Drew Williamson

Photo by: Wade Rackley / Auburn

Position:
INF
B-T:
L-R
Height:
6-4
Weight:
225
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Brewton, Ala.
High School:
T.R. Miller

Career Accolades

Earned his graduate degree in May of 2023
Earned his undergraduate degree in May of 2022
SEC All-Defensive Team - 1B (2023)
CoSIDA Academic All-District 4 First Team (2022)
SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll (2023)
SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll (2022)
SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll (2021)
SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll (2020)
SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll (2018-19)

2023

Started all 64 games at first base in his final season with the Crimson Tide
Accumulated 1,900 total chances and 1,803 putouts for his career to set the Alabama program-best mark in both categories
Part of 165 double plays to tie for second on the Crimson Tide's career list
Maintained a .994 fielding percentage for his career to tie for fifth at UA
Tied for sixth in career games played with 240 while ranking third in career starts at 238
Finished second in Alabama history for walks with 154 across his five seasons
Ranked seventh on the UA list for career at-bats with 844
Named to the SEC All-Defensive Team in 2023, the only first baseman to earn the honors in Alabama program history
Batted .304 (72-237) with six doubles, 15 home runs, 43 runs scored and a team-high 59 RBI to tie for 15th in the SEC
Also led UA in walks with 42 while adding three hit-by-pitch and three stolen bases
Totaled a team-high tying 14 multi-RBI performances, including a team-best eight during SEC play
Recorded 22 multi-hit efforts to finish second on the Tide
Ranked second on UA in RBI (30) while tying for second in walks (18) and ranking third in home runs (7) during SEC action
Hit a home run in three straight games from Feb. 19-22
Homered in back-to-back games five times during the 2023 campaign (Feb. 19-22, March 5-7, April 30-May 4, May 6-9)
Got aboard in a career-high 19 straight games from May 28, 2022 to March 14 of this season
Put together an eight-game hitting streak from May 28, 2022-Feb. 25 of this season, batting .593 (16-27) with a double, five home runs, 14 RBI, 11 runs and eight walks during that stretch

2022

Alabama's starting first baseman who ranked second in the SEC for double plays turned with 44
Started all 58 games, batting .301 (65-216) with 13 doubles, a triple and nine home runs, including one of the Tide's three grand slams on the year
Added 47 RBI, 41 runs scored, 28 walks and five hit-by-pitch to go with a stolen base
Led the Tide in hits with 65 while ranking second in doubles, home runs, RBI, walks, total bases (107) and slugging percentage (.495)
Recorded a team-high 19 multi-hit games and posted 13 multi-RBI efforts, good for second on UA
Totaled a team-high 24 RBI and seven multi-RBI games in SEC play to lead the Alabama offense
Tied for the team lead in home runs (5) in conference games while ranking second in hits (34), walks (16), runs (22) and slugging percentage (.505) against league foes
Recorded his first career grand slam at Ole Miss on April 9 as part of a 3-for-5 day that included a team-high five RBI and three runs scored to go with a walk
Reached base safely in 16 straight games from Feb. 19-March 13, a team-high 19 consecutive matchups from March 27-April 29, and got aboard in 50 of the Tide's 58 total contests
Notched an eight-game hitting streak from May 7-21, batting .345 (10-29) with a double, one home run, five RBI, 10 runs scored, six walks and a hit-by-pitch during that time
Put together a nine-game hitting streak from April 15-28, batting .378 (14-37) with two doubles, a triple, two home runs, seven RBI, five runs and three walks across that stretch
Recorded an eight-game hitting streak from March 27-April 9, batting .482 (13-27) with two doubles, a pair of home runs (one grand slam), 13 RBI, 11 runs and eight walks during the streak
Tallied a six-game hitting streak in SEC play from March 27-April 9, posting a .524 (11-21) average to go with two doubles, two home runs (one grand slam), 11 RBI, nine runs and seven walks
Put together a 12-game hitting streak from Feb. 19-March 6, batting .362 (17-47) with five doubles, two homers, 11 RBI, seven runs, three walks, a hit-by-pitch and one stolen base during that time

