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Two-sport star Jonah Williams extends Texas' lead against UTSA in NCAA Tournament

IMG_0985by: Griffin McVeigh06/01/25griffin_mcveigh
Jonah Williams
Jonah Williams (Sara Diggins-Austin American-Statesman)

Stars are born in the NCAA Tournament, even if they are already a well-known name. Jonah Williams is certainly a breakout candidate just months removed from being in high school. The two-sport star is now making massive plays for Jim Schlossnagle in the Austin Regional.

Facing an in-state opponent, Texas was already up a run in the third inning against UTSA. But a big opportunity faced Williams with the bases loaded and two outs. A game-changing play either way, Williams was the one to deliver for his team.

He got a nice pitch to hit with an 0-1 count over the middle of the plate and took full advantage. The ball was pulled between the first and second basemen into right field. Two runs came around to score to make the score 4-1 in favor of the Longhorns. You can check out the full moment from Williams here, including a gargantuan roar from UFCU Disch-Falk Field.

Entering Saturday, Williams sported a batting average of .310 in 42 at-bats. His OPS of .764 may not be the best due to a lack of extra base hits but this one against UTSA shows singles are more than capable of providing a big spark.

What makes this even more impressive is how highly rated Williams is also on the football field. Williams played high school football at Galveston (TX) Ball, where he was a Five-Star Plus+ prospect. He was the No. 9 overall recruit in the 2025 cycle, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

Schlossnagle is not the only one who has a ballplayer on his hands too. Steve Sarkisian will be chomping at the bit to get Williams inside his building on a consistent basis. After being an early enrollee, Williams is getting a good idea of how playing both sports at the same time at the college level works.

“Baseball, we practice in the afternoon,” Williams said on May 22 via SEC Network and On3’s Inside Texas . “That makes time for me to go to spring ball in the morning. I go to the meetings at 6:30 a.m. I do everything, just don’t practice. Then I go to baseball, get my swings in, do that. It’s all about time management. It is kind of hard balancing both, but I wanted to do this so I’m going to fully pursue it.”