- 2022 ABCA All-America third team
- 2022 ABCA All-South Central Region first team
- 2022 MSU Denver Student-Athlete of the Week, May 23
- 2022 NCBWA Preseason All-America third team
- 2022 CoSIDA Academic All-District 6
- 2022 All-RMAC first team
- 2022 Academic All-RMAC first team
- 2022 NCBWA Preaseason All-South Central Region
- 2021 ABCA All-America third team
- 2021 ABCA All-South Central Region first team
- 2021 D2CCA All-South Central Region first team
- 2021 NCBWA All-South Central Region first team
- 2021 All-RMAC first team
- 2021 NCBWA South Central Region Player of the Week, March 24
- 2021 RMAC Player of the Week, March 23
- 2021 RMAC Player of the Week, Feb. 24
Career: Finished two-year MSU Denver career third in program history in homers (34), fifth in slugging percentage (.6897), tied for 14th in runs (119), 15th in RBIs (127), 18th in on-base percentage (.454), 18th in total bases (262) and tied for 19th in walks (65).
2022: ABCA All-America third team for the second consecutive season. ... Ranked third in the RMAC and seventh in NCAA Division II with 23 homers, which is the second-best single-season total in program history (Matt Malkin hit 25 in 2019). He was 16th nationally and third in the RMAC with 0.40 homers per game. ... Third in the RMAC and 15th nationally with 75 RBIs, sixth and 18th in total bases (157), sixth and 48th in runs (66). ... 2022 RBI total ranked third in program history for a single season, and he was also third in total bases, sixth in runs and tied for first with teammates Ross Smith and Caleb Albaugh in at-bats (224). ... Third baseman started all 57 games and batted .330, with a .433 on-base percentage and a .701 slugging percentage for a 1.134 OPS. ... Homered in each game of MSU Denver’s two-game stay at the NCAA Division II South Central Regional. ... Had 11-game hitting streak from April 14 through May 7 while batting .435 (20-for-46) with six doubles, three homers and 22 RBIs. ... Had two homers and six RBIs in the second game of a May 6 doubleheader against Colorado Christian, capping a day in which he was 5-for-9 with seven RBIs and six runs. ... In four-game series at Regis from April 29-May 1, had five hits and drew six walks for while compiling on-base percentage of .579. ... Batted .500 (9-for-18) with four doubles, one homer and 10 RBIs in four-game sweep at Adams State from April 14-16. Opened the series with a seven-RBI game (one short of the program record) on April 14, including six RBIs through two innings. ... Tied the game 7-7 in the seventh with a solo homer against Nos. 6 and 7 Colorado Mesa in the April 8 series opener, a game Mesa eventually won 9-8. ... Was 2-for-4 with a homer, three RBIs and three runs in an 18-4 win over Nos. 6 and 7 Colorado Mesa in the first game of an April 9 doubleheader. ... Went 2-for-4 with a double, homer and three RBIs in a 6-2 neutral-site win over Colorado Christian on April 2. ... Crushed seven homers in seven games from March 13-26.
2021: ABCA All-America third team. ... All-South Central Region first team (ABCA, D2CCA, NCBWA). ... All-RMAC first team selection. ... Played in 43 of 44 games, all as a starter, as the Roadrunners' regular third baseman. ... Batted .395 (60-for-152) with 10 doubles, 11 homers and 52 RBIs. ... Had a .691 slugging percentage, .484 on-base percentage and 1.175 OPS, ranking second on the team in OPS. ... Fifth in the RMAC with a .395 batting average, tied for eighth in homers (12), seventh in RBIs (52). Also finished third in walks (29), sixth in runs (53), seventh in on-base percentage (.484), ninth in hits (60), 10th in total bases (105) and 10th in slugging percentage (.691). ... Was 5-for-13 (.385) with two doubles, one homer and five RBIs while drawing four walks and scoring seven runs in a four-game sweep of Colorado Christian from May 6-8. ... Extended his hitting streak to 10 games as MSU Denver won three of four against Regis on April 30 and May 1, going 7-for-14 (.500) with one homer and six RBIs. During his streak he is batting .531 (17-for-32) with three homers and 13 RBIs while scoring 14 runs. ... Went 6-for-12 (.500) with a homer and seven RBIs in the four-game sweep of Adams State on April 17-18 while also drawing three walks. ... Against No. 1 Colorado Mesa in four games from April 9-11, went 5-for-14 (.357) with two homers and three RBIs while drawing three walks. ... NCBWA South Central Region Hitter of the Week and RMAC Player of the Week after dominating in a four-game series against New Mexico Highlands, going 10-for-17 (.588) with three homers and 13 RBIs. Scored nine runs and added two doubles and a triple. Opened the the series by going 3-for-6 with two homers and six RBIs then went 3-for-3 with two doubles, a homer and five RBIs in the first game of a doubleheader the following day. ... Had an eight-game hitting streak to open his MSU Denver career, batting .471 (16-for-34) with three homers and 12 RBIs. ... Had another terrific series against Colorado School of Mines from March 5 through 7, batting .368 (7-for-19) with a double, a homer and six RBIs. ... Earned RMAC Player of the Week after hitting .600 (9-for-15) with two homers and six RBIs in a season-opening four-game sweep of Fort Hays State (Kan.) on Feb. 19-20. ... Went 6-for-7 in an opening-day doubleheader against Fort Hays State (Kan.) on Feb. 19, with two homers and four RBIs to go with three walks. ... Homered on the first pitch he saw as an MSU Denver player, an opposite-field shot to left against Fort Hays State (Kan.) in the opening game of a Feb. 19 doubleheader. It was the first of his two homers in that game, part of a 3-for-4, four-RBI debut.
Before MSU Denver: Redshirted at Division I Saint Mary's in 2018 before spending the 2019 season at Diablo Valley (Calif.) College and 2020 at San Joaquin Delta (Calif.) College. ... Batted .291 with four homers and 23 RBIs at Diablo Valley, compiling a .383 on-base percentage before hitting .277 with 10 RBIs in 47 at-bats for San Joaquin Delta in the 2020 season shortened by the COVID-19. ... Coached at San Joaquin Delta by Reed Peters, the father of MSU Denver outfielder-first baseman Cade Peters.
High School: Clayton Valley Charter High School, class of 2017. ... Two-time All-Diablo Athletic League selection. ... Had career average of .333 (55-for-165) with two homers and 30 RBIs in 52 games, with 40 runs, nine doubles and six triples. ... Compiled career .411 on-base percentage, .496 slugging percentage and .908 OPS. ... Batted .341 as a junior and .325 as a senior. ... Stole seven bases each season. ... Coached by Casey Coakley. ... Played two seasons of basketball. ... Member of the honor roll.
Personal: Born William Coakley Ralston. ... Birthday is Nov. 9. ... Son of Bob and Colleen Ralston. ... Has a sister, Ellie. ... Majoring in communications.
