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Will Sparks
Will Sparks

Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Saratoga, Calif.
High School:
Bellarmine Prep
Height / Weight:
6-3 / 225
Position:
OF
Experience:
1V
B/T:
R/R

02/10/2012

2012 UW Baseball Preview, Part III: Outfielders

Huskies take the field for real a week from today at San Diego State.

PERSONAL: Born in Mountain View, Calif. ... son of Karen and Tim Sparks ... has two sisters, Michelle and Shannon ... undecided on a major, but considering architecture or business.

WASHINGTON
2011: Played in 28 games, starting nine, as a true freshman ... all nine starts came in the outfield (four in right, three in left, two in center) ... notched a hit in first game, Feb. 20, vs. Air Force ... first start was March 10 vs. Dallas Baptist ... 1-for-1 with an RBI and two HBPs March 12 vs. DBU ... 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI April 12 vs. SeattleU ... top game came in a start May 14 vs. Oregon State, when he was 4-for-5 with a double, a triple and two RBI ... doubled and scored on a bases-loaded walk for the winning run in the ninth inning as the UW beat Oregon State, 7-6, in that one... went 3-for-5 over two games at Arizona in the final series of the season ... played summer ball for the Neptune Beach Pearl of the Far West League.

BELLARMINE PREP HIGH SCHOOL: Earned two varsity letters under coach Mike Rodriguez ... served as a captain as a senior ... played as a freshman, junior and senior, missing sophomore season due to injury ... helped team to a 20-13 record and a second-place district finish as a senior, when he hit .355 with 24 RBI ... named second-team All-WCAL and earned an all-state nomination as a senior ... batted .344 with 15 RBI as a junior, when the Bells went 23-11 and took third in the district ... graduated from Bellarmine with a 4.00 grade point average.

WILL SPARKS' CAREER STATISTICS


Year     Avg  GP-GS  AB  R  H  2B 3B HR RBI TB  SLG%  BB HBP SO GDP  OB% SF SH SB-ATT
2011... .286   28-9  42  7 12   2  1  0   6 16  .381   2   5  8   1 .388  0  2   1-1
Go Huskies!