Jacob Williams

Class:
Senior
Height:
5-10
Weight:
180
Hometown:
Cisco, Ill.
High School:
Monticello

2017 (SENIOR)

Led team with 28 appearances out of the bullpen ... Struck out 23 in 20.2 innings ... Had a stretch of eight appearances from 3/12 at Memphis to 4/18 vs. Belmont allowing only one run ... Allowed eight earned runs in three appearances vs. nationally-ranked Missouri State (against all other teams: 3.60 ERA in 25 appearances) ... Pitched 16 scoreless appearances.

2016 (JUNIOR)

Appeared in 21 games ... Went 1-3 with a 4.43 ERA ... Threw eight-straight scoreless appearances between March 15 (at Arkansas State) and April 22 (at Illinois State) ... Earned a win at Wichita State after pitching one perfect inning in relief ... Struck out 15 in 20.1 innings.

2015 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE)

Made 15 appearances, all out of the bullpen … Finished the season with a 2-1 record … His first win of the season came on 3/29 at Bradley … Earned his second win of the season on 4/19 against Illinois State … Struck out a season-high three batters on 5/15 at St. John's.

2014 (SOPHOMORE)

Made three relief appearances before being shut down for the year; Tommy John surgery ... Obtained a medical redshirt ... Did not allow a hit on the season ... Struck out a season-high three batters on 2/18 at Austin Peay.

2013 (FRESHMAN)

Made 20 appearances, all of them out of the bullpen ... Recorded a career-high four strikeouts on at Southeast Missouri State on 4/9 ... Pitched a career-high 3.1 innings on 4/13 against Missouri State ... Recorded his first collegiate win with two scoreless innings at Bradley on 5/12 ... Made one appearance in the MVC Tournament, pitching 0.2 innings against Wichita State ... Never allowed more than two hits in an outing ... Received the league's Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award, which requires a minimum grade point average of 3.5 for the previous two semesters and a minimum 3.2 cumulative grade point average.

HIGH SCHOOL

Was named all-area and all-conference as a senior at Monticello ... Posted a 7-3 record with a 1.96 ERA and 155 strikeouts as a senior ... Set the school record for single game, single season and career strikeouts ... Was an Under Armour Preseason All-American entering his junior season but suffered an injury prior to his first game ... As a sophomore in 2010, went 7-1 with a 0.74 ERA and 124 strikeouts and was an All-Okaw Valley Conference selection ... Was a football captain his junior and senior seasons and also played basketball for the Sages ... Was a five-time member of the honor roll, vice president of the Spanish club and a member of Future Farmers of America.

PERSONAL

Full name is Jacob Richard Roy Williams ... Born April 7, 1993 in Champaign, Ill. ... Majoring in agriculture and business management ... Son of Jim Williams and Pam Williams, who are both farmers ... Has two sisters.