Palomar Comets Baseball 2006

KEVIN WILSON

NO. 29 /  RHP, So., 6-4, 200; BATS: Right; THROWS: Right

HOMETOWN: San Diego, California   

HIGH SCHOOL: Scripps Ranch (San Diego, CA)

PERSONAL: Born Dec. 23, 1985, in Long Beach. ... Son of Teri Denhart. ... Has one brother, Max Denhart, 13. ... Great-nephew of Lou Berberet, who played seven years in the Major Leagues for the New York Yankees, Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers from 1954-1960.

2006 SEASON: All-Pacific Coast Conference honorable mention. ... Compiled a 5-2 record and a 2.70 ERA, striking out 52 batters in 56 innings, during the regular season. ... Finished the post-season 5-3 with a 3.30 ERA. ... Was 8-3 for the Comets over the past 2 seasons. ... Has appeared in 13 games on the season, 8 as a starter. ... Finished 3-1 with an ERA of 2.48 in the Pacific Coast Conference, striking out 31 batters and walking 9 over 32 2/3 innings. ... Threw an inning of 1-hit, shutout relief in Palomar's 5-4 victory over Santa Ana, the No. 2-ranked team in Southern California on opening day, Jan. 27. ... Pitched 2/3 innings of hitless, scoreless relief in a 6-5 win over Cerritos on Feb.1. ... Made his first start of the season a memorable one as he beat San Bernardino Valley 11-2 on Feb. 10, pitching 5-innings of shutout, 4-hit ball, striking out 5 and walking 0. ... Threw 5 innings of 3-hit, shutout ball with 5 strikeouts and 1 walk to record the win as the Comets pounded host Mt. San Jacinto 12-1 on Feb. 23. ... Pitched 6 innings of 3-hit ball, surrendering 1 run, and struck out 6 while walking 1 in a 16-3 rout of host San Diego City College on March 6 and was honored as Pacific Coast Conference Men's Athlete of the Week for that performance. ... Struck out 7 batters  and walked 1 in 2 2/3 relief innings in a 6-4 win on the road over Grossmont on March 16. ... Pitched the first 6 innings, giving up 1 run while striking out 5 and walking 0, to beat San Diego Mesa 8-1 on the road April 1. ... Threw 6 2/3 innings of 5-hit ball, surrendering a lone unearned run and striking out 6, vs. Southwestern on April 27. ... Defeated San Diego City College 10-3 on April 29 as the Comets clinched at least a tie for the conference title. Surrendered 2 runs on 5 hits, striking out 4 and walking 1. ... . . ... Southern California Regionals Round 1 — Started and took the loss vs. Rio Hondo on May 14.

2005 SEASON: Was 3-0 with a 3.94 ERA and 16 strikeouts in 16 innings as the Comets became the first San Diego County team in 31 years to reach the State Championship Game. ... Had a 3.86 ERA and 2-0 record in the Pacific Coast Conference, where he recorded 7 strikeouts in 7 innings. ... Pitched an inning of relief, giving up an unearned run, in a 9-2 win over Cerritos on Feb. 5. ... Threw a scoreless inning in relief in a 22-4 win over Imperial Valley on March 8, striking out 2. ... Had a 1-2-3 relief inning vs. defending Pacific Coast Conference champion Southwestern on March 12, striking out 1. ... Picked up the win in relief in a 7-5 win over Orange Coast, the first-place team in the Orange Empire Conference, on March 21. ... Notched his second victory with a 3-inning relief effort in the Comets' win over Grossmont on April 2. ... Pitched 2 shutout relief innings to record the win and runhis record to 3-0 as the Comets defeated Imperial Valley 13-3 on April 9. Southern California Super Regionals — Surrendered 1 run in 2 innings vs. Southwestern on May 20, striking out 3. State Final Four — Pitched 1 1/3 innings of scoreless, hitless relief vs. eventual State Champion Santa Rosa in Fresno on May 30 as the Bear Cubs won 5-1 to force an extra game in the double-elimination State Finals. Struck out 2 Santa Rosa batters and walked 0.

HIGH SCHOOL: Pitched and played third base for coach Steve Walker at Scripps Ranch. ... Was first-team All-Eastern League as a senior, going 7-3 with a 2.30 ERA and also batting .422.

(Updated on May 24, 2006)