Gavin Williams

Height:
6-6
Weight:
240
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Fayetteville
High School:
Cape Fear
Major:
Criminal Justice

Career: Appeared in 53 games making 17 starts … Owns an 11-5 record with two saves … Allowed just 47 runs (44 earned) on 108 hits … Struck out 200 while walking 53 in 149.1 innings … Ranks among ECU’s all-time leaders (top 12) in fewest runs allowed (fifth), fewest hits allowed (ninth) and fewest earned runs allowed (12th) … Faced 617 hitters holding opponents to a .201 composite batting average … Combined on four shutouts tossing lone clean sheet against Memphis in 2021 (second round of AAC Championship) … Allowed 25 extra-base hits (18 doubles, seven home runs) … Tallied six career double-digit strikeout games (all in 2021) … Started three NCAA postseason games (Greenville Regional Championship vs. Campbell/2019, Greenville Regional vs. Charlotte/2021, Nashville Super Regional vs. Vanderbilt/2021) … Helped ECU to 148 wins over his three-plus years … Won three AAC Conference Championships (2018 tournament, 2019 and 2021 regular season) … Part of a club that won an AAC-best 20 league games in 2019 and 2021 … One of seven players that have been part of three-straight NCAA Greenville Regional host teams that garnered three consecutive national seeds (No. 12/2018, No. 10/2019, No. 13/2021) … Member of two Regional Championship clubs (2019, 2021).

2021: Selected No. 23 overall by the Cleveland Indians in the 2021 MLB First-Year Player Draft (second highest pick in program history) ... Listed as the No. 30 prospect in the 2021 MLB First-Year Player Draft by Baseball America and No. 31 by MLB … One of four players in school history to earn inclusion on six All-America teams … ECU’s first consensus All-America selection (America Baseball Coaches Association, Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball, D1Baseball, National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and Perfect Game – all first-team) … One of two Pirates to be named a semifinalist for the Dick Howser and Golden Spikes Award in the same season (other: Connor Norby in 2021) … ABCA First-Team All-East Region … American Athletic Conference Pitcher-of-the-Year and a unanimous first-team selection … Posted a 10-1 record in 15 appearances (12 starts) … Led the league and team in ERA (1.88), hits allowed per 9 innings (6.31), Ks per 9 innings (14.39), strikeouts (130), wins and WHIP (0.96) … Became the 13th hurler in program history to claim the pitching triple crown … Also won the AAC triple crown … Allowed just 18 runs (17 earned) on 57 hits in 81.1 innings … Closed out season standing second on ECU’s single-season strikeout list … Fanned 10 or more batters in a game six times (Elon/11, Cincinnati/13, UCF/10, USF/11, Memphis/10, Vanderbilt/13) … Tied career-high with 13 punch outs in the Nashville Super Regional opening game where he tossed a career-best 7.1 innings … Went unbeaten during league play posting a 7-0 ledger where he struck out 69 batters and walked just nine … Surrendered just eight runs (all earned) on 29 hits in 41.1 innings and sported a league-best 1.74 ERA … Led The American in four pitching categories (ERA, opposing BA/.193, strikeouts and wins) … Two-time AAC Pitcher-of-the-Week (March 29, April 5) and a one-time AAC Honor Roll member (May 3) … Registered seven quality starts (6.0 IP and 3 earned runs or less) in 12 starts … Tallied double-digit strike outs in consecutive games twice (March 26-April 2, May 20-May 28) … Named 2021 Pitching Jungle MVP … From March 26 to May 28, won nine consecutive starts … Tossed first complete game shutout against Memphis (May 28) in a 12-0 seven inning game at the AAC Championship … Combined on three additional shutouts (Elon, Cincinnati, Wichita State) during the regular season … Notched second career save against Charlotte (March 12) allowing two runs in 3.2 innings with five punch outs … On the single-season charts he is tied for fourth in winning percentage (.909) and tied for 11th in wins (10) … Worked six or more innings in a game nine times … Allowed one or less run and one or fewer earned runs on nine occasions … Struck out seven or more batters in all 12 starts to close out his junior campaign … Pirates outscored their opponents 122 to 31 in his 15 appearances … Stood among the NCAA leaders (top 30) in six pitching stat columns including strikeouts per 9 innings (fifth/14.39), ERA (11th), strikeouts (11th), wins (11th), WHIP (23rd/0.96) and strikeout to walk ratio (30th/6.19).

