Dixon Williams

Photo by: Stephen Galvin

Position:
Infield
Height:
6-2
Weight:
210
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Greenville
High School:
DH Conley
Major:
Marketing

· 2024 NCAA Greenville Regional All-Tournament Team
· No. 119 Overall Prospect For 2025 Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft (D1Baseball)
· No. 6 AAC Prospect For 2025 Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft (D1Baseball)
· No. 10 AAC Prospect For 2025 Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft (Perfect Game)

2024: Played in 62 games with 60 starts (49/3B, 11/2B) … Hit .308 (64-for-208) with 44 runs scored, 11 doubles, nine home runs, 43 RBI, 102 total bases, 25 walks and five stolen bases … Tallied a .490 slugging percentage and .406 on base percentage to account for an .896 OPS … Batted .323 (30-for-93) in American Athletic Conference play and started all 27 games … Logged five hits in 11 at bats for a .455 batting average in the AAC Tournament … Went 8-for-20 (.400) with six runs scored, two doubles and a home run to earn all-tournament team accolades at the NCAA Greenville Regional … Put together 17 multiple-hit efforts and 11 multiple-RBI performances … Hit .344 (22-for-64) with runners in scoring position and .696 (16-for-23) with a runner on third and less than two outs while producing 18 two-out RBI … Notched a home run in games against Purdue (March 1), Columbia (March 16), UTSA (March 24), Memphis (April 27 and 28), South Florida (May 3 and 5), Wichita State (May 23) and Wake Forest (June 1) … Registered a home run in four-straight games from April 27-May 5 … Posted game-winning RBI in victories over Rider (Feb. 18), Columbia (March 15), NC State (April 2) and William & Mary (April 16) … Tallied a career-high four RBI in East Carolina’s walkoff win over Wake Forest at the NCAA Greenville Regional … Went 3-for-6 with three runs scored and an RBI versus Evansville in the NCAA Greenville Regional finals … Collected three RBI in wins over Columbia and Charlotte … Stole home to give ECU a walkoff win over Wichita State in the AAC Tournament semifinals … Notched a hit in 42 of 63 games played with a career-high four in the series finale at Memphis … The Pirates were 9-2 when he started at second base and 8-3 when he hit in the fifth spot in the lineup.

2023: Played in 17 games with two starts – at Old Dominion (May 10) and versus Memphis (May 14) at home ... Both of his starts were at second base ... Registered two hits (one double), four runs scored and three walks ... Notched his first collegiate hit in his first appearance, roping a double down the right field line in East Carolina’s 11-3 win over George Washington (Feb. 18) ... Collected another hit in the series finale against the Colonials (Feb. 19) as the Pirates snagged a 23-5 victory ... Drew walks in contests at Duke (Feb. 28), versus Cincinnati (April 15) and at Old Dominion (May 10) ... Crossed home plate as a pinch runner in the opening game of the American Athletic Conference Baseball Championship (May 23) ... Did not commit an error in four defensive chances ... 2023 Summer: Played for the Bethesda Big Train of the Cal Ripken Collegiate League ... Named Bethesda’s Most Valuable Player, helping the Big Train claim the league title with a series sweep of the Alexandria Aces ... Tabbed to the All-League First Team ... Played in 31 games, hitting .349 (37-for-106) with 32 runs scored, 11 doubles, a triple, 21 RBI, 14 walks drawn and 18 stolen bases ... Produced a five-hit effort in a 15-7 win over the Cropdusters (July 25) ... Tallied a .472 slugging percentage and .431 on base percentage to account for a .903 OPS.

D.H. Conley High School: Three-year varsity letterman for head coach Jason Mills … Batted .432 with 57 hits, 55 RBI, 64 runs scored and a .542 on base percentage during his prep career … Ranked the 26th overall prospect in North Carolina and fourth-best shortstop as well as a Top 500 national recruit by Perfect Game … Named a 2022 Perfect Game High Honorable Mention Preseason All-American and Second-Team Atlantic Region selection … Recognized as a High Honorable Mention Preseason Underclass All-American in 2020 and 2021 … Tabbed the 2021 North Carolina 3A State Player of the Year and an all-state selection, leading the Vikings to a 15-2 overall record and an appearance in the East Region finals … Hit .500 (26-for-52) with 27 runs scored, 21 RBI and 10 home runs as a junior … Batted .356 his senior year with 30 RBI while stealing 17 bases … Helped lead Canes 17U American to the 2020 WWBA Underclass World Championship title … Participated in several showcase events including the 2021 WWBA World Championship, 2021 WWBA World Round Robin, 2021 WWBA 17U National Championship (All-Tournament Team), 2020 Perfect Game Southeast Fall World Series (All-Tournament Team), 2020 WWBA Underclass World Championship (All-Tournament Team), 2020 WWBA 16U National Championship, 2020 Perfect Game 16U National Elite Championship (All-Tournament Team), 2019 WWBA Sophomore World Championship, 2019 WWBA 15U National Championship (All-Tournament Team), 2018 WWBA 15U National Championship (All-Tournament Team) and 2017 WWBA 14U National Championship (All-Tournament Team) … Also earned a varsity letter in basketball as a sophomore … Four-year honor roll student … Member of the Social Studies and English National Honors Societies … Intends to major in marketing at East Carolina.

Personal: Full name is Dixon Ray Williams … Son of Toby and Karla Williams … Has an older brother named Aaron … His father played golf at UNCW … Enjoys engaging in physical activity and playing video games as well as hunting and fishing … Four-time ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll member (Fall 2022-Present) … Named to the 2022-23 and 2023-24 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Teams.