2017 Baseball Roster

Georgia pitcher Will Proctor (11) during a baseball game between the University of Georgia and the University of Dayton in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019. (Photo by Kristin M. Bradshaw)
Georgia pitcher Will Proctor (11) during a baseball game between the University of Georgia and the University of Massachusetts Lowell in Athens, Ga., on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019. (Photo by Kristin M. Bradshaw)
Will Proctor
Will Proctor
Jersey Number 11

Will Proctor

  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    187
  • Class:
    Freshman
  • Hometown:
    Manhattan Beach, Calif.
  • High School:
    Mira Costa
  • Exchange Profile:
    R/R
UGA Career (2017-curr.): Owns a 6-2 record with a 2.97 ERA in 22 appearances including three starts over a span of 36.1 innings with 41 strikeouts and 18 walks
*Began career as an infielder and batted .241 with eight doubles, three home runs and 17 RBI in 46 games including 38 starts at second base in 2017
*No at bats since 2017 after switching to pitching

2020 (Senior): Was on track for April return before most of the season was cancelled as the team went 14-4 and finished ranked as high as No. 2 (USA TODAY Sports Top 25) in the national polls
  
2019 (Junior): Earned a spot in the weekend rotation and went 3-0 with a 4.35 ERA in three appearances before a shoulder injury ended his season after 10.1 innings in mid-March
*In first start of the year posted a career-high nine strikeouts in a career-high five innings to beat Dayton, also notched wins in a start over UMASS Lowell and in relief against South Carolina in Columbia
*Part of a pitching staff that set school records for most strikeouts (601) and lowest opponent's batting average (.200) plus posted the second-best ERA in school history at 3.24
*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): Posted a 3-2 mark, 2.42 ERA and 2 Saves in 26 innings as team went 39-21 and advanced to the NCAA Athens Regional Final
*Tallied 26 strikeouts and 13 walks in 19 appearances including one planned staff night start
*Limited opponents to a .213 batting average
*Beat No. 15 Clemson 6-1 on a staff night in Athens, going career-long four innings with three strikeouts
*Notched first career win at Kennesaw State in a 14-4 victory (1.1 IP, 0R, 2K)
*Tossed three scoreless innings with four strikeouts in a win over Charlotte
*Earned first career save with 1.1 scoreless innings versus Toledo and picked up a save in a 6-5 series-clinching road win over Alabama
*Made the move to pitcher over the summer following freshman campaign where he saw action as an infielder

2017 (Freshman): Appeared in 46 games with 38 starts, all at second base, as team went 25-32 and advanced to the SEC Tournament
*Batted .241 with eight doubles, one triple, three home runs and 18 RBI
*In SEC action, hit .262 with four doubles, one triple, one home run and seven RBI
*Batted a team-best .556 (5-for-9) with a double and a home run in series at No. 6 LSU in March
*A career-high three RBI, going 2-for-4 with a home run in an 8-7 win over Presbyterian on March 15
*Hit .429 (3-for-7) with two walks, two sacrifice bunts and one RBI in Missouri series in April
*Batted .364 (4-for-11) with a pair of doubles and an RBI in April series against No. 8 Florida

High School: A graduate of Mira Costa where he played for Cass Olson
*Rated the No. 2 shortstop in California and No. 78 overall prospect nationally by Perfect Game
*A four-year letterman as a shortstop/pitcher for the Mustangs and also lettered in basketball as a freshman at Loyola High School
*Named a 2016 Rawlings/Perfect Game 2nd Team All-American
*Batted .333 with one home run, 15 RBI and seven stolen bases plus went 1-0 with a 0.93 ERA and 14 strikeouts in 15 innings pitched as a junior to help squad to the Bay League Championship in 2015
*Earned All Bay League honors
*Played summer baseball with GBG/Marucci (Garciaparra Baseball Group) and was part of a pair of PG/Evoshield National titles

Personal: Born Dec. 23, 1997
*Son of Jeff Proctor and Lisa Steen Proctor
*Will’s father Jeff played baseball at Georgetown (1984-88). Will’s sister, Hannah, is a 2017 Bulldog graduate
*Major: Entertainment and Media Studies
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