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William Ernst
28 William Ernst
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    215
  • Hometown:
    Worcester, MA
  • Position:
    RHP
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Bats/Throws:
    R/R
  • High School:
    Worcester Academy
  • Major:
    Psychological Science
  • app
    12
  • gs
    8
  • w
    4
  • l
    5
  • sv
    0
  • ip
    54.1
  • era
    5.30
  • whip
    1.47
  • k
    25

Bio

Previous College: Transfer student from Roger Williams University.

2026: Appeared in 12 games with eight starts on the mound, posting an ERA of 5.30 with 25 strikeouts over 54.1 innings of work, enroute to four wins. Allowed one run on three hits with a season best eight strikeouts in a 17-1 victory over St. Vincent (3/7). Click here for season statistics.

High School: 2022 graduate of Worcester Academy. Member of the baseball team.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Apr 28 Anna Maria L, 6-4
Apr 28 Anna Maria L, 6-2
Apr 29 at Western New Eng. L, 11-3
May 1 at Framingham St. W, 10-7
May 3 Framingham St. L, 6-4
May 3 Framingham St. W, 4-3
  Overall Conf
Games 12 9
Plate appearances 0 0
At Bats 0 0
Runs 0 0
Hits 0 0
Doubles - -
Triples - -
Home Runs - -
Runs Batted In 0 0
Total bases 0 0
Walks - -
Hit by pitch - -
Strikeouts - -
Sacrifice Flies - -
Sacrifice Hits - -
Hit into double play - -
Stolen Bases - -
Caught Stealing - -
Batting Average - -
On Base Percentage - -
Slugging Percentage - -
Appearances 12 9
Games started 8 6
Wins 4 3
Losses 5 4
Saves 0 0
Complete Games 1 1
Shutouts - -
Innings Pitched 54.1 39.2
Hits 70 59
Runs 46 37
Earned Runs 32 27
Walks 10 6
Strikeouts 25 14
Strikeouts per Game 4.14 3.18
Doubles Allowed 15 12
Triples Allowed 1 1
WHIP 1.47 1.64
Home Runs Allows - -
At Bats Against 230 173
Batting Average Against .304 .341
Earned Run Average 5.30 6.13
Wild pitches 3 2
Hit Batters 3 -
Balks 2 1
Sacrifice Flies Allowed 4 4
Sacrifice Hits Allowed 4 4
Total Chances 14 12
Put Outs 3 1
Assists 8 8
Errors 3 3
Fielding Percentage .786 .750
Double Plays - -
Stolen Bases Allowed 20 13
Runners Caught Stealing 5 3
Runners Caught Stealing Percentage .200 .188
Passed Balls - -
Catcher's Interference - -

Game Log - Hitting

Date Opponent Score ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs
Feb 19 at Dean L, 9-8 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 4 at Colby-Sawyer   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 6 vs. Marian (Wis.) L, 15-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 6 vs. Marian (Wis.) L, 11-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 7 vs. St. Vincent W, 17-1 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Albion L, 11-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Martin Luther W, 9-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Martin Luther L, 6-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 11 Wis.-Superior L, 12-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Lakeland L, 6-1 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Roger Williams L, 12-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Roger Williams L, 13-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 19 at Gordon   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 at WPI L, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 Westfield St. W, 8-7 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 27 at Bridgewater St. L, 6-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Bridgewater St. L, 13-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Bridgewater St. L, 14-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 at Westfield St. L, 11-3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 31 at Westfield St. L, 8-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 at MCLA L, 7-6 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 4 at MCLA L, 9-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 7 Worcester St. L, 11-5 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 7 Worcester St. L, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Salem St. L, 19-9 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Salem St. L, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Salem St. W, 8-5 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 13 MCLA W, 15-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 14 at Worcester St. L, 19-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 at Mass. Maritime W, 10-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 at Mass. Maritime W, 11-1 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 20 at Anna Maria W, 8-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 Mass. Maritime L, 8-6 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 24 Plymouth St. W, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 28 Anna Maria L, 6-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 28 Anna Maria L, 6-2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 29 at Western New Eng. L, 11-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 1 at Framingham St. W, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 3 Framingham St. L, 6-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 3 Framingham St. W, 4-3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -

