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    Bob Wheatley
    Bob Wheatley

    Class:
    Junior
    Hometown:
    Villa Park, Calif.
    High School:
    Orange Lutheran
    Height / Weight:
    6-5 / 220
    Position:
    Pitcher
    Bats-Throws:
    Left-Left

    05/24/2013

    Trojans Finish Season with Pac-12 Series at Arizona

    Trojans have 11 hits in the loss.

    05/10/2013

    Furious Comeback Bid Falls Short for Trojans with 7-6 Loss to Washington State

    Senior Adam Landecker goes 3-for-5 with three RBIs in the game.

    05/02/2013

    Trojans Fall to Visiting TCU, 5-4

    Adam Landecker went 3-for-4 while scoring two runs.

    04/26/2013

    Big Innings Doom Trojans as They Fall 10-4 in Series Opener at No. 7 Oregon State

    Kevin Swick and Adam Landecker each hit solo home runs.

    04/25/2013

    Trojans Remain on the Road, Travel to No. 7 Oregon State

    The Trojans have won the last two series meetings between the two teams.

    2012
    As a sophomore in 2012, Wheatley made 16 pitching appearances, 14 out of the bullpen and two as the starter ... Threw a total of 26.0 innings, allowing 13 runs (10 earned) on 23 hits ... Struck out a collective 10 on the season ... Had a 1-0 record with a 3.46 ERA ... Earned his only win of the season on Feb. 18 vs. Jacksonville State, throwing 1.0 inning, allowing only two hits and one run as the Trojans won 11-3 ... Made his first start of the season on April 3 vs. Pepperdine, throwing 3.0 innings of shutout baseball, allowing no hits and striking out a season-high three as the Trojans won 5-4 ... Earned his second start of the season on May 6 vs. Washington, throwing 5.0 complete innings of shutout ball, allowing five hits but no runs and striking out one ... Had eight appearances of shutout baseball throughout the season.

    2011
    He made 18 appearances as a freshman, going 1-1 with a 6.39 ERA...in 12 2/3 innings, he allowed 20 hits and nine earned runs with five walks and five strikeouts...opponents batting .370 against him...made five straight appearances from May 3-28 without allowing a run in 3 1/3 combined innings...earned his first collegiate win on April 1 at No. 13 California with two-thirds of an inning and allowed no runs on three hits...did not allow a run in five straight appearances from March 26-April 26 in 5 1/3 combined innings...threw a season-long 2 1/3 scoreless innings on March 26 against No. 24 UCLA, allowing one hit and one walk...made his collegiate debut on Feb. 22 at UC Riverside with two-thirds of an inning.

    High School
    He was a three-year letterwinner at Orange Lutheran High in Orange, Calif., under coach Eric Barba...named 2010 Trinity League Pitcher of the Year and named to the Orange County All-Star Team while earned All-Trinity League honors...earned Trinity League Pitcher of the Year honors as well as all-league honors as a junior...earned all-county honors as a junior...threw a complete game against Mater Dei with eight strikeouts in his senior year...also played on the football team where he was the quarterback...in his senior year against Tustin for football, he was 22-for-26 passing for 260 yards with two touchdowns and a rushing touchdown...graduated summa cum laude and was on the high honor roll all four years.

    Personal
    He is majoring in business...parents are Bob and Julie...has one brother, Brent, who is a freshman on the USC baseball team, and one sister, Taylor...lists Peyton Manning as his biggest sports hero...favorite movies are 8 Mile, Be Cool, Forrest Gump, Field of Dreams, 300, Fletch and Beverly Hills Cop 2...favorite television shows are Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Family Guy, Burn Notice and SportsCenter...listens to Eminem, Drake, Lil Wayne and Kanye West......birthdate is February 4, 1992.

    Career Statistics

    Year ERA W-L APP GS SVS IP H R ER BB SO WP HB BK BAVG
    2011 6.39 1-1 18 0 0 12.2 20 9 9 5 5 1 0 1 .370
    2012 3.46 1-0 16 2 0 26.0 23 13 10 10 10 2 0 0 .242
    Career 4.42 2-1 34 2 0 38.2 43 22 19 15 15 3 0 1 .289

    Pac-12 Conference Career Statistics

    Year ERA W-L APP GS SVS IP H R ER BB SO WP HB BK BAVG
    2011 6.43 1-0 7 0 0 7.0 11 5 5 4 2 1 0 1 .355
    2011 3.97 0-0 5 1 0 11.1 13 5 5 2 3 1 0 0 .302
    Career 4.91 1-0 12 1 0 18.1 24 10 10 6 5 2 0 1 .324