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    34  Jesse Wierzbicki
    Jesse Wierzbicki

    Class:
    Graduated

    Hometown:
    Newnan, Ga.

    High School:
    Newnan

    Last College:
    Walters State

    Height / Weight:
    6-2 / 190

    Position:
    3B/1B/C

    B/T:
    R/R


    Junior (2010)
    Appeared in 59 games with 57 starts spread among catcher, designated hitter and first base • One of six players with a .300 or better average, posting a .307 (65-212) mark • Registered eight home runs to rank second on the team • Scored the third-most runs on the team with 49 • Ranked in the top five in slugging percentage (4th, .495), on base percentage (4th, .410), RBI (5th, 52) and total bases (4th, 105) • Led the team with 16 multi-RBI games • Recorded 14 games with at least two RBI and set a season-high with three RBI four times • Ranked third on the team with 21 multi-hit games • Appeared in all 30 games with 29 starts during the ACC season • Registered an average of .288 (32-111) with 10 doubles and 24 RBI • Also scored 25 runs during conference play • During a season-best eight game hitting streak (March 10-20) raised his average 63 points • Went 15-for-34 (.441) with eight runs scored and 16 runs driven in • During the NCAA Tournament went 5-for-18 (.278) with a run and two RBI • Set a season high with three hits at Duke March 12 • Equaled the mark two more times throughout the year against No. 3 Georgia Tech March 28 and again in the NCAA Tournament versus Oral Roberts June 6 • Drove in a season-high three runs against Princeton March 16, No. 4 Florida State March 20, Winthrop March 30 and against NC State April 9 • Turned in a huge series against NC State April 9-11 going 5-for-18 (.278) with five runs scored and six RBI • Hit a home run in his very first game as a Tar Heel, a solo blast against George Washington Feb. 19 • Committed just three errors on the year for the 18th-best fielding percentage in the ACC (.992).

    Walters State Community College
    Played two seasons at Walters State for coach Ken Campbell • Hit .373 with 12 home runs and 60 RBI in 57 games as a sophomore to lead Walters State to a final national ranking of No. 5 • As a freshman, led team to the Junior College World Series • Hit a team-best .433 as a rookie to earn second-team all-conference honors • Selected in the 40th round of the 2008 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft by the Atlanta Braves but returned to Walters State.

    Newnan High School
    Four-year starter at catcher at Newnan High School for coach Kenny Morris • All-state honoree as a senior • Three-time all-county selection • Served as team captain as a junior and senior • Four-year A Honor Roll student and graduated with high honors.

    Personal
    Jesse Alan Wierzbicki is the son of David and Janis Wierzbicki • Born in Atlanta • Has two brothers and two sisters • Majoring in sports administration at Carolina.

    Career Highs:
    Hits: 3 at Duke (3/12/10), vs. Princeton (3/16/10), vs. Georgia Tech (3/28/10), vs. Oral Roberts (6/6/10)
    Runs: 3 at Maryland (4/3/10), vs. Elon (5/4/10)
    RBI: 3 vs. Princeton (3/16/10), vs. Florida State (3/20/10), vs. Winthrop (3/30/10), vs. NC State (4/9/10)
    Hit Streak: 8 games (3/10/10-3/20/10)

    Career Stats:

    Year Avg. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%
    2010 .307 59-57 212 49 65 12 2 8 52 105 .495 27 13 40 2 .410 4 0 6-8 337 23 3 .992