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Jersey Number 16
Ian Villers
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Class:
- Junior
- Height/Weight:
- 6-6 / 245
- Bat/Throw:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Walnut Creek, Calif.
- High School:
- Northgate HS
- Major:
- Legal Studies
Accolades
At Cal
2021 (Jr.)
High School
Personal
- 2x MLB First-Year Player Draft selection (2021 - 8th round, San Francisco; 2018 - 19th round, San Diego)
- All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention (2021)
At Cal
2021 (Jr.)
- Collected an All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention following an impressive junior season
- Made a team-leading 29 appearances on the mound (five starts) & went 4-1 with a 2.84 ERA
- Struck out 36 batters to 11 walks & held opponents to a .259 average against
- Excelled in Pac-12 action – three earned runs allowed in 18.0 innings – and was even better in 11 appearances vs. the conference's six NCAA Tournament teams, posting a 1-0 record, 2.25 ERA & .261 average against
- Worked 21.1 innings & owned a 1.27 ERA & 4-0 record in his final 19 appearances of the season from April 9-May 29
- Struck out a career-high four batters in two scoreless innings vs. Arizona State (May 7)
- Tossed a career-high 3.0 innings twice in a nine-day span vs. California Baptist (March 21) & at San Jose State (March 30)
- Struck out the side & picked up the win with one inning of work at Washington (May 2)
- Was effectively used as an "opener" in his first five appearances of the season & left the game with the lead or the score tied in four of the five starts
- Stranded 11 of his 15 inherited runners
- Was one of Cal's top relief pitchers, making nine appearances on the mound as a sophomore
- Did not earn a decision over 7.2 innings pitched & owned a 1.17 ERA
- Struck out six batters & issued five walks
- Scattered 11 hits, allowing just three runs (one earned)
- Threw one full inning on six occasions & held opponents scoreless in four of those appearances
- Earned one start as an "opener", tossing one scoreless inning in Cal's win at Long Beach State (Feb. 16)
- Made 16 appearances out of the bullpen as a true freshman
- Posted a 8.05 ERA & a 2-1 record in 19.0 innings pitched
- Struck out 14 batters while issuing 14 walks & allowing 23 hits & 20 runs (17 earned)
- Earned his first collegiate victory vs. Oregon (April 26) with 1.2 innings of relief
- Picked up his second win in his next appearance by logging one inning of relief at Utah (May 4)
High School
- Graduated Summa Cum Laude from Northgate High School (Walnut Creek, Calif.)
- Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 19th round of the 2018 MLB First-Year Player Draft, but did not sign
- Was named Cal-Hi Sports Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2018
- Four-year varsity letter winner at Northgate HS
- Earned a host of accolades in 2018, including Cal-Hi All-State Medium Schools Second Team, MaxPreps California Medium Schools All-State, Prep2Prep All-NCS Second Team, BANG All-Region Second Team & Diablo Athletic League First Team
- Also earned All-Diablo Valley Athletic League First Team & 2015 All-DVAL Honorable Mention accolades
- Went 23-9 with a 2.07 ERA & 207 strikeouts in 183 career innings at Northgate
- Played for the Healdsburg Prune Packers in the summer of 2018
- Was a 2016 USA Baseball Northern California 16U NTIS participant
- Named to the 2016 Oakland Athletics' Area Code Underclass Team
- Participated in 2016 Perfect Game Junior Nationals & Underclass All-American Game
- Named a CIF-NCS Scholar-Athlete for the 2015-16 & 2017-18 academic years
- Earned multiple honors in travel ball including a spot on the all-tournament team at the 2017 Perfect Game Fall National Championships, WWBA 17U National Championship and 2017 California World Series
Personal
- Full name is Ian Cole Villers
- Son of Sandy & Marc Villers
- Has one sibling, Cori
- Hobbies include golfing, working out & going to the beach
- Postgraduate plans include pursuing law school & a professional baseball career
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