PROBABLE SATURDAY STARTER
RHP NICK WILLIAMS
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SENIOR R/R • 6-2 • 230 Right-Handed Pitcher
Knoxville, Tenn. Farragut HS
WILLIAMS CAREER STATS Season W-L GP-GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB K SV WHIP BAA ERA 2011 2-1 23-0 0 0 33.1 33 27 24 3 20 30 4 1.60 .248 6.48 2012 3-5 22-12 0 0 72.2 73 41 35 4 25 55 3 1.36 .264 4.33 2013 2-4 18-8 0 0 61.0 60 40 34 6 25 56 0 1.39 .259 5.02 2014 5-4 14-12 0 0 81.1 72 33 30 4 18 63 0 1.11 .240 3.32 TOTALS 12-14 77-32 0 0 248.1 238 141 123 17 88 204 7 1.31 .253 4.46 2014 - SENIOR WILLIAMS CAREER HIGHS • Threw a career-high 5.0 relief innings in the Vols’ season opener vs. Purdue (Feb. 16), earning the win after giving up no hits, striking out two and walking just two. • Struck out six and allowed just three hits and two runs over 6.0 innings to earn his second win of the cam- Innings (Starter)....9.0 at Mississippi St. (5/10/14) Innings (Reliever)................. 5.0 vs. Purdue (2/16/14) paign against No. 29 UNLV (Feb. 21). • Tossed 7.0 two-hit innings, giving up just one run and one walk while striking out five to earn his third win in Runs Allowed........ 8 (3x), last vs. Alabama (4/18/14) ER Allowed............ 8 (3x), last vs. Alabama (4/18/14) a row against Quinnipiac (Feb. 28). • Suffered his first loss of the year in a 3-1 defeat at No. 24 Arizona State (March 7). Strikeouts......................10 vs. Texas A&M (5/17/13) • Tossed 6.0 shutout innings at Missouri (March 14), striking out four and throwing a season-high 109 pitches, Walks.................. 4 (3x), last vs. Missouri (3/23/13) while receiving a no decision. Hits Allowed...................... 11 vs. Arkansas (5/18/12) • Threw 8.0 innings striking out four and firing 106 pitches against Auburn (March 23). Wild Pitches..................... 3 at Vanderbilt (3/30/13) • Gave up two runs and struck out five in 7.2 innings of work at No. 2 South Carolina (March 28). HBP........................ 2 (2x), last vs. Auburn (3/21/14) • Earned his fourth win of the season at Georgia (April 10), striking out five and allowing just four hits and three runs in five innings of work. • Moved to 5-4 on the year with a 6.0 inning effort against Kentucky on May 1, in which he allowed just two runs on seven hits and struck out a season-high eight. • Suffered tough-luck no-decision after firing nine shutout innings with eight strikeouts at Mississippi State on May 10 as the Vols lost 1-0 in 10 innings 2013 - JUNIOR • Made 18 appearances including eight starts, going 2-4 with a 5.02 ERA over 61.0 innings of work. • Struck out career-best 56 hitters beating his 2012 total by one. • Opposing hitters hit .264 off of him. • Fired 3.2 innings of scoreless relief, his longest career outing out of the bullpen, striking out four and allowing just one hit at UNLV on Feb. 17. • Struck out the side on nine pitches in the ninth inning against Alcorn State on March 10. • Did not allow a run in 13.0 consecutive innings over the span of eight relief appearances from Feb. 17-March 13. • That streak came to an end on March 13 when he yielded one run in 2.0 innings against Western Kentucky, but he picked up his first win of the year after the Vols won the game on an walk-off HBP. • Lasted 7.0 innings in his second start, giving up four earned runs while striking out seven at No. 3 Vanderbilt. • Threw 7.0 strong innings at Kentucky (April 13) to pick up his second win, allowing three earned runs on four hits. • Gave UT a season-high 8.1 innings against Ole Miss on April 20, allowing five runs on 10 hits. • Recorded career high 10 strikeouts against Texas A&M on May 17. 2012 - SOPHOMORE • Led the Vols with 12 starts during the 2012 campaign, in addition to making 10 other appearances out of the bullpen for a total of 22 trips to the mound. • Posted a 3-5 record and three saves with a 4.33 ERA and 55 strikeouts in 72.2 innings of work. • Opposing hitters hit just .264 off of him. • Started the season as the team’s closer, earning saves against Northern Illinois (Feb. 18), Texas (March 3) and Ball State (March 7) before moving into the starting rotation. • First win of the year came out of the bullpen vs. Seton Hall (Feb. 25), before winning games at Georgia (March 18) and vs. Vanderbilt (May 4) as the starting pitcher. • Struck out a eight in a personal-best 8.2 innings of two-run ball to claim the victory over the Commodores. • Allowed just one hit in 4.1 shutout innings against Kentucky on March 25, but it came off the bat of his brother, Michael. • Struck out 18 batters and allowed just eight hits in 14.1 scoreless innings over eight relief appearances. 2011 - FRESHMAN • Took over the role of UT’s closer during his freshman year, finishing with a 2-1 record, team-high four saves and 6.48 ERA in 23 relief appearances. • Four saves rank as the second-most by a freshman in Vol history. • Struck out 30 batters in 33.1 innings and helped close out three of the team’s four shutouts on the year. • Recorded saves against Milwaukee (2/19), at Alabama (4/16), MTSU (5/10) and Auburn (5/19). • First two career wins came against Ole Miss (3/26) and in the regular-season finale against Auburn (5/21), while his lone loss was at the hands of Indiana (3/5).
2014 GAME-BY-GAME Date OPPONENT GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP Feb 16 Purdue 5.0 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Feb 21 #29 UNLV * 6.0 3 2 1 1 6 0 0 1 0 0 1 Feb 28 Quinnipiac * 7.0 2 1 1 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 March 7 at #24 Arizona St. * 6.1 7 3 3 1 4 2 0 1 1 0 1 March 14 at Missouri * 6.0 4 0 0 1 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 March 21 Auburn * 8.0 6 3 3 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 March 28 at #2 S. Carolina * 7.2 8 2 2 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 April 4 #4 Vanderbilt * 4.1 8 5 5 0 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 April 10 at Georgia * 5.0 4 3 1 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 April 18 #8 Alabama * 4.2 10 8 8 2 6 1 0 1 2 1 0 April 22 at ETSU 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 April 27 at #6 LSU * 5.1 6 4 4 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 May 2 KENTUCKY * 6.0 7 2 2 2 8 0 1 1 1 0 0 May 10 at #21 Miss St. * 9.0 7 0 0 3 8 0 0 0 1 0 1 TOTALS 12 81.1 72 33 30 18 63 17 2 4 10 1 6
IBB Score W L SV ERA 0 3-0 1 0 0 0.00 0 8-7 2 0 0 0.82 0 13-2 3 0 0 1.00 0 1-3 3 1 0 1.85 0 2-5 3 1 0 1.48 0 2-3 3 2 0 1.88 0 2-3 3 2 0 1.96 0 4-6 3 3 0 2.68 0 5-3 4 3 0 2.60 0 5-8 4 4 0 3.60 0 7-9 4 4 0 3.54 0 4-9 4 4 0 3.80 0 8-2 5 4 0 3.73 2 0-1 5 4 0 3.32 2 64-61 5 4 0 3.32
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