Wilson named #2 Athletic and #82 overall MLB Prospect in latest ranking.

LANSING, Mich. – In conjunction with the Oakland Athletics: 
- Infielder Jacob Wilson received from Arizona Complex League Athletics.

Jacob Wilson, (left), 21, selected sixth overall in the 2023 draft from Grand Canyon University, makes his Midwest League debut tonight in the opener of a six-game series at Cedar Rapids, playing shortstop and batting ninth in the Lansing order. He had played in three games in the Arizona Complex League, batting 5-for-11 with two doubles, a hit-by-pitch, four runs scored, and five RBIs.

A native of Thousand Oaks, Calif., where he was a high school teammate with 2021 A’s first-round selection and former Lugnut Max Muncy, Wilson was honored as the Western Athletic Conference’s Defensive Player of the Year and was named unanimous First Team All-WAC in 2023, his third straight season named first-team all-conference. In 49 games, he batted .411, 11th highest in the nation, while striking out only five times, a rate of 1 K per 38.4 at-bats that ranked first in Division I. Wilson’s father, Jack, played in the Major Leagues from 2001-2012 and was named to the National League All-Star Team in 2004, going on to serve as head baseball coach at Thousand Oaks High School and assistant coach at GCU.

Among highlights so far since the promotion, Wilson had a three-hit night for Lansing on August 5th.

The Nuts recently returned home through August 20th to host Fort Wayne and Great Lakes at Jackson® Field™. For more information on the Lugnuts, call (517) 485-4500 or visit lansinglugnuts.com.

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Lansing Lugnuts Baseball
Jackson® Field™ - 505 E. Michigan Ave. Lansing, MI 48912
Phone: 517.485.4500 Fax: 517.485.4518 - tparsons@Lansinglugnuts.com

Photos courtesy of Lansing Lugnuts, Lansing State Journal, and Minor League Baseball