Jake Williams

Jake Williams Career Stats 2011 – 62 games played with 58 starts, hit .268 (56-for-209) with 10 doubles, six triples, two homers and 38 RBI as well as 29 runs scored … His six triples is a single-season school record … Threw out potential winning run at home plate in bottom of the 10th helping lead South Carolina to 2-1 win over Florida in game one of the championship series at the College World Series (6/27) … 1-for-3 with a run scored in 7-1 win over Virginia at College World Series (6/21) … 2-for-3 with a double, run scored and two RBI in 8-2 win over Connecticut (6/12) … 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored in 4-2 loss to Georgia (5/27) … 2-for-4 with a RBI and a run scored in 7-3 win over Auburn (5/25) … 4-for-5 with career-high four RBI in 9-5 win over UNC Asheville … RBI triple in 7-6 loss at Ole Miss (5/8) … A pair of hits and two runs scored in 10-2 win over Auburn (4/30) … Career-high four hits with a double and two RBI in 13-4 win at Mississippi State (4/24) … 2-for-5 with two runs scored in 8-2 win at Mississippi State (4/22) … Game-tying RBI single in 4-3 win over Kentucky (4/2) … Two-out game-tying RBI in 4-3 win at Florida (3/27) … 3-for-5 with a solo home run in 9-2 win at Florida (3/25) … 3-for-5 with career-high four RBI in 8-4 win over Wofford (3/16) … 2-for-3 in 5-2 win over CSU Bakersfield (3/12) … Earned Tom Price Award as MVP for the Gamecocks in the SC-Clemson series … Pinch-hit three-run homer in 5-4 win over Clemson (3/8) … 2-for-3 with a run scored in 6-3 win over Clemson (3/4) … 3-for-5 with a run scored and three RBI in 14-1 win over Furman (3/1) … 2-for-4 with a triple and a run scored in 9-4 win over Southern Illinois (2/27) … had a two-out two-run single in 4-0 win over Southern Illinois (2/26) … Made first appearance in Gamecock uniform in 2-1 win over Santa Clara; was hit by a pitch in only plate appearance (2/19). COLLEGE – Lettered in 2008 and 2009 at Wofford … Hit .304 (55-for-181) as a sophomore in 2009 with eight HR and 30 RBI … Was named to 2009 Wallace Award Watch List … Started 46 games, also had nine doubles, two triples … Played for the Vermont Mountaineers in the summer of 2009 in the New England Collegiate Baseball League … Named to 2008 Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American Team as chosen by Collegiate Baseball, one of only three players from the Southern Conference selected … Started 53 games in the outfield, missing six due to injury … Was second on the team with a .348 batting average, third on the team with ten home runs and 111 total bases … Perfect 8-of-8 on stolen bases … Led team by being hit by pitch 14 times … Opened the season with three hits, including a home run, against St. Peter’s (2/23) … Had three RBIs against Albany (2/29) … Against Rider (3/18) was three-of-three with two home runs and a double for three RBIs … Had season-high six putouts at UNC Greensboro (4/12) … Against North Carolina A&T (4/29) had three hits and scored a run … Played for the Kauai Menehunes of the Hawaii Collegiate Baseball League during the summer. HIGH SCHOOL – Four-year letterwinner for Riverside High School and coach Chris Bates … Team posted a 97-18 record in his four seasons and were ranked in the top ten nationally on three occasions … Won state championships in 2004 and 2006 … Named All-Region three times and Offensive MVP his senior season … Participated in the 2007 Big League World Series … Played in the Phil Nevin National Classic in California twice … Selected to play in the North-South All-Star game … Career high school stats include a .370 batting average, five home runs, 60 RBIs, 75 runs and 30 stolen bases … Also lettered in basketball for three seasons at Riverside, earning All-Region honors twice and team MVP honors twice. PERSONAL – Born Jacob Scott Williams on 7/11/89 … Parents are Scott and Lori Williams.