#9 Will Toffey

Honors
2015 Freshman All-American
2015 Freshman All-SEC
2015 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll

Career Game Highs
Hits: *4, last 6/2 vs. St. John’s
Runs: *4, last 6/2 vs. St. John’s
RBI: 6, 3/22 vs. Belmont
Walks: *3, last 4/18 at Middle Tennessee
HRs: 2, 6/5 at Clemson
Strikeouts: 4, 5/30/15 vs. Indiana
Stolen Bases: 2, 4/17/16 vs. Kentucky

COACH CORBIN QUOTE: Will has been a steady influence in our program since the day he arrived. His defensive and offensive abilities put him on the field as a freshman and sophomore and will do so again this year. He has used this past summer and fall to grow in all aspects of his game. I really like where he is offensively and he is very adept at the third base position. Very competitive young man as shown by his winning of the Omaha Challenge.

2017 – Named the MVP of the Clemson Regional after going 9-for-19 with three home runs, eight runs and 10 RBIs… Led VU to victory with his first multi-HR game driving in five runs and scoring three runs in win at Clemson in Clemson Regional… Walked and went 0-for-3 in loss at Clemson 6/4 at Clemson Regional… Collected three hits in win at Clemson 6/3 in Clemson Regional, eighth multi-hit game in his last nine and RBIs in seven straight games… Matched his career-best with four runs and four hits, including a three-run homer, in win vs. St. John’s at Clemson Regional… Drove in three runs for the third time in five games, belting a three-run double in the second inning of loss to South Carolina 5/23 at SEC Tournament… Blasted his eighth homer of the season part of two-hit game to push streak to six straight with multiples in tie vs. Alabama 5/20, 14-for-24 with three homers and nine RBIs over last six games… Matched career-highs with four hits and four runs in win over Alabama 5/19, driving in three runs… Recorded two hits for the fourth straight game, going 2-for-4 in win vs. Alabama 5/18… Led off the game with his seventh home run of the season as part of third straight two-hit game, driving in three runs in win vs. Middle Tennessee 5/16… Collected two hits in third game back from injury in loss at Arkansas 5/14… Broke up a scoreless game with a solo homer to right field as part of a two-hit game in win at Arkansas 5/13… Returned from injury to hit leadoff at Arkansas 5/12 and go 0-for-4 with a pair of strikeouts… Walked in first inning and left with injury in first against Tennessee 4/29… Went 0-for-3 with a walk in win vs. Tennessee 4/28, first time this season hitless in three straight games… Went 0-for-5 in win at Georgia 4/22 in second game of doubleheader… Walked and went 0-for-1 in loss to Georgia 4/22… Scored two runs and knocked in three runs in win at Georgia 4/21… Drove in four runs and scored four more in win at Middle Tennessee 4/18 going 2-for-3 with three walks… Knocked in a run for second time in three games vs. Florida 4/15 going 1-for-4… Posted his second straight two-hit game in win over Florida 4/14… Hit in the leadoff spot for the first time this season going 2-for-4 with a double and RBI in loss to Florida 4/13… Walked three times for the second straight game in loss at South Carolina 4/8 scoring Vanderbilt’s only run… Walked three times and scored game-tying run in win at South Carolina 4/7… Scored two runs and went 1-for-3 in win at South Carolina 4/6… Went 0-for-3 in victory over UT Martin 4/4… Matched his career-best with four hits, including a two-run homer, and drove in three runs in win at Kentucky 4/2… Went 0-for-5 at Kentucky 5/1… Walked and went 0-for-3 in loss at Kentucky 3/31… Posted his first three-hit game of the season with a pair of singles and a double in win vs. Lipscomb 3/28… Walked twice and scored a run in loss to Texas A&M 3/26… Ripped his third homer in five games as part of two-hit, three-RBI day against Texas A&M 3/25… Went 0-for-3 vs. Texas A&M 3/24… Drove in a career-best six runs in win over Belmont 3/22 with a career-high four hits, including three-run inside the park home run… Walked and scored at Ole Miss 3/19 going 0-for-3… Hit his second home run of the season in win at Ole Miss 3/18, drove in two, scored two and walked twice… Bunt single pushed streak to four straight games with a hit in loss at Ole Miss 3/17… Posted his third straight two-hit game in victory vs. Western Kentucky 3/14, driving in two runs and stealing a base… Matched a career-best with four RBIs in win over Saint Mary’s 3/12, posting second straight two-hit game… Singled twice in loss to Saint Mary’s 3/12… Went 0-for-3 with a run scored against Saint Mary’s 3/10… Scored twice and walked twice in win over Central Arkansas 3/8… Doubled in a run in victory vs. Central Arkansas 3/7, walking twice and scoring a run… Matched a career-high with three walks and scored a run in win over CSUN 3/5… Went 0-for-4 to snap 10-game hitting streak 3/4 vs. CSUN… Smashed his first home run since 5/23/15 in first inning with a two-run shot against CSUN 3/3, extended hitting streak to 10 games… Drove in a run for the third time in four games in win over SE Louisiana 3/1, single extended hitting streak to nine games… Pushed hitting streak to a team-best eight games with a two-run single in win over SE Louisiana 2/28… Singled and scored in loss to UIC 2/26… Doubled in a run in win over UIC 2/25… Posted two hits in his second straight game with two singles in loss to UIC 2/24… Recorded his first two-hit game of the year with a pair of singles in win over Evansville 2/22… Reached base twice with a single and a walk for the third straight day in win at San Diego 2/19… Singled and scored at San Diego 2/17… Earned the Opening Day start at third base for the third straight year, driving in both VU runs and going 1-for-3 at San Diego 2/16.

