2021: Opened the season as Duke's Saturday starter before tightness sidelined him mid-April ... finished the season with a 3.65 ERA and a 3-3 record, striking out 45 in 37.0 innings of work ... ranked third on the team with a 1.27 WHIP ... assisted the Duke pitching staff to break the program record in strikeouts per nine innings (9.81) ...earned his first collegiate win with a quality start against Boston College (2/27), allowing two runs on five hits and a walk while striking out seven in six innings of work ... put together a strong showing against Pittsburgh (3/6), going six innings with a career-high 11 strikeouts and allowing just one run ... worked a career-long seven innings and fanned nine while allowing just four hits and two unearned runs against Georgia Tech (3/27) ... was stellar on the mound against North Carolina (4/9), allowing four hits in five scoreless innings while striking out five ... returned from injury in the final game of the season, allowing one hit in two scoreless innings in relief against Liberty (6/6) at the Knoxville Regional.
2020: Made one start on the season that was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic, coming on opening weekend against Army (2/15) … worked 0.2 innings, allowing one earned run on three walks before being replaced due to soreness.
Prior to Duke: The third-best right-hander pitcher in the state of Connecticut and the No. 12 overall prospect in the state by Perfect Game USA … a product of Darien High School in Darien, Conn. … enjoyed an impressive junior campaign at DHS, earning four wins and one save across nine appearances, including seven starts … posted a 1.30 ERA over 43.0 innings of work, notching 68 strikeouts and one complete game … was named to the 2018 All-Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference (FCIAC) First Team, while being selected as the FCIAC Sportsperson of the Year for the 2017-18 campaign … was regarded as a top 500 prospect in the nation by Perfect Game, while also earning Underclass All-American Honorable Mention honors in 2018 … a two-sport athlete who also competed in basketball, lettering all four years of his prep career as a small forward/shooting guard, while serving as a senior team captain … a member of the National Latin Honor Society, and served as a YMCA Camp Jewell youth counselor.
Personal: Born Henry Alexander Williams on September 18, 2001 … son of David and Jennifer Williams … has one brother, Oliver … father played collegiate baseball at Davidson College from 1987-91.