East Carolina righthander Gavin Williams (Aaron Fitt)

Gavin Williams Matures Into Legit Ace For ECU

GREENVILLE, N.C. — Gavin Williams has been an uncommonly buzzy player in college baseball since he was a freshman in 2018, when he ran his fastball into the triple digits as a reliever for East Carolina. He posted a 1.15 ERA in 15 appearances that spring, but a forearm strain limited him, and he struggled to put together a full healthy season in each of the next two years. Williams logged just three innings in the shortened 2020 campaign and went unselected in the five-round draft, though some club might have taken a flyer on him had the price been[…]