2021

The Crimson Tide's everyday first baseman who battled through injuries down the stretch
Suffered a broken hamate bone at Vanderbilt on May 7 that kept him out for the remainder of the regular season
Returned to play in the SEC Tournament and NCAA Ruston Regional
Played in 48 games with 47 starts at first base by season's end
Fielded at an impressive .998 clip, committing only one error across his 416 chances
Batted .255 (42-165) with 12 doubles - good for second on UA - in addition to four home runs
Added 21 RBI and 33 runs scored while walking 26 times and stealing three bases
Turned 33 double plays to rank fifth in the SEC in that category
Recorded a team-high 12 walks in league action to go with his .307 average that finished third by an Alabama hitter
Totaled seven doubles against SEC foes to tie for 13th in the league

2020

Started 16 games - all at first base
Batted .340 (17-50) with two doubles, one triple and a home run while adding six RBI and 14 runs scored
Drew a team-high 18 walks and ranked second on UA in stolen bases with five
Finished second in the SEC in walks
Sported a .521 on-base percentage, good for seventh in the conference
Also tied for the league lead with 11 double plays turned

2019

Started 53 of his 54 games played in his first season at the Capstone
Got aboard in 48 of his 53 starts as a freshman, including 26 of 30 SEC contests
Paced the Crimson Tide in walks (40) and on-base percentage (.425) while ranking third in average at .290 (51-176)
His 40 walks tied for fifth in the SEC during the regular season
Ranked second for UA in walks with 18 during league action, a total that tied for 11th in the conference
Tied for second on the team in doubles (5) and tied for fourth in RBI (10) in league pairings
Reached base safely in 12 straight games from April 24-May 14
Collected a seven-game SEC hitting streak from April 26-May 10, maintaining a .280 (7-25) average to go with two doubles, five RBI, two runs and five walks across that stretch
Reached base in 19 straight games from March 9-April 9
Recorded a six-game hitting streak from April 26-May 5, going 6-for-21 (.286) with two doubles, four RBI, two runs and five walks across that stretch
Put together a five-game hitting streak from March 24-31, batting .474 (9-19) with a double, home run, RBI, four runs and a stolen base during that time
Reached base safely in the first 11 games to start the 2019 campaign
Selected as MVP of the Capital City Classic with a perfect 4-for-4 night that included a double, two runs and a stolen base against the Tigers

Prep Highlights

Attended T.R. Miller High School in Brewton
Rated as the No. 2 outfielder and the No. 10 player in the state of Alabama by Perfect Game USA
Received 2018 Rawlings-Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-America honors as a senior
Named to Perfect Game's Southeast All-Region Second Team in 2018
Selected to the 2018 USA Today All-USA Baseball Second Team following his senior campaign
Twice named first team all-state by the Alabama Sports Writers Association (ASWA) and selected as the 3A Hitter of the Year by the ASWA in both his junior and senior seasons
Tabbed to the 2018 Super All-State Team by AL.com
Earned MaxPreps Small School All-America honors in 2018
As a senior, batted .544 with 37 hits, including 16 doubles and two home runs, and added 19 RBI and 33 runs scored in his 26 games
Tabbed an Underclass Second Team All-American by PG in 2017
Named to the Montgomery Advertiser's Super All-State Baseball squad following his junior campaign
Selected to play in the Alabama North/South All-Star Game as a junior
In 34 games as a junior, he led the Tigers in nine offensive categories including average (.616), triples (2), home runs (8) and runs (63) along with on-base (.764) and slugging percentage (1.123)
Stood out of as a sophomore, compiling a .324 average across 34 games
As a freshman on the varsity team, batted .472 with 17 RBI and 32 runs scored in 22 contests