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FALL 2007
Finished 1-0 with a 2.52 ERA over 25.0 innings in six appearances, all starts ... Recorded 27 strikeouts against eight walks ... Held opposing batters to a .239 average, allowing 22 hits ... Earned start and held Texas scoreless on two hits and a walk with one strikeout over 2.0 innings but did not factor in the decision (10/14).
SUMMER 2007
Pitched for the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod League ... Named league's 51st-best pro prospect by Perfect Game Crosschecker ... Was 1-7 with a 4.83 ERA in eight games, all starts ... Held opponents to a .266 average and logged 50 strikeouts against 14 walks in 50.1 innings.
2007 (FRESHMAN)
Earned honorable mention All-Big 12 Conference honors from the league's coaches ... Split time as middle reliever and midweek starter prior to moving into weekend rotation in early March ... Appeared in 18 games with 14 starts, second on staff ... Finished third on team with 65 strikeouts and 8.60 strikeouts per 9.0 innings ... Tied for second on staff with six wins, becoming the first Baylor freshman since 2003 and only the ninth freshman in school history to record at least five victories ... Joined Matthew Marcom (1995), Kip Wells (1996), Ryan LaMotta (2003) and Abe Woody (2003) as the only freshmen to record at least five victories during head coach Steve Smith's tenure ... Appeared in nine Big 12 games, all starts ... Finished second on team with three victories in Big 12 play ... Was 3-0 in nine non-conference games, five of which were starts ... Went 4-1 with a 4.28 ERA in 10 games, eight starts, at Baylor Ballpark ... Allowed three runs on six hits and a walk over 1.2 innings against Houston at the Astros College Classic in Bears' season opener (2/9) ... Made first career start against Texas State in Baylor's home opener (2/13) ... Surrendered only one run on two hits over 5.0 innings in a no-decision against the Bobcats ... Earned first career victory against UTSA (2/2), allowing one run on three hits and a walk with six strikeouts over 6.0 innings ... Tossed 2.2 scoreless innings of relief against San Diego State at Pacific State Bank Tigers Classic (3/4) ... Made first career weekend start against Mississippi State at Quala-T Imprints Baylor Classic but did not factor in decision (3/10) ... Scattered four hits with four strikeouts in 5.0 scoreless innings for the victory in the Texas Tech series finale (3/25) ... Allowed one unearned run on three hits and no walks with seven strikeouts over 7.0 innings for the victory in the series finale against 19th-ranked Oklahoma (4/6) ... Yielded one run on seven hits and a walk with five strikeouts over 5.0 innings for the win in series finale at Kansas (4/15) ... Earned all-tournament honors at the Big 12 Championship after dominating performance against Oklahoma (5/26) ... Established Big 12 Championship record with 13 strikeouts over 7.0 innings against the Sooners, allowing two runs on seven hits for the victory ... Joined Jason Jennings (1999) and Chad Hawkins (1999) as the only Baylor pitchers to record at least 10 strikeouts in a game at the Big 12 annual event ... Strikeout total was most by a Bear since Jason Jennings' 14-strikeout effort against Kansas in 1999.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Smithson Valley High School in Spring Branch, Texas ... Pitched for head coach George Proctor ... Led team to playoffs three straight years, reaching state semifinals in 2005 ... No. 7 on Texas Baseball News Texas Top 25 ... No. 85 on Baseball America Prospect Plus National Top 300 ... Named No. 1 prospect at 2005 Perfect Game USA South Showcase ... Two-time all-state honoree ... 2006 Pro-Line Texas Player of the Year ... Three-time all-district and all-city honoree ... 2005 San Antonio Express News 5A Player of the Year, first-team all-state, Greater San Antonio Player of the Year and All-Greater San Antonio ... Three-time all-district and two-time district MVP ... Three-time academic all-district and three-time All-Comal County ... 2005 Comal County MVP ... Participated in 2006 THSBCA Sunbelt Classic ... Named 2006 San Antonio/Austin Regional All-Star by SportsIllustrated.com ... Posted a 14-3 record with a 1.29 ERA and 149 strikeouts in 97.1 innings as a junior ... Also hit .356 with two home runs, 12 doubles and 29 RBI ... Participated in 2005 Texas Scouts Association South All-Star game and 2005 Area Code Games ... Earned three letters in football ... Three-time all-district selection at linebacker ... All-state and all-city as a senior ... Led Smithson Valley to a 36-7 record in three seasons ... Graduated top five percent ... National Honor Society member.
PERSONAL
Full name is William Kendal Volz ... Born Dec. 2, 1987, in San Antonio, Texas ... Son of Roger and Karen Volz ... Business major.
