University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
2026 Baseball Roster
Roster
Brooks Willoughby
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Vicksburg, Miss.
- High School:
- Warren Central HS
Made the Dean’s List for the Spring 2025 semester.
2025 (Fr.): Appeared in 15 games, all in relief…Posted a 3-0 record with a 5.03 ERA…Fanned 22 and walked nine in 19 2/3 innings…Collected season-high four strikeouts versus Ole Miss (2/25)…Earned his lone save in his longest outing of the year of three innings at TCU (3/2)…Gave up no runs on a hit and a walk with two strikeouts versus the Horned Frogs…Earned his first collegiate win versus UNCW (3/9) with 1 1/3 shutout frames with three strikeouts and no hits or walks…Got win in shutout relief versus ULM (3/22) with a 2 1/3 inning outing…Collected victory versus Tulane (4/1) with a 1 2/3 relief outing, giving up no runs one hit and one strikeout…Did not allow more than one walk in an outing all season…Appeared in one game for the Acadiana Cane Cutters in the Texas-Louisiana League over the summer…Got a win in only outing, allowing three runs on two hits with five strikeouts and three walks…Made the Dean’s List for the Spring 2025 and Fall 2024 semesters.
Prep: A Class 6A selection for Warren Central High School, in which he lead his team to the first state championship series since 2001…Overcame injuries his junior and senior campaigns to record a 5-2 record with a 1.34 ERA, which included 87 strikeouts in 53 2/3 innings…Registered a 2-1 record as a junior with 49 strikeouts over 29 1/3 innings and a 1.19 ERA…Named a member of the Vicksburg Post All-County team…One of his best games in 2023 came against Northwest Rankin in the Region 6-6A opener in which he fanned 13 over five innings in a 6-1 victory to open region play…Earned Vicksburg Post All-County selection as a sophomore in 2022 when he was 6-2 with a 2.10 ERA and 89 strikeouts in 53 1/3 innings.
Personal: Son of David and Stacey Willoughby…Born on June 14…Majoring in Business Administration.
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