WCU’s Chris Williams drafted by Detroit Tigers
William Carey University Sports Information Department
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - Pitcher/outfielder Chris Williams became the first William Carey University baseball player since 2018 to be drafted, going to the Detroit Tigers in the recent 2022 Major League Baseball Draft.
Williams, a transfer from (Marianna, Fla.) Chipola Community College, was chosen with the 11th pick of the 18th round as the 537th pick overall.
“It’s exciting for me and my family, especially going to day three of the draft,” Williams said. “It’s a long wait to watch everybody go, and people I have played with go earlier. It was exciting to get that phone call for sure.”
During the season, Williams played in all 53 games for the Crusaders in his first year in Hattiesburg.
On the mound, he went 7-3 with 88 strikeouts and a 3.99 ERA in 90.1 innings of work.
At the plate, Williams hit .333 and slugged .508 with 65 hits, 16 doubles, six home runs and 52 RBIs.
The 6-foot-2, 205-pound Williams earned Southern States Athletic Conference honors as both a pitcher and position player.
Over the summer, Williams played for the Atlanta Blues in the Sunbelt Collegiate League, appearing in four games with 7.2 innings pitched, seven strikeouts and a 2.34 ERA as a reliever.
“I had a great summer of playing baseball,” said Williams. “Last week, the Detroit Tigers invited me, and I had a good performance. I had a good feeling coming into the draft.
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