2012:
Starting first baseman in 63 of 64 games as a freshman • Hit .249 with a team-leading 41 RBI • Collected 54 hits, sharing the team lead with 16 doubles and five home runs • Led the SEC with a school-record 636 putouts • Also led the SEC with 58 double plays fielded • Hit safely in 35 games with an extra-base hit in 17 games • Drove in a run in a team-leading 23 games • Paced MSU with 10 multiple-RBI hits • Made his collegiate debut with opening day start at first base against Washington State (Feb. 17) • Ranked second on the team with 18 multiple-hit games and paced State with 13 multi-RBI games and eight game-winning RBI • Delivered his first career hit against Washington State (Feb. 19) • Laced a pair of doubles in a 3-hit, 2-RBI plate performance against Mississippi Valley State (Feb. 25) • Hit his first career home run against Memphis (Feb. 29) • Delivered eight game-winning RBI, including walk-off hits against Kansas (Feb. 24) and South Alabama (Apr. 10) • Hit .188 with two home runs and 17 RBI in 30 league games • Hit .357 (5-for-12) with three RBI in sweep of Kentucky (May 17-19) • Among four Bulldogs named to the all-tourney team at the 2012 NCAA Tallahassee Regional • Hit .308 (4-for-13) with a double in each of three games in the regional at FSU.

2011:
Sat out the season as a freshman redshirt to rehabilitate an injured shoulder • Earned a berth on the 2011 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL:
Two-sport all-state standout at Harrison Central High School in Gulfport, Miss. • Coached by Pat Olmi • First-team all-state, all-coast and Jackson Clarion-Ledger Dandy Dozen selection after hitting .478 with 39 RBI, 18 doubles, two triples and a team-best 14 home runs • Started all 34 games at first base • Represented the Rebels in the 2010 Crossroads Diamond Club Mississippi High School All-Star Game at Trustmark Park • Collected MVP honors for the winning South team, going 2-for-2 with four RBI, including a 3-run home run • Led the Rebels at the plate his junior season with a career-best .512 batting average • Drove in 36 runs and hit six home runs en route to second-team all-state honors in 2009 • Compiled a 6-2 pitching mark with two saves and a 1.30 earned run average • Tabbed as his team's MVP and earned a berth on the all-coast and all-district teams • Hit a team-best .410 with 42 RBI and nine home runs as a sophomore while notching a 5-1 pitching record • Also a two-time all-state honoree and rated as one of the nation's top offensive line prospects in football • Offensive guard who was selected to play in the Mississippi/Alabama High School All-Star football game in Mobile • National Honor Society member and recipient of the HCHS football academic award • Finished with a 3.9 grade point average and graduated 11th in his senior class.

PERSONAL:
Born Wesley John Rea on October 3, 1991 in Gulfport, Miss • Son of Theresa and John Rea of Gulfport, Miss. • Majoring in economics.