Dawson Willis

Position:
Infield
Class:
Junior
Height:
6-4
Weight:
184
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Hometown:
Ruston, La.
Prev School:
LSU Eunice

2025: Started all 60 games for the Sooners at third base … hit .232 with six home runs, 11 doubles, 32 runs scored and 77 total bases … 40 RBIs ranked third on the team … slugged .372 with a .315 on-base percentage … tied for the team lead with 18 stolen bases on 25 attempts … registered 12 multi-RBI games, good for second highest on the team ... four of six home runs came in SEC play ... hit a towering solo shot in the eighth inning of the SEC opener at South Carolina (3/14) ... had the go-ahead, two-run blast in the bottom of the eighth vs. Mississippi State (3/22) ... hit another two-run, go-ahead home run in the eighth vs. No. 3 Texas (5/16) ... homered in a regional win at North Carolina (6/1).

Prior to OU: An infielder from LSU Eunice ... named the 2024 DII Defensive Player of the Year ... started in all 64 games of the 2024 season ... recorded 90 runs, 52 RBIs and 7 home runs with a .525 slugging percentage and .505 OBP ... played in 49 games his freshman season, starting in 46 ... recorded 63 runs, 40 RBIs and 5 home runs with a .350 batting average.

High School: Attended Ruston High School in Ruston, La. ... was a three-year letterman in baseball ... also lettered in football.

Personal: Son of Chris and Mandy Willis ... has one brother and one sister ... father, Chris, played football at Louisiana Tech ... mother, Mandy, ran track at Louisiana Tech ... brother, CJ, played baseball at the University of Louisiana ... major is Interdisciplinary Studies.