Will Furniss

Ole Miss Baseball during a game against Arkansas State at Swayze Field in Oxford, MS on February 18th, 2025.

Class:
Senior
Position:
IF
Ht./Wt.:
6-4 / 240
Experience:
3L
Hometown:
Nacogdoches, Texas
High School:
Nacogdoches
Major:
Finance

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• 2025 Oxford Regional All-Tournament Team

2025 (Junior): Appeared in 58 games, starting in 51 of them (all at first base) ... Finished second on the team in on base percentage (.424) and walks (43) ... Finished third on the team in batting average (.305) ... Hit .305 with 12 home runs, 47 RBI, 43 walks, and 105 total bases ... Went 2-for-4 with a home run and a walk against Eastern Kentucky (2/21) ... Went 2-for-4 with two RBI against Jacksonville State (3/8) ... Went 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, and two runs scored against Arkansas (3/16) ... Hit .500 (5-for-10) with five RBI, five runs scored, and a home run in series at Missouri (3/21-23) ... Hit .500 (5-for-10) with three doubles, a home run, eight RBI, and six runs scored in series against Florida (3/27-28) ... Went 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI, and two runs scored at South Carolina (4/19) ... Went 2-for-5 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs scored against Mississippi State (4/22) ... Drew a program record five walks in a game against Mississippi State (5/10) ... Hit .533 (8-for-15) with a home run, six runs scored, and two RBI in series against Auburn (5/15-17) ... Hit a solo home run against LSU in semifinal of SEC Tournament (5/24) ... Hit .455 (10-for-22) with two home runs, two doubles, seven RBI, and six runs scored at Oxford Regional (5/30-6/2) ... Went 4-for-6 with two home runs, four RBI, and two runs scored against Murray State at Oxford Regional (6/1)

2024 (Sophomore): Appeared in 51 games, starting 43 of them... Hit .236 with nine home runs (fourth on team), eight doubles, 27 runs scored, and 35 RBI... Slugged .473 (fourth highest on team) and had a .350 on-base percentage... Collected 35 hits, tallied 70 total bases, and drew 27 walks... Had two hits and drove in seven runs in the series against High Point... Had three straight games with a home run against High Point (2/24-2/25) and Little Rock (2/27)... Had three base hits and collected four RBI on 4/14 against Mississippi State... Had a season-high four hits to cap off a four game hit streak on 4/26 against Alabama... Had six multi-hit games this season and seven games with multiple RBI

2023 (Freshman): Appeared in 48 games, starting in 38 of them (32 at DH, six at first base)... Hit .298 with three home runs, four doubles, 18 runs scored, and 15 RBI... Hit a pinch-hit solo home run in his first-career at-bat against Delaware (2/17)... Went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI against Arkansas State (2/21)... Went 2-for-3 with a double against Maryland (2/26)... Went 2-for-4 with two RBI against Purdue (3/10)... Went 2-for-3 against Texas A&M (3/31)... Drew a walk and scored two runs against Texas A&M (4/1)... Went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI against LSU (4/21)... Went 2-for-4 with a double and three RBI against Georgia (4/28)... Had hits in seven of his last nine games to end the season... Went 6-for-13 with four runs scored in series against Missouri (5/4-6)... Hit 3-for-5 with three runs scored in the series finale against the Tigers (5/6)... Went 2-for-4 with a double against Auburn (5/12)... Went 1-for-1 with two walks and a run scored against Alabama (5/18)

High School: Two-time letterwinner at Nacogdoches High School under head coach David Greer… Hit .488 with an on-base percentage of .648 and OPS of 1.439 his senior season… Named a First Team High School All-American and Rawlings High School Gold Glove winner in 2022

Personal: Full name is Wilburn Edward Furniss IV… Son of Eddy and Crystal Furniss… Has two siblings, Ella and Owen… Father Eddy played baseball at LSU and was inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2010… Born on August 15, 2003