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2016 Baseball

11 Will Jones

11 Will Jones

  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    187
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Cordele, Ga.

Summary

Biography

2016: selected in the 28th round of the 2016 MLB Draft by the New York Yankees... 2nd-team D2CCA All-Southeast Region selection... 2nd-team NCBWA Southeast All-Region selection... 2nd-team ABCA/Rawlings Southeast All-Region selection... earned first-team All-Peach Belt honors as a starting pitcher... made 18 appearances on the mound with 17 starts... posted a 10-3 record with a 3.51 ERA in 110.1 innings... allowed 51 runs, 43 earned, on 119 hits and 24 walks... set Lander single-season record with 106 strikeouts... also saw action as a position player, appearing in 42 games with 37 starts... batted .254 with 23 runs scored, eight doubles, four home runs and 24 RBI... 2-for-4 at the plate with two RBI and a run scored in 4-2 win over Southern Indiana in the College World Series (6/1)... hit walk-off RBI single in 4-3 win over Central Missouri in CWS (5/28)... earned 10th win of the season in 5-3 win over USC Aiken in NCAA Southeast Regional championship (5/23); allowed two runs on seven hits with one walk while striking out 10... improved to 9-2 on the mound by allowing one run on four hits with five strikeouts in 6.0 innings in 6-4 win over Mount Olive in NCAA Southeast Regional (5/19)... earned eight win of the season by tossing 7.0 innings in 13-3 win over Flagler in PBC Tournament (5/11); added three-run home run at the plate... improved to 7-2 on the mound by allowing one earned run on six hits in 8.0 innings in 6-3 win over Erskine (5/4); walked two and struck out six... no-decision in 7-4 loss to Newberry (4/20); allowed one earned run on three hits... 2-for-4 with a RBI double and three runs scored in 13-0 win over UNC Pembroke (4/17)... struck out seven in 7.2 innings en route to sixth win of the season in 10-5 win over UNC Pembroke (4/15)... improved to 5-2 on the year in 16-1 win over Georgia College (4/8); allowed one run on six hits while striking out nine.... tossed 8.0 scoreless innings to earn fourth win of the season in 12-0 win over North Georgia (4/1); allowed three hits and one walk with eight strikeouts... 1.0 inning of scoreless relief in 7-3 win over Limestone (3/30)... 3-for-5 with a double, a home run, a run scored and five RBI in 13-8 win over Francis Marion (3/26)... 2-for-4 with a solo home run in 3-2 loss to Francis Marion (3/26)... allowed four runs on nine hits in 8.1 innings en route to earning third win of the season in 10-4 win over Augusta (3/11); walked one batter while striking out nine... set Lander single-game record with 13 strikeouts in 2-0 complete-game shutout win over Young Harris (2/27)... 2-for-4 with a RBI double and a run scored in 8-7 win over Newberry (2/23)... earned first win of the season on the mound in 6-3 win over Flagler (2/12); allowed one run on six hits with three strikeouts... hit solo home run in 7-2 win over Wingate (2/2)... 

2015: earned second-team All-Peach Belt honors as a utility player... appeared in 41 games with 39 starts... batted .262 with 41 runs scored, nine home runs, five doubles and 28 RBI... also saw action as a pitcher, appearing in 14 games with three starts... went 5-3 with a 4.75 ERA and 39 strikeouts in 36.0 innings... led pitching staff with three saves... 2-for-6 at the plate with a home run in 14-11 loss to UNC Pembroke (4/19)... improved to 5-2 on the mound in third start of the season with 6.0 innings and season-high nine strikeouts in 14-5 win over Georgia College (4/10); allowed two runs on seven hits and one walk... 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI in 15-12 win over North Georgia (4/4); also earned third save of the season with 2.1 innings of relief, allowing just one run on two hits with seven strikeouts... no-decision in first start of the season with four scoreless innings and five strikeouts in 6-1 win over Belmont Abbey (4/1)...  2-for-3 with a double and a run scored in 9-4 loss to Francis Marion (3/29)... one scoreless inning with one strikeout for a save in 7-6 win over Francis Marion (3/28)... 0.2 scoreless in 7-3 loss to Tusculum (3/25)... grand slam in 21-5 win over GRU Augusta (3/15)... 0.2 scoreless in 4-3 loss to Armstrong State (3/8)... improved to 3-1 with one scoreless inning of relief to earn the win in 3-2 victory over Newberry (3/3); also went 2-for-4 at the plate with a double and two runs scored... solo home run in 5-3 loss to Young Harris (2/27)... earned first save of the season with 1.2 innings of relief and three strikeouts in 4-2 win over USC Aiken (2/21)... two-run home run in 7-5 loss to Flagler (2/14)... 2-for-3 with two home runs including a grand slam as well a season-high five RBI in 16-0 win over Claflin (2/11)...  improved to 2-0 with 1.1 scoreless innings of relief in 14-11 win over North Greenville (2/7); allowed one hit and struck out one batter... 3-for-6 with two doubles and four runs scored in 17-4 win over North Greenville (2/6)... earned first win of the season with 2.1 scoreless innings of relief in 7-2 win over Mount Olive (2/1)...

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  • 11

    2015Junior

    INF/RHP
    6'1" 195 lbs
    11
  • 11

    2016Senior

    INF/RHP
    6'1" 187 lbs
    11