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Willie Weiss

Shortstop/Right-handed pitcher
WESTVIEW HS
PORTLAND, OREGON
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-3
Press Release

Peak Performance

0.38

ERA

116

Strikeouts

55.1

Innings Pitched

.451

Batting Average
“Willie Weiss is an outstanding baseball player. He makes the tough plays look routine. He is very smooth and has a cannon from the shortstop position.”
Tige McSwain
Head Coach at Aloha High
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-3, 205-pound senior right-handed pitcher and shortstop had led the Wildcats to a 24-3 record and a berth in second round of the Class 6A state tournament at the time of his selection. Weiss owned an 8-0 record with a 0.38 earned run average and 116 strikeouts in 55.1 innings pitched, allowing 17 hits through 27 games. At the plate, Weiss had posted a .451 batting average with six doubles, 28 runs scored and a .538 slugging percentage. He was the 2017 Metro League Player of the Year and a First-Team All-State selection as an infielder.

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Academic Achievement

Weiss has maintained a weighted 3.42 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a national letter of intent to play baseball on scholarship at the University of Michigan this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Weiss has volunteered locally at a homeless shelter and as a youth baseball coach. He has also donated his time as part of multiple community service initiatives through Young Life church group.