Willie Weiss

Photo by: UM Photography,D.Marshke

Class:
Senior
Position:
RHP
Ht./Wt.:
6-3 / 225
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Hometown:
Portland, Ore.
High School:
Westview

Updated May 28, 2022

Senior (2022)
• Named the No. 19 overall MLB Draft prospect in the Big Ten Conference by d1baseball.com
• Earned a save against FIU (Feb. 27) with 3.1 innings of one-hit relief in which he struck out four batters
• Earned a save in a 7-4 win over No. 21 Maryland (March 4)
• Entered the Indiana State (March 6) game in a high-leverage situation and got out of the jam with two outs
• Threw a scoreless inning of relief with two strikeouts against Dayton (March 18)
• Threw a scoreless inning of relief in a win against Cal State Fullerton (April 10)
• Earned a win with 1.2 innings of one-hit relief with a strikeout in an 8-4 win vs. Indiana (May 6)
• Earned a save with 2.2 innings of hitless relief against Michigan State (May 17) in which he struck out four batters.
• Struck out four batters in 3,0 innings of scoreless, one-hit relief to earn a decision in a win over Rutgers (May 20)
• Earned a B1G Tournament win vs. No. 1-seed Maryland (May 27) with 3.0 innings of two-hit relief in which he allowed one run while striking out three batters.

Junior (2021)
• All-Big Ten Conference Third Team at reliever
• Named Academic All-Big Ten
• Made 21 appearances with five saves and a 4-2 record
• Struck out 40 batters in just 27.1 innings of work while allowing just 17 hits for a .181 batting average against and a 2.63 ERA
• Earned a win in relief in the season opener vs. Iowa thanks to five strikeouts in 2.1 innings of one-hit relief (March 6)
• Struck out two batters in an inning of work for a save in a 4-0 win over Purdue in the first game of a doubleheader (March 13)
• Earned a win with 2.0 scoreless innings of relief with three strikeouts in an extra-inning victory at Penn State (March27)
• Earned a save with two strikeouts in a scoreless inning of a 5-2 win vs. Northwestern (April 3)
• Struck out three batters in 2.1 hitless innings of relief to earn a win in a 6-5 victory at Maryland (April 4)
• Threw a scoreless inning of relief in a victory over Ohio State (April 11)
• Struck out all five batters he faced, including two batters with the bases loaded and one out in the eighth inning to earn a win at Minnesota (April 17)
• Earned a save at Minnesota (April 18) with one strikeout in 1.1 scoreless innings as he worked out of a bases-loaded jam upon entering in the eighth inning.
• Earned a save against Rutgers (April 23) by striking out the side in the ninth inning
• Struck out two batters in a scoreless inning against Rutgers (April 25)
• Earned a four-out save in a win at Michigan State (May 7)
• Struck out four of the six batters he faced as part of 2.0 innings of hitless relief against Maryland (May 23)
• Earned a two-inning save in a 2-0 win at No. 20 Nebraska (May 29) with two strikeouts in the outing

Sophomore (2020)
The 2020 season was cancelled after 15 games due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.
• Did not play due to injury
• Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Preseason All-America selection

Freshman (2019)
• Perfect Game Freshman All-America selection
• Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Freshman All-America selection
• All-Big Ten Freshman Team selection (relief pitcher)
• Collegiate debut: against Binghamton (Feb. 16)
• Appeared in 27 games, totaling 39.1 innings of relief
• Finished the year with nine saves, which ranks third in program history for a single season
• Posted a 2.97 earned run average with 50 strikeouts
• Pitched 1.1 scoreless innings of relief against Vanderbilt in the College World Series Finals (June 25)
• Struck out three through 1.1 innings against Cincinnati in the NCAA Regional (June 1)
• Allowed just one hi and struck out four through 2.2 scoreless innings against Indiana (May 12)
• Earned a save at Maryland with 1.1 scoreless innings of relief (May 3)
• Pitched two innings of scoreless ball with four strikeouts to earn the save against Northwestern (April 21)
• Struck out a career-high five to earn the win against Minnesota (April 6)
• Pitched 2.2 innings of relief with four strikeouts to pick up his first career win at The Citadel (Feb. 24)
• Struck out the side and earned the save in his career debut against Binghamton (Feb. 16)

Prep
• 2018 Gatorade Player of the Year - Oregon
• Perfect Game Oregon State Ranking: 3B (1), Overall (1)
• 2018 Rawlings-Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American
• 2018 Rawlings-Perfect Game All-West Region First Team
• 2018 AAAAAA State Pitcher of the Year
• 2018 All-State 1st Team Pitcher
• 2018 Metro League Pitcher of the Year
• 2018 All Metro League 1st Team Pitcher and Infield
• 2018 College Baseball Newspaper 1st Team All-American
• 2017 All-State 1st Team Infield
• 2017 Perfect Game Underclass High Honorable Mention
• 2017 Metro League Player of the Year
• 2017 All Metro League 1st Team Pitcher and Infield
• 2017 Area Code Games Participant
• 2016 Rawlings-Perfect Game Preseason Underclass High Honorable Mention
• 2015-2017 Played for Baseball Northwest and Pacific Northwest

Personal
• William Stephen Weiss
• Born March 3, 2000
• Son of Aaron and Marnie Weiss
• Has two sisters
• Enrolled in College of Literature, Science, and the Arts as a communications major