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Career Accolades

  • Pac-12 team champion (2022)
  • Drafted in the 11th round (No. 322) of the 2022 MLB Draft (Miami Marlins)
  • Collegiate Baseball All-America first team (2022)
  • College Baseball Foundation All-America first team (2022)
  • NCBWA All-America second team (2022)
  • ABCA All-America third team (2022)
  • Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year (2022)
  • ABCA/Rawlings All-Region first team (2022)
  • College Baseball Foundation National Pitcher of the Year semifinalist (2022)
  • All-Pac-12 first team (2022)
  • All-Pac-12 defensive team (2022)
  • Pac-12 Tom Hansen Conference Medal (2022)
  • Three-time Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 18, 2020; April 11, 2022, May 9, 2022)
  • Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Freshman All-America (2019)
  • NCBWA Freshman All-America (2019)
  • Perfect Game/Rawlings Freshman All-America (2019)
  • Baseball America Freshman All-America second team (2019)
  • CoSIDA Academic All-America first team (2022)
  • CoSIDA Academic All-District (2022)
  • Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2022)
  • Senior CLASS Award All-America first team (2022)
  • Senior CLASS Award finalist (2022)
  • Two-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2020-21)

As a Senior (2022) • Pac-12 Champions

  • Drafted in the 11th round (No. 322) of the 2022 MLB Draft (Miami Marlins)
  • Collegiate Baseball All-America first team
  • College Baseball Foundation All-America first team
  • NCBWA All-America second team
  • ABCA All-America third team
  • Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year
  • ABCA/Rawlings All-Region first team
  • College Baseball Foundation National Pitcher of the Year semifinalist
  • All-Pac-12 first team
  • All-Pac-12 defensive team
  • Pac-12 Tom Hansen Conference Medal
  • Two-time Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week (April 11, May 9)
  • CoSIDA Academic All-America first team
  • CoSIDA Academic All-District
  • Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year
  • Senior CLASS Award All-America first team
  • Senior CLASS Award finalist
  • Went 8-4 with a 3.20 ERA while striking out 96 compared to 25 walks over 101 1/3 innings
  • Managed a quality start in nine of his 18 starts
  • Ranked third in Pac-12 in ERA, wins and strikeouts and posted a 1.11 WHIP to place fourth
  • Held opponents to a .229 average against and posted a Pac-12-best two complete games
  • 5-0 with a 1.36 ERA and 64 strikeouts over 10 starts in Pac-12 play (10 ER in 66 1/3 IP)
  • Went 6-0 with a 0.45 ERA (3 ER in 59 2/3 innings) over his last eight starts in the regular season
  • Earned the win on Opening Day after tossing three scoreless innings vs. Cal State Fullerton (Feb. 18)
  • Allowed one run on three hits with six strikeouts over five innings to earn the victory over Louisiana from the Karbach Round Rock Classic (Feb. 25)
  • Struck out 10 over six innings against Oregon (March 11)
  • Allowed one unearned run over seven innings with 10 strikeouts at No. 16 Arizona (March 19)
  • No decision in a 1-0 Cardinal victory at No. 3 Oregon State after tossing 6 1/3 scoreless with three strikeout (April 1)
  • Three-hit shutout with six strikeouts to beat Arizona State and earn Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week (April 8)
  • Earned the victory at No. 12 UCLA after tossing five innings and allowing an unearned run with eight strikeouts (April 14)
  • Tossed eight innings and allowed one run on seven hits and two walks with five strikeouts to earn the victory vs. Grand Canyon (April 22)
  • Struck out seven and allowed just one run over six innings at Washington (April 29)
  • Allowed two unearned runs on four hits with seven strikeouts over 8 1/3 innings to beat Cal (May 6) to earn Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week
  • Eight shutout frames on 88 pitches while allowing three hits and striking out six in a victory at Utah (May 13)
  • Complete game allowing one run on four hits with four strikeouts vs. USC in final regular-season start (May 19)

As a Junior (2021)

  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
  • Made 12 appearances, including 11 starts, while pitching to a 5-2 record and a 3.42 ERA
  • Logged 55 1/3 innings and struck out 54 batters compared to just 17 walks
  • Limited opponents to a .192 average against
  • Went 2-2 and struck out 30 in 33 innings of work against Pac-12 opponents
  • Made three postseason starts, compiling a 3-0 record and a 2.11 ERA over 21 1/3 innings with 23 strikeouts
  • Four shutout innings while allowing just one hit with four strikeouts at USC (May 2)
  • Tossed six shutout innings, allowing three hits with six strikeouts, to pick up the victory in the rubber game of the series with No. 9 Arizona (May 9)
  • No decision at California after leaving with the lead and contributing seven innings while allowing just three runs on five hits with three strikeouts (May 15)
  • Earned the victory at No. 13 Oregon after tossing 6 1/3 innings and allowing four runs on six hits and one walk with five strikeouts (May 22)
  • Opened the Stanford Regional with a victory over NDSU after tossing seven innings and allowing one run on three hits and two walks with nine strikeouts (June 4)
  • Two-hit shutout with 10 strikeouts at #8 Texas Tech to hand Stanford a 9-0 win in the Super Regional and punch a ticket to the College World Series (June 12)
  • Earned the victory vs. Arizona at the College World Series after allowing four runs over 5 1/3 innings with four strikeouts in a 14-5 victory (June 21)

As a Sophomore (2020)

  • Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 18)
  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
  • 2-0 with a 0.51 earned-run average in three starts, limiting hitters to a .177 average with an 18-4 strikeout-to-walk ratio.
  • Allowed one run on five hits in 7.0 innings pitched, earning the win against Cal State Fullerton (Feb. 16).

As a Freshman (2019)

  • Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Freshman All-America
  • NCBWA Freshman All-America
  • Perfect Game/Rawlings Freshman All-America
  • Baseball America Freshman All-America second team
  • Struck out 5 in 6.0 IP in collegiate debut, earning the win while allowing 0 runs on 3 hits and 1 BB at Grand Canyon (Feb. 18)
  • Earned the win in 4.2 perfect relief innings at Washington State, striking out four (March 30)
  • 2.0 shutout relief innings against Fresno State (April 2)
  • Earned the win at San Francisco, allowing one ER in 5.0 innings (April 9)
  • Earned the win against San Jose State in 6.0 innings pitched
  • Career-high six strikeouts in 7.0 innings of one-run ball at Santa Clara (April 30)
  • Career-high 7.2 innings of one-run ball against Cal Poly (May 14), allowing one run on four hits
  • Complete game with a career-high seven strikeouts in Stanford's 12-3 win over Sacramento State to stave off elimination (June 2)

Prior to Stanford

  • Prepped at Redwood Christian High School in San Lorenzo, California
  • Three-time league champions (2015, 2017-18)
  • Three-year captain of the baseball team (2016-18) and two-year captain of the basketball team (2017-18)
  • Three-time Team MVP (2016-18)
  • League MVP (2017-18)
  • League’s Most Valuable Pitcher (2016-17)
  • Small Schools State Player of the Year (2018)
  • Second-team All-League in basketball (2017-18)
  • Played club for Phenom (2014), NorCal Young Guns (2015-16), CAB Soldiers (2017) and PUF Capitalists (2018)

Personal

  • Son of Alicia and Joseph Williams
  • Has an older sister, Nia, and a younger sister, Sarah
  • Avid A’s and Warriors fan
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2019
Right Handed Pitcher
6-3 / 205 lbs
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2020
Right Handed Pitcher
6-3 / 208 lbs
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2022
Right Handed Pitcher
6-3 / 220 lbs