2017 Baseball Roster
Roster
Wendell Champion II
- Position:
- INF
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 217
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- St. Thomas Catholic School
| HONORS & AWARDS | |||
| 2018 | The American All-Academic Team | ||
| 2017 | The American All-Academic Team | ||
SOPHOMORE (2018)
Made 19 appearances and 10 starts mainly in the outfield...Started Opening Weekend in centerfield...Hit .189 with a home run...Went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI in win at ECU (April 27)...Played an integral role offensively in series sweep at ECU...Tallied nine walks...Didn't commit an error all season... Helped Houston to a conference regular-season title and an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament.
RS-FRESHMAN (2017)
Appeared in 23 games, making nine starts in his debut season...Made first career start in the outfield at Memphis (April 14)...Hit first career home run in that game as well...Finished year with a .258 average, four RBI and 10 runs scored...Went 3-for-4 with two runs and an RBI in win vs. Tulane (April 22)...Also went 2-for-2 with a run and RBI, off the bench, vs. Sam Houston State (April 18)...Walked seven times...Helped Houston to a regular-season and conference tournament championship title as well as the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Houston Regional.
FRESHMAN (2016)
Did not appear in any games for Houston as a true freshman.
HIGH SCHOOL
Was a four-year letterwinner for St. Thomas Catholic School…Played under Baseball Hall of Famer and Astros Great Craig Biggio during the 2012 and 2013 seasons…Was a First Team All-State and All-District selection in 2015…Named the STH MVP his senior season…Named Second Team All-District and to the All-State Tournament Team in 2014…Off the field, volunteered with BRIDGE, a program helping underprivileged children.
PERSONAL
Full name is Wendell Maurice Champion III…Born September 26, 1996 in Houston…Son of Cynthia and Wendell Champion…Has one sister, Alexandra…Plans to major in industrial engineering and pursue a career in the oil industry.
