2023 Baseball Roster
Wilken, Brock
Jersey Number 25
Brock Wilken
- Height:
- 6-4
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Valrico, Fla.
- High School:
- Bloomingdale HS
- Deals:
Bio
Drafted with the No. 18-overall pick by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2023 MLB Draft.
Records Held
ACC Career Home Run Record (71)
Wake Forest Career Home Run Record (71)
Wake Forest Single-Season Home Run Record (31)
Wake Forest Single-Season Run Record (90)
Wake Forest Single-Season Walk Record (69)
Tied Wake Forest Freshman Home Run Record (17)
Career Accolades
2023 Baseball America Second Team All-American
2023 ABCA First Team All-American
2023 NCBWA Second Team All-American
2023 Collegiate Baseball Third Team All-American
2023 Second Team All-ACC
2023 Perfect Game Second Team Preseason All-American
2023 Collegiate Baseball Second Team Preseason All-American
2023 NCBWA Third Team Preseason All-American
2023 Baseball America Third Team Preseason All-American
2023 Perfect Game Preseason All-ACC
2022 ABCA/Rawlings Second Team All-Region
2022 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Camp Invitee
2022 ACC All-Tournament Team Selection
2022 Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watch List
2022 D1 Baseball Preseason Third Team All-American
2022 Baseball America Preseason Third Team All-American
2022 Perfect Game Preseason Third Team All-American
2022 Perfect Game Preseason All-ACC
2021 Perfect Game First Team Freshman All-American
2021 Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American
2021 Baseball America Third Team Freshman All-American
2021 Third Team All-ACC
2021 ACC All-Freshman Team
2023 (Junior)
Named Perfect Game Preseason All-ACC… Named Perfect Game Second Team Preseason All-American… Appeared and started in 66 games at third base… Held the third-highest batting average on the team (.345)... Finished setting career highs in hits (82) and doubles (15)... Led the team in home runs (31) and RBIs (82)... Led ACC in home runs (31), slugging percentage (.807), OPS (1.313), runs scored (90), and walks (69)... Second-highest total RBIs in the ACC… Recorded 25 multi-hit games and 28 multi-RBI games… Batted 3-for-4 with two home runs and three RBIs against Coastal Carolina (March 7)... Went 2-for-4 with three RBIs and a home run in the ACC Opener against Duke (March 10)... Set single-game career high- runs scored (5) against Alabama (June 11)... Also set season career-high in runs scored (90)... Posted a career-high four hits in the second Super Regional game against Alabama (June 11)... Also crushed three home runs in the second Super Regional game against Alabama (June 11)... Opened up the College World Series with a home run against Stanford (June 17)... Named ABCA First Team All-American… Named Second Team All-ACC.
2022 (Sophomore)
Appeared and started in 60 games at third base... Posted a batting average of .272 and career highs in hits (69). home runs (23), RBIs (77) and doubles (13)... Ranks second on Wake Forest's single season home run list, while tying for the seventh-most RBIs... Finished third in RBIs and sixth in home runs in ACC... Registered 100th career hit against Longwood (April 30)... Notched 22 multi-hit games while posting 18 multi-RBI games... Drove in five or more runs in four games... Had a career day against Louisville (May 7), hitting a career-high three home runs and driving in a career-high eight runs... Hit two home runs and drove in seven RBIs in series-opening victory at Boston College (April 1)... Also hit two home runs in wins versus Georgia Tech (March 19) and Longwood (April 30)... Hit home runs in back-to-back games five times... Posted career-high tying two doubles against NJIT (Feb. 25)... Scored a career-high four runs at Georgia Tech (March 19)... Started season on 11-game hit streak... Tallied a batting average of .409 with nine hits, one triple, four home runs, nine RBIs and a 1.045 slugging percentage in five postseason games... Registered first career triple in ACC Tournament against NC State (May 24)... Helped Wake Forest tie ACC Tournament record in home runs with his two-run shot against the Hurricanes in Charlotte... Named to the All-ACC Tournament Team.
