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  Kurt Wells
Kurt Wells

Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Perrysburg, Ohio

High School:
Perrysburg

Height / Weight:
6-1 / 200

Position:
Outfield

Birthdate:
07/26/1985

2007: Played in 53 of 54 games, including a team-high 48 starts • led the Falcons with a .442 on-base percentage which ranked as the fourth best in the MAC • also led BGSU with 12 stolen bases on 16 attempts • tied with Andrew Foster for the team lead in total bases with 72 • racked up 15 multi-hit and six multi-RBI games • earned MAC Player of the Week Honors twice during the season (Feb. 26 and Apr. 23) • tallied seven hits, six runs scored and a whopping nine RBI in the season-opening series at Middle Tennessee State that included a grand slam to take the first weekly honors • then totaled 11 hits over a week for the second award • powered a solo shot over the outfield fence against Findlay (3/14) • went 3-for-4 with three runs driven in against Buffalo (5/12) • added on two more RBI and two hits against Ohio in the final series (5/17) • began the season as the team's closer as well, earning saves in each of his first two appearances on the mound • finished the year with a 3.86 ERA.

2006: Played in 50 games, including 48 starts • also made five relief appearances • strung together two separate eight-game hitting streaks • compiled 17 multi-hit games and nine multi-RBI games • finished season with a 0.00 ERA after allowing just two hits in 5.0 innings of relief • his .346 average ranked third on the team.

2005: Appeared in 42 games with 20 starts, 12 in left field, four in center field and four in right field •first career home run came April 20 vs. Dayton, a solo shot that tied the game in the eighth inning and BGSU eventually won •had a career-best two hits in that game, as well •had a career-high two RBIs in three games • first career extra-base hit came March 20 vs. Eastern Michigan (double) • had a career-best four-game hitting streak from April 3-6.

2004: Appeared in 23 games, making 10 starts •had a hit vs. Rhode Island (March 11) and Cleveland State (April 14) •scored lone run of the year vs. Dayton (Feb. 29).

HIGH SCHOOL: Led Perrysburg to 2003 sectional and regional championships, as well as state semi-finalists • helped Yellow Jackets to three Northern Lakes League titles • was named 2003 All-Ohio First-Team, 2003 NLL Player of the Year, and 2003 Mizuno All-Ohio • batted .495 with eight HRs and 41 RBIs his senior season.

PERSONAL: Full name is Kurt Douglas Wells •born July 26, 1985, in Toledo, Ohio • son of Michael and Karen Wells • has two older brothers (Kevin and Kyle).