Christopher Newport University

Before CNU - Played two years of baseball at Division I East Carolina University...Appeared in 19 games in two years, making five starts...As a freshman, sported a 1.93 ERA, fourth-lowest on the team...Struck out 11 as a rookie and In his second year, struck out 12 batters in 11 innings of work...Posted a 1-2 record with a career 4.55 ERA with the Pirates.

At Menchville - Played all four years under head coach Phil Forbes...Led Monarchs to a AAA State Championship in 2009...Selected in the 32nd round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft by the Houston Astros (pick 963)... Earned First Team All-State, All-Region and All-District honors after going 6-3 with a 1.88 ERA in his senior year...Named 2009 Second Team Preseason All-American honors...As a junior, struck out 80 batters in 53.1 innings of work, allowing a .153 opponent batting average.

Personal - William Austin Chrismon was born September 16, 1992 in Newport News, Va...Son of Billy and Lisa Chrismon...Has one brother, Garrett (18), who is also a member of the CNU baseball team...Community service includes working with the Challenger League, a division of Little League for mentally and physically handicapped children...Favorite sports personality is Robert Griffin III...Favorite movie is "8 Mile"...Majoring in Communications.