Delaney Willard Athlete Profile - SFB

Delaney Willard

Outfielder 28

Class

Senior

Hometown

Camarillo,

California

Last School

Adolfo Camarillo High School

Roster Years

2009-2012

Career Summary

Delaney Willard was a key contributor throughout her career at BYU. As a senior, her hard work was recognized through multiple conference, regional and national awards. She was named to the 2012 Easton and NFCA All-America First Teams. She marked her name across the BYU career and season record books with her tough hitting at the plate. Check out the season summaries tab for more information.

Personal

Daughter of Jack and Tina Willard
Born in Camarillo, CA
Has two younger sisters
Coached by her father in high school
Favorite athlete is Andre Eithier
Favorite team is Los Angeles Dodgers
Loves Bruce Springsteen
Majoring in history with a minor in communications

Before BYU

Prepped at Adolfo Camarillo High
Was a four-year letter winner
Named school female athlete of the year in 2008
Named Pacific League MVP in 2007 and was Pacific View League First Team in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008
Named All-CIF First Team in 2007 and 2008
Named Cal HiSports.com All-State First Team in 2008
Once hit two grand slams in one inning

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2009

Appeared in 32 games and started 19
Completed a batting average of .210 and a on-base percentage of .290
Tallied 13 hits, 3 doubles, 8 RBI's, walked 7 times and stole 3 bases
Helped the Cougars to victory by playing various positions ranging from pinch runner to the outfield

Sophmore Year 2010

Played in 53 games, starting 48
Fourth on the team with 9 multiple-RBI games
Had two hits and the team's only RBI against Arizona in game one of the NCAA Super Regional
Hit two singles and added 1 RBI, 1 stolen base and 1 run against East Carolina in the NCAA Regional championship
Had 1 hit and 1 run against Texas in the NCAA Regional
Hit a triple in game one of a doubleheader at Southern Utah (5/4)
Hit a double and had 2 runs and 1 stolen base, going 2-for-2 against Colorado State (4/29)
Had 2 hits and 2 RBI in game one against Idaho State (4/27) and added 3 walks and 2 runs in game two of the doubleheader
Brought in all 4 runs in a win over SDSU (4/24), hitting a homer and a triple
Hit a home run at New Mexico (4/15), ending with 3 RBI with 1 run, 1 hit, 1 walk and 1 stolen base
Hit a double, going 3-for-5 with 1 RBI at UVU (4/13)
Hit a home run and a double against Loyola Marymount (4/2), with 2 RBI and 2 runs
Had a solo home run against No. 9 Stanford (3/26)
Brought home the game-winning runs with a 2-RBI single against Illinois-Chicago (2/20)
Hit a home run against No. 9 Georgia Tech (2/19) with 2 RBI and 2 runs
Hit a home run, going 2-for-2 with 4 RBI, 2 walks and 2 runs against San Jose State (2/11)

Junior Year 2011

Played in 54 games, starting in 51
Fourth in the MWC in RBI (42), fifth in home runs (11) and 10th in slugging percentage (.566)
Had 1 double, 1 run and 1 RBI vs. Utah in the regular season finale
Scored 3 runs with 3 hits and 2 RBI at Colorado State
Hit a home run at Utah Valley, earning 2 RBI and scoring 2 runs
Hit a home run and a single vs. North Dakota State with 3 RBI, 1 run and 1 stolen base
Hit the first grand slam of her career against New Mexico, a walk off to end the game in six innings, to finish with 4 RBI, 2 hits and 1 run
Recorded a triple and a single, bringing in 2 RBI and scoring 2 runs vs. Utah Valley
Hit a home run in her fourth-straight game vs. SUU, scoring 1 run with 2 RBI
Hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the eighth inning vs. SUU, finishing 2-for-3 with 2 RBI, 1 run and 1 walk
Hit 2-for-3 with 4 RBI, 3 runs, 1 walk with a double and a home run vs. Loyola Marymount
Went 2-for-3 vs. Seattle, adding 3 runs, 2 RBI and a career-best 2 home runs
Had an RBI vs. No. 9 UCLA
Hit a solo home run vs. Ohio State
Hit a home run against Cal Poly, totaling 2 RBI, 1 run and 1 walk
Hit a double and brought in 3 RBI against No. 19 Texas A&M .
Hit first home run of the season against Texas Tech in the seventh inning to force extra innings, finishing with 2 RBI and 1 run

Senior Year 2012

NFCA First-Team All-American
Easton First-Team All-American
National Player of the Year Top-25 Finalist
WAC Player of the Year
NFCA All-Region First Team
All-WAC First Team
All-WAC Tournament Team
Named Team MVP by the BYU coaching staff
Only player in the nation ranked in the top-25 in nine different national batting categories (final regular season):
#2 RBI (83)
#2 RBI per game (1.57)
#6 Slugging percentage (.904)
#13 Hits (68)
#13 Home runs (18)
#15 Batting average (.436)
#17 Home runs per game (0.34)
#23 Doubles (15)
#24 On base percentage (.521)
Only one other player in NCAA history in the last 14 years posted a better single season mark of 1.54 RBI per game, the 11th-best mark all-time overall
No one in NCAA history hit more RBI (88) in fewer games played (57) in a single season
Brought in 88 RBI, the 14th-most all-time in NCAA history
Had one of the best hitting seasons in BYU history, finishing in the program's single season top-10 in RBI per game (1st, 1.54), RBI (2nd, 88), doubles (2nd, 17), grand slams (3rd, 2), total bases (4th, 146), slugging percentage (5th, .859), on base percentage (5th, .505), batting average (6th, .418), home runs (7th, 18) and hits (9th, 71)
Finished her career in the top-10 in 7 BYU career records, including grand slams (2nd, 4), RBI (6th, 171), slugging percentage (6th, .613), home runs (9th, 35), on base percentage (10th, .419), doubles (10th, 35) and walks (10th, 81)
Hit a home run in 4-straight games early in the season, becoming the first player in NCAA history to have two such streaks in a career
Broke 14-year-old WAC single season RBI record of 77 with a 3-run home run at Nevada
Also broke the WAC record for best RBI per game average in a season at 1.54
WAC leader in batting average, slugging percentage, on base percentage, RBI, doubles, home runs, total bases, doubles per game, homers per game and RBI per game
Hit 7 home runs in first 10 games of the season, six of which were against NCAA Tournament teams
Had 13-game and 11-game hit streaks
Hit a walk-off, 3-run homer, her second home run of the game, to defeat New Mexico State and finish with 5 RBI
Hit 4 for 4 with a home run and a double against Texas State
Hit two grand slams on the year (Cal State Northridge, Purdue)