2020: Appeared in a pair of games (both in relief) before season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic … Listed by D1Baseball as the 126th-best starting pitcher in their final player rankings … Allowed just two hits (no runs) in 3.0 innings of work … Stuck out five and walked two … Held opposing hitters to a composite .182 average … Induced two fly ball and one ground out … Injured the first part of the season (finger) … Made season debut against High Point (March 1) tossing one scoreless innings surrendering a hit and striking out one … Second outing came at Charlotte (March 7) where he worked two more scoreless frames with one hit … Fanned season-high four 49ers while walking a pair.

2019: Appeared in 21 games making five starts … Posted a 1-4 record with one save … Allowed 27 runs (25 earned) on 40 hits for a 4.56 ERA … Struck out 56 while walking 23 in 49.1 innings … Induced 53 fly outs and 34 ground outs … Made starts against Campbell (twice), Duke, Elon and Mississippi State … His last start (June 3) came against the Camels in the Greenville Regional Championship Game where he allowed one run (earned) on three hits in 3.1 innings … Earned lone win against Elon (Feb. 27) giving up two runs (both earned) on four hits in five innings … Struck out a career-high eight batters against USF (March 31) … Fanned six batters versus Elon (Feb. 27) and seven in season debut at Campbell (Feb. 20) … Fanned at least one batter in 20 of 21 outings (multiple on 16 occasions) … Allowed two or less hits in a game 15 times (none three times) … Held opponents to one or less run in 12 of 21 appearances (no runs in seven outings) … Eleven of 27 runs came in his five starts … Worked at least one inning of relief in 13 of 16 relief appearances … Suffered losses against Duke, Mississippi State and Wichita State (twice) … Earned save at USF (March 31) tossing 3.2 scoreless frames with eight strikeouts in a 5-1 victory … In league play he went 0-1 with one save … Surrendered eight runs (seven earned) on 10 hits for a 4.50 ERA … Struck out 20 and walked eight in 14.0 innings … Appeared in five postseason games (one start) going 0-1 with a 4.66 ERA … As a starter he went 1-2 with a 4.91 ERA, while posting an 0-2 ledger with a save and a 4.35 ERA … ECU posted a 2-3 record in games which he started … Held opposing hitters to a .225 composite batting average.

2018: Appeared in 15 games (all in relief) … Posted a 1.15 ERA allowing two runs (both earned) on nine hits in 15.2 innings … Struck out nine and walked seven … Missed partial time due to an injury … Made collegiate debut against Western Carolina (Feb. 18) tossing an inning of scoreless relief … In first six outings, did not allow a run over the 8.2 frames and tallied recorded five strikeouts while walking four … Tossed career-long three innings against No. 6 North Carolina (Feb. 24) … Four of those six outings were against nationally ranked opponents (No. 6 North Carolina, No. 20 UCF, No. 18 Wichita State/twice) … Surrendered first hit of his career against the Tar Heels … Allowed first run (earned) at Washington (April 7) on two hits … Worked at least one full inning of relief in 10 of 15 games … Gave up multiple hits in a contest twice (USF, Washington) … Did no surrender a run in 13 of 15 games … Held opponents hitless on eight occasions … Registered multiple strikeouts in a game three times with a career-high three against the Tar Heels … In all, faced six nationally ranked opponents without allowing a run in 8.2 frames … In games pitched, ECU outscored its opponents 91-57 … Held opposing hitters to a .170 composite batting average … Three of nine hits went for extra bases (two doubles, one home run) … Combined on one shutout (No. 18 Wichita State/March 31) … Allowed six of 15 inherited runners to score (40.0 percent) … In league games, made seven appearances posting a 1.50 ERA … Surrendered one run (earned) on four hits in 6.0 innings … Tallied four punchouts and walked two … Appeared in a pair of postseason contests working 2.1 innings of scoreless relief with a strikeout … 2018 Summer: Played for the Bourne Braves in the Cape Cod League … Teammate of current Pirates Trey Benton and Spencer Brickhouse … Appeared in four games posting a 12.00 ERA before being shut down for the summer … Allowed four runs (all earned) on four hits … Struck out three while walking six in 3.0 innings of work.

