• Dean’s List (2022-24)

PRIOR TO KENTUCKY
Played two seasons at hometown NC State before spending one season at Memphis…Has played in 115 games with 94 starts, accruing 374 at-bats…Has twice batted over .300 and is a .297 career hitter with 36 extra base hits and an .836 OPS…Has stolen 19-of-23 bases and been hit by 16 pitches.

2024 (MEMPHIS)
Appeared in 38 games, all starts after transferring from NC State…Batted .303 in 155 at bats with 14 extra-base hits and 19 RBI…Stole 13 bases in 15 attempts…Was hit by 10 pitches and had an .804 OPS.

2023 (NC STATE)
Made 45 total appearances with 33 starts, batting .301 with a .500 slugging percentage…Ranked tied for third on the roster with 12 doubles…Tallied 14 multi-hit games and five multi-RBI games…Set career-highs with two doubles and four runs scored in a win against Davidson (April 18)…Logged a career-high six total bases in a win over UNCW (April 11)…Ranked fourth on the roster with a .310 batting average and tied for fourth with six doubles in ACC play…Started seven games at first base, 17 games in left field, four games in right field and five games at DH.

2022 (NC STATE)
Made 23 starts in 32 game appearances in his first year with the Pack
Tallied 23 hits for a .277 batting average, including two doubles and three home runs…Two of his three homers came as a pinch hitter…Also scored 22 runs and tallied 10 RBI…Held a six-game hit streak from March 5-15, and in that span drove in a career-high three RBIs on March 5 vs. Northeastern and tallied a career-best three hits at UNCG on March 8…Turned in a combined six multi-hit games and two multi-RBI outings…Stole four bases in five attempts…Made the Dean’s List both semesters.

HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Crossroads Flex while playing for Pro5 Baseball Academy
Batted over .400 as a junior at Pro5 (2019-20)…Honored as a 2020 South Atlantic Border Battle Invitee…Notable season stats his senior year (2020-21) include: going 3-for-4 (a double away from the cycle) against Florence Darlington CC, hitting a walk-off double vs Combine Academy, and hitting the game-winning home run against TNXL Academy…Helped Pro5 win the PBR Academy World Series and the National Academies Association (NAA) Conference Championship…Honor roll student all four years in high school, maintaining above a 4.0 GPA.

PERSONAL
Full name is William Lawson Marcy…Born in Mabene, North Carolina…Son of Daniel and Krista…Has a sister, Tessa…Major is Criminal Justice…Plays guitar and is a golf enthusiast.
*Memphis and NC State athletic communications contributed to this bio