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Jersey Number 3
William Watson
- Position:
- Right-Handed Pitcher
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 180
- Hometown:
- Bow, Wash.
- High School:
- Burlington Edison HS/San Joaquin Delta/Cal Lutheran
- Bats/Throws:
- R-R
2024/USC/JUNIOR:
2022-2023/ CAL LUTHERAN, SAN JOAQUIN DELTA COLLEGE:
HIGH SCHOOL/TRAVEL BALL:
PERSONAL
- Drafted in the 7th round by the New York Mets (signed)
- Made 16 appearances on the mound, including 9 starts as a junior for USC
- Started the season as a reliever before and made 7 appearances out of the pen before moving into a starter role for his final 9 appearances
- Went 5-2 on the mound with a 3.93 ERA in 50.1 innings pitched
- Had 46 strikeouts to 27 walks, with opponents hitting .234 against him
- Posted his best start of the year in the Pac-12 tournament against No. 23 Oregon (4-2 win), giving up 1 run in 6.0 innings, with 7 strikeouts and 2 walks
- Threw at least 5 innings in each of his last 7 starts, giving up more than 3 runs only twice (4 both times)
2022-2023/ CAL LUTHERAN, SAN JOAQUIN DELTA COLLEGE:
- Played 1 season at Cal Lutheran (2022) and 1 season at San Joaquin Delta College (2023) before transferring to USC
- Pitched to a 2.97 ER over 57.2 innings of work at Delta College, and registered a 1.82 ERA in 34.2 innings at Cal Lutheran
- Tossed 9 shutout innings, striking out 15 batters in a win vs. Cosumnes River (5/13/23)
- Recorded three quality starts in 2023 at Delta College, allowing more than 2 earned runs in just two of his starts
- Drafted by the Seattle Mariners but did not sign (2023, Round 22, Pick 607)
HIGH SCHOOL/TRAVEL BALL:
- Played 3 varsity seasons at Burlington Edison High School, where he also played basketball and ran cross country
- Earned All-State honors in Washington his senior season
- Pitched to a 0.24 ERA his senior year, allowing just one run and striking out 57 batters over 29.2 innings of work
- Played travel ball for Crusade Crush for 5 years
- Played 2 years in the Northwest Baseball Invite
PERSONAL
- Born on November 7, 2002
- Parents are Pat and Tamar Mains, Brad Watson, brothers are Tate, Bennet and Nolan, and sister is Lauren Watson
- Majoring in Communications
- Dad played football at Puget Sound University and stepdad played baseball at Pacific Lutheran University
- Favorites: Steak (food), Tron (movie), Suits (TV show), Chris Stapleton (musical artist), The Four Agreements (book), Snowboarding, Fishing and Hunting (hobbies)
Baseball: Postgame Press Conference (USC vs OSU, NCAA Regional Round)
Monday, June 02
Baseball: Postgame Press Conference (USC vs SMC, NCAA Regional Round)
Saturday, May 31
Baseball: Postgame Press Conference (USC vs TCU, NCAA Regional Opener)
Friday, May 30
Baseball - USC 10, Washington 4: Highlights (05/17/25)
Saturday, May 17
