Entered NCAA Transfer Portal on June 2, 2025
2025 Baseball America Second Team All-American
2025 ABCA/Rawlings First Team All-American
2025 ABCA/Rawlings First Team All-Midwest Region
2025 NCBWA First Team All-American
2025 Perfect Game USA Third Team All-American
2025 Conference USA Player of the Year
2025 Conference USA Newcomer of the Year
2025 All-Conference USA First Team
2025 Conference USA All-Tournament Team
2025 Perfect Game USA Midseason All-American First Team
2025 D1Baseball Midseason All-American Second Team
2025 Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List
Conference USA Hitter of the Week - March 17, 2025
2025 D1Baseball Top 50 Impact JUCO Transfers (4)
2025 D1Baseball MLB Draft Top 150 College Prospects (74)
2025 (Junior): Hit third and started all 60 games at center field for WKU … Slashed .398 / .466 / .652 with 97 hits, 10 home runs, six triples, 20 doubles, 68 RBI, 71 runs scored and 45 stolen bases … His 45 stolen bases are the most in a single-season in program history while his 97 hits rank third in a season in program history … Finished the season leading CUSA in batting average (.398), hits (97), triples (6), total bases (159) and stolen bases (45) while ranking top five in the league in 12 offensive categories … He earned CUSA Player of the Week on March 17 after an absurd four-game stretch, going 11-for-21 (.524) at the plate with a grand slam, five doubles, two triples, 11 RBI, six runs scored and two stolen bases … He started that week on fire as he hit for the first recorded cycle in program history against Southern Illinois, finishing the night 4-for-6 with a grand slam, a double, a triple, a stolen base and a single-game program record nine RBI … Went 5-for-5 with a home run, a double, three RBI, four runs scored and four stolen bases at EKU (3/19) … Robbed a potential walk-off home run in the bottom of the 10th inning to continue play against #23 Vanderbilt, making SportsCenter as the #2 play in the Top 10 plays of the night … NCBWA First Team All-American … ABCA/Rawlings First Team All-American … Baseball America Second Team All-American … Perfect Game USA Third Team All-American … ABCA/Rawlings All-Midwest Region First Team … Conference USA Player of the Year … Conference USA Newcomer of the Year … Conference USA All-Tournament Team … All-Conference USA First Team … Perfect Game USA Midseason First Team All-American … D1Baseball Midseason Second Team All-American.
Before WKU: Spent two seasons at Georgia Highlands College … Made 115 appearances and recorded a .423 / .488 / .724 slash line with 22 home runs, 39 doubles and 117 RBI … Third Team All-American in 2023 … First Team All-American in 2024 … Ranked sixth nationally in stolen bases with 48 in 2024.
At Walton HS: Lettered twice in baseball and once in basketball … Helped lead his team to the Perfect Game 18U WWBA Championship title … Perfect Game 18U WWBA Tournament MVP.
Personal Info: Born Nov. 4, 2003 in Gijon, Spain … Son of Thomas and Whitney Wideman … Has two siblings, Logan and Adam … Majoring in sports management at WKU … Biggest thrill in sports is hitting a home run … His favorite athlete is LeBron James because he's the greatest of all-time … Chose WKU because it's the best opportunity for him to grow as a player and he believes in the great coaching staff … Plans to pursue a career in pro baseball after college … His hobbies include video games.
