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Alex Williams Season 2021
PositionRHP
Weight210 lbs
Height6-3
ClassJunior
HometownCastro Valley, Calif.
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)
- ABCAÂ 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
- ABCAÂ 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
Baseball
Trio of Academic All-Americans
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Stanford Cleans Up Yearly Awards
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2022 Season in Review
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Tom Hansen Conference Medals
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Cardinal Drops Opener
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All-American Duo
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Eight Home Runs Not Enough
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Win Streak Snapped at Seventeen
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Cardinal Powers Way to Victory
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Scholar-Athlete of the Year
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Pitcher of the Year Semifinalist
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Williams Dominant in Shutout
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Senior CLASS Award Finalist
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Comeback Falls Short
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Three-Hit Shutout From Williams
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Walk-Off Win in Twelve
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Stunned in Tucson
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Ducks Take Game One
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Cardinal Drops Opener
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No. 6 Stanford Tops Louisiana
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Shutout Victory Opens 2022
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Spring Academic Honor Roll
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Season in Review: Back to Omaha
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Stanford Tops Arizona
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Omaha Bound
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Long Balls Back Williams
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No. 9 Cardinal Drops Finale
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No. 15 Stanford Evens Series
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Cal Evens Series with Walk-Off
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Trojans Edge Cardinal in Finale
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Another Series Win
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Setback in Sacramento
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Meet the Juniors
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Stanford MLB Draft History
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2020: Season In Review
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Series Clinched
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Williams Spins Gem In Loss
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Card Claims First Victory
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Super Season in the Books
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Perfect Game Honors Williams
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More Honors for Williams
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Super State of Mind
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Williams Honored
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Not Finished Yet
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Stanford Still Standing
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Postseason Play Begins
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Tawa Delivers in the Ninth
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Duel in the Desert
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Tight Title Race Continues
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Daschbach Makes History
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Rivalry Week
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Robinson Lifts Stanford
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Trip to Face the Trojans
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Clinical Cardinal
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Cardinal Hosts Cats
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Bats Stay Hot
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Cardinal Heads North
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Streak Snapped
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Cardinal Hosts Huskies
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Cardinal Dominant in Win
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Win Streak Ends at 11
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Staff Combines for Shutout
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Comeback Cardinal
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Back on the Road
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Pac-12 Play Begins
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Bullpen Corrals Longhorns
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Longhorns on The Farm
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Top-25 Road Test
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Big Bad Wulff
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Back on The Farm
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Williams Shines in Debut
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Matthiessen, Miller Stifle Waves
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