2021 (Freshman)
Appeared and started in all 47 games at third base, tallying a batting average of .279, 17 home runs, 44 RBIs, 41 runs scored, 11 doubles, a slugging percentage of .617 and an on-base percentage of .365... At the top of the Wake Forest record book for most home runs by a freshman, tying a 20-year-old record with his solo shot on Friday, May 21... Recorded 44 RBIs, the 10th-most by a freshman in program history... Finished with the most home runs by a true freshman in the nation and ranked fourth overall in the conference... Finished 10th in the ACC in RBIs and slugging percentage... Hit a game-winning, three-run home run in his first collegiate game against Northeastern on Feb. 19... Strung together his best performance of the season against Florida State on March 27, hitting two home runs with six RBIs to lead Wake Forest to an 8-7 victory.. Also hit two home runs against Appalachian State on March 30.. Registered a career-high three hits in three games - Notre Dame (Feb. 27), Georgia Tech (March 19) and Appalachian State (March 30)... Went on an 11-game hit streak from March 27-April 13... Tied for a team-best 16 multi-hit performances... Walked a career-high three times at Virginia on May 14... Launched grand slams at Florida State (March 27) and Western Carolina (April 20)... Scored a career-best three runs against Florida State (March 28), Appalachian State (March 30), Western Carolina (April 20) and Davidson (April 27).
Summer Ball
Named the Cape Cod League Most Valuable Player after an incredible debut season for the Harwich Mariners... Posted a batting average of .302 with 39 hits, 10 doubles, six home runs, 26 RBIs and 26 runs scored... Led the league in doubles and walks... Finished in the top 10 in batting average (tied for eighth), hits (second), home runs (tied for fourth) and RBIs (fourth)... Named the league's player of the week after slashing a line of .438/.591/.875 (July 13).
Background
Rated by Perfect Game as the No. 82 recruit in the country, including No. 18 in Florida and the No. 9 third baseman nationally ... Ranked by Baseball America as the No. 354 prospect in the 2020 MLB Draft ... Was a four-year starter and three-time all-conference honoree ... Earned first team all-state honors as a junior when he batted .470 with 12 homers and 26 RBIs in 25 games ... Hit four homers in just eight games as a senior before season ended due to COVID-19 ... Was a club baseball captain with Ostingers Baseball Academy ... Selected Wake Forest over Virginia Tech, UCF, Miami, East Carolina, South Florida and Stetson.
Personal
Born on June 17, 2002 ... Son of Katie and Josh Wilken ... Uncle, Kris Wilken, played at Houston and in the Baltimore Orioles organization, reaching AAA, and was also his high school coach at Bloomingdale HS ... Honor roll student all four years.
Records Held
ACC Career Home Run Record (71)
Wake Forest Career Home Run Record (71)
Wake Forest Single-Season Home Run Record (31)
Wake Forest Single-Season Run Record (90)
Wake Forest Single-Season Walk Record (69)
Tied Wake Forest Freshman Home Run Record (17)
Career Accolades
2023 Baseball America Second Team All-American
2023 ABCA First Team All-American
2023 NCBWA Second Team All-American
2023 Collegiate Baseball Third Team All-American
2023 Second Team All-ACC
2023 Perfect Game Second Team Preseason All-American
2023 Collegiate Baseball Second Team Preseason All-American
2023 NCBWA Third Team Preseason All-American
2023 Baseball America Third Team Preseason All-American
2023 Perfect Game Preseason All-ACC
2022 ABCA/Rawlings Second Team All-Region
2022 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Camp Invitee
2022 ACC All-Tournament Team Selection
2022 Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watch List
2022 D1 Baseball Preseason Third Team All-American
2022 Baseball America Preseason Third Team All-American
2022 Perfect Game Preseason Third Team All-American
2022 Perfect Game Preseason All-ACC
2021 Perfect Game First Team Freshman All-American
2021 Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American
2021 Baseball America Third Team Freshman All-American
2021 Third Team All-ACC
2021 ACC All-Freshman Team
2023 (Junior)
Named Perfect Game Preseason All-ACC… Named Perfect Game Second Team Preseason All-American… Appeared and started in 66 games at third base… Held the third-highest batting average on the team (.345)... Finished setting career highs in hits (82) and doubles (15)... Led the team in home runs (31) and RBIs (82)... Led ACC in home runs (31), slugging percentage (.807), OPS (1.313), runs scored (90), and walks (69)... Second-highest total RBIs in the ACC… Recorded 25 multi-hit games and 28 multi-RBI games… Batted 3-for-4 with two home runs and three RBIs against Coastal Carolina (March 7)... Went 2-for-4 with three RBIs and a home run in the ACC Opener against Duke (March 10)... Set single-game career high- runs scored (5) against Alabama (June 11)... Also set season career-high in runs scored (90)... Posted a career-high four hits in the second Super Regional game against Alabama (June 11)... Also crushed three home runs in the second Super Regional game against Alabama (June 11)... Opened up the College World Series with a home run against Stanford (June 17)... Named ABCA First Team All-American… Named Second Team All-ACC.
