Troy University Athletics
2008 Baseball Roster
Roster
Tim Wheeler
- Position:
- RHP
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 210
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Florence, AL
- High School:
- Brooks
2009: Battled his way back from off-season arm surgery, but suffered from arm fatigue late in the season ... Made his return with one shutout inning of relief against Samford ... Made his first start following surgery at UNF, working four solid innings, allowing just one hit while striking out six ... Struggled in his second start, allowing five runs in four innings against LeMoyne ... Was dominant in a clutch relief outing against WKU, scattering four hits over 4.2 shutout innings, earning the victory in a 13-inning thriller ... Struggled against UNO, allowing eight runs on seven hits over three innings ... Had a catcher’s interference call lead to four unearned runs with two out against USM ... Gave up nine runs, including two grand slams, in an inning of work at Alabama ... Worked a scoreless inning against FAU despite allowing two walks ... Started strong against UAB before facing trouble in the third inning, allowing two runs ... Allowed four runs in 1.1 innings at Auburn ... Struck out four in 2.2 innings against ULM ... Needed just two pitches to get the Trojans out of a bases loaded jam against Kennesaw State ... Allowed just one infield hit in 1.1 innings of work against South Alabama ... Followed up with 1.1 innings against USA in the Sun Belt Tournament, allowing only a walk ... Gave up two hits, including a homer, in one third of an inning against WKU in the Sun Belt Tournament.
2008: Joined with senior Ryan Ellison to form the cornerstone of the weekend starting rotation ... Made 16 appearances on the year, 13 in a starting role ... Finished with a 4-7 record and a 5.44 ERA ... Highlight of the season was a five-hit complete game shutout of UALR in which he needed to throw just 100 pitches ... Made seven quality starts of at last six innings with four or fewer runs allowed ... Averaged working 6.2 innings per start ... Opened the season with six shutout innings, with five strikeouts, against Rhode Island ... Dropped his next four decisions before eaning a win with eight innings against Arkansas State, allowing four earned runs while striking out seven ... Earned Sun Belt Pitcher of the Week for his performance against UALR ... Picked up his fourth win of the year by going eight innings against ULM, allowing four runs on seven hits while walking one and striking out two ...
2007: Made 30 appearances, 24 in relief ... Posted a 5.66 ERA with a 4-1 record and one save ... Pitched 68 innings, allowing 75 hits and 51 runs ... Walked 27 while striking out 73 ... Made first career start against FAU, working five innings while allowing three runs on five hits and posting five strikeouts ... Worked 5.2 innings of relief against Kennesaw State, allowing one run on three hits with five strikeouts to get the win .... Recorded first collegiate save against Arkansas State, working three no-hit innings while striking out four ... Threw six innings in a start against Auburn, allowing three runs on five hits while striking out eight ... Struck out a season-high nine batters in 4.1 innings of relief against UNO ...
2006: Received a medical redshirt while at Oral Roberts University after suffering a stress fracture in his left leg ...
High School: Played three season for Jerry Hill ... As a senior, was first team All-State, All-Area and All-District pick ... Had a record of 8-2 with a 1.22 ERA and 63 strikeouts in 57 innings of work ... Also batted .415 ... Helped lead BHS to a county runner-up finish as a senior ... Played shortstop and committed just three errors in 66 chances (.955 fielding percentage) ... Tossed a no-hitter during senior season ... Also lettered in football as a quarterback ...
Personal: Full name is Timothy Phillip Wheeler ... Was born on Janurary 2, 1987 ... Is the son of Rob and Vicki Wheeler and Dan and Brenda Barger ... Has one brother, Sam, and one sister, Simone ... Is a social science major.
Career Statistics
| Year | ERA | W | L | App | GS | CG | SHO/C | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | BF | B/Avg | WP | HBP | SFA | SHA | BK |
| 2007 | 5.66 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0/0 | 1 | 68.1 | 75 | 51 | 43 | 27 | 73 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 317 | .273 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| 2008 | 5.44 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 | 91.0 | 106 | 60 | 55 | 29 | 61 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 398 | .294 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 8.80 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0/0 | 1 | 29.2 | 41 | 33 | 29 | 13 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 144 | .339 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Total | 6.05 | 10 | 11 | 46 | 24 | 1 | 1/1 | 2 | 189.0 | 222 | 144 | 127 | 69 | 159 | 37 | 4 | 31 | 859 | .293 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 7 |
Career vs. 2010 Opponents
| Opponent | GP | GS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | WP | BK | HBP | IBB | W | L | SV | ERA |
| Arkansas | 2 | 0 | 4.2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15.43 |
| Ark. State | 2 | 1 | 11.1 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.17 |
| Auburn | 3 | 2 | 9.0 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 |
| FAU | 4 | 2 | 14.0 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 |
| FIU | 2 | 2 | 13.2 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.24 |
| Kennesaw | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
| ULL | 4 | 1 | 11.1 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.53 |
| ULM | 4 | 1 | 12.1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.65 |
| MTSU | 3 | 1 | 5.1 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18.56 |
| Samford | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| UAB | 2 | 2 | 3.2 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.09 |
| UALR | 2 | 1 | 10.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| UNO | 3 | 1 | 14.2 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.14 |
| USA | 5 | 1 | 9.2 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.72 |
| USM | 3 | 0 | 4.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| WKU | 4 | 2 | 16.0 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.37 |
Career Game Highs
| Innings Pitched: | 9.0, vs. UALR, 4/18/08 |
| Hits: | 11, vs. Arkansas State, 4/4/08 |
| Runs: | 9, at Alabama, 4/7/09 |
| Earned Runs: | 9, at Alabama, 4/7/09 |
| Bases on Balls: | 7, at MTSU, 5/2/08 |
| Strikeouts: | 9, vs. UNO, 5/13/07 |
| Wild Pitches: | 2, vs. Wake Forest, 3/1/08 |
| Hit Batters: | 2, twice (Last: vs. LeMoyne, 3/15/09) |
