Biography
Coach Taps says: "Will had his sophomore season cut short, but returns healthy in spring 2025. He has already shown earlier in his career at Stevens to be a supreme pitching talent and we are looking forward to seeing him get back to where he belongs, which is pitching in big spots for our program."
2026:
2025: Appeared in 7 games all out of the bullpen and posted a 1-0 record with a 4.50 E.R.A. over 16.0 innings of work ... Limited hitters to a .200 batting average-against and averaged more than a strikout per inning (18/16.0 ratio) ... One inning of work in relief (H, 0 R, K, BB) vs. NR/RV Ramapo (3/11) … Was dominant in relief (2.0 IP, H, 0 R, 3 K, BB) vs. Belhaven (3/19) … Strong outing in relief (2.2 IP, H, R, ER, 4 K, BB) vs. Farmingdale State (4/3) … Earned the win (3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 K, 3 BB) vs. NJCU (4/15) … 3.0 innings of strong relief (4 H, 2 R, ER, 4 K, 2 BB) vs. St. Joseph’s - Long Island (4/22).
2024: Named to d3baseball.com Team of the Week (2/26-3/3) … MAC Freedom Pitcher of the Week (2/26-3/3) … Appeared in 8 games and made 7 starts, posting a 1-3 record with over 23.2 innings … Limited hitters to a .261 batting average … 2nd lowest batting average against for starting pitchers … Tied for 3rd in games started … No-decision in decent outing (4.1 IP, 2 H, R, ER, 4 K, 4 BB) in the 2nd game of a non-conference doubleheader vs. CCNY (2/11) … Earned the win in a dominant outing (6.0 IP, H, 0 R, 8 K, BB) vs. Rutgers-Newark (3/1) … 2.0 innings of relief (2 H, R, ER, 2 K, 2 BB) vs. North Central (3/12).
2023: Appeared in 11 games, started 5 and posted a 3-0 record to go along with a 3.48 E.R.A. ... Collected 26 strikeouts over 33.2 innings, while limiting hitters to a tiny .205 batting average against ... Led starting pitchers in earned run average and batting average against ...Tied for 3rd in games started and innings pitched ... Had a solid outing in relief (2.0 IP, 2 H, R, ER, K, 2 BB) in the 2nd game of a doubleheader vs. William Paterson (2/18) … No-decision in a solid start (3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 K, BB) vs. No. 13/18 Denison (3/14) … No-decision (3.0 IP, 0 H, R, ER, 3 K, 2 BB) in a start vs. Mt. St. Vincent (3/22) … Started and received a no-decision (4.0 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 0 ER, K, 2 BB) in a MAC Freedom contest vs. FDU-Florham (3/28) … Earned the win (5.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 K, 3 BB) in the 1st game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. FDU-Florham (4/4) … Credited with the win in a strong relief outing (4.1 IP, H, 0 R, 3 K, 4 BB) vs. Wesleyan (4/18) … Picked up the win in relief (5.0 IP, 3 H, R, 0 ER, 5 K, 4 BB) vs. NJCU (4/25).
High School: Headslist/Honor Roll every semester … Competed for Coach A.J. Hendrix at Tampa Prep where he helped win a District Championship … Named Pitcher of the Year within his program with an 8-2 record … Limited opposing hitters to a .164 batting average … Played summer ball for Hit Factory under Coach Pat and Paul Russo … Attended various Perfect Game Tournaments.
Personal: Son of Terri and Paul Sotiropoulos … Has a younger brother, Alex, who is committed to play baseball across the Hudson River at Columbia University … Majoring in Pure and Applied Mathematics … Picked Stevens because it was the right fit academically and athletically and felt he could further his education in a cool location and continue to fine tune my baseball skills in a really great program. … Favorite book and movie are The Great Gatsby and Inception … Top MLB team and player is the Tampa Bay Rays and Evan Longoria … Enjoys playing chess and video games in his free time.