Cape Fear High School: Four-year letterwinner for coach Wendell Smith … Drafted in the 30th round (pick 889) in the 2017 Major League First-Year Player Draft by the Tampa Bay Rays … During four-year career, sported an 18-1 record with two saves in 29 appearances … Sported a miniscule 1.06 ERA with 212 strikeouts to 74 walks in 132.0 innings … Allowed 29 runs (20 earned) on 63 hits while holding opposing hitters to a .138 batting average … Batted .354 (67-for-189) with two home runs, 13 doubles and five triples … Drove in 52 runs while scoring 54 in 63 games … Walked 33 times while striking out 16 … As a freshman made just one start striking out 13 batters with four walks and allowed just one hit over six innings … Followed rookie campaign with a 6-1 record with one save in 12 appearances … Sported a 1.70 ERA allowing 14 runs (12 earned) with 83 strikeouts to 36 walks in 49.1 innings … Hit a t a .370 (27-for-73) clip with a home run, 23 RBI and 20 runs … As a junior went 5-0 with a 1.14 ERA in eight appearances … Surrendered 11 runs (six earned) on 26 hits while striking out 51 and walking 22 in 37.0 innings … Batted just .292 (21-for-82) with a home run, seven doubles, 16 RBI and 22 runs in 22 games … Missed first half of senior season with an injury … Posted a 6-0 record with a 0.35 ERA … Struck out 65 batters while walking 12 in 39.2 innings … Allowed four runs (two earned) on nine hits … Held opposing hitters to a .070 composite batting average … Threw three consecutive no-hitters to start senior campaign and did not allow a hit in his first five outings … First of three consecutive no-hitters came in a 4-0 win over Pine Forest (April 11) where he fanned 12 batters … Tossed second no-hitter against Scotland in a 2-0 win where he struck out 16 batters over seven innings (April 18) … Hurled third no-hitter in a 2-0 victory against Jack Britt (April 26) where he struck out 11 and allowed three runners to reach base on walks … First-Team All-Regional selection by Fayetteville Observer … Named Mid-South Player-of-the-Year … Two-time Fayetteville Observer Athlete-of-the-Week (April 19, May 3) … Listed as the No. 114 prospect by Baseball America for the 2017 MLB Draft … Played travel ball for Evoshield Canes under the direction of Jeff Petty … Named Second-Team Underclass All-American (2016) by Perfect Game … First-Team All-Atlantic Region selection (2017) by Perfect Game … 2017 Rawlings-Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American … Listed as the second-best right-handed pitcher and seventh overall player in the state of North Carolina by Perfect Game … Rated as the 50th-best righty and 141st overall prospect nationally by Perfect Game … Named to six all-tournament teams in Perfect Game events … Played in several showcase events including 2013 PG Super25 14U Coastal Qualifier (Lewisville, N.C.), 2014 PG Super25 14U Coastal Regional (Wilmington, N.C.), 2014 14U BCS Finals (Fort Myers, Fla.), 2014 WWBA 2018 Grads or 14U National Championship (Cartersville, Ga.), 2015 WWBA 2017 Grads of 16U National Championship (Cartersville, Ga.), 2015 WWBA 2018 Grads of 15U National Championship (Cartersville, Ga.), 2015-16 WWBA Underclass World Championship (Fort Myers, Fla.), 2016 WWBA 2017 Grads of 17U National Championship (Cartersville, Ga.) and 2016 East Coast Professional Showcase (Tampa, Fla.).

Personal: Full name is Gavin Scott Williams … Born in Fayetteville, N.C. … Son of Cheryl and Laurice Williams, Jr. … Has one sibling (Whitney) … Expected to graduate in the summer of 2021 with a degree in criminal justice … Eight-time ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll (F17 to S21) … Four-time American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team selection (2018-21).