2018 Baseball Roster
Wolf, Adam

Jersey Number 31
Adam Wolf
- Position:
- LHP
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Milan, Ohio
- High School:
- Edison
Bio
CAREER HONORS
• 2018 MLB Draft, 5th Round (135th overall), Detroit Tigers
• 2018 NCBWA All-America Second Team
• 2018 Baseball America All-America Third Team
• 2018 Perfect Game All-America Honorable Mention
• 2018 ACC Championship All-Tournament Team
• 2018 All-ACC Second Team
• ACC Pitcher of the Week (May 7, 2018)
2018: Completed collegiate career after going in the fifth round of MLB Draft to the Detroit Tigers... Had 8-2 record with 2.63 ERA and 109 strikeouts in 102.2 innings pitched and 16 starts... 109 strikeouts in 2018 rank as the ninth highest single season total in school history... Worked 7.0 innings and registered eighth win of the season in opening round victory against Kent State at NCAA Regional... Allowed just one earned run with nine strikeouts in 7.0 innings to earn the win against Duke on May 25 at the ACC Championship... Closed regular season with seventh straight quality start allowing just one run on three hits with eight strikeouts in 7.0 innings against Notre Dame on May 17... Earned sixth win of the season with a quality start at Pittsburgh on May 11... Named ACC Pitcher of the Week on May 7 after registering 10 strikeouts and allowing just one run on three hits in 8.0 innings to secure the win at Boston College on May 4... Earned fourth win of the season after twirling 7.0 shutout innings and allowing just two hits against No. 4 NC State on April 6... Had nine strikeouts and allowed just one earned run in career long 8.0 innings against No. 10 Clemson on March 23... Registered career-best 11 strikeouts without allowing an earned run in 6.0 innings at Wake Forest on March 16... Reached seven strikeouts for the third time in four starts this season during 6.0 innings of work against No. 13 North Carolina... Won third straight start to open the season and matched career high with seven strikeouts in 6.0 innings against Western Carolina on March 2... Moved to 2-0 on the season after registering six strikeouts in 7.0 scoreless innings against Youngstown State on Feb. 23... Delivered 5.0+ scoreless innings with career-high seven strikeouts and just three hits to earn the victory in first collegiate start in season-opening triumph against Richmond on Feb. 16 in Charleston, S.C.
2017: Finished second season at Louisville with a 6-0 record, 2.18 ERA, one save and 35 strikeouts in 24 total appearances and 41.1 innings pitched... Twirled 3.1 innings of shutout relief against TCU in the College World Series... Made three scoreless appearances in the NCAA Championship finishing with five strikeouts and allowing only four hits in eight innings... Had three strikeouts with only one hit in 2.2 innings of shutout relief against Kentucky on June 9 in NCAA Super Regional win... Registered first career save after striking out two in two innings of shutout relief at No. 7 Clemson on May 13... Earned sixth win of the season after striking out three in 2.1 innings of shutout relief against Northern Kentucky on April 26... Improved to 5-0 with two innings of relief against Duke on April 22... Moved to 4-0 on the season with 1.2 innings of relief at Georgia Tech on April 15... Worked perfect inning of relief in April 4 win over No. 8 UK... Registered first two career victories with relief outings in both victories of the series triumph at No. 16 Virginia on March 31 and April 2... Twirled 2.1 innings of shutout of relief with two strikeouts in March 25 victory at NC State... Had three strikeouts in 2.1 innings of perfect relief at Cincinnati on March 21... Made second straight relief appearance of three innings ringing up three strikeouts without allowing a hit against Eastern Michigan on March 4... Finished with career-best three strikeouts in career-high three innings of shutout relief against Omaha on Feb. 24.
Summer 2016: Finished with a 1.95 ERA and 30 strikeouts in 27.2 innings for the Newport Gulls in the New England Collegiate Baseball League.
2016: Made 15 relief appearances and finished with 1.38 ERA in first collegiate season... Worked an inning of shutout relief against Virginia on May 28 at ACC Championship... Made scoreless relief appearances in series wins against NC State and North Carolina... Finished with a pair of strikeouts in an inning of shutout relief against St. John’s on April 30... Had two strikeouts in one inning of perfect relief at No. 5 Florida State on April 10... Delivered impressive inning of relief with one strikeout in Louisville’s March 20 win at No. 5 Miami... Came out of the bullpen for first collegiate appearance on the mound and had two shutout innings of relief with two strikeouts to close March 2 win over Morehead State.
High School: Played four seasons of prep baseball at Edison High School under the guidance of coach Sean Hoover... Ranked at No. 265 nationally in the class of 2015 by Perfect Game... Rated as the top lefty pitcher and the No. 5 player overall in the state of Ohio by Perfect Game... Earned First Team All-Ohio honors and was chosen as Sandusky Bay Conference and District Player of the Year as a senior... Was 10-1 with a 1.25 ERA and 104 strikeouts (with only 12 walks) during senior season... Finished 5-1 with a 1.01 ERA and 55 strikeouts as a junior... Four-year letterwinner in golf earning honorable mention all-conference during final season... Also lettered in one season of basketball.
Personal: Born Adam Charles Wolf on Dec. 26, 1996 in Norwalk, Ohio... Parents are Gary and Christine Wolf... Has one younger sister, Lauren... Majoring in finance... Signed with UofL after also strongly considering Indiana, NC State, North Carolina, Virginia and Vanderbilt... Person with the greatest influence on his athletic career is his dad... Hobbies and interests include golf, fishing, ping pong and pool... Favorite movie is The Other Guys... Favorite TV shows are The Office and Parks and Rec... Favorite athletes are LeBron James and Jason Giambi. Favorite candy bar is Almond Joy... Favorite foods are stuffed crust pizza and deep fried buckeyes.