Game Log - Extended Hitting

Date Opponent Score hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Feb 19 at Dean L, 9-8 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 4 at Colby-Sawyer   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 6 vs. Marian (Wis.) L, 15-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 6 vs. Marian (Wis.) L, 11-5 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 7 vs. St. Vincent W, 17-1 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 8 vs. Albion L, 11-4 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Martin Luther W, 9-5 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Martin Luther L, 6-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 11 Wis.-Superior L, 12-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Lakeland L, 6-1 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 13 vs. Roger Williams L, 12-4 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Roger Williams L, 13-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 19 at Gordon   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 at WPI L, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 Westfield St. W, 8-7 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 27 at Bridgewater St. L, 6-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Bridgewater St. L, 13-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Bridgewater St. L, 14-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 at Westfield St. L, 11-3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 31 at Westfield St. L, 8-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 at MCLA L, 7-6 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 4 at MCLA L, 9-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 7 Worcester St. L, 11-5 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 7 Worcester St. L, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Salem St. L, 19-9 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Salem St. L, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Salem St. W, 8-5 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 13 MCLA W, 15-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 14 at Worcester St. L, 19-4 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 at Mass. Maritime W, 10-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 at Mass. Maritime W, 11-1 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 20 at Anna Maria W, 8-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 Mass. Maritime L, 8-6 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 24 Plymouth St. W, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 28 Anna Maria L, 6-4 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 28 Anna Maria L, 6-2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 29 at Western New Eng. L, 11-3 - - - - - - - - - -
May 1 at Framingham St. W, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - -
May 3 Framingham St. L, 6-4 - - - - - - - - - -
May 3 Framingham St. W, 4-3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0

Game Log - Pitching

Date Opponent Score gs w l sv ip h r er era whip bb k hr
Feb 19 at Dean L, 9-8 0 0 0 0 2.0 4 3 2 9.00 2.50 1 2 -
Mar 4 at Colby-Sawyer   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 6 vs. Marian (Wis.) L, 15-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 6 vs. Marian (Wis.) L, 11-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 7 vs. St. Vincent W, 17-1 1 1 0 0 6.0 3 1 0 0.00 .50 0 8 -
Mar 8 vs. Albion L, 11-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Martin Luther W, 9-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Martin Luther L, 6-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 11 Wis.-Superior L, 12-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Lakeland L, 6-1 1 0 1 0 6.2 4 5 3 4.05 1.05 3 1 -
Mar 13 vs. Roger Williams L, 12-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Roger Williams L, 13-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 19 at Gordon   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 at WPI L, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 Westfield St. W, 8-7 1 0 0 0 6.2 13 7 7 9.45 2.25 2 1 -
Mar 27 at Bridgewater St. L, 6-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Bridgewater St. L, 13-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Bridgewater St. L, 14-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 at Westfield St. L, 11-3 1 0 1 0 2.0 7 7 5 22.50 3.50 0 0 -
Mar 31 at Westfield St. L, 8-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 at MCLA L, 7-6 0 0 1 0 2.0 6 4 3 13.50 3.50 1 0 -
Apr 4 at MCLA L, 9-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 7 Worcester St. L, 11-5 1 0 1 0 4.0 6 5 4 9.00 1.50 0 2 -
Apr 7 Worcester St. L, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Salem St. L, 19-9 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Salem St. L, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Salem St. W, 8-5 1 1 0 0 5.2 8 5 5 7.94 1.76 2 4 -
Apr 13 MCLA W, 15-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 14 at Worcester St. L, 19-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 at Mass. Maritime W, 10-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 at Mass. Maritime W, 11-1 1 1 0 0 7.0 3 1 0 0.00 .43 0 5 -
Apr 20 at Anna Maria W, 8-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 Mass. Maritime L, 8-6 0 0 0 0 2.1 3 - - 0.00 1.29 - 1 -
Apr 24 Plymouth St. W, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 28 Anna Maria L, 6-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 28 Anna Maria L, 6-2 1 0 1 0 4.0 7 6 1 2.25 1.75 0 0 -
Apr 29 at Western New Eng. L, 11-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 1 at Framingham St. W, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 3 Framingham St. L, 6-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 3 Framingham St. W, 4-3 0 1 0 0 6.0 6 2 2 3.00 1.17 1 1 -

