John Wooten

10 John Wooten

  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    185
  • Year:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Columbus, TX
  • High School:
    Columbus HS
  • Position:
    RF

2009 (Junior)
Started in all 39 contests he played in...had 34 hits in 136 at bats for a .250 batting average...led the team in triples (2), third in doubles (8) and tied for third with two home runs... drove in 21 runs which was third best on the team and had five sacrifice flies...led the Pirates in stolen bases, successfully advancing all eight times he attempted...Chi Alpha Sigma recipient.

2008 (Sophomore)
Started in 36 of the 37 games he played in...had 40 hits in 128 at bats for a .313 batting average...led the team in triples with five and was fifth on the team in doubles with 10...drove in 31 runs...had a .516 slugging percentage and .416 on base percentage...pitched 14.2 innings in eight appearances and held opponents to a .300 batting average...recorded a 9.82 ERA.

2007 (First Year)
Wooten appeared in 35 games starting 28 games in his rookie campaign...in 103 plate appearances had 29 hits for a .282 batting average...scored 25 runs and hit 3 doubles, 4 triples and had 3 homeruns on the year...batted in 14 RBIs...had a slugging percentage of .476...was walked 19 times and got hit two times had had an on base percentage of .400...struckout 20 times on the year...was 4 for 5 in stolen bases...had a fielding percentage of .811 in 53 chances had 22 putouts and 21 assists...registered 10 errors on the year.

High School
Wooten was a 2004 2nd Team All-District pick, a 2005 and 2006 1st Team All-District pick, was All-Tri-County three years (2004-2006), was the Hop Priest Tournament MVP in 2004, All-Tournament (2004-2006), an Academic All-District pick (2004-2006), in 2006 was a Academic All-State selection and played in the state playoffs three years (2004-2006) for the Cardinals at Columbus HS.

Personal
John is the son of James and Nancy Wooten...has one sister - Sarah...is a biology/pre-med major at SU.