Williamson Tabbed to Preseason All-Big 12 Team

IRVING, Texas – UCF junior outfielder Andrew Williamson has been named to the 2026 Preseason All-Big 12 Team as announced by the conference on Thursday.

Williamson enters the season off a stellar sophomore campaign in which he slashed .352/.662/.448 for the Black and Gold. He capped his 2025 season by earning Big 12 Conference Honorable Mention recognition.

The native of St. Petersburg, Florida led the Knights in nearly every offensive category a season ago in which he batted .352 with team-leading tallies of 13 home runs, 19 doubles, four triples, 58 runs scored and 53 runs batted in. Williamson also led the way in walks (34), on-base percentage (.448), slugging (.662), and finished second in stolen bases by going a perfect 13-for-13. He committed just one error in the outfield, as he recorded defensive tallies of 92 putouts, three outfield assists and a .990 fielding percentage while starting all 55 games in right field.

Williamson led the Knights with a 31‑game reached‑base streak, along with 26 multi‑hit games and 16 multi‑RBI performances in 2025.

Along with the Preseason All-Big 12 honors, he was named to Perfect Game’s Preseason All-Big 12 Team as well as listed as D1Baseball’s No. 5 2026 MLB Draft prospect from the Big 12 Conference and listed as the 14th-best outfielder in D1Baseball's Top 150 Outfielders Preseason Ranking.

Williamson and UCF Baseball will officially open the 2026 season on Friday, Feb. 13, with Opening Knight against Siena at 6 p.m. at John Euliano Park. The matchup kicks off a three‑game weekend series and marks the Black and Gold’s first of 30 home contests in 2026.

To view the full 2026 Preseason All-Big 12 Team, click HERE.

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