2016 – One of three players on team to play in all 62 games as a sophomore, hit .227 with a team-best 51 walks… Selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the 25th round of MLB Draft… Drove in a season-high three runs in NCAA Regional loss to Washington 6/4… Singled three times and drove in two runs in SEC Tournament win over Texas A&M 5/25… Scored two runs and collected two hits in win over Missouri 5/24 at SEC Tournament… Singled in a run for the second straight game in win vs. Auburn G2 5/19, scoring a run and walking twice to reach 50 for the season… Singled twice in loss at Texas A&M 5/5 making a career-high two errors… Scored a season-high three runs in win over Georgia 4/30 going 3-for-3 with a triple and stolen base, first three-hit game since 3/11… Singled to drive in a run in win vs. Central Arkansas 4/19, first time to have hits in back-to-back games since seven-game hitting streak 3/13-25… Singled and stole a career-best two bases in loss to Kentucky 4/17… Reached base for the 25th straight game with his team-leading 30th walk vs. Belmont 3/29… Matched a career-high with three walks at Missouri 3/26, scoring a run in win… RBI-single at Middle Tennessee 3/22 pushed hitting streak to six games but made two errors in loss… Scored two runs and walked twice in win over Mississippi State 3/20, knocking in a run for the first time in five games… Singled twice in SEC Opener vs. Mississippi State 3/18 adding two walks and scoring team’s lone run in loss… Knocked in a run for the third time in four games in win over Xavier 3/11 going 3-for-4… Scored two runs and walked twice in win over San Diego 2/20… Singled in opening day win against San Diego 2/19… SUMMER BALL   Hit .283 with six doubles, three home runs and 16 RBI in 36 games for Yarmouth-Dennis in the Cape Cod League.

