Eastern Kentucky University Athletics

AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR IN 2021
Second team All-Ohio Valley Conference … started 13 games and made a total of 15 appearances … went 3-8 with a 4.10 ERA … struck out 92 in 83 and one-third innings … walked 30 batters … held opponents to a .238 average … allowed just six home runs … ranked second in the OVC in strikeouts, second in innings pitched, ninth in opposing batting average and 10th in ERA … was at his best over the final eight of his 13 starts, posting a 3-3 record with a 2.41 ERA and 62 strike outs in 56 innings of work … allowed just 15 earned runs and 15 walks during that time and limited batters to a .204 average … had six quality starts over that period … allowed two runs in five innings at No. 15 Georgia Tech (Feb. 19) … pitched eight and one-third innings, allowed one run and struck out seven against Austin Peay (April 3) … struck out nine over eight shutout innings against Jacksonville State (April 16) … had 10 strikeouts in five and two-thirds innings at Murray State (April 23) … allowed one earned run in seven innings and struck out six at regular season conference champion Southeast Missouri (May 7) … earned OVC Pitcher of the Week honors after allowing just one unearned run on two hits with one walk and six strikeouts in eight innings against Belmont (May 14) … struck out a career-best 11 hitters and allowed two runs in seven innings against North Dakota State (May 21) ... earned a spot on the Ohio Valley Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR IN 2020
Appeared in five games … went 1-0 with one save and a 0.00 ERA over six innings of work … struck out 10 and walked four … allowed just five hits … pitched one inning of scoreless relief in EKU’s 2-0 Friday night win at No. 11 LSU (Feb. 21) … earned the save after striking out three in one inning against Siena College (Feb. 28).

AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE IN 2019
Made 24 appearances … had a 2-1 record with three saves and a 3.40 ERA … struck out 48 batters in 39 and two-thirds innings … opponents had a .241 batting average against him … earned the save while striking out five in three innings against Maryland Eastern Shore (Feb. 23) … struck out five in three scoreless innings of relief against Miami (March 20) … earned the win after tossing three hitless innings and striking out four against Tennessee-Martin (March 24) … had four strikeouts in two innings and picked up the save at Southeast Missouri (May 12) ... earned a spot on the Ohio Valley Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN IN 2018
Appeared in 18 games and started in five … struck out 34 batters over 34 innings pitched … threw four innings allowing two hits and striking out two batters against Louisville (Feb. 20) … struck out a career-high six batters over four and one-third innings pitched against Xavier (April 3).
 
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2017
Redshirt season.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
Played all four years at Mason County High School … part of the 2014 squad that went 21-8.
 
PERSONAL
Full name is Darren Williams … son of Troy and Goldie Williams … majoring in economics.