University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2016 Baseball Roster
Bacon, Will
Jersey Number 34
Will Bacon
- Position:
- Right-Handed Pitcher
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 205
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Baton Rouge, La.
- High School:
- Parkview Baptist HS
- Prev School:
- LSU-Eunice
Bio
2015 Season
Had the second-most appearances on the pitching staff seeing action in 28 games including five starts…Posted a 6-3 record with a 3.14 ERA over 71.2 innings pitched…Finished seventh in the Sun Belt Conference in ERA and sixth in appearances…Notched 56 strikeouts while only allowing 15 walks…Finished second in the Sun Belt in walks allowed…Ranked seventh in the Sun Belt in batters struck out looking with 22…Picked up first career victory against Troy (3/7)…Also recorded a career-best six strikeouts against the Trojans…Earned saves against Texas State (4/18) and at Troy (5/21) in the Sun Belt Conference tournament…Went a season-high 6.1 innings against Texas State (5/23) in the SBC tournament …Made two appearances in the NCAA Houston Regional and one in the Baton Rouge Super Regional…Did not allow an earned run in 12 outings…Went 3.0-plus innings 12 times on the year…Didn’t allow a free pass in 19 of 28 appearances…Combined to shutout UT Arlington (4/24).
Prior to Louisiana
Played two seasons at LSU-Eunice (2012, 2014) as a relief pitcher for the Bengals…Redshirted during the 2013 season…Helped guide LSU-E to a NJCAA National Championship in 2012…Was a member of the squad that reached the national championship game in 2013…Posted a 2-0 record with 21 strikeouts and a 6.00 ERA in 27 innings as a sophomore in 2014…Went 3-0 with a 3.27 ERA over 22.0 innings pitched in 2012.
High School
Was a four-year letterwinner at Parkview Baptist High School for coach M.L. Woodruff…Helped guide the Eagles to class 3A State Championships in 2008 and 2009…Also were state runners-up in 2011…Named all-district three times.
Personal
Full name is William Lawrence Bacon…Born on June 20, 1993 in Baton Rouge, La….Son of Bill and Mary Bacon…Has an older bother, David…Also has an older sister, Leslie…Majoring in exercise science.
Had the second-most appearances on the pitching staff seeing action in 28 games including five starts…Posted a 6-3 record with a 3.14 ERA over 71.2 innings pitched…Finished seventh in the Sun Belt Conference in ERA and sixth in appearances…Notched 56 strikeouts while only allowing 15 walks…Finished second in the Sun Belt in walks allowed…Ranked seventh in the Sun Belt in batters struck out looking with 22…Picked up first career victory against Troy (3/7)…Also recorded a career-best six strikeouts against the Trojans…Earned saves against Texas State (4/18) and at Troy (5/21) in the Sun Belt Conference tournament…Went a season-high 6.1 innings against Texas State (5/23) in the SBC tournament …Made two appearances in the NCAA Houston Regional and one in the Baton Rouge Super Regional…Did not allow an earned run in 12 outings…Went 3.0-plus innings 12 times on the year…Didn’t allow a free pass in 19 of 28 appearances…Combined to shutout UT Arlington (4/24).
Prior to Louisiana
Played two seasons at LSU-Eunice (2012, 2014) as a relief pitcher for the Bengals…Redshirted during the 2013 season…Helped guide LSU-E to a NJCAA National Championship in 2012…Was a member of the squad that reached the national championship game in 2013…Posted a 2-0 record with 21 strikeouts and a 6.00 ERA in 27 innings as a sophomore in 2014…Went 3-0 with a 3.27 ERA over 22.0 innings pitched in 2012.
High School
Was a four-year letterwinner at Parkview Baptist High School for coach M.L. Woodruff…Helped guide the Eagles to class 3A State Championships in 2008 and 2009…Also were state runners-up in 2011…Named all-district three times.
Personal
Full name is William Lawrence Bacon…Born on June 20, 1993 in Baton Rouge, La….Son of Bill and Mary Bacon…Has an older bother, David…Also has an older sister, Leslie…Majoring in exercise science.
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