2009 Preview: Expect Alex to make a serious run at not only securing a spot in the starting rotation, but also being one of the team’s weekend starters ... he is coming off a most-impressive freshman campaign as he ranked second on the team with 25 appearances and was one of the top strikeout artists on the squad ... spent the 2008 summer with Luray of the Valley Baseball League and remained impressive ... posted a 1.70 earned run average as a starter for Luray and struck out 72 batters.
2008 (Freshman): Pitched in 25 games, all in relief, and posted a 4.50 earned run average in 40.0 innings of work ... ranked seventh in the Big Ten in games finished and eighth in appearances and games in relief ... struck out 51 batters for a team-high average of 11.2 per nine innings pitched ... struck out 17 batters looking to lead the team ... limited opponent batters to a .236 average, second-lowest on the team ... picked up three saves (vs. Memphis in his first collegiate game and vs. Harvard and Eastern Michigan) ... pitched 3.0 innings of one-hit, no-run, five-strikeout baseball vs. Memphis ... closed the season with career-long 5.1 innings pitched in Big Ten tournament game vs. Indiana ... allowed just one earned run vs. Indiana while striking out two and scattering two hits.
Archbishop Moeller H.S.: A two-year starter and letterman for coach Mike Cameron, who retired after the 2007 season as the winningest baseball coach in Ohio high school history ... named first-team all-Ohio as a senior by the Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association ...also named all-Greater Catholic League ... team finished 27-4 and won the district championship ... had a 0.89 ERA as a senior with 80 strikeouts in 55 innings ... finished high school career with 1.20 ERA and 143 strikeouts in 105 innings ... also batted .429 with 30 RBI ... career .457 average is highest in school history ... first pitcher to throw a perfect game in school history ... was a first-team all-city all-star and was voted the most outstanding player and best pitcher in the city all-star game as a junior.
Personal: Alex is the son of Jerry Wimmers and Bonnie Sterling ... has a brother, Mark, and a sister, Andrea ... one of four players from Archbishop Moeller on the Ohio State team this year (Dan Burkhart, Dave Corna and Ross Olterik) ... lists ping-pong, Xbox Live, and bowling as his hobbies.
Overall ERA W-L G/GS SV IP H R ER BB K
2008 4.50 0-3 25/0 3 40.0 35 24 20 31 51
Totals 4.50 0-3 25/0 3 40.0 35 24 20 31 51
Big Ten ERA W-L G/GS SV IP H R ER BB K
2008 8.53 0-2 9/0 0 12.2 16 15 12 16 17
Totals 8.53 0-2 9/0 0 12.2 16 15 12 16 17
Postseason ERA W-L G/GS SV IP H R ER BB K
Big Ten Tour. 1.69 0-1 1/0 0 5.1 2 1 1 3 2
Totals 1.69 0-1 1/0 0 5.1 2 1 1 3 2
