Will McAffer

Height:
6-2
Weight:
203
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
North Vancouver, British Columbia
High School:
Sentinel Secondary School
Prev School:
Central Arizona College

2018 (Junior): Appeared in 23 games with one start…earned two saves and struck out 26 batters in 28.2 innings…earned a save in the season opener vs. Wright State (2/16)…struck out the side in the ninth vs. Lamar (2/27)…retired all four batters he faced with a strikeout at LBSU (3/18)…pitched a scoreless relief inning at SLU (3/27)…earned his second save with a two-strikeout shutout inning at USF (3/29)…pitched an Immaculate Inning – struck out all three batters on nine total pitches in the fifth inning – and struck out four over 2.0 frames vs. UNO (4/3)…tossed a scoreless relief inning vs. UNO (4/10)…made his first start and pitched 3.0 innings in a no-decision vs. LSU (4/18)…pitched a season-high 4.1 innings with four strikeouts and no walks vs. ECU (5/5)…was named to the 2017-18 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team and the Tulane Athletics 3.0 Club for fall 2017 and spring 2018…drafted in the 25^th round of the MLB First-Year Player Draft by the Toronto Blue Jays and signed.

Prior to Tulane: Played last year at Central Arizona College after a season at South Dakota State…went 6-3 last season over 62.1 innings…named a Summit League Championship Tournament All-Star…In 2016, played summer ball for Victoria HarbourCats, going 6-2 with a 1.98 ERA…named Player of the Week in June 2016 for the West Coast League and for National Collegiate Summer Baseball…selected to the WCL All-Star team and named First Team All-WCL…has two years of eligibility remaining.

High School: Lettered at Sentinel Secondary School in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada…as a senior, named Premier Baseball League Pitcher of the Year and earned First Team All-Star honors after throwing 51.2 innings with a 1.36 ERA, seven wins, and 65 strikeouts…attended U18 World Baseball Championships in Osaka, Japan as a member of Team Canada…drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 32nd round of the 2015 MLB Draft.

Personal: Has one older sister… major is economics.