Missouri State

Honors
• Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023)
• MVC Honor Roll (2021-22, 2022-23)
• MVC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award (2022-23)

2023 (Senior)
Played in 26 games with six starts, batting .250 with a home run, triple, three RBI and five runs scored...Hit a solo home run at UIC (April 14)...Tripled and scored against Indiana State (May 20)...Matched a career high with three hits at Missouri (April 18).

2022 (Junior)
Started 42 games in his first season as Bear, with 32 of those in the outfield...Batted .258 with five homers and 19 RBI...Slugged .458 with a .368 on-base percentage...Hit by 15 pitches to rank seventh on MSU’s single-season list...Hit Missouri State’s first leadoff home in five years as part of a two-homer game at Kansas (March 2)...Smacked 12 doubles and two triples for 19 extra-base hits on the year...Had multiple hits in 10 games, including five consecutive from Feb. 22-March 2...Blasted a three-run home in the MVC Tournament championship win over Southern Illinois (May 29)...Homered and scored twice in MSU’s NCAA Tournament finale at No. 7 Oklahoma State (June 5).

Background
Spent first two seasons at Vanderbilt and was part of a national runner-up squad in 2021...Appeared in 18 games in his VU career, going 5-for-22 at the plate with a double, three RBI and four runs scored...Enjoyed a standout prep career at Springfield Catholic High, culminating in an ABCA/Rawlings Third Team All-America selection as a senior in 2019...Also a first-team all-state pick as a senior and the Springfield Leadoff Club’s Howard Bell Offensive Player of the Year, hitting .451 with 13 home runs and a 1.680 OPS for the Fighting Irish...Three-time all-conference and all-district selection who second-team all-state honors as a sophomore.

Personal
Will Duff is the son of R. Scott and Mary Duff...Born June 28, 2000, in Springfield, Mo....Majoring in administrative management.