2019 Baseball Roster
James Williams
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 201
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Kennesaw, Ga.
- High School:
- Harrison
- Shop:
- R/R
Career (2017-19): Concluded playing career and will remain a part of the program as a Student Assistant in Player Development
*Posted a 0-0 record and 7.36 ERA in seven relief appearances for a total of 7.1 innings with 10 strikeouts and 10 walks…Also appeared in three games as a hitter, going 0-for-2 with a walk and one run scored
2019 (RS-Sophomore):
Went 0-0 with a 6.35 ERA in five relief appearances for a total of 5.2 innings with 10 walks and 10 strikeouts
*Solid one inning of relief with two strikeouts in team’s 12-2 win over Alabama at Foley Field
*Pitched two innings with one strikeout at No. 9 Miss. State and 0.2 scoreless innings in team's win over Ga. Tech
*Made a pinch-hit appearance in team’s record-setting 3-2 win in 20 innings over No. 24 Clemson that lasted six hours and 33 minutes
*Helped the Bulldogs go 46-17 overall (a school record 21-9 in the SEC) as team earned a national No. 4 seed in the NCAA Championship, advanced to the NCAA Athens Regional Final and finished with a consensus top 20 ranking including as high as No. 15 (USA Today/ESPN)
2018 (Sophomore):
Redshirted as team went 39-21 and advanced to the NCAA Athens Regional Final
*Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll and the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll
2017 (Freshman):
*Went 0-for-1 with a walk and a run scored at the plate and 0-0, 10.80 ERA in 1.2 innings on the mound
*Made debut on the mound on Opening Day, tossing one inning and allowing one run on two hits with a walk and two strikeout against College of Charleston
*Pitched 0.2 innings against Savannah State on March 28
*First career plate appearance came versus No. 6 Miss. State on May 12, drew a walk and scored a run
*Named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll
High School
*A graduate of Harrison High School where he played for Mark Elkins
*A four-year letterman for the Hoyas as a pitcher/catcher
*Named a 2016 Rawlings/Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American
*Batted .309 with 20 RBI as team went 20-10 and captured the Region Four 6A championship as a junior in 2015
*Named All-Region as a pitcher and a catcher
*Named a Perfect Game All-American and participated in the 2014 PG Underclass All-American game in San Diego
*Summer league action with 643 DP Cougars and won the WWBA Qualifier and Perfect Game Evoshield Invitational title
*A four-year member of the Honor Roll
Personal
*Born July 14, 1997
*Son of Amy and the late Hans Williams
*Major: Management
