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Santa Clara University

2026 Baseball Roster

17 Will Anderson

  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 215
  • Bats/Throws L/L
  • Year Junior
  • Hometown Gilroy, Calif.
  • High School Christopher HS
  • Previous College Ohlone College
  • Position INF/OF

Biography

AT SANTA CLARA: In his first year with the program after playing two seasons at Ohlone College in nearby Fremont, Calif.

AT OHLONE COLLEGE: Spent two seasons (2024, '25) at Ohlone College in Fremont, Calif., as a power-hitting first baseman and shut-down reliever on the mound, collecting nearly every award possible ... Earned two first team All-American nods as a sophomore in 2025 (ABCA Pacific Association Division, theJBB.net) and was named to the California Community College Baseball Coaches Association all-academic all-state team with a perfect 4.00 Grade Point Average ... Placed on the ABCA Pacific Association Division all-region first team and earned an ABCA "Gold Glove" ... Was named the Coast Conference Player of the Year in 2025 after earning second team all-Coast Conference honors as a freshman (2024) ... Earned CCCBCA all-state team honors and garnered the CCCBCA's NorCal "Big Stick" award in 2025 ... Was a five-time Coast Conference Player of the Week (4 in 2025, 1 in '24) ... Named the Renegades' Team MVP in 2025 and earned the program's "Silver Slugger" award as a freshman in 2024 ... Was selected to play in the 2024 CCCBCA Sophomore Showcase game ... Batted a whopping .446 and slugged an outstanding .802 in 2025 with 69 RBIs, 60 runs scored, 39 extra-base hits (11 home runs, 26 doubles, two triples) and a .545 on-base percentage ... Also posted a .286 ERA and 3-0 record in 13 relief appearances that season ... Had a better-than 2-to-1 strikeouts-to-walks ratio with 27 Ks in 28 1/3 innings pitched as a sophomore ... Also made two relief appearances in 2024 as a freshman, posting 1 2/3 perfect innings and striking out four of the five batters he faced ... Batted .319, slugged .653 and posted a .404 on-base percentage with 10 home runs, 14 doubles and 42 RBIs as a freshman (2024).

HIGH SCHOOL: Played three years of varsity ball as a two-way player at Christopher High School in Gilroy, Calif. ... Had a .395 career average with 10 home runs, 20 doubles and 61 RBIs in his three seasons of varsity ... Also carried a 1.77 career ERA and a 12-2 record with three saves as a three-year member of the Cougars' pitching staff ... Was especially excellent his senior year of 2023, striking out 80 in 53 2/3 innings on the mound while posting a 1.43 ERA, while also batting .333 with five home runs and 23 RBIs ... Went off offensively as a junior, batting .452 with 14 doubles and 28 RBIs and carrying a 1.293 OPS ... Helped Christopher High win the 2022 CIF Central Coast Section Division V championship as a junior, tallying five RBIs in the championship game against Sacred Heart Prep (Atherton, Calif.) ... Also pushed the Cougars to an appearance in the 2023 CIF CCS Division III playoffs his senior year ... Was ranked the No. 34 first baseman recruit in California by Perfect Game, and one of the top-600 overall recruits in the state.

GET TO KNOW WILL: Majoring in Communication.

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