2021 Georgia Baseball Roster
Childers, Will
Jersey Number 16
Will Childers
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 229
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Evans, Ga.
- High School:
- Lakeside HS
- Shop:
- L/R
Bio
2022 (RS-Sophomore): Pitched one inning before being sidelined with elbow injury as team that went 36-23 and advanced to the NCAA Chapel Hill (N.C.) Regional
*Made debut as a starter against Georgia Southern on March 8 in N. Augusta, S.C., allowing one run on one hit with no walks and two strikeouts in a no decision
*Missed the remainder of the season due to another surgery and recovery
*Signed a free agent contract with the Milwaukee Brewers following the 2022 MLB Draft
2021 (Sophomore): Redshirted due to elbow surgery and recovery as team went 31-25 and advanced to the SEC Tournament
2020 (Freshman): Helped team go 14-4 and finish ranked as high as No. 2 (USA TODAY Sports Top 25) in the national polls
*Named Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball
*Made five appearances including one start, going 1-0, 0.79 ERA in 11.1 innings with six walks and 13 strikeouts
*Picked up a win in debut, tossing 2.2 scoreless innings with three strikeouts against Richmond on Feb. 16
*Made starting debut versus Santa Clara on Feb. 22 and did not get a decision (3.1IP, 3H, 1R, 3BB, 5K)
*Part of combined shutout of UMASS on March 8 (1IP, 2K)
*Pitched 2.1 scoreless innings at Ga. Southern on March 11
*Named to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
High School: A graduate of Lakeside where he played for T.J. Davis
*Selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 30th round of the 2019 MLB Draft
*Posted a 1.55 ERA and 3-2 mark plus batted .303 with four doubles, two home runs and 14 RBI as a senior to earn team MVP honors
*Registered 58 strikeouts and 16 walks in 40.2 innings in 2019
*A 2019 First Team All-Region, All-County and All-Area selection
*Played in the 2018 Under Armour All-American Game at Wrigley Field in Chicago, featuring 40 of the top high school players in the country
*A four-year letterman in baseball and football including the starting quarterback as a sophomore and junior
*Tallied a 5-2 mark on the mound with a 2.06 ERA to earn All-Region, All-County honors as a junior in 2018
*Also named top hitter in Columbia County by The Augusta Chronicle in 2018 after batting a team-best .429 with four home runs and 39 RBI
*Played summer baseball with the Rawlings Southeast National squad
Personal: Born Nov. 14, 2000
*Son of Matt and Fran Childers
*Will’s father was drafted in the ninth round out of high school by Milwaukee in 1997, made his Major League debut in 2002 with the Brewers and played professionally until 2009
*Will’s uncle, Jason, who won a national title with Kennesaw State, reached the Major Leagues as a pitcher with Tampa Bay in 2006
*Will’s uncle, Terry (UGA 1989-92), was the starting catcher on Georgia’s 1990 national championship team
*Major: Sport Management
*Made debut as a starter against Georgia Southern on March 8 in N. Augusta, S.C., allowing one run on one hit with no walks and two strikeouts in a no decision
*Missed the remainder of the season due to another surgery and recovery
*Signed a free agent contract with the Milwaukee Brewers following the 2022 MLB Draft
2021 (Sophomore): Redshirted due to elbow surgery and recovery as team went 31-25 and advanced to the SEC Tournament
2020 (Freshman): Helped team go 14-4 and finish ranked as high as No. 2 (USA TODAY Sports Top 25) in the national polls
*Named Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball
*Made five appearances including one start, going 1-0, 0.79 ERA in 11.1 innings with six walks and 13 strikeouts
*Picked up a win in debut, tossing 2.2 scoreless innings with three strikeouts against Richmond on Feb. 16
*Made starting debut versus Santa Clara on Feb. 22 and did not get a decision (3.1IP, 3H, 1R, 3BB, 5K)
*Part of combined shutout of UMASS on March 8 (1IP, 2K)
*Pitched 2.1 scoreless innings at Ga. Southern on March 11
*Named to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
High School: A graduate of Lakeside where he played for T.J. Davis
*Selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 30th round of the 2019 MLB Draft
*Posted a 1.55 ERA and 3-2 mark plus batted .303 with four doubles, two home runs and 14 RBI as a senior to earn team MVP honors
*Registered 58 strikeouts and 16 walks in 40.2 innings in 2019
*A 2019 First Team All-Region, All-County and All-Area selection
*Played in the 2018 Under Armour All-American Game at Wrigley Field in Chicago, featuring 40 of the top high school players in the country
*A four-year letterman in baseball and football including the starting quarterback as a sophomore and junior
*Tallied a 5-2 mark on the mound with a 2.06 ERA to earn All-Region, All-County honors as a junior in 2018
*Also named top hitter in Columbia County by The Augusta Chronicle in 2018 after batting a team-best .429 with four home runs and 39 RBI
*Played summer baseball with the Rawlings Southeast National squad
Personal: Born Nov. 14, 2000
*Son of Matt and Fran Childers
*Will’s father was drafted in the ninth round out of high school by Milwaukee in 1997, made his Major League debut in 2002 with the Brewers and played professionally until 2009
*Will’s uncle, Jason, who won a national title with Kennesaw State, reached the Major Leagues as a pitcher with Tampa Bay in 2006
*Will’s uncle, Terry (UGA 1989-92), was the starting catcher on Georgia’s 1990 national championship team
*Major: Sport Management
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