2019 Baseball Roster

Jacob Thompson/Thompson Sports
Amanda Loman

5 Justin Wakem

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Beaverton, Ore.
  • Highschool Beaverton
  • Position C

Biography

>>> WOU CAREER SUMMARY

WOU Career Ranks
T-6th - Hit by pitch, (21)
T-10th - Games Played (107)

SENIOR (2019)

Appeared in 26 games, starting 21... collected five doubles and one home run... named GNAC Player of the Week on March 18 after going 10-for-19 at the plate in six games... span also included nine RBI and 10 runs scored.

JUNIOR (2018)
All-GNAC Honorable Mention… Appeared in 32 games while making 28 starts… Made 12 starts at catcher and 16 as a designated hitter… Hit. 298 on the season with 28 hits, including eight doubles… Drove in 13 runs and scored 17… Had seven multi-hit games on the season, including two with three or more… Posted two game with two RBI… Had a 15-game streak of reaching base to end the season… Hit .588 (10-of-17) as a leadoff hitter... Was 4-for-4 in stolen base opportunities… Charged with just one error on the season for a .990 fielding percentage.

SOPHOMORE (2017)
First Team All-GNAC at catcher… Second team NCBWA All-West Region… Made 34 appearances with 29 starts at catcher… First on the team with a .368 batting average… Hit similar splits against lefties (.375) and righties (.367)… Collected 39 hits in 106 at bats… Drove in 21 and scored 15 runs… Struck out just nine times while drawing six walks… Went 3-for-3 with the bases loaded… Had nine multi-hit games, including going 4-for-5 against Central Washington (April 29)… Had four multi-RBI games with three RBI against CWU in the GNAC Tournament (May 11)… Charged with three errors against 262 chances for a .989 fielding percentage.

FRESHMAN (2016)
Appeared in 15 games with 11 starting assignments at catcher… Hit .278 while collecting 10 hits in 36 at bats… Had two doubles and two home runs out of his 10 hits for a .500 slugging percentage… Drew seven walks and three hit by pitches for a .435 on base percentage… Struck out on just five occasions… Went 4-for-9 (.444) as the leadoff hitter to an inning… Had two multi-hit games, including a three-hit outing with three RBI versus against MSU Billings in the GNAC Tournament (May 13)… Drove in three runs on two occasions… Did not commit an error in more than 50 chances.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduate of Beaverton High School… Lettered three years in baseball… Received second team all-state utility honors as a senior… Honorable mention all-state honors as a sophomore… First team all-league utility honors as a senior… Honorable mention all-league honors as a sophomore… Participated in the Oregon 6A/5A North/South All-Star Series… Also lettered in football and wrestling… In wrestling, Wakem was a three-time state qualifier… Received second team all-league and honorable mention all-league in wrestling.
 
PERSONAL: Born in Portland, Oregon… Majoring in business… Hopes to become a professional baseball player and/or a district attorney… Parents are Dale and Debbie… Has one sibling named Jordan.
 
THE WAKEM FILE
Reason I came to WOU: Play baseball and good law program
Pregame rituals: No ritual, but I wear the same pair of clothes that I did the game before
Favorite practice drill/exercise: Receiving practice
Favorite non-athletic activity: Dirt bike riding
Favorite book: Hour Game
Place I would most like to visit: Fenway Park
Favorite sports teams: Portland Trail Blazers
Favorite athlete: Yadier Molina
Favorite food: Teriyaki Chicken
Favorite TV show: The Office
Favorite musician/music group: Chris Cagle
Person I admire most: My dad

Statistics

Season:
2019

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Historical Player Information

  • RS

    2015Freshman

    Catcher
    5'8" 180 lbs
    RS
  • 5

    2016Redshirt Freshman

    Catcher
    5'8" 180 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2017Redshirt Sophomore

    Catcher
    5'8" 180 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2018Junior

    Catcher
    5'8" 190 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2019Senior

    Catcher
    5'8" 190 lbs
    5