Dwanya Williams-Sutton

Photo by: Rob Goldberg

Height:
6-1
Weight:
220
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Wilson
High School:
Greenfield
Major:
Communication

Career Notes: Two-time All-AAC performer (2016, 2018) … Named to three Freshman All-America Teams (Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball and D1Baseball) – all first team selections … As a freshman led the AAC in hitting (.360) and on-base percentage (.455), while ranking second in slugging percentage (.551) and fourth in triples (4) … Became first Pirate since Brian Cavanaugh to lead a conference in batting (.382) back in 2005 when ECU was a member of Conference USA … Three-year letterwinner that started 127 of 135 career games … His .331 career batting average ranks among the Top 20 in school history … Committed just seven errors in 198 chances recording 189 putouts with two assists for a .965 fielding percentage … Swiped 27 of 36 bases (75.0 percent) … Drafted out of high school by the Cincinnati Reds (26th round, pick 775 overall) in 2015 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft … Hit multiple home runs in a game three times (Liberty/2017, Tulane/2018, Campbell/2018) … Two of 19 career home runs were leadoff, including one to start the 2017 season at Ole Miss ... Tallied 43 multi-hit and 17 multi-RBI games … Three-time AAC Honor Roll selection (2/2016, 1/2018) … Named AAC and CollegeSportsMadness Player-of-the-Week (May 23, 2016) … Five-time ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll (Fall 2015, Fall 2016 to present) .. Two-time American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team (2016-17).

2018: Second-Team All-American Athletic Association selection after batting .331 (44-for-133), which ranked second on the team and 10th in The American … Started 41 of 47 games where he belted seven home runs, drove in 21 and scored 39 runs … Hit home runs against Campbell (twice), Cincinnati, Norfolk State, Tulane (twice) and Washington … Drew 25 walks (fifth on team) and was hit by 14 pitches (team leader) … Led the Pirates and stood fifth in the AAC with 18 stolen bases … Swiped career-high three bases at Duke (April 17) and stole multiple bags in a game five times … Fielded at a .986 clip with one error in 73 chances (71 putouts, 1 assist) … Registered six two-out RBI … Tallied 13 multi-hit and five multi-RBI games … Closed out season with a five-game hit streak batting .353 (6-for-17) with three RBI and six runs scored … Batted .348 (8-for-27) with eight runs scored in eight postseason games … Recorded at least one hit in 27 of 41 games with an official at-bat … Hit two home runs in a game against Tulane and Campbell … Drove in at least one run in 13 games with a career-high four against Campbell (May 15) … Scored at least one run in 28 games (multiple eight times) with a season-best three on three occasions … Listed as the 82nd-best prospect in the country heading into senior season by Baseball America.

2017: Started 31 (21/LF, 3/CF, 7/RF) of 32 games during sophomore campaign, which was cut short due to injury … Batted .286 (32-for-112) with seven home runs, 15 RBI and 21 runs scored … Laced four doubles, drew 16 walks and struck out 16 times … Swiped 2 of 4 bases … Missed nearly month of action due to thumb injury sustained at Campbell (Feb. 22) … Batted leadoff 17 times, while also hitting in the sixth (four times) and seventh (10 times) spots in the order … Registered season-high five at-bats in a game six times, which ties a career-best … Scored at least one run in a game 17 times (multiple on three occasions) with a season-best three against Liberty (March 28) … Registered at least one base knock in 19 times … During five game hit streak (April 18-26) where he batted .350 (7-for-20) with a pair of home runs, two RBI and four runs scored … Closed out season having reached base safely in 13-straight games, which started on May 5 at USF … Tallied 10 multi-hit and three multi-RBI games … Drove in a career-best three runs at USF (May 5) when he went 2-for-5 with a home run and a double … Belted career-best two home runs against Liberty (May 28) – both solo shots … Also added homers against No. 8 Ole Miss (Feb. 17), UNC Wilmington (April 18), Cincinnati (April 22) and USF (May 7) … Five of seven homers came on the road … Roped doubles against Campbell (Feb. 22), Towson (March 24-25) and USF (May 5) … Drew at least one walk in 13 contests including nine free passes from May 12-19, a string of six games that included three against Campbell (May 16) … Tallied multiple putouts in a game 14 times with a season-high five versus Tulane (April 28) … Ranked among the team leaders (Top 5) in five offensive statistical categories … Committed two errors in 51 chances for a .961 fielding percentage … Registered 48 putouts with one assist … Appeared in 16 league games where he batted .208 (11-for-53) with three home runs, seven RBI and nine runs scored … Started all four games in post-season leading the team with a .357 (5-for-14) batting average … 2017 Summer: Played for Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod League … Teammate of Jake Agnos … Started all nine games played … Batted .148 (4-for-27) with a double and five runs scored.

