2012 Baseball Roster

5 Will Helms

  • Position Left-Handed Pitcher
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 170
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Charlotte, N.C.
  • High School Providence

Biography

Career: Comes into season with a perfect 11-0 record for his career … no other active NCAA Division I pitcher has more than seven career wins without a loss … 11-consecutive wins are tied for the second-longest active winning streak in Division I (one behind Troy's Taylor Ray, who has won 12-straight decisions).

2011: Saw action in a team-high 33 games (third in SoCon) … southpaw specialist worked only 18 innings in 33 appearances, as he was brought on primarily to face 1-2 left-handed bats at key junctures … worked more than 1.0 IP just once in 33 appearances … faced only one batter 13 times … was a perfect 4-0 on the campaign despite the highest ERA (5.00) and opponents' batting average (.342) of his career … surrendered earned runs in just six of his 33 appearances … pitched in three of ASU's seven shutouts … opened the season with 2.2 shutout innings versus Maryland-Eastern Shore (Feb. 18) and Gardner-Webb (Feb. 22) … rebounded from a rough outing at No. 20 Miami (Fla.) (Feb. 25) to allow just one run over his next eight appearances (March 2-24) … earned first win of the season by working into and out of a bases-loaded jam unscathed in a 2-0 win versus LaSalle (March 8) … was tagged for two runs in a third of an inning versus Cornell (March 25) before embarking on a nearly unhittable stretch from April 5-May 14 … did not surrender a run and allowed just four hits over 14-straight appearances, going 2-0 with a .182 opponents' batting average, 10 strikeouts and only three walks in 6.1 innings during the dominating run … opened the stretch by earning his second win of the year with 1.1 innings of one-hit relief versus North Carolina A&T (April 5) … moved to 3-0 by retiring the only batter he faced to close out the bottom of the eighth inning in 4-3 victory at Davidson (April 23) … struck out two batters in two-thirds of the inning in win at College of Charleston (May 14) … struggled a bit down the stretch, allowing six runs on nine hits over his final seven appearances of the year … allowed only one run in three SoCon Tournament appearances … moved to 4-0 on the season by getting an inning-ending strikeout with runners on second and third base in the seventh inning of the Mountaineers' 6-4 SoCon Tournament win over UNC Greensboro (May 26).

2010: Tied for team lead with 30 appearances with all but one coming out of the bullpen ... compiled a perfect 5-0 record with a 3.86 ERA (identical numbers as fellow late-game reliever Taylor Miller) ... was often called upon to face potent left-handed bats late in games and allowed just nine hits in 57 at-bats against left-handers on the season (.158 avg.) ... limited opponents to a .222 average (18-for-81) with runners on base ... induced five double plays, tied for the second-highest mark on the staff despite totaling just the eighth-most innings pitched on the team ... did not surrender an earned run in 21-of-30 appearances ... allowed just one hit and struck out three in season-high three innings against Rider (March 6) ...  earned first victory of season with 1.2 innings of one-hit relief at Presbyterian (March 9) ... surrendered just two runs over a span of 14 appearances out of the bullpen from March 21-May 5 ... compiled a 4-0 record with a 1.29 ERA and held opponents scoreless in 13-of-14 outings during that span ... turned in most impressive performance of the stretch by working two innings of one-hit relief, striking out two and walking none to earn victory at High Point (April 13) ... held opponents scoreless over final four appearances of the year, including a 3.1 innings of scoreless relief over two outings against high-powered College of Charleston at the SoCon Tournament ... made first-career start in second game of doubleheader versus North Carolina A&T on April 6, allowing just one earned run in four innings but didn't figure in the decision during ASU's 3-2 win.

2009: Was a valuable reserve as a position player and pitcher ... appeared in 17 games, including 10 relief appearances ... surrendered runs in just two of his 10 outings on the mound ... after allowing four runs in 1.2 innings during collegiate debut at Wake Forest (Feb. 24), gave up just one run in 9.2 innings the rest of the season (0.93 ERA) ... turned in eight-consecutive scoreless appearances that spanned nearly four months before surrendering a run at N.C. State (May 12) ... was ASU's starting designated hitter 12 times ... had first career extra-base hit (double) and multi-RBI game (2) versus N.C. Central (April 30) ... went career-best 3-for-6 with three runs scored in rout over UNC Greensboro (May 9).

High School: Three-year letterwinner was a two-time all-conference performer in the prestigious Charlotte-area Southwestern 4-A Conference ... twice named all-Mecklenburg County by the Charlotte Observer ... coached by ASU alumnus Danny Hignight ... played with current ASU teammate Tyler Zupcic ... 2007 State Games participant. 

Personal: Full name is William Brady Helms ... born June 30, 1990 (21 years old) ... son of Rosemary and Brad Helms ... majoring in exercise science ... member of ASU athletics' academic honor roll.

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2009Freshman

    Outfield/Left-Handed Pitcher
    6'1" 170 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2010Sophomore

    Left-Handed Pitcher/Outfield
    6'1" 170 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2011Junior

    Left-Handed Pitcher
    6'1" 170 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2012Senior

    Left-Handed Pitcher
    6'1" 170 lbs
    5