2018 Baseball Roster
Roster
Will McInerny
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 168
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Laguna Beach, Calif.
- High School:
- Laguna Beach HS
2020
Appeared in nine games for UCLA, including six starts ... Batted .348 (8-23) with five RBIs ... Made four starts behind the plate and two as DH ... Threw out 1-2 attempted basestealers (50%) ... Had hits in his first three games, and was held hitless in just one of his six starts ... Best offensive performance of the year came against Illinois on Mar. 1, as he went 3-4 with a sac fly and two RBIs ... Was 2-6 and scored a season-high two runs at USC on Mar. 8 ... Had a two-run single to help defeat St. Mary's 7-1 on Feb. 22 ... Team was 6-0 when he started ...ย Named to the Director's Honor Roll forย winter and spring (quarter GPA of 3.0 or higher and pass at least 12 units).ย
2019
Played in 29 games, making 23 starts ... Was the Opening Day catcher ... Slashed .205/.339/.250 with two doubles and four RBIs in 44 at-bats ... Laid down 11 sacrifice bunts, ranking third in the Pac-12 Conference and 22nd nationally ... Threw out 10 would-be basestealers, eighth-most in the league ... Overall, gunned down 48% of attempted basestealers (10-21) ... Had a .600 OBP in plate appearances where he led off an inning, best on the team ... Had 18 "productive outs," third-most on the team ... Threw out three would-be basestealers over the first three innings of the Dodger Stadium College Baseball Classic game against USC on Mar. 10 ... Had an RBI double against Arizona on Mar. 22, his first extra-base hit of 2019 ... Went 1-1 and reached in both of his plate appearances against Michigan on Mar. 8 ... Recorded a season-high two hits against UC Irvine on May 14 ... His last hit of the year was a two-bagger against Washington on May 19 ... Was 1-1 in stolen base attempts ... Had a season-high six assists against Long Beach State on May 7.
2018
Played in 42 games, making 29 starts behind the plate โฆ hit .238 with nine runs scored and seven RBIs โฆ totaled two extra-base hits with one double and one home run โฆ ended season with a .302 slugging percentage and a .347 on-base percentage โฆ drew eight walks and three hit by pitches โฆ registered one multi-hit game and one multi-RBI game โฆ ranked second on the team with seven sacrifice bunts โฆ hit .296 in 21 Pac-12 games with six runs scored and four RBIs ... tallied one double in conference play โฆ finished conference season with a .333 slugging percentage and a .457 on-base percentage โฆ hit first career home run with an opposite field shot against Portland on Feb. 17 โฆ drove in career-high two runs vs. Arizona State on March 24 โฆ recorded first career multi-hit game at Oregon State on May 25.
2017 (Summer)
Hit .286 with three runs scored for Walla Walla in the West Coast League โฆ recorded a .286 slugging percentage and a .375 on-base percentage โฆ played with incoming freshman Garrett Mitchell.
2017
Appeared in 15 games, making eight starts at catcher โฆ hit .111 in 18 at-bats with three runs scored and two RBIs โฆ slugged .167 with one double and posted a .190 on-base percentage โฆ drew one walk and was hit by a pitch one time โฆ appeared in eight conference games, including four starts โฆ recorded first career hit, a double, against UC Irvine on March 14 โฆ tallied first career RBI at Texas on March 12.
High School
Four-year varsity letterwinner at Laguna Beach High School (Laguna Beach, Calif.) under head coach Mike Bair โฆ ranked No. 177 in the 2016 Perfect Game USA Top High School Prospects in the state of California โฆ ranked No. 500 in the 2016 Perfect Game USA Top 500 High School Prospects โฆ 2016 CIF-SS Division 4 Player of the Year โฆ 2016 All-CIF selection โฆ 2016 Orange Coast League MVP โฆ 2016 Perfect Game Preseason All-Region second team โฆ played for the Oakland Athletics at the 2015 Area Code Games in Long Beach, Calif. โฆ won CIF-SS Division 4 championship in 2016 โฆ four-time All-Orange Coast League selection โฆ four-time Orange Coast League Scholar Athlete โฆ 2014 PG/Evoshield National Championship All-Tournament Team selection โฆ as a senior, hit .321 with18 runs and 21 RBIs โฆ finished season with 14 doubles and a .523 slugging percentage โฆ as a junior, hit .370 with 17 runs and 14 RBIs โฆ as a sophomore batted .384 with 20 runs and 15 RBIs โฆ as a freshman, played in 21 games and hit .286 with three doubles.
Personal
Full Name:ย William Goode McInerny... Born in Newport Beach, Calif. ... parents are Dan and Suzy McInerny โฆ father, Dan, played professional baseball from 1980-83 in the Indians, Athletics and Orioles organizations โฆ has one brother, Robbie โฆ brother was a dual-sport athlete at California (2013-15) in baseball and football โฆ decided to attend UCLA because UCLA offers an unbelievable athletic opportunity partnered with a highly prestigious education โฆ admires MLB player Buster Posey โฆ lists his hobbies outside of baseball as music and movies โฆ undecided in his major.
Career Best (as of conclusion of 2020)
At-Bats: 6 at USC (3/8/20)
Runs: 2 (twice)
Hits: 3 vs. Illinois (3/1/20)
RBI: 2 (three times)
Doubles: 1 (four times)
Triples: --
Home Runs: 1 vs. Portland (2/17/18)
Stolen Bases: 1 vs. LMU (2/19/19)
