Skip To Main Content

Azusa Pacific University Athletics

The Online Home of the Azusa Pacific Cougars

2023 Baseball Roster

Ken Williams
Ken Williams
George Christison
Ken Williams

1 Brett Soria

  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 180
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Major Criminal Justice
  • Hometown Grass Valley, Calif.
  • High School Forest Lake Christian HS

Biography

2023: Named Academic All-PacWest… Started 30 games, seeing action in 33 for the Cougars in his final season… Hit .272 on the year with 25 hits, four doubles, one home run and 10 RBI… Earned 12 walks and also stole two bases… Defensively, had 53 putouts with 65 assists… Had nine multi-hit games and had a season-high three hits with three RBI, one home run and two runs scored in a victory over Academy of Art.

2022: Earned Academic All-PacWest distinction... Appeared in 38 games with 32 starts for the Cougars at second base.... Posted a .259 AVG% (30-for-116) with five doubles, one triple, one home run, 16 RBI and 20 runs scored... Recorded five stolen bases on the year (2nd highest on the team)... Posted a .945 FLD% with 44 putouts and 59 assists... In a victory of Cal State Monterey Bay, he went 3-for-5 with one RBI, one run scored, one double and one stolen base. 

2021 (Sophomore): Was an All-PacWest second team selection at second base after having a breakout season... Appeared in 40 games, starting 39...hit career-best marks in batting average (.339), home runs (5) and RBI (25)...led team with 11 stolen bases...in his best collegiate game thus far went 4-for-5 with a home run and seven RBI in a 14-6 win over Point Loma (April 24).

2020 (COVID-shortened season): Appeared in 18 games, starting 15 of them at second base... Was second on the team in triples (1), walks (7), and stolen bases (3)... Had a batting average of .250 with four RBI while tallying 12 hits and two doubles... Scored seven times and was hit-by-pitch three times... Finished with a .966 fielding percentage in 58 chances, was a part of five double plays, and recorded 24 assists... In a 3-2 loss to Cal State Monterey Bay (February 6), went 2-for-3 with a triple and a run scored... In a 12-5 win over Hawai’i Pacific (February 28), went 2-for-4 with three RBI, one run scored, and a walk.

2019 (Freshman): Appeared in 6 games (1 start) with 5 at bats… Had a .909 fielding percentage and scored once on the year… In a 11-4 win over Fresno Pacific (April 27) had seven assists in field.

2018 (Redshirt): Redshirt season. Did not appear in any games but did practice with the team all year. 

High School: Graduated from Forest Lake Christian School in Auburn, California... Played four varsity baseball and basketball seasons for coach Brian Metz... Was a team captain on both teams his senior year... Posted a career .419 batting average with 10 career home runs... His senior season, Soria batted .614 with five home runs and 30 RBI...  Won the Central Valley League MVP award his senior year... 

Personal: Born May 14, 1999 in Anaheim, Calif... Son of Jess and Sherry... Has two brothers Shane and Kyle who both continued their baseball careers at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, Calif... Studying Criminal Justice... Hopes to become a US Marshal or join the FBI after graduation... Enjoys playing fortnite.

Statistics

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

No statistics available for this season.

Career Statistics

There are no statistics available for this player.

Historical Player Information

  • 1

    2018Freshman

    INF
    5'11" 170 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2019Redshirt Freshman

    INF
    5'11" 180 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2020Redshirt Sophomore

    INF
    5'11" 180 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2021Redshirt Sophomore

    INF
    5'11" 180 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2022Redshirt Junior

    INF
    5'11" 180 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2023Redshirt Senior

    INF
    5'11" 180 lbs
    1