Game Log - Fielding

Date Opponent Score tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Feb 19 at Dean L, 9-8 1 1 0 0 1.000 - 2 1 .333 - -
Mar 4 at Colby-Sawyer   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 6 vs. Marian (Wis.) L, 15-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 6 vs. Marian (Wis.) L, 11-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 7 vs. St. Vincent W, 17-1 0 0 0 0 - - 2 1 .333 - -
Mar 8 vs. Albion L, 11-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Martin Luther W, 9-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Martin Luther L, 6-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 11 Wis.-Superior L, 12-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Lakeland L, 6-1 1 1 0 0 1.000 - 3 - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Roger Williams L, 12-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Roger Williams L, 13-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 19 at Gordon   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 at WPI L, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 Westfield St. W, 8-7 1 0 1 0 1.000 - - 3 1.000 - -
Mar 27 at Bridgewater St. L, 6-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Bridgewater St. L, 13-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Bridgewater St. L, 14-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 at Westfield St. L, 11-3 1 1 0 0 1.000 - 1 - - - -
Mar 31 at Westfield St. L, 8-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 at MCLA L, 7-6 1 0 1 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 4 at MCLA L, 9-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 7 Worcester St. L, 11-5 2 0 2 0 1.000 - 4 - - - -
Apr 7 Worcester St. L, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Salem St. L, 19-9 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Salem St. L, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Salem St. W, 8-5 2 0 1 1 .500 - 2 - - - -
Apr 13 MCLA W, 15-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 14 at Worcester St. L, 19-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 at Mass. Maritime W, 10-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 at Mass. Maritime W, 11-1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 20 at Anna Maria W, 8-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 Mass. Maritime L, 8-6 1 0 1 0 1.000 - 3 - - - -
Apr 24 Plymouth St. W, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 28 Anna Maria L, 6-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 28 Anna Maria L, 6-2 3 0 1 2 .333 - 3 - - - -
Apr 29 at Western New Eng. L, 11-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 1 at Framingham St. W, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 3 Framingham St. L, 6-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 3 Framingham St. W, 4-3 1 0 1 0 1.000 - - - - - -

Career Stats - Hitting

  g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs avg obp slg
2025-26 12 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Total 12 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Extended Hitting

  g hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
2025-26 12 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Total 12 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0

Career Stats - Pitching

  app gs w l sv cg ip h r er bb k k/9 hr era whip
2025-26 12 8 4 5 0 1 54.1 70 46 32 10 25 4.14 - 5.30 1.47
Total 12 8 4 5 0 1 54.1 70 46 32 10 25 4.14 - 5.30 1.47

Career Stats - Fielding

  g tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
2025-26 12 14 3 8 3 .786 - 20 5 .200 - -
Total 12 14 3 8 3 .786 - 20 5 .200 - -

Splits Stats - Hitting

    g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs avg obp slg
Event Total 12 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Conference 9 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 6 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Away 4 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Neutral 2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Result Wins 5 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Losses 7 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Month February 1 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
March 4 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
April 6 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
May 1 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Extended Hitting

    g hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Event Total 12 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Conference 9 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Location Home 6 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Away 4 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Neutral 2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Result Wins 5 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Losses 7 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Month February 1 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
March 4 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
April 6 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
May 1 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Pitching

    app gs w l sv cg ip h r er bb k k/9 hr era whip
Event Total 12 8 4 5 0 1 54.1 70 46 32 10 25 4.14 - 5.30 1.47
Conference 9 6 3 4 0 1 39.2 59 37 27 6 14 3.18 - 6.13 1.64
Exhibition - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - 0.00 -
Location Home 6 4 2 2 0 - 28.2 43 25 19 5 9 2.83 - 5.97 1.67
Away 4 2 1 2 0 1 13.0 20 15 10 2 7 4.85 - 6.92 1.69
Neutral 2 2 1 1 0 - 12.2 7 6 3 3 9 6.39 - 2.13 .79
Result Wins 5 4 4 0 0 1 31.1 33 16 14 5 19 5.46 - 4.02 1.21
Losses 7 4 0 5 0 - 23.0 37 30 18 5 6 2.35 - 7.04 1.83
Month February 1 0 0 0 0 - 2.0 4 3 2 1 2 9.00 - 9.00 2.50
March 4 4 1 2 0 - 21.1 27 20 15 5 10 4.22 - 6.33 1.50
April 6 4 2 3 0 1 25.0 33 21 13 3 12 4.32 - 4.68 1.44
May 1 0 1 0 0 - 6.0 6 2 2 1 1 1.50 - 3.00 1.17

Splits Stats - Fielding

    g tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Event Total 12 14 3 8 3 .786 - 20 5 .200 - -
Conference 9 12 1 8 3 .750 - 13 3 .188 - -
Exhibition - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 6 10 0 7 3 .700 - 12 3 .200 - -
Away 4 3 2 1 0 1.000 - 3 1 .250 - -
Neutral 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 - 5 1 .167 - -
Result Wins 5 4 0 3 1 .750 - 4 4 .500 - -
Losses 7 10 3 5 2 .800 - 16 1 .059 - -
Month February 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 - 2 1 .333 - -
March 4 3 2 1 0 1.000 - 6 4 .400 - -
April 6 9 0 6 3 .667 - 12 - - - -
May 1 1 0 1 0 1.000 - - - - - -

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