CAREER HONORS & AWARDS
CUSA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2023, 2024, 2025)
2025: Played in 55 games with 53 starts coming at shortstop ... hit seven doubles, three triples and a home run ... scored 35 runs and drove in 27 RBI ... drew 33 walks and stole 12 bases, both of which where among the top three on the team ... his three triples tied for the eighth-most in CUSA ... 10 sacrifice bunts good for fourth-most in the league ... went 2-2 with three walks, two runs and two RBI in the season opener vs. Maine (2/14) ... stole a pair of bases in the series finale vs. the Black Bears (2/16) ... walked, scored a run and plated two RBI in both games vs. Nicholls (3/4, 3/5) ... hit a two-run homer in the series opener vs. South Alabama (3/7) ... tallied an RBI double at Oklahoma (3/12) ... hit an RBI double in the series opener at Wichita State (3/14) along with drawing two walks and scoring two runs ... swiped three bags in the series finale vs. Kennesaw State (3/30) ... wen 2-4 with a triple, two RBI and a run scored at UL-Lafayette (4/2) ... stole two bases in the series opener vs. FIU (4/4) ... collected a two-run double at Middle Tennessee (4/12) ... hit a two-run triple in the series opener vs. Liberty (4/17) ... posted a two-run double in the season series finale vs. ULM (5/13).
2024: Played in 46 games with 39 starts ... Had a batting average of .198 while recording 26 hits and 24 runs scored ... Had an on-base percentage of .389 ... Batted in 24 RBIs with seven home runs ... Stole three bases and had an on-base reach streak of 22 games ... Went 2-for-4, including a three-run homer, and added two runs scored against Kent State (2/23).
2023: Appeared in 50 games, making 45 starts (36 at SS and nine at 2B) ... Slashed .208/.382/.329 (BA/SLG/OBP) while collecting 30 hits, 17 RBIs, and 23 runs scored ... Tallied 19 extra-base hits, including three home runs and 16 doubles (third most on the team) ... Recorded a team-best seven sacrifice bunts and 130 assists ... Had seven multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games ... Longest on-base streak was 12 contests ... Started in his first game as a Bulldog in season opener versus BYU (2/17) ... Recorded a two-RBI double in win at No. 4 Ole Miss (2/28) for first hit as a Bulldog ... Went 2-for-4 with a season-high three RBIs at Middle Tennessee (4/28), hitting for homer of the season ... Blasted two solo homers in following game at Middle Tennessee (4/29) ... Was a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate against Charlotte (5/24) in first game of C-USA Championship.
PRIOR TO LA TECH: Played the 2021 and 2022 seasons at LSU … Appeared in 32 games over two seasons with eight starts on the infield … Played in six games (one start) in 2022 and was 0-for-5 at the plate with one hit-by-pitch ... Played in 26 games, including five starts in center field and two at second base, in 2021 ... Recorded one RBI and eight runs scored ... 2022 SEC Academic Honor Roll and 2021 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll ... Two-time All-State and All-District selection in baseball at University High … Established the school single-season stolen bases record with 38 steals.
PERSONAL: Full name is Will Thomas Safford … Parents are Jason and Heidi Safford … Has an older brother, Austin, and an older sister, Caroline … mother, father, brother, and sister are all LSU graduates … Will’s uncle, Brandon Landry, is a former LSU basketball player … Born June 2, 2001, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
