Mary Williams

Photo by: Rob Goldberg

Position:
RHP
Height:
5-9
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Cape Fear HS
Hometown:
Stedman, N.C.
Major:
Political Science

2017 (Sophomore): Made 30 appearances and started 19 games while pitching 102.0 innings ... Tossed five complete games ... Notched a 5-12 record and 7.00 earned run average ... Tallied 78 strikeouts against 79 walks ... Picked up wins against Bryant, Portland State, Youngstown State, Campbell and Longwood ... Was part of two combined shutouts ... Collected a season-high seven strikeouts in the Pirates’ 9-5 victory over Bryant (Feb. 17) as well as against Elon (March 22) ... Threw the final 1.2 innings in ECU’s 4-0 win at Memphis (March 26) ... Produced at least five strikeouts in six appearances in the circle.

2016 (Freshman): Appeared in 34 games and made 16 starts over 122.0 innings pitched ... Compiled a 6.14 earned run average, a 5-14 overall record and 82 strikeouts ... Tossed six complete games and combined for one shutout ... Began her collegiate career by throwing 1.1 innings at then No. 20 Arizona State (2/13), allowing a run on one hit with a walk and a strikeout ... Earned her first collegiate victory in the Pirates’ extra-inning win over UMass (2/19), throwing 7.2 innings in relief and allowing three runs on three hits with a career-high 10 strikeouts ... Notched the win against Bucknell (2/20) by working 4.2 innings and striking out three batters ... Turned in the first complete-game effort of her collegiate career against then No. 23 Notre Dame (2/26), surrendering eight runs (four earned) on eight hits with a walk and two strikeouts ... Secured her third win of the campaign in a 4-3 win over Northern Kentucky (3/11) as she allowed just one earned run over 6.1 innings pitched and struck out four batters ... Hurled a complete game against New Mexico State (3/12) and tallied three strikeouts against no walks ... Collected her fourth win of the season versus American Athletic Conference foe Memphis (4/9), throwing 5.2 innings and fanning five batters ... Was credited with the victory in the series opener at UConn (4/15), tossing 4.2 shutout innings with six strikeouts in the Pirates’ 2-0 win ... Twirled a complete game at home against UNCW (4/20) and struck out three hitters.

High School: Three-year letterwinner at Cape Fear High School in softball and track … Led the Colts to a 22-1 record in her senior year en route to winning conference titles in 2014 and 2015 … Region champions and second in state her junior year after the Colts posted a 26-3 overall record … Pitched 121.1 innings with 235 strikeouts as a senior … Offensively hit .506 with 52 RBIs and seven home runs … Named conference Player of the Year, conference Tournament MVP, regional Player of the Year and North Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year in 2015 … Hurled 178.2 innings of work in her junior year with 252 strikeouts … Batted .474 with four home runs … Named conference Pitcher of the Year, conference Tournament MVP, regional Player of the Year and North Carolina 4A Pitcher of the Year as a junior … Went 7-0 in the circle as a sophomore with a 0.14 ERA in 48.2 innings pitched with 104 strikeouts … Owned a .419 batting average and was named conference Pitcher of the Year and region Player of the Year despite ending her season early due to an injury … Was a member of the Cape Fear High School track team where she ran the 55-meter dash and 300-meter dash … State qualifier in the 55-meter dash … Played for the Carolina Wildcats club team under Jeff McPhail and Marty Cooper.