Willy Homza

Class:
Junior
Height:
6-1
Weight:
185
Hometown:
Anchorage, Alaska
High School:
South Anchorage

2019: Team captain … started all 39 games, appearing at second base and third base … set the program’s single-season record with 42 walks … led the team with ten doubles and ranked third with five home runs … added 23 runs and 22 RBIs … hit .278 in Ivy League play … reached base safely in 18 straight games … had eight multiple-hit games, including three hits against Dartmouth (4/13) … had six multiple-RBI games.

2018: Started all 36 games played as the team’s primary shortstop … ranked second on the team with a .277 batting average in Ivy League play … led the Bears with 12 doubles, six in league play … recorded eight multiple-hit games, including a trio of three-hit tilts … hit .417 in the series against Cornell to close the season.

2017: Started all 37 games at third base … recorded 25 hits, 18 runs and three triples … in Ivy League play, he tied for third-most runs on the team (10)… went 3-for-4 against No. 15 Texas A&M (3/12), registering a double and a run … went 3-for-4 against Princeton (4/2), with a triple … posted five multiple-hit games.

2016: Made 22 appearances as a freshman, including 16 starts, playing both shortstop and third base … finished with two doubles with four runs scored and four RBIs … hit .286 in conference play with a .429 slugging percentage … posted a multiple-hit game at Penn (4/2).

Before Brown: A graduate of South Anchorage High School, where he batted .540 as a senior and .405 as a junior … named Co-MVP of Cook Inlet Conference as a senior in 2015 … named First Team All-Conference as a shortstop in 2014 and 2015 … National Honor Society … four Gold Stars and Academic Letters at South Anchorage … also played for Laces Baseball Academy.

Personal: Born on July 26, 1997 … son of Julia and Thomas Homza … hobbies include soccer and backcountry snowboarding … plans to concentrate in engineering.