolen bases across the streak
Put together a five-game hitting streak from Feb. 26-March 5, batting .350 (7-20) with three home runs, six RBI, six runs scored, three walks and a pair of stolen bases during that stretch

2020

Played in 12 games with seven starts in his first season at the Capstone, splitting time between catcher and center field
Batted .333 (10-30) with three doubles, eight RBI and 12 runs scored
Added four walks and a hit-by-pitch while stealing a base as a freshman
Combined his performances against the Blue Raiders and Crimson to earn SEC Freshman of the Week recognition
Earned the start at catcher against Middle Tennessee, finishing a perfect 4-for-4 with two doubles, an RBI, four runs scored and a stolen base
Started two games against Harvard, both in center, batting .400 (4-10) with two RBI, four runs and a walk
Made his Crimson Tide debut on Opening Day against Northeastern, entering for pinch-hit duties before moving to catcher

Prep Highlights

Attended Hoover High School in the suburb of Birmingham
Tabbed the No. 3 catcher in the state and the 17^th overall prospect in Alabama by Perfect Game USA
Rated as the No. 3 catcher and the No. 6 overall player in the state by Prep Baseball Report
Earned Perfect Game Underclass Honorable Mention accolades in 2018
Competed in the North-South All-Star Game following his junior season
Earned Perfect Game World Championship All-Tournament Team – Hitting accolades in 2018
Selected to the All-Over The Mountain Journal Team by the outlet of the same name
Batted .386 with 54 total hits including 15 doubles, three triples and eight home runs as a junior
Added 35 RBI and 35 runs scored to go with his 14 stolen bases in that same season
His efforts in 2018 helped Hoover advance to the Class 7A playoffs
Earned Underclass Honorable Mention from PG as a sophomore
Recorded a .308 average with two home runs and 17 RBI in 2017, helping Hoover clinch the Class 7A state title
A two-sport athlete, also competed for the football team at HHS through his junior season

Personal Information

Peyton Thomas Wilson
Born on Nov. 10, 1999
Son of Parker and Susan Wilson
Has two brothers, John Parker and Ross, and one sister, Marlo
Brother, John Parker, played quarterback at Alabama before entering the NFL and he currently works as the color analyst for all Alabama football radio broadcasts
Brother, Ross, played baseball at Alabama and went on to play in the Chicago White Sox organization
Brother-in-law, Will Lowery, played football at Alabama
Mother, Susan, was a cheerleader at the Capstone
Majoring in marketing