2026 Season
• Played in 33 games (12 starts) as a true freshman, batting .220 (9-for-41) with one double, six RBI and 17 runs scored
• Made 11 starts in right field and one in center field
• Delivered clutch two-out RBI single in top of ninth inning at Mississippi State (April 24) to give LSU an 8-7 lead
• Made first career collegiate start on April 21 vs. New Orleans and produced an RBI double in his first at-bat of the game … also walked and scored a run in the contest
• Entered the season rated No. 34 among the 2026 Prep Baseball Report Top 100 College Freshmen and No. 77 among the 2026 Perfect Game Top 100 College Freshmen
High School
• Rated No. 26 among the nation’s best high school outfielders and No. 121 among the nation’s best overall players by Perfect Game … ranked as the No. 1 outfielder and the No. 2 overall player in the state of Louisiana by Perfect Game
• Ranked No. 90 on the MLB.com list of the Top Prospects for the 2025 MLB Draft
• Batted .472 in his 2025 senior high school season at St. Frederick HS in Monroe, La., with a .607 on-base percentage and a 1.460 on-base plus slugging percentage … collected five homers, 13 doubles, three triples, 23 RBI, 44 runs and 27 stolen bases
• Voted the 2025 Louisiana Class 1A Baseball Most Valuable Player
• A state champion in the long jump and a state runner-up as a member of the 4×100 relay team
• A three-time All-State selection in football — played wide receiver, free safety and punter
Personal
Full name is William Anthony Patrick … born June 11, 2006, in Monroe, La. … parents are Tony and Lisa Patrick … Dad is a construction inspector, Mom is an elementary school principal … Dad played football at Harding University in Searcy, Ark. … has one older sister, Lauren, an LSU Law School graduate … grandfather, Claude Patrick, played football at Northwestern (La.) State … grandfather, Danny Hawsey, played baseball at Louisiana-Monroe … on attending LSU: “What made my decision so easy to come to LSU was the fact that it was all I knew growing up. Being from Louisiana, every kid in the state wants to play here.”
Patrick’s LSU Career Highs
Hits: 2 at Mississippi State (4/24/26)
Runs Scored: 3 vs. Northeastern (3/2/26)
Doubles: 1 vs. New Orleans (4/21/26)
Triples: none
Home Runs: none
RBI: 2 vs. Tulane (5/5/26); vs. Southeastern Louisiana (4/28/26)