Dallas Baptist University Athletics

MLB DRAFT
39th Round – Seattle Mariners (2016)
                    
2017 (FRESHMAN)
Played in 26 games and made 14 starts in his first season at DBU … Smashed a RBI triple in his first career at-bat versus Louisiana Monroe (2/19) … Made his first career start against Grambling State (3/18) and went 2-for-3 with a double and a drove in a run … Hit his first career home run at North Florida (3/25) as part of a two-hit day with three RBI … Went 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles versus UT Arlington (3/28) … Delivered two base hits and knocked in a run at Southern Illinois (4/29) … Went 1-for-2 with a double and two RBI against Bradley (5/12).
 
COLLEGIATE SUMMER BASEBALL
Played for the Duluth Huskies in the Northwoods League and was named to the All-Star Team.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year letterman at Gaither High School … Played for head coach Nelson North … Selected by the Seattle Mariners in the 39th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball Draft … Helped lead Gaither High School to the Class 7A state title as a senior … Named a 2016 Rawlings-Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American … Recognized as a Florida All-Region First Team selection by Perfect Game following his senior season … Named to the Florida Athletic Coaches Association All-Star Game in 2016 … Garnered Underclass Honorable Mention All-American honors by Perfect Game in 2014 and 2015 … Competed for the Gaither Cowboys in the summers.

PERSONAL
Born on February 7, 1998 … Parents are Reggie and Rose Williams … His father, Reggie Williams, was a 25th round draft pick of the San Francisco Giants in the 1988 Major League Draft and played four seasons in the majors with the Anaheim Angels (3) and Los Angeles Dodgers (1) … His three older half-brothers all played professional baseball including Reggie Williams Jr., who spent three years in the St. Louis Cardinals’ organization (2010-2012), J.D. Williams played five years in the Minnesota Twins’ minor league system (2010-2014), and Javier Reynoso spent two seasons in the Kansas City Royals’ organization (2013-2014) … Majoring in Kinesiology … Favorite Bible verse is Colossians 3:23.