2011 Baseball Roster
Roster
Adrian Williams
- Position:
- Infield
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Moreno Valley, Calif.
- High School:
- Canyon Springs
Notes
Played in 52 career games, making 11 starts, over three seasons (2009-11)...batted .231, going 15-for-65 with one double, 10 runs and two RBI as a utility infielder...was selected in the 45th round of the 2011 MLB Draft by the Milwaukee Brewers.
2011
Played in 20 games, making nine starts at shortstop...batted .206, going 7-for-34, with four runs and one RBI...stole two bases in three attempts...had a season-high two hits in two games...went 2-for-2 against UC Santa Barbara (May 11)...went 1-for-5 with one run in a 10-0 victory at Pepperdine (May 3)...went 1-for-4 with one run in the second game of a doubleheader at Cal Poly (March 21)...went 2-for-5 in the second game of a doubleheader against San Jose State (Feb. 27).
2010 (summer)
Played in 20 games for the Walla Walla Sweets of the West Coast Collegiate League...batted .262 with six RBI, eight runs and five walks...played for Walla Walla alongside UCLA teammates Dennis Holt and Kevin Williams...Walla Walla went 18-30 overall, finishing fourth in the East Division of the West Coast Collegiate League.
2010
Played in 23 games, making one start (at shortstop at UC Riverside, April 13)...batted .286, going 6-for-21 with four runs and one RBI...went 1-for-2 with one sacrifice bunt in UCLA's 3-1, 16-inning victory at Oregon State (April 10)...went 2-for-5 with two runs and one RBI as the Bruins' starting shortstop in a 10-0 victory at UC Riverside (April 13)...scored the game-tying run with two outs in the top of the ninth inning at Arizona (April 23), before UCLA added four runs in the 10th inning to secure a 6-2 victory...went 1-for-1 with one walk at Pepperdine (May 4)...went 1-for-1 in a pinch-hit capacity against Kent State in the NCAA Los Angeles Regional (June 4)...scored the game-winning run with two outs in the top of the ninth inning in Game 2 of the NCAA Super Regional (June 12), crossing the plate as a pinch runner after Tyler Rahmatulla belted a two-run go-ahead homer...played in two games at the College World Series - versus Florida (June 19) as a defensive replacement at shortstop and versus South Carolina (June 29) as a defensive replacement at second base.
2009 (summer)
Played in 34 games for the Waterloo Bucks of the Northwoods League...batted .111 with one double, four RBI and six runs...stole two bases on two attempts and drew eight walks...Waterloo went 25-43 in the South Division of the Northwoods League.
2009
Played in nine games, making one start at shortstop...batted .200, going 2-for-10 with one double and two runs...went 1-for-2 with one double and one run in his collegiate debut, starting at shortstop against Loyola Marymount (April 1)...went 1-for-1 in a series-clinching 8-1 victory at Oregon (May 3)...also scored one run as a pinch-runner in the series finale at Washington State (April 5).
High School
Four-year varsity baseball letterwinner at Canyon Springs High School under head coaches Leon Baham (2005, 2006) and Darious Carter (2007, 2008)...earned Canyon Springs team defensive MVP and "Gold Glove" honors all four seasons...was a second-team All-CIF selection as a senior...batted .407 in 24 games as a senior, totaling 33 hits, 27 runs and 25 stolen bases...invited to play in the Riverside County All-Star Game in June 2008, representing the East All-Stars...earned second-team All-Riverside County Team honors as a senior...batted .329 in 27 games as a junior, compiling 23 hits, 30 runs and 17 stolen bases in 17 attempts...captured first-team All-California League honors as a junior...invited to participate in the U.S. Under-18 Team tryouts...batted .323 in 24 games as a sophomore, logging 21 hits, 11 runs and a .389 on-base percentage...batted .275 in 21 games as a freshman, totaling 11 hits, 10 runs and six RBI in his first season in high school...served as Canyon Springs' starting shortstop each of his final three seasons; played a backup role at shortstop as a freshman...was a first-team All-Riverside County Freshman Rookie of the Year in 2005; also earned the 10th player award...competed in the Major League Baseball Reviving Baseball in the Inner Cities (RBI) World Series for four years - led the Los Angeles Senior Team to the MLB/RBI World Series title in 2008 (at Angel Stadium) and to a runner-up finish in 2007 (at Dodger Stadium); also led the Los Angeles Junior Team to the MLB/RBI World Series title in 2005 (at the Pittsburgh Pirates' PNC Park)...selected for Baseball Factory/Under Armour's preseason All-America Tournament in Tucson, Ariz. (Jan. 2008)...also played for the Inland Empire Young Guns and the California Arsenal travel teams...competed for the Houston Astros scout team...played for RBI in USA Baseball's 18-under Tournament of the Stars (Cary, N.C.) and was selected as an alternate for the 18U National Team...a talented scholar-athlete, ranked among the top four percent in his high school graduating class of 670.
Personal
Full name: Adrian Tyler Williams...born Jan. 3, 1991, in Los Angeles...Adrian is the third of Frank and Sheila Williams' four sons...older brother, Brandin, helped lead the University of Colorado track and field team to the 2008 Big-12 Championship, placing third in the javelin throw; placed first in the javelin at the 2009 Big-12 Championships...older brother, Dahltin, is a senior at UC Santa Barbara...has one younger brother, Corbin...admires former baseball standouts Jackie Robinson, Willie Mays and Ozzie Smith...undeclared major.
Career Highs
At-bats - 5 (4 times), last at Pepperdine (5/3/11)
Runs - 2 at UC Riverside (4/13/10)
Hits - 2 (3 times), last vs. UC Santa Barbara (5/11/11)
RBI - 1 (twice), last at UC Riverside (4/5/11)
Doubles - 1 vs. Loyola Marymount (4/1/09)
Stolen Bases - 1 (twice), last vs. Georgia (3/11/11)
ADRIAN WILLIAMS' CAREER STATISTICS
ย| Year | Class | AVG | GP | GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | SLG | BB | HBP | SO | GDP | OBP | SF | SH | SB | ATT |
| 2009 | Fr. | .200 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .300 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .273 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | So. | .286 | 23 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .286 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .375 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | Jr. | .206 | 20 | 9 | 34 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .206 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 1 | .270 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| TOTALS | .231 | 52 | 11 | 65 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .246 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 1 | .306 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