2015 – Walked twice, drove in a run and scored one in victory over Radford 6/1 in NCAA Regional championship… Knocked in two runs for the second straight in win over Indiana 5/30, seven RBI in last five games… Scored two runs and drove in two with a pair of hits in NCAA Tournament win over Lipscomb 5/29… Named to the SEC All-Tournament team for hitting .300 with two doubles, a home run and three RBI… Went 0-for-4 in SEC Tournament Championship game loss to Florida 5/24… Belted his fourth homer of the season with a two-run homer in second inning of win over Texas A&M 5/23 at SEC Tournament scoring three runs… Knocked in a run going 2-for-4 with a run scored in win over Alabama 5/22… Went 0-for-4 in loss to Texas A&M 5/21 to snap 28-game hitting streak in SEC games… Singled twice to push his hitting streak to 11 games in win over Missouri at SEC Tournament 5/20… Earned Freshman All-SEC accolades at third base for hitting a team-best .348 in SEC games… Singled in loss at Alabama 5/16 pushing SEC hitting streak to 27 games… Drove in a run and went 2-for-4 in win at Alabama 5/15 to push SEC hitting streak to 27 games… Doubled in win at Alabama 5/14 to extend his SEC game hitting streak to 26 games… Singled and scored in win at Louisville 5/12 going 1-for-3 with a stolen base… Drove in two runs vs. Florida 5/9 marking his fourth straight game with a RBI and fifth in his last six games… Doubled in a run in loss to Florida 5/8… Clutch two-out, RBI-single scored insurance run in eighth inning of win over Florida 5/7… Big two-run single in ninth inning gave Dores insurance runs in win at Kentucky 5/3, 2-for-5 game capped 7-for-14 week… Singled in three at-bats at Kentucky 5/2… Posted a huge night with career-bests four hits and four runs scored in win at Kentucky 5/1 hitting a home run and ending the game a triple shy of the cycle reaching base five times… Walked twice and stole a base at Belmont 4/28 going 0-for-2… Picked up two hits for the third time in four games and extended his hitting streak to seven games going 2-for-4 with a double and RBI in win over Missouri 4/26… Pushed his hitting streak to six games with two hits and one RBI against Missouri 4/25… Doubled in a run and scored in six-run third inning of win over Missouri 4/24… Scored two runs in win over MTSU 4/21 going 2-for-4 with a double… Went 1-for-3 with a single in loss at South Carolina 4/18… Singled for the fifth time in six games in loss at South Carolina 4/17… Singled twice and drove in a run for the fourth time in five games in win at South Carolina 4/16… Went 0-for-3 with a sac fly in loss to Belmont 4/14… Singled and scored in loss to Ole Miss 4/11… Hit his second home run of the season with a two-run shot against Ole Miss 4/10 matching a career-best with two walks… Knocked in a run with a single in win over Ole Miss 4/9… Went 0-for-4 against Lipscomb 4/7… Leadoff double sparked game-winning rally at Georgia 4/5… Drove in a run and scored a run in win at Georgia 4/4… Career-high four RBI helped beat Georgia 4/3 going 2-for-4… Eight-game hitting streak snapped with 0-for-4 outing vs. Wofford 4/1… Pushed hitting streak to eight games with two singles in win vs. Wofford 3/31… Singled in a run and scored in win vs. Tennessee 3/29… Smashed his first career home run with a three-run blast in the second inning as part of a two-hit game vs. Tennessee 3/28… Doubled and singled in win over Tennessee 3/27 scoring two runs… Lined a RBI-single to CF in win at MTSU 3/24… Walked twice and singled in nightcap win at Auburn 3/21… Singled twice in first game of doubleheader at Auburn 3/21… Singled in loss at Auburn 3/20… Matched his career-best with three runs in nightcap win over Arkansas 3/14… Went 0-for-5 with one RBI in comeback win over Arkansas 3/14 in first game of DH… Singled and struck out three times vs. Quinnipiac 3/10… Went 0-for-3 with a walk at Dodger Stadium College Baseball Classic vs. TCU 3/8… Posted a pair of hits with a RBI and run scored in loss at USC 3/7… Doubled and scored in win at UCLA 3/6… Knocked in a run for the sixth straight game going 1-for-5 vs. Evansville 3/3… Drove in two runs and scored two more in win over Illinois State 3/1… Sacrifice fly gave him at least one RBI in four straight games in win over Illinois State 2/28… Pushed hitting streak to six games with two hits vs. Illinois State 2/27 driving in a career-high three runs… Singled to drive in a run for the second straight game in victory vs. Western Kentucky 2/25… Knocked in the first run of his career in win over UT-Martin 2/24 going 1-for-4… Recorded his first two-hit game with a pair of doubles along with three runs scored in win over Indiana State 2/22 in Port Charlotte, Fla…. Singled for the second straight game against Indiana State 2/21… Picked up his first collegiate hit with a single through the right side vs. Indiana State 2/20 in Port Charlotte, Fla. coming off the bench… Went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in first game of double dip vs. Santa Clara 2/14… Earned the opening day start at third base in his first collegiate game, going 0-for-3 with a walk vs. Santa Clara 2/13.

HIGH SCHOOL – Lettered five years in hockey and baseball and one year in golf at Salisbury HS, where is brother John is the baseball coach… On the ice, his team won the New England Prep School championship in 2013 and 2014… On the diamond, his Salisbury team went an astounding 76-1 during his three years winning the WNEPSL title 2012-14… Named a Louisville Slugger All-American in 2014… The 2013 and 2014 New England Prep Baseball Player of the Year… WNEPL All-Star 2012-14 and OCL All-Star in 2011… Tabbed first team New England Prep Hockey in 2014… Played summer or high school ball with Paul Campbell (Clemson) and Austin Decarr (New York Yankees)… Named the top prospect in the Futures League by Baseball America while playing for Martha’s Vineyard Sharks… Drafted in the 23rd round by the New York Yankees in 2014.

ACADEMICS – Toffey is majoring in Human and Organizational Development.

PERSONAL – William Tobin Toffey… Born 12/31/94 in Wareham, Mass…. Son of Jack and Debby Toffey… Has two sisters, Molly and Claire, and two brothers, John and Sam… His brother John played professional hockey and is now the baseball coach at Salisbury, his sister Claire played collegiate tennis… Favorites include: Troy Tulowitzki (baseball player), Boston Red Sox (team), hockey (non-baseball sport), Talladega Nights and Lone Survivor (movies), Revolution and The Walking Dead (TV shows), Will Ferrell (actor), pancakes and eggs (meal), Jason Aldean (music)… Says he would enjoy being a part of the military, specifically a Navy SEAL if he was not an athlete… Lists his oddest talent as “I’ve won a few pie eating contests”… Uses gregarious as the one word to describe himself… Roommates with Ben Bowden and Tristan Chari… Lists winning the New England Championship in hockey as his best athletic memory… Chose Vanderbilt for “the tremendous coaching staff and there is not a better college to learn and grow at in the country.”