Ian Villers - Baseball - California Golden Bears Athletics

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Accolades

2x MLB First-Year Player Draft selection (2021 - 8th round, San Francisco; 2018 - 19th round, San Diego)
All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention (2021)

At Cal
2021 (Jr.)

Collected an All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention following an impressive junior season
Made a team-leading 29 appearances on the mound (five starts) & went 4-1 with a 2.84 ERA
Struck out 36 batters to 11 walks & held opponents to a .259 average against
Excelled in Pac-12 action – three earned runs allowed in 18.0 innings – and was even better in 11 appearances vs. the conference's six NCAA Tournament teams, posting a 1-0 record, 2.25 ERA & .261 average against
Worked 21.1 innings & owned a 1.27 ERA & 4-0 record in his final 19 appearances of the season from April 9-May 29
Struck out a career-high four batters in two scoreless innings vs. Arizona State (May 7)
Tossed a career-high 3.0 innings twice in a nine-day span vs. California Baptist (March 21) & at San Jose State (March 30)
Struck out the side & picked up the win with one inning of work at Washington (May 2)
Was effectively used as an "opener" in his first five appearances of the season & left the game with the lead or the score tied in four of the five starts
Stranded 11 of his 15 inherited runners

*** 2020 (So.)

Was one of Cal's top relief pitchers, making nine appearances on the mound as a sophomore
Did not earn a decision over 7.2 innings pitched & owned a 1.17 ERA
Struck out six batters & issued five walks
Scattered 11 hits, allowing just three runs (one earned)
Threw one full inning on six occasions & held opponents scoreless in four of those appearances
Earned one start as an "opener", tossing one scoreless inning in Cal's win at Long Beach State (Feb. 16)

2019 (Fr.)

Made 16 appearances out of the bullpen as a true freshman
Posted a 8.05 ERA & a 2-1 record in 19.0 innings pitched
Struck out 14 batters while issuing 14 walks & allowing 23 hits & 20 runs (17 earned)
Earned his first collegiate victory vs. Oregon (April 26) with 1.2 innings of relief
Picked up his second win in his next appearance by logging one inning of relief at Utah (May 4)

*** 2020 season shortened due to COVID-19 pandemic.

High School

Graduated Summa Cum Laude from Northgate High School (Walnut Creek, Calif.)
Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 19th round of the 2018 MLB First-Year Player Draft, but did not sign
Was named Cal-Hi Sports Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2018
Four-year varsity letter winner at Northgate HS
Earned a host of accolades in 2018, including Cal-Hi All-State Medium Schools Second Team, MaxPreps California Medium Schools All-State, Prep2Prep All-NCS Second Team, BANG All-Region Second Team & Diablo Athletic League First Team
Also earned All-Diablo Valley Athletic League First Team & 2015 All-DVAL Honorable Mention accolades
Went 23-9 with a 2.07 ERA & 207 strikeouts in 183 career innings at Northgate
Played for the Healdsburg Prune Packers in the summer of 2018
Was a 2016 USA Baseball Northern California 16U NTIS participant
Named to the 2016 Oakland Athletics' Area Code Underclass Team
Participated in 2016 Perfect Game Junior Nationals & Underclass All-American Game
Named a CIF-NCS Scholar-Athlete for the 2015-16 & 2017-18 academic years
Earned multiple honors in travel ball including a spot on the all-tournament team at the 2017 Perfect Game Fall National Championships, WWBA 17U National Championship and 2017 California World Series

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