Sean Wideberg
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| Sean Wideberg | |
|---|---|
| College | University of South Carolina |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Sport | Division 1 Baseball |
| Position | Pitcher |
| Jersey # | 19 |
| Class | Senior (2008) |
| Career | 2004 – present |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Born | August 5, 1986 |
| High school | Palm Bay HS, Palm Bay, Florida |
| Awards | |
| 2006 Southern-Conference First-Team | |
Sean Wideberg (born Sean Eric Wideberg on August 5, 1986) is a senior right-handed pitcher for the University of South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team. [1]
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[edit] High School
Played for Sebastian River High School in 2002-2003. Transferred to Palm Bay High School before his senior year in the summer of 2003. Started as quarterback for the USA Today No. 3 ranked Palm Bay High School Pirates in 2003. In 2004, Wideberg was the ace of a Pirate's pitching staff that went 23-7. Palm Bay fell to Jacksonville Wolfson High School 1-0 in eight innings in the regional final championship on May 18, 2004. [2] The Wolfson team featured two 2004 MLB First Round draft picks in (No. 14 overall) pick Billy Butler [3] and (No. 30 overall) pick Eric Hurley. [4]
In 2004, Wideberg signed with Brevard Community College to continue his baseball career.
[edit] College
Wideberg played for the Brevard Community College baseball team in 2005 and 2006. Under Head coach Ernie Rosseau, assistant coach Bryan Rahal and the tutelage of Pitching Coach Rich "Chooch" Coleman, Wideberg blossomed, earning First-Team All Southern Conference honors in 2006. [5] Wideberg earned a trip to the Florida sophomore Junior College All-star showcase game in the fall of 2005 and struck out four batters in two innings of duty.
[edit] University of South Carolina career
After the Florida JUCO sophomore showcase, Wideberg impressed the USC baseball staff and Head coach Ray Tanner enough that Wideberg was offered a scholarship.
"Mostly, they liked my breaking ball", Wideberg told to the Florida Today on November 9, 2005. "When I first started pitching here at BCC, I was not polished at all. I am getting more and more." [6]
In 2007, Wideberg's junior year, he finished 0-0 in nine appearances, two starts, 10.1 innings pitched, 15 strikeouts, 14 walks, 12 hits allowed, eight earned runs for a 6.97 ERA. On March 14, 2007, Wideberg made his first start of his USC career vs. Appalachian State University, pitching four innings, with four hits allowed, one run and three strikeouts. [7]
Through May 21, 2008, Wideberg is 2-0, in 11 games with 1 start, 25 innings pitched, 19 hits allowed, 16 earned runs, 33 strikeouts, 15 walks for a 5.76 ERA. [8] On March 12, 2008, Wideberg came in relief for the No. 5 Gamecocks against Yale, pitching four innings, giving up one hit with eight strikeouts. Wideberg picked up his first win of his 2008 season. [9]
[edit] References
- ^ - Sean Wideberg Bio University of South Carolina Baseball Website
- ^ - 2004 Class 5A Baseball brackets
- ^ - Kansas City Royals Webpage Billy Butler
- ^ - Eric Hurley BaseballCube.com
- ^ - University of South Carolina pulls in the No. 1 National Recruiting Class
- ^ - Sean Wideberg signs with USC Florida Today 11/09/05
- ^ - 2007 USC Baseball statistics
- ^ - 2008 USC Baseball Statistics
- ^ - USC vs. Yale 3/12/08