2016: Named to three Freshman All-America Teams (Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball and D1Baseball) – all first-team selections … Earned First-Team All-AAC honors after leading the league in hitting (.360) and on-base percentage (.455), while ranking second in slugging percentage (.551) and fourth in triples (4) … Became first Pirate since Brian Cavanaugh to lead a conference in batting (.382) back in 2005 when ECU was a member of Conference USA … Started 55 of 56 games played … Belted five home runs, laced four triples and 11 doubles (20 extra base hits) … Scored 31 runs, drove in 27 an stole 7 of 12 bases … Earned AAC Honor Roll status twice … Named The American and CollegeSportsMadness Player-of-the-Week on May 23 … Tallied six game-winning RBI with four coming in league play … Tallied 64 hits in 178 at-bats … Registered a pair of sac flies and was hit seven times by pitches … His .360 average ranks second all-time among Pirate freshmen, while his four triples are tied for first … Stroked a pair of triples at Virginia (Feb. 27) marking the first time since Jamie Borel had a pair against William & Mary in 1993 (other triples vs. Houston and UCF) … Committed four errors in 74 chances for a .946 fielding percentage … Registered 70 putouts outs … Hit anywhere between the third and eighth spots in the order with 27 games in the six hole … Scored at least one run in 21 games and multiple six times with a career-best four at UCF (5/21) … Registered at least one hit 37 of 56 games with a season-long five-game hitting streak from May 19-26 … Made collegiate debut against Longwood (Feb. 19) in the season opener where he went 1-or-4 with two RBI and a run scored … Belted home runs against Jacksonville, Elon, Connecticut (twice) and UCF … Four of five round trippers came on the road … Tallied game-winning RBI against Longwood, Maryland, Houston, Connecticut, USF and UCF … Drove in three runs on three occasions (Jacksonville, Houston and Connecticut) … Drew at least one walk in 20 contests and multiple four times with a season-best three against USF (May 13) … Started all eight postseason games recording nine hits (four multi-hit games), with three runs scored and six walks … Batted .364 in three super regional games, while hitting .250 in regional action … Led The American (league games) with a .389 batting average (28-for-72) with three home runs, five doubles, 12 RBI and 14 runs scored.

Greenfield High School (2014-15): Drafted in the 26th round of the 2015 Major League Baseball First-Year Amateur Draft by the Cincinnati Reds (pick 775 overall) … Three-sport athlete and five-time letterwinner at Greenfield (baseball 2, basketball 2, soccer 1) … Two-time all-conference selection under coach Daniel Johnson … Two-time North Carolina 1A All-State pick (2014-15) … Helped Knights claim the N.C. 1A State Title as a senior (2015) … Received the Clint Faris Award (top amateur in Wilson County) at the 41st Annual Wilson Hot Stove Banquet on Jan. 11, 2016 … Collected at least one hit in 42-straight games at Greenfield before coming to an end on May 5, 2015 in the first game of the NCISAA 1A Championship Series … As a junior batted .552 (37-or-67) with six doubles, three triples and 17 RBI … Scored 22 runs and drew nine walks in 20 games … Appeared in seven games on the mound posting a 1-1 record with a 1.70 ERA … Allowed 13 runs (three earned) on nine hits in 12.1 innings of work … Fanned 16 while walking 12 … Was a perfect 18 of 18 on the base paths … Posted three-hit game (single, double, triple) against Oakwood (Mar. 27, 2014) earning MaxPreps.com Player-of the-Game accolades … Participated in the 2014 Powerade State Games for Region 3 … Wrapped up prep career hitting at an impressive .574 clip (39-for-68) with three home runs and 26 RBI during state title run as a team captain … Legged out 16 doubles, two triples and stole 18 of 20 bases … Added 12 walks and scored 33 runs in 21 games … Second-Team All-USA North Carolina All-State selection by USA Today … WITN-TV Pepsi Player-of-the-Week (2015) … Collected three doubles in Game 2 of the State Championship Series … Had jersey retired following prep career … Earned Wilson Daily Times Player-of-the-Year honors … Selected as the 2015 Tom Ham Athlete-of-the-Year Award winner by Wilson Daily Times … Took home MaxPreps.com Player-of-the-Game honors following a 3-for-3 outing with a single, double home run and three RBI against Wayne Country Day (April 24, 2015) … On the hardwood, averaged 12.0 points, six rebounds, four steals and three assists as a senior leading Greenfield to a 25-8 record and reached the NCSIAA 1A semifinals … Registered a season-high 34 points against The Miller School of Charlottesville (Virginia) in the Benedictine Catholic Prep Capital Classic Tournament … As a member of the Knights soccer team, scored a team-best 24 goals and doled out seven assists under coach Randol Mendoza … Tallied 52 points (3.7 ppg) in 14 games helping Greenfield reach the state semifinals in 2014 earning N.C. 1A All State honors … Honors member at Greenfield sporting a 3.4 cumulative GPA … Head Masters recipient.

Wilson Hunt High School (2012-13): Two-time letterwinner for coach Jon Smith … Teammate of former ECU outfielder Parker Lamm as a freshman … During sophomore season, batted .365 (19-for-52) with four doubles and six RBI … Scored nine runs, drew three walks and stole 11 of 12 bases … Played travel ball for coach Earl Taylor and the Wilson Pelicans … Member of Wilson County Post 13 (American Legion) team under direction of coach Rusty Dail … Rated as the sixth best outfield prospect and 19th overall prospect in North Carolina by Perfect Game … Second-Team All-Atlantic Regional selection by Perfect Game following senior season … Also named 2015 Honorable Mention All-America by Perfect Game … Listed as the 108th-best prospect nationally by Perfect Game … Tabbed as the 20th-best prospect in North Carolina by MaxPreps.com following senior year … Two-time MaxPreps.com Player-of-the-Game in baseball (2014/1, 2015/1) … Member of Greenfield soccer team where he was a four-time MaxPreps.com Player-of-the-Game in 2014 … … Participated in several showcase events including 2014 Atlantic Coast Top Prospect Showcase (Kannapolis, N.C.) and 2014 East Coast Professional Showcase (Syracuse, N.Y.).

Personal: Full name is Dwanya Malik-Lesean Williams-Sutton … Son of Latosha Williams and Al Sutton … Born in Wilson, N.C. … Has two siblings (Dia Dien and Imani) … Majoring is communication … Four-time ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll member (Fall 2015, Fall 2016 to present) … Two-time American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team selection (2016-17).