Outlook

Landen Wood’s leadership and game-changing speed make him incredibly valuable to the team offensively and defensively … His sped will be a key component for the Cavaliers, and will be on display in the outfield and on the base paths ... Committed to play at Missouri State University in 2020-21.

Career

Played in 62 games, 53 as a starter … Batted .375 (104-for-277) with 16 doubles, seven triples, four home runs, 113 runs scored and 43 RBIs … Had 32 career multiple-hit games, 11 multiple-RBI games and 19 multiple-steal games … Finished his career with 67 stolen bases, which ranks fifth all-time at Johnson County … His 113 career runs scored rank ninth all-time at JCCC. 

Sophomore Year 2020

Played in 20 games, 19 as a starter … Batted .397 (29-for-73) with a double, two triples, a home run, 32 runs scored and 11 driven in … Also stole 17 bases, which led the team and ranked second in the Kansas Jayhawk Conference … His 32 runs tied for the team lead and for second in the conference … Produced 10 multiple-hit games, three multiple-RBI games and four multiple-steal games … Opened the season with two singles, two stolen bases and two runs scored in a 10-5 win at Brookhaven (2-6-20) … Went 3-for-3 with a two singles and a triple, two stolen bases, three runs scored and two RBIs in a 13-3 win over Ellsworth in the first game of a double-header  (2-17-20) … Followed with two hits, including a home run, drove in three and scored twice to help power JCCC to a 10-3 win (2-17-20) … Ripped two singles, drove in a run and scored twice in a 14-0 win over Kirkwood (2-28-20) … Had two singles, a walk and scored three times in an 18-13 win over Kirkwood (3-1-20) … Collected three hits, including a double, walked twice, drove in a run and scored three times in a 32-0 blowout at Labette (3-7-20) … Drove in two runs, stole two bases and scored twice in a 16-2 win at Fort Scott in the first of two games (3-11-20) … Followed with a single and double, a run driven in and two scored in a 9-7 loss to the Greyhounds (3-11-20) ... Earned JCCC student-athlete academic honors in the fall 2019 semester with a 4.0 GPA ... Earned NJCAA All-Academic First-Team with a grade point aveage of 4.0.

Freshman Year 2019

Earned All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference second-team honors … Played in 42 games, 34 as a starter … Batted .368 (75-for-204) with 15 doubles, five triples, three home runs 32 RBIs and a new season record 81 runs scored …His 75 hits were second on the team and he tied for the team lead in triples … Led the conference and ranked fifth nationally with 50 stolen bases … That ties the fifth-best season at JCCC, and ranks him tied for 11^th on the career chart … Recorded 22 multiple-hit games, eight multiple-RBI games and 15 multiple-steal games … His 22 multi-hit games tie for 18^th for a season at JCCC … Had a single and a double, drove in a run and scored three times in his collegiate debut, helping the Cavaliers to a 14-1 win at Brookhaven (2-7-19) … Had two hits, two walks, two steals, scored three runs and drove in three in an 18-8 win over Ellsworth (2-14-19) … Had two hits, three steals and scored twice in a 4-2 win over Metropolitan (2-26-19) … Had four hits, including a double and two triples, scored three runs and drove in three in 15-2 rout over Minnesota West (3-7-19) … His two triples tie the fifth-best game in team history … Started a season-long eight game hitting streak with three singles in an 8-3 win at Labette (3-17-19) … Ripped four singles, stole three bases, scored twice and drove in two runs in a 15-2 win at Highland (3-22-19) … Batted .514 over the steak (19-for-37) with four doubles, 14 stolen bases, 16 runs scored and three RBIs over the steak …Had a single and a double and four RBIs in a n 16-6 win at Allen (4-1-19) … Had three hits with a home run, scored three time and drove in two runs to help JCCC to a 13-6 win over Garden City in the opening series of the Region VI/Central District playoffs (5-9-19).

High School  

Was a two-year starter and three-year letter winner for coach Shawn Newkirk at Union High School, Tulsa, Okla. … Graduated 2018 … Was a two-time All-District selection and earned Large East Class All-State honors from the Oklahoma Baseball Coaches Association his senior year … Was also named to the All-Oklahoman second-team and the All-USA Oklahoma team … Helped lead Union to a 25-12 record and the Oklahoma Class 6A state title his senior year … His single in the bottom of the seventh inning with two outs kept a rally alive which led to an eventual come-from-behind 3-2 win over Westmoore …  It was Union’s first championship since 2010 and seventh in team history … Batted .435 with 54 hits, six doubles, three triples, four home runs, 48 runs scored, 26 driven in and 36 stolen bases … As a junior, batted .419 with 52 hits, seven doubles, two triples, 44 runs, 22 RBI and 32 steals … Hit a .320 clip his sophomore year, with 49 hits, four doubles, 48 runs, 12 RBI and 33 stolen bases … Compiled 155 hits, 17 doubles, five triples, four home runs, 142 runs scored, 60 driven in and a program career record of 101 stolen bases … Earned three varsity letters in football … Earned East Class 6A All-State at defensive back from the Oklahoma Football Coaches Association his senior year … Was named the 2018 March student of the month at his school his senior year.

Personal  

Born Landen Taylor Brian Wood on May 21, 1999, in Tulsa, Okla. … Nickname is Lando … Son of Brian and Chrissy Wood … Has a brother, Drew, and sister, Jordan … His father played football at Southeastern Oklahoma State University … Majoring in education … Also recruited by Wichita State University, Drury University, Oklahoma Wesleyan University, University of Central Oklahoma and Independence Community College … Favorite foods are pizza and chicken … Favorite fast food restaurant is Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers … Favorite restaurant is Savastano’s Pizza … Favorite TV show is Family Guy … Favorite movie is Battle of Los Angeles … Favorite sports movies are The Sandlot and Rudy … Favorite actor is Tom Hanks … Favorite book is How to Live an Uncommon Life … Favorite music entertainer is Linkin Park … Favorite cartoon character is Mario … Favorite athletes are Cody Bellinger and Billy Hamilton … Favorite sports teams are the Los Angeles Dodgers and Minnesota Vikings … The best player he has played against is Ryan Vilade, a shortstop for the Colorado Rockies organization.