2022 (Sophomore)
Appeared and started in 60 games at third base... Posted a batting average of .272 and career highs in hits (69). home runs (23), RBIs (77) and doubles (13)... Ranks second on Wake Forest's single season home run list, while tying for the seventh-most RBIs... Finished third in RBIs and sixth in home runs in ACC... Registered 100th career hit against Longwood (April 30)... Notched 22 multi-hit games while posting 18 multi-RBI games... Drove in five or more runs in four games... Had a career day against Louisville (May 7), hitting a career-high three home runs and driving in a career-high eight runs... Hit two home runs and drove in seven RBIs in series-opening victory at Boston College (April 1)... Also hit two home runs in wins versus Georgia Tech (March 19) and Longwood (April 30)... Hit home runs in back-to-back games five times... Posted career-high tying two doubles against NJIT (Feb. 25)... Scored a career-high four runs at Georgia Tech (March 19)... Started season on 11-game hit streak... Tallied a batting average of .409 with nine hits, one triple, four home runs, nine RBIs and a 1.045 slugging percentage in five postseason games... Registered first career triple in ACC Tournament against NC State (May 24)... Helped Wake Forest tie ACC Tournament record in home runs with his two-run shot against the Hurricanes in Charlotte... Named to the All-ACC Tournament Team.
2021 (Freshman)
Appeared and started in all 47 games at third base, tallying a batting average of .279, 17 home runs, 44 RBIs, 41 runs scored, 11 doubles, a slugging percentage of .617 and an on-base percentage of .365... At the top of the Wake Forest record book for most home runs by a freshman, tying a 20-year-old record with his solo shot on Friday, May 21... Recorded 44 RBIs, the 10th-most by a freshman in program history... Finished with the most home runs by a true freshman in the nation and ranked fourth overall in the conference... Finished 10th in the ACC in RBIs and slugging percentage... Hit a game-winning, three-run home run in his first collegiate game against Northeastern on Feb. 19... Strung together his best performance of the season against Florida State on March 27, hitting two home runs with six RBIs to lead Wake Forest to an 8-7 victory.. Also hit two home runs against Appalachian State on March 30.. Registered a career-high three hits in three games - Notre Dame (Feb. 27), Georgia Tech (March 19) and Appalachian State (March 30)... Went on an 11-game hit streak from March 27-April 13... Tied for a team-best 16 multi-hit performances... Walked a career-high three times at Virginia on May 14... Launched grand slams at Florida State (March 27) and Western Carolina (April 20)... Scored a career-best three runs against Florida State (March 28), Appalachian State (March 30), Western Carolina (April 20) and Davidson (April 27).
Summer Ball
Named the Cape Cod League Most Valuable Player after an incredible debut season for the Harwich Mariners... Posted a batting average of .302 with 39 hits, 10 doubles, six home runs, 26 RBIs and 26 runs scored... Led the league in doubles and walks... Finished in the top 10 in batting average (tied for eighth), hits (second), home runs (tied for fourth) and RBIs (fourth)... Named the league's player of the week after slashing a line of .438/.591/.875 (July 13).
Background
Rated by Perfect Game as the No. 82 recruit in the country, including No. 18 in Florida and the No. 9 third baseman nationally ... Ranked by Baseball America as the No. 354 prospect in the 2020 MLB Draft ... Was a four-year starter and three-time all-conference honoree ... Earned first team all-state honors as a junior when he batted .470 with 12 homers and 26 RBIs in 25 games ... Hit four homers in just eight games as a senior before season ended due to COVID-19 ... Was a club baseball captain with Ostingers Baseball Academy ... Selected Wake Forest over Virginia Tech, UCF, Miami, East Carolina, South Florida and Stetson.
Personal
Born on June 17, 2002 ... Son of Katie and Josh Wilken ... Uncle, Kris Wilken, played at Houston and in the Baltimore Orioles organization, reaching AAA, and was also his high school coach at Bloomingdale HS ... Honor roll student all four years.
Wake Forest Football 2025 Week Two Trailer
Friday, September 05
Football Media Availability (9/3/25)
Wednesday, September 03
Football Media Availability (9/2/25)
Tuesday, September 02
Coach Jake Dickert Weekly Press Conference (Sept. 1, 2025)
Monday, September 01
