William Woods #53

Selected by the Atlanta Braves in the 23rd round of the 2018 First-Year Player Draft...Signed by Jon French...Played one season collegiately at Dyersburg State CC in Tenn....Made 13 appearances, 12 starts, posting a 3.66 ERA (29 ER/71.2 IP) with 56 strikeouts...Tossed four complete games...Originally committed to the University of Tennessee at Martin, but opted to attend junior college....Graduated from Peabody (TN) High School...Was the 2017 All-West Tennessee Pitcher of the Year his senior season...Went 12-2 with a 0.84 ERA and 119 strikeouts.

2022

Made his Major League debut with Atlanta on April 27 vs. Chicago-NL...Threw one hitless inning with one strikeout and one walk.

2021

Went a combined 0-1 with a 4.22 ERA (5 ER/10.2 IP) In five starts between the FCL Braves and High-A Rome...Went to major league camp with the Braves, opened the season with an injury and did not pitch till he made season debut Aug. 19.

2020

Added to the club's player pool on Sept. 8...Spent the rest of the season at the alternate training site in Gwinnett.

2019

Made 20 appearances, seven starts, for Single-A Rome...Had a 2.53 ERA (12 ER/42.2 IP) in 14 outings, including all seven of his starts, after the All-Star break...Conversely, had a 7.56 ERA (7 ER/8.1 IP) in six relief appearances prior to the break...Held left-handed batters to a .177 average (14-for-79).

2018

Made his professional debut with the GCL Braves, pitching in 10 games, four starts.