Williams may have won himself a starting spot on the No. 1 team in the nation. After the game, Schlossnagle said Williams will start in Game 3 against Auburn on Saturday, “and for the foreseeable future.” Left field has been a troubling position for Texas since Max Belyeu went down with an injury during the Missouri seriesSchlossnagle has been very complimentary of Williams so far this season knowing his a special situation. “Jonah is different because he’s a football guy and if he continues to evolve as a football player who knows if he’s going to be in college in three years,” Schlossnagle said. “He might be in the NFL. Shoot, he might be in Major League Baseball or professional baseball. He’s really improving and he’s a lot of fun to be aroundTexas football coach Steve Sarkisian has basically told Williams to work with the football team when he can, but go play baseball this spring. “I think that starts with Sark, Coach Sark. You know, I’ve coached plenty of football/baseball guys where either the football coach or the assistant football coach, the position coach, is in their ear, putting pressure on them saying, ‘Hey, what are you doing over there? You need to be over here.’ And Sark from Day 1 has been, ‘Oh no man, he’s a baseball player.’ You know, for spring practice we’re going to have to work through some things. But he’s been super supportive and I think thatclears Jonah’s mind where he can be all-in as a baseball player. We love having him around and hope that he can help us thisat bat. He knocked in Tommy Farmer IV from second in his next at bat. His third at bat came in the sixth with two runners in scoring position. Battling back from an 0-2 count, Williams sent a hit into center field, scoring two runners and notching his second and third RBIs of the game.
“A lot of persistence and patience, staying consistent with my work ethic, just getting to it every day,” Williams said after the game. “That’s all I can ask for.”
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