2023 Baseball Roster
David, Will
Jersey Number 28
Will David
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 203
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Atlanta, Ga.
- Shop:
- R/R
Bio
Combined Collegiate Career Samford/Georgia (2019-23): Appeared in 180 games with 166 starts and batted .297 with 38 doubles, one triple, 12 home runs and 88 RBI...Tallied 82 walks and 109 strikeouts plus was 8-for-11 in stolen base attempts.
2023 (Graduate/UGA): Batted .261 with 15 doubles, six home runs and 24 RBI for Georgia and coach Scott Stricklin as they finished 20-18
*Appeared in 52 games with 47 starts (27-3B,11-C, 9-2B) and fielded .990 in 193 total chances with 127 putouts, 64 assists and two errors
*Tied career-high with four-hit games against Charleston Sothern and at Auburn and a five-RBI effort versus Charleston Southern
*Ended the season with 11 starts at catcher due to injuries to Fernando Gonzaleza and Corey Collins, and in first start behind the plate, went 2-for-4 wit two doubles and four RBI in a 10-9 win over Kennesaw State
*Hit .500 (6-for-12) with four runs scored in the series at Auburn and .307 (4-for-13) with a double and a stolen base in the series against No. 5 LSU
2022 (Senior/Samford): Batted .303 with five home runs and 29 RBI as the Bulldogs went 28-29 (12-9 SoCon) for coach Tony David
Saw action in 54 games with 53 starts and recorded 60 hits including 11 doubles
*Compiled a .412 on base-percentage with 31 walks and 29 strikeouts
*Tallied 20 multi-hit games
*Hit .385 (5-for-13) with a pair of doubles in a series against Florida State and .455 (5-for-11) in a series with UNC Greensboro
*Recorded a season-high five RBI on four hits in a rout of Western Carolina
*Hit .500 (5-for-10) with six RBI in a series against UNC-Greensboro including a four-hit, four-RBI game
*Earned a spot on the Academic All-Southern Conference (SoCon) team
*Graduated with degrees in finance and marketing
2021 (Junior/Samford): Hit .304 with nine doubles and 29 RBI as the Bulldogs went 35-24 (20-10 SoCon) under Casey Dunn
*Helped Bulldogs win the SoCon Tournament title and advance to the NCAA Tournament
*Named to the All-SoCon Tournament Team
*Saw action in 57 games with 55 starts at third base
*Tallied 15 multi-hit games
*Hit .500 (5-for-10) with six RBI in a series against UNC-Greensboro including a four-hit, four-RBI game
*Named to the Academic All-SoCon squad
2020 (Sophomore/Samford): Batted .406 (13-for-32) in 14 games including 11 starts as the Bulldogs went 13-2 under Casey Dunn in the COVID-shortened season
*Collected three doubles and six RBI while posting a .524 on base percentage plus a pair of stolen bases
*Hit .454 (5-for-11) in the series against Northern Kentucky including a 3-for-5 game in a 13-7 win
*Named to the Academic All-SoCon team
2019 (Freshman/Samford): Hit .333 in limited action as the Bulldogs posted a 41-19 mark (19-5 SoCon) under Casey Dunn
*Played in seven games as a hitter including going 1-fo-2 against Alabama
*Made four relief appearances and did not allow a run in 1.2 innings with no walks and two strikeouts
High School: A graduate of St. Pius Catholic in Atlanta where he played for Chad Garrison
*Saw action as a catcher and infielder and was a part of one region championship and one region runner up squads
Personal: Born July 27, 2000
*Son of Christy and Brian David
*Major: Earned degrees in finance and marketing from Samford in 2022; Currently pursuing an Entrepreneurship Certificate at UGA
2023 (Graduate/UGA): Batted .261 with 15 doubles, six home runs and 24 RBI for Georgia and coach Scott Stricklin as they finished 20-18
*Appeared in 52 games with 47 starts (27-3B,11-C, 9-2B) and fielded .990 in 193 total chances with 127 putouts, 64 assists and two errors
*Tied career-high with four-hit games against Charleston Sothern and at Auburn and a five-RBI effort versus Charleston Southern
*Ended the season with 11 starts at catcher due to injuries to Fernando Gonzaleza and Corey Collins, and in first start behind the plate, went 2-for-4 wit two doubles and four RBI in a 10-9 win over Kennesaw State
*Hit .500 (6-for-12) with four runs scored in the series at Auburn and .307 (4-for-13) with a double and a stolen base in the series against No. 5 LSU
2022 (Senior/Samford): Batted .303 with five home runs and 29 RBI as the Bulldogs went 28-29 (12-9 SoCon) for coach Tony David
Saw action in 54 games with 53 starts and recorded 60 hits including 11 doubles
*Compiled a .412 on base-percentage with 31 walks and 29 strikeouts
*Tallied 20 multi-hit games
*Hit .385 (5-for-13) with a pair of doubles in a series against Florida State and .455 (5-for-11) in a series with UNC Greensboro
*Recorded a season-high five RBI on four hits in a rout of Western Carolina
*Hit .500 (5-for-10) with six RBI in a series against UNC-Greensboro including a four-hit, four-RBI game
*Earned a spot on the Academic All-Southern Conference (SoCon) team
*Graduated with degrees in finance and marketing
2021 (Junior/Samford): Hit .304 with nine doubles and 29 RBI as the Bulldogs went 35-24 (20-10 SoCon) under Casey Dunn
*Helped Bulldogs win the SoCon Tournament title and advance to the NCAA Tournament
*Named to the All-SoCon Tournament Team
*Saw action in 57 games with 55 starts at third base
*Tallied 15 multi-hit games
*Hit .500 (5-for-10) with six RBI in a series against UNC-Greensboro including a four-hit, four-RBI game
*Named to the Academic All-SoCon squad
2020 (Sophomore/Samford): Batted .406 (13-for-32) in 14 games including 11 starts as the Bulldogs went 13-2 under Casey Dunn in the COVID-shortened season
*Collected three doubles and six RBI while posting a .524 on base percentage plus a pair of stolen bases
*Hit .454 (5-for-11) in the series against Northern Kentucky including a 3-for-5 game in a 13-7 win
*Named to the Academic All-SoCon team
2019 (Freshman/Samford): Hit .333 in limited action as the Bulldogs posted a 41-19 mark (19-5 SoCon) under Casey Dunn
*Played in seven games as a hitter including going 1-fo-2 against Alabama
*Made four relief appearances and did not allow a run in 1.2 innings with no walks and two strikeouts
High School: A graduate of St. Pius Catholic in Atlanta where he played for Chad Garrison
*Saw action as a catcher and infielder and was a part of one region championship and one region runner up squads
Personal: Born July 27, 2000
*Son of Christy and Brian David
*Major: Earned degrees in finance and marketing from Samford in 2022; Currently pursuing an Entrepreneurship Certificate at UGA
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