Ross Wilson
9/13/2007 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
One of the most talented football and baseball players in the state of Alabama ... brings a wealth of experience to the Crimson Tide ... a solid middle infielder who could compete for the starting job at shortstop ... has excellent range and quick hands ... showed power at the plate in the fall ... is an excellent contact hitter ... made a name for himself on and off the field at Hoover High School where he was the starting quarterback for one of state’s top high school programs ... led the football team to its fourth consecutive state title during his junior season in 2005 when he threw for 2,360 yards and 31 touchdowns ... was named a Playstation High School All-American in baseball in 2007 ... was selected in the 35th round of the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft by the San Diego Padres.
HIGH SCHOOL:
A 2007 graduate of Hoover High School where he was a three-year starter on the diamond for Coach Rick Davis ... hit .409 during his junior and senior seasons with 20 home runs and 84 RBI ... also added 26 doubles ... as a senior in 2007, he hit .412 with 13 home runs and 49 RBI ... was a 2007 Playstation High School All-American and played in the Playstation All-American game in Albuquerque, N.M., a game nationally televised by Fox Sports Net ... a 2007 First-Team Class 6A All-State selection by The Birmingham News and the Alabama Sports Writers Association ... a member of the 2007 Birmingham News Super All-State Team ... a member of the 2007 Birmingham News Super All-Metro Team ... a 2007 ASWA Super 10 selection ... as a junior in 2006 , he hit .404 with seven home runs and 35 RBI ... also added 15 doubles ... a 2006 Honorable Mention All-State honoree by The Birmingham News and the Alabama Sports Writers Association ... rated by Perfect Game Crosschecker as the 89th-best high school prospect in the nation in 2007 ... was rated by Perfect Game Crosschecker as the 42nd-best high school middle infielder in the nation in 2007 ... attended the 2006 East Coast Professional Showcase in Wilmington, N.C., and the 2006 National Showcase ... a two-time All-State selection in football as a starting quarterback ... threw for more than 6,000 yards and 60 TDs over the course of his junior and senior seasons ... led the Bucs to a 14-1 record and fourth straight state title in 2005 ... named the Most Valuable Player of the 2005 Super 6 Championship Game.
PERSONAL:
Full name is Ross Ingram Wilson ... son of Parker and Susan Wilson ... has three siblings, John Parker, Marlo and Peyton ... starred in 2005 and 2006 on the popular reality-based MTV mini-series, “Two-A-Days” ... his father, Parker, played professional baseball in the Boston Red Sox organization ... his mother, Susan, was a cheerleader at Alabama and was on the cheerleading squad during the Tide’s 12-0 season in 1979 ... his brother, John Parker, is currently the Tide’s starting quarterback and has set single-season records for pass attempts, completions, passing yards, touchdowns, most plays and total offense each of the last two seasons ... Ross and John Parker both won state championships at Hoover High School ... his uncle, Thomas Wilson, played collegiate baseball at Livingston and in the professional ranks for the Cincinnati Reds organization ... Thomas Wilson later served as a scout for the Reds and helped build Cincinnati’s 1990 World Series championship team.
