2011 [Junior]: Appeared in a team-best 60 games as a junior, starting 53 … finished with a .335 batting average with three home runs and 37 runs batted in … scored a team-high 41 runs, stole a team-best 12 bases and tied for the team-lead with 20 walks … added 13 doubles and three triples … recorded 16 multiple-hit games and 10 multi-RBI games … tallied a season-best eight game hitting streak from April 8-20 and ended the season by hitting in six straight … finished 3-for-3 with three doubles, three runs scored and two RBIs against Milligan in the season-opener on Jan. 29 … posted a season-high four hits with a run scored and another batted in against Talladega on Feb. 26 … was 2-for-3 with a triple, home run, three RBIs and two runs scored at Spring Hill on March 19 … drove in a season-high four runs at Talladega on March 22 … stole a season-best two bases at Southern Poly on March 1 … was 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs batted in against Union on May 12 in the NAIA Opening Round Tournament … recorded four outfield assists and a .960 fielding percentage.

Prior to AUM: Lettered in baseball for two seasons at Wallace State Community College in Hanceville, Ala. … saw action in 76 career games for the Lions, finishing with a .303 batting average, five home runs and 58 runs batted in … also added 48 runs scored and 14 stolen bases … recorded nine multi-hit games as a sophomore, including a season-high three against Jefferson State on May 1, 2010 … added eight multiple-RBI games … posted four runs batted in on two occasions, first against Northwest-Shoals CC on April 24, 2010 and again against Jefferson State on May 1 … finished second on the team with a .378 batting average as a sophomore.

Prep: Lettered in baseball and football at Childersburg High School in Childersburg, Ala. … helped the Tigers to the 2007 AHSAA 6A State Championship in baseball.

ersonal: Born on Nov. 20, 1989 … full name is Brian Cortez Wheeler … is the son of Sam and Laverne Wheeler … has an older brother, Zelous, who is currently playing for the Milwaukee Brewers … is majoring in physical education.