STANFORD, Calif. – Senior Alex Williams and junior Brock Jones have been named to the ABCA/Rawlings All-America third team, it was announced on Friday.
Williams had previously been named a first-team All-American according to Collegiate Baseball and landed on the NCBWA second team. The duo was also named CoSIDA Academic All-America – with Williams earning a spot on the first team and Jones placing on the second team.
Williams, the 2022 Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year, has pitched to an 8-3 record while compiling a 2.88 ERA to rank third in the Pac-12. The right-hander has struck out 90 compared to 23 walks over 97 innings of work. Williams went 5-0 in Pac-12 play, sporting a 1.36 ERA over 10 starts and 66 1/3 innings. Particularly impressive over his last eight turns in the regular season, he went 6-0 with a 0.45 ERA over that string.
Jones, an All-Pac-12 first team honoree, is the team leader in runs scored (76), triples (5) and on-base percentage (.455) while ranking second in home runs (20) and first in slugging (.665). The native of Fresno, Calif. has batted .327 and has drawn 55 walks while reaching in all but two games this year and collecting 23 multi-hit games. Jones hit .350 (41 for 117) with 42 runs scored, seven doubles, three triples, 13 homers and 30 RBIs in Pac-12 play and carries a six-game hit streak into the College World Series (.423, 11x26, 7 R, 3 2B, 3 HR, 8 RBIs).
The Cardinal will open play at the 2022 College World Series on Saturday against Arkansas. First pitch is slated for 11 a.m. PT.
