Former The Citadel standout pitcher Wes Wrenn joins the Spartans in 2012 as the team’s volunteer assistant coach.

Wrenn joins the Spartans after playing two seasons in the New York Mets organization. He began his professional career after being drafted in the 35^th round of the MLB First Year Player Draft in 2009. He appeared in 13 games that season with the Brooklyn Cyclones, the short-season A affiliate of the Mets, and posted a 2-1 record with one save.

In his second season, Wrenn went 5-5 for the Cyclones in 20 appearances as he struck out 46 batters and gave up just 12 walks. He also made two starts for the St. Lucie Mets, the High-A affiliate of the Mets, and went 1-0 with a 1.80 ERA in those games.

Wrenn played four seasons at The Citadel and was named the 2009 Southern Conference Pitcher of the Year as a senior. He went 9-3 that season with a 3.62 ERA as he helped lead the Bulldogs to a third-place finish in the SoCon.

He left The Citadel as the leader in career games started (59) and innings pitched (391.0). He was also tied for third in school history in career wins (26). Following his senior year, he was named first-team All-SoCon by the coaches and the media and earned All-America Honorable Mention accolades from Ping! Baseball.

Wrenn graduated in 2009 from The Citadel with a degree in business administration.