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2026 Baseball Roster

5 Willie Ponce

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Position Infielder
  • Height 5-8
  • Weight 185
  • Hometown Olathe, Kan.
  • High School Olathe West HS
  • Previous School Eastern New Mexico

Biography

Awards & Accolades
-Big South Second Team All-Conference (2026)
-Brooks Wallace Award Semifinalist (2026)
-D1 Baseballs's Week 12 No. 46 Shortstops (2026)
-All-LSC Second Team (2025)
-ABCA/Rawlings South Central All-Region Second Team (2025)
-D2CCA Second Team All-South Central Region (2025)
-LSC Commissioner's Honor Roll (Spring 2023, Fall 2023)
GRADUATE SENIOR (2026 / HIGH POINT): One of seven players in the High Point lineup to appear in all 57 games … and finished the season by ranking among the Top 5 in 12 different statistical categories, including runs scored (58—1st), hit by pitch (20—1st), stolen bases (16-1st), triples (3-t-1st), hits (68—t-2nd), on-base percentage (.441—3rd), sacrifice bunts (5—3rd), sacrifice flies (3—t-3rd), doubles (13—4th), walks (31—4th), total bases (102—t-4th) and RBI (36—5th) … was one of 10 sluggers in the High Point lineup to boast at least a .300 batting average in Big South Conference action, closing among the Top 5 leaders on the team in hit by pitch (11—1st), stolen bases (7—1st), sacrifice flies (2—t-2nd), runs scored (26—3rd), walks (13—3rd), sacrifice bunts (3—3rd), hits (30-t-3rd), on-base percentage (.462—4th) and doubles (5—t-4th) … immediately impacted the Panther lineup by going 2-for-3 (two RBI, three runs) with a triple in season opener against Saint Joseph’s (Feb. 13) … followed that with a 3-for-3 outing (run, double, two SB) in the first game of doubleheader with Saint Joseph’s (Feb. 14) … emerged with two RBI against Maine (Feb. 20) … continued the success against Maine (Feb 21) with a 2-for-4 (two RBI, run) performance … had his second three-hit game of the season (3-for-5), where he scored two runs and drove in two RBI against Maine (Feb. 22) … collected two doubles in a 2-for-3 outing at Liberty (Feb. 25) … blasted his first home run of the season against Binghamton (Feb. 27) where he was 1-for-5 on the game … notched his second home run versus Binghamton (March 1), finishing 2-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored … opened the series with No. 9 Florida (March 6) by going 2-for-5 (RBI, two runs) … came through with a pair of hits, along with one RBI and one run scored versus No. 9 Florida (March 8) … stretched his hitting streak to four games with a 1-for-4 showing against Duke (March 10) … opened first Big South Conference series, versus USC Upstate (March 13) with a home run and two runs scored … came through with a 2-for-4 (two RBI, run) performance that was highlighted by a triple at USC Upstate (March 15), capping off a season-long seven-game hitting streak … delivered two hits and two stolen bases against Presbyterian (March 21) … responsible for a pair of hits and an RBI versus Appalachian State (March 24) … finished 3-for-4 (two runs) at Gardner-Webb (March 28) … connected on his fourth home run while going 2-for-3 with three RBI and three runs scored at Gardner-Webb (March 29) … delivered two hits, along with a run and an RBI, at College of Charleston (April 4) … reached on a double in a 2-for-4 (two run) outing against Radford (April 12) … collected two hits in each game of three-game series with Charleston Southern (April 17-19), resulting in three runs and two RBI … established his single-game season-high in RBI (five) after a 3-for-3 (four runs) performance that resulted in a double, triple and home run against VMI (April 26) … collected three hits (3-for-5) along with a double against Winthrop (May 9) … opened final regular season series with a 2-for-4 (two runs) outing at UNC Asheville (May 14) … was 2-for-5 (two runs, double) in his Big South Conference Tournament outing versus Charleston Southern (May 21) … followed that with a single in a clash with USC Upstate (May 23) in the Big South Conference Tournament. 

REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2023 / EASTERN NEW MEXICO): Started in every game they played duirng the season, playing in 48 of the Greyhounds 51 games at shortstop ... picked up 51 hits during the season, scoring 32 times, with a .319 batting average, seven doubles, three triples (15th in LSC), and four home runs (2nd on team) ... additionally posted a .426 one-base percentage, .475 slugging percentage, 16 walks, 17 hit-by-pitches (led team, 6th in LSC), 42 RBIs (2nd on team, 34th in LSC), with four stolen bases ... completed the season with 12 multi-hit games and 12 multi-RBI games ... began the season with a four-game hitting streak against #5 Angleo State with a single, double, triple, and home run (2/3-5) ... picked up a pair of RBIs during 9-3 win over Texas A&M International (2/10) ... finished 2-3 with an RBI in Greyhounds 5-4 walk-off win over Texas A&M International (2/11) ... registered three singles during contest with St. Edward's (2/25) ... scored three times, reaching on three walks, in game with West Texas A&M (3/3) ... brought home three runs on 2-4 hitting against West Texas A&M (3/4) ... hit solo home run against West Texas A&M, finishing 2-3 with two RBIs (3/5) ... posted season best for hits (four) and RBIs (six) during game with Cameron, finishing 4-6 with three runs scored and a grand slam (3/16) ... provided two RBIs with two hits in a 10-4 win over Cameron (3/17) ... Scored two runs, with two hits, and two RBIs during walk-off win over Cameron (3/18) ... provided 2-RBI triple against UT Tyler (4/1) ... went 2-3 with three RBIs, including a bases clearing double, against UAFS (4/8) ... drove in two runs on a single during 18-14 win over Oklahoma Christian (4/15) ... had double, in 2-4 day against St. Mary's (4/22) ... scored twice, going 2-3 with an RBI against St. Mary's (4/23) ... launched two-run home run against Lubbock Christian, scoring twice with two hits (4/28) ... drove in a pair of runs on a double, scoring twice in 13-9 win over Lubbock Christian (4/29) ... held a .922 fielding percentage at shortstop, recording 108 assists with 21 double plays.

(CLOUD COUNTY C.C.): Played under head coach Eric Gilliland at Cloud County Community College ... played 73 games for the Thunderbirds, recording 63 hits and 54 runs scored ... finished 2021 season with a .350 batting average. 

PREP: Played for coach Rick Sabbath at Olathe West High School ... named to the All-Conference team in 2019.

Statistics

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