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6'
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215 lbs.
Class
Senior
Hometown
Orem,
Utah
Last School
Dixie State
Roster Years
2009-2012
Personal
- Born in American Fork
- Parents are Jeff and Elaine
- Father played in the California Angels system and grandfather, Larry, played in the St. Louis Cardinals organization
- Likes ping pong, snowmobiling and golf
- Is an Eagle Scout
- Served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Puerto Rico, San Juan East
- Recruited by Oregon State, Gonzaga and Washington
- Married Hailey Larsen in January 2010
- Majoring in communications
Before BYU
- Drafted in the 47th round of the 2005 Major League draft by the Boston Red Sox
- Coached by former Cougar All-American Kim Nelson at Timpanogas High
- Team won two state titles
- All-state as a junior and senior
- Lettered four years in baseball
Other College
- At Dixie State was 2006 First-team All-Region for the Scenic West Athletic Conference
- Led the SWAC in on-base percentage at .513
- Led the team with a .361 batting average
- Coached by former Cougar Mike Littlewood
Stats
Year Avg. G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB-SBA 2006* .361 50-49 144 25 52 11 0 1 28 66 44 30 2-5 2009 .310 11-11 42 9 13 5 0 1 7 21 4 15 0-0 2010 .355 58-58 234 52 83 18 0 11 63 134 38 54 2-3 2011 .275 55-55 207 33 57 14 0 11 47 104 33 51 2-4 2012 .295 45-41 132 17 39 6 0 1 18 48 23 28 1-2 *At Dixie State
Mission
- San Juan East
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2009
Sophmore Year
2010
- Ended the season with a current 12-game hitting streak
- CollegeBaseballInsider.com Regional Player of the Week vs. Washington and Mountain West Conference Player of Week vs. Washington
- Had the game-winning RBI with a two-run double in BYUs 16-4 romp over Washington
- Had a slugging average of 1.556 for that three-game series
- MWC Player of Week vs. Utah
- Against Utah he accounted for both of BYUs game-winning RBI with a walk-off homer in the finale
- Had a two-run double down the right field line to give BYU an 8-7 lead
- Both game-winning RBI came off pitches from Utah reliever Zach Adams, whom he coached last summer
- Tied BYU single game record with six hits (6-for-6) at the Air Force Academy
- Homered the first four home games of April
- Also had game-winning RBI vs. UC Davis, New Mexico and Utah Valley
- Led team with a .418 batting average in league games and a .509 on base percentage
Junior Year
2011
- Preseason All-MWC, catcher, league coaches and Preseason All-MWC, DH, Baseball America
- Voted Cougar Club Comeback Player of the Year and Cougar Club Play of the Year (walk-off homer vs. Utah in 2010)
- Had an inside the park three run homer at the Air Force Academy
- Had four game-winning RBI: a ground-out to pitcher in an 8-3 win at Texas Tech, a two-run homer vs. Seattle in a 13-3 victory, a two-run double vs. Gonzaga in a 4-3 victory and a single with no out vs. UNLV, 5-1
Senior Year
2012
- Honorable mention All-West Coast Conference
- Rawlings WCC Player of Week vs. Utah/LMU
- Co-captain
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
Medical Redshirt Year
- Baseball | Jun, 15
2012 Season Summary
- ImageBaseball | May, 30
Caldwell, Teammates Get All-WCC Honors
- ImageBaseball | May, 26
Baseball ends series on a loss
- ImageBaseball | May, 26
Baseball ends series on a loss
- ImageBaseball | May, 24
Marshall, Whitney lead Cougars to victory
- ImageBaseball | Apr, 09
Wolfe WCC Rawlings Player of Week
- ImageBaseball | Apr, 09
Wolfe WCC Rawlings Player of Week
- ImageBaseball | Apr, 05
Capper's Complete Game Yields First WCC Win at Home
- ImageBaseball | Nov, 23
Versatile Alex Wolfe
- ImageBaseball | Nov, 23
Versatile Alex Wolfe