• 2018 MLB Draft, 5th Round (135th overall), Detroit Tigers
• 2018 NCBWA All-America Second Team
• 2018 Baseball America All-America Third Team
• 2018 Perfect Game All-America Honorable Mention
• 2018 ACC Championship All-Tournament Team
• 2018 All-ACC Second Team
• ACC Pitcher of the Week (May 7, 2018)
2018: Completed collegiate career after going in the fifth round of MLB Draft to the Detroit Tigers... Had 8-2 record with 2.63 ERA and 109 strikeouts in 102.2 innings pitched and 16 starts... 109 strikeouts in 2018 rank as the ninth highest single season total in school history... Worked 7.0 innings and registered eighth win of the season in opening round victory against Kent State at NCAA Regional... Allowed just one earned run with nine strikeouts in 7.0 innings to earn the win against Duke on May 25 at the ACC Championship... Closed regular season with seventh straight quality start allowing just one run on three hits with eight strikeouts in 7.0 innings against Notre Dame on May 17... Earned sixth win of the season with a quality start at Pittsburgh on May 11... Named ACC Pitcher of the Week on May 7 after registering 10 strikeouts and allowing just one run on three hits in 8.0 innings to secure the win at Boston College on May 4... Earned fourth win of the season after twirling 7.0 shutout innings and allowing just two hits against No. 4 NC State on April 6... Had nine strikeouts and allowed just one earned run in career long 8.0 innings against No. 10 Clemson on March 23... Registered career-best 11 strikeouts without allowing an earned run in 6.0 innings at Wake Forest on March 16... Reached seven strikeouts for the third time in four starts this season during 6.0 innings of work against No. 13 North Carolina... Won third straight start to open the season and matched career high with seven strikeouts in 6.0 innings against Western Carolina on March 2... Moved to 2-0 on the season after registering six strikeouts in 7.0 scoreless innings against Youngstown State on Feb. 23... Delivered 5.0+ scoreless innings with career-high seven strikeouts and just three hits to earn the victory in first collegiate start in season-opening triumph against Richmond on Feb. 16 in Charleston, S.C.
2017: Finished second season at Louisville with a 6-0 record, 2.18 ERA, one save and 35 strikeouts in 24 total appearances and 41.1 innings pitched... Twirled 3.1 innings of shutout relief against TCU in the College World Series... Made three scoreless appearances in the NCAA Championship finishing with five strikeouts and allowing only four hits in eight innings... Had three strikeouts with only one hit in 2.2 innings of shutout relief against Kentucky on June 9 in NCAA Super Regional win... Registered first career save after striking out two in two innings of shutout relief at No. 7 Clemson on May 13... Earned sixth win of the season after striking out three in 2.1 innings of shutout relief against Northern Kentucky on April 26... Improved to 5-0 with two innings of relief against Duke on April 22... Moved to 4-0 on the season with 1.2 innings of relief at Georgia Tech on April 15... Worked perfect inning of relief in April 4 win over No. 8 UK... Registered first two career victories with relief outings in both victories of the series triumph at No. 16 Virginia on March 31 and April 2... Twirled 2.1 innings of shutout of relief with two strikeouts in March 25 victory at NC State... Had three strikeouts in 2.1 innings of perfect relief at Cincinnati on March 21... Made second straight relief appearance of three innings ringing up three strikeouts without allowing a hit against Eastern Michigan on March 4... Finished with career-best three strikeouts in career-high three innings of shutout relief against Omaha on Feb. 24.
Summer 2016: Finished with a 1.95 ERA and 30 strikeouts in 27.2 innings for the Newport Gulls in the New England Collegiate Baseball League.
2016: Made 15 relief appearances and finished with 1.38 ERA in first collegiate season... Worked an inning of shutout relief against Virginia on May 28 at ACC Championship... Made scoreless relief appearances in series wins against NC State and North Carolina... Finished with a pair of strikeouts in an inning of shutout relief against St. John’s on April 30... Had two strikeouts in one inning of perfect relief at No. 5 Florida State on April 10... Delivered impressive inning of relief with one strikeout in Louisville’s March 20 win at No. 5 Miami... Came out of the bullpen for first collegiate appearance on the mound and had two shutout innings of relief with two strikeouts to close March 2 win over Morehead State.
High School: Played four seasons of prep baseball at Edison High School under the guidance of coach Sean Hoover... Ranked at No. 265 nationally in the class of 2015 by Perfect Game... Rated as the top lefty pitcher and the No. 5 player overall in the state of Ohio by Perfect Game... Earned First Team All-Ohio honors and was chosen as Sandusky Bay Conference and District Player of the Year as a senior... Was 10-1 with a 1.25 ERA and 104 strikeouts (with only 12 walks) during senior season... Finished 5-1 with a 1.01 ERA and 55 strikeouts as a junior... Four-year letterwinner in golf earning honorable mention all-conference during final season... Also lettered in one season of basketball.
Personal: Born Adam Charles Wolf on Dec. 26, 1996 in Norwalk, Ohio... Parents are Gary and Christine Wolf... Has one younger sister, Lauren... Majoring in finance... Signed with UofL after also strongly considering Indiana, NC State, North Carolina, Virginia and Vanderbilt... Person with the greatest influence on his athletic career is his dad... Hobbies and interests include golf, fishing, ping pong and pool... Favorite movie is The Other Guys... Favorite TV shows are The Office and Parks and Rec... Favorite athletes are LeBron James and Jason Giambi. Favorite candy bar is Almond Joy... Favorite foods are stuffed crust pizza and deep fried buckeyes.
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