Derek Williams

2024 (Junior-Wichita State)

Named Second Team All-AAC
Appeared in 56 games, making 51 starts combined as a left fielder (34 starts) and a designated hitter (17)
Ranked second on the team with a .318 batting average while pacing the Shockers with 14 home runs
Added 13 doubles, one triple and 44 RBI
Was a perfect 5-for-5 in stolen bases
Recorded 16 multi-hit games and 12 multi-RBI games
Was hit by a pitch 18 times, tied for fifth-most in the AAC
Came off the bench and went 3-for-3 with two runs scored and two RBI against Little Rock on February 17
Delivered his first Wichita State home run with a go-ahead solo blast in extra innings against nationally ranked Virginia on February 23
Went 3-for-4 with two doubles in a win over nationally ranked Iowa on February 25
Smacked two homers in a win over Utah Tech on March 2, the first of three consecutive games with a home run
Homered and drove in four against Rice on March 30, helping earn a spot on the AAC Weekly Honor Roll
Cranked a grand slam in a win over Florida Atlantic on April 14
Put together his best game of the season on April 26 against Tulane, going 4-for-5 with a double and two home runs
Finished 3-for-4 with a double in a win over Charlotte on May 11
Named to AAC All-Academic Team

2023 (Sophomore-Florida SouthWestern)

Named Second Team All-FCSAA/All-NJCAA Region 8 for the Buccaneers, slashing .322/.446/.695 with 18 doubles, 16 home runs and 65 RBI
Played in 52 games, splitting time between left field, first base and designated hitter
Stole eight bases in nine attempts
Delivered 15 multi-hit games and 16 multi-RBI games
Named NJCAA National Player of the Week on March 1 after hitting .625 (10-for-16) with seven runs scored, five doubles, two home runs and 14 RBI in four games
Went 3-for-3 with a double, two home runs and nine RBI against #8 ranked Wabash Valley on February 5
Homered four times in a three-game series against Eastern Florida State March 22-25
Had a stretch from March 18-April 8 in which he recorded at least one extra-base hit in 11 of 13 games
Joined the Buccaneers after spending the fall at Missouri

2022 (Freshman-Mineral Area)

Named an Honorable Mention NJCAA All-American and First Team All-Region 16 after setting a program record with 25 home runs as a freshman with the Cardinals
Slashed .366/.451/.891 with 11 doubles, three triples and 59 RBI in 49 games
25 home runs ranked second in the country, .891 slugging percentage ranked fourth
Racked up four multi-homer games, including three in the span of five contests
Homered in all four games of a series against Crowder on March 13-14
Tripled, launched two home runs, and knocked in a season-high five runs against St. Louis on April 9
Teammates at MAC with current Wichita State left-handed pitcher Gavin Oswald
Helped the Cardinals to 31 wins and a Midwest Community College Athletic Conference title

High School

A four-year letterwinner and starter for head coach Randy Green at Windsor High School
A three-time All-State selection and four-time All-Conference honoree
Set single-season program records as a senior with a .463 batting average and 10 home runs
Ended his career with a .430 average, 26 home runs and 70 RBI
Ranked the #5 first baseman in the state of Missouri and the #48 player in the state overall by Perfect Game
Also starred on the gridiron as quarterback of the Windsor football team, rushing for 2,650 yards and ran and throwing for 49 touchdowns to earn All-State honors

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