Christopher Newport University

2025 - Senior - Earned second team All-State honors from VaSID ... Appeared in nine games out of the bullpen before suffering a season-ending injury ... Went 1-0 with four saves and a team-best 0.87 ERA ... Registered eight consecutive scoreless outings to start the year ... Earned saves against Messiah (Feb 15), Bridgewater (Feb 18), Manchester (Mar 1), and Hartford (Mar 7) ... Struck out a season-high three batters twice -- first against Hartford and then in 2.1 scoreless innings of work against Penn State Harrisburg ... Secured a win in relief against Messiah to open the season by retiring both batters he faced ... Surrendered just five hits while holding opponents to a .147 batting average against ... Struck out 10 batters in 10.1 innings pitched ... Earned spot on the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference All-Academic team

2024 - Junior - One of the top relievers for Christopher Newport in his second season in Newport News before a season-ending injury ... Appeared in 10 games out of the bullpen ... Finished the year with a 0-1 record and 2.25 ERA over 8.0 innings pitched ... Struck out 11 batters and surrendered only two earned runs ... Tossed 5.0 scoreless innings over six appearances to start the year including games against nationally-ranked Wittenberg, Cortland, and Marietta ... Struck out a season-high three against Lynchburg on April 10

2023 - Sophomore - Appeared in three games during his first season as a Captain ... Struck out six batters in 5.0 innings pitched out of the bullpen ... Made debut at Eastern Mennonite on April 4 ... Threw 2.0 perfect innings in the NCAA Regional against TCNJ, striking out four batters ... Added another strikeout against nationally-ranked Shenandoah on May 21 in 2.0 scoreless frames ... Allowed just three baserunners in three pitching appearances

Before CNU -- Attended NCAA Division I Texas Christian University ... Earned four varsity letters at Mathews HS ... Perfect Game Preseason All-American prior to his senior campaign ... Named high school Player of the Year for the state of Virginia following junior season ... Earned first team All-State honors as a junior ... Threw three no-hitters ... Played for the US Elite International scout team ... Also helped lead team to basketball state championship

Personal -- Christian Williams is the son of Amy and Chris ... Has one sister, Katlynn.