2025 Baseball Roster
Crawford Wade
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 198
- Position:
- LHP
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Charlotte, N.C.
- High School:
- Myers Park
- Prev School:
- Wake Forest
Career Highs
Innings Pitched………………………………7.0, vs. Harvard (2/22/25)
Strikeouts……………………………………….9, vs. Harvard (2/22/25)
Fewest Hits Allowed (min. 5 IP).....................1, vs. Harvard (2/22/25)
Fewest Earned Runs Allowed (min. 5 IP)......0, vs. Harvard (2/22/25)
2025: Appeared in 18 games, starting eight… Earned five saves, which led the team and was 9th in the Big Ten… Led the team’s qualified pitchers in ERA (5.30) and K/9 (7.9, T-15th in Big Ten) and finished second in IP (69.2, T-14th in the Big Ten), WHIP (1.52), SO (61), and BAA (.289)… Struck out nine batters over 7.0 one-hit shutout frames to earn his first win of the season against Harvard (2/22)... Tossed 6.0 innings and struck out three while allowing four runs against The Citadel (3/7)... Worked 6.0 innings and picked up his first Northwestern win against Illinois (3/22)... Earned his first save of the season for 3.2 innings of one run ball in a win over Maryland (3/29)... Worked 2.0 scoreless innings against UIC in a win (4/1)... Picked up a save at Notre Dame for 2.2 shutout innings while allowing just two baserunners (4/8)... Earned a win for 4.0 strong relief innings, allowing just one run and striking out five at Michigan State (4/11)... Earned a win for 3.0 innings of one run ball with four strikeouts against Nebraska (4/18)... Picked up his third save of the season for 3.2 innings of one-run ball against Washington (4/27)... Tossed 3.0 hitless innings to earn his fourth save of the season against Purdue (5/2)... Struck out five across 6.0 innings of work without a walk against Ohio State (5/10)... Twirled 2.2 shutout innings with four strikeouts to earn the save against #14 UCLA (5/15).
At Wake Forest (2021-2024): Tossed 58.1 innings in 53 appearances across four seasons with a career 4-2 record and a 4.47 ERA…Opened his 2024 season with 4.2 consecutive scoreless innings (4/2-4/12)...Pitched 3.2 scoreless innings in 2023 before taking a medical redshirt…Finished fourth on the team with a 3.13 ERA in 2022 as a sophomore…Threw a scoreless inning with two strikeouts in the NCAA Tournament against LIU (June 4, 2022)...Tossed a career-high 2.2 innings with two strikeouts against Western Carolina to earn first collegiate victory (March 15, 2022)...Also posted wins against Georgia Tech (March 19, 2022) and Liberty (May 3, 2022)...Struck out three in his second career appearance vs. Northeastern (Feb 21, 2021).
High School: Ranked by Perfect Game as a top-500 recruit nationally, including the No. 55 left-handed pitcher as well as the No. 14 prospect from North Carolina...Did not have a senior season due to COVID-19...As a junior, struck out 41 batters in 21 innings with a sub-1.00 ERA...In summer 2020, pitched in the Southern Collegiate Baseball League for the Carolina Venom, tallying a 1-1 record and 4.80 ERA with 25 strikeouts and nine walks in 24.1 innings...Won 2019 PBR National Program Invitational with Five Star Carolina National.
Personal: Born on Dec. 21, 2001...Son of Renee and Deke Wade...Has a twin brother, Cam.
