Originally founded as the Outland Club in 1949 by Dick, Skipper and Odd Williams, the Williams Education Fund (WEF) is the official fundraising department for Kansas Athletics.
Summer 2012: Played 27 games for Walker Transmission, an independent summer collegiate team ... Batted .271 with four doubles, two homers and 14 RBIs ... Reached base at a .432 clip ... Manager was Ricky Walker.
2012 (Sophomore): Played in five games ... Made four plate appearances, drawing a walk ... Appeared as a pinch-hitter in two games.
Summer 2011: Played for the Kamuela Paniolos and the Waimea Waves of the Hawaii Summer Collegiate Baseball League ... Batted .239 with a double, seven RBIs and seven runs scored in 22 games between the two teams ... Teammate of current Jayhawk James Stanfield.
2011 (Freshman): Played in seven games ... Batted .200 with a double and an RBI ... Went 1-for-2 with a double and a run scored against Alabama A&M (May 14) ... Came through with a hit and an RBI against Alabama A&M (May 15).
At Chaparral HS: Lettered two years for head coach Tony Persichina ... Named academic all-state in 2010 and academic all-state honorable mention in 2009 ... 2009 team leadership award ... A member of the honor roll ... Played summer ball for the Arapahoe Long Ball for head coach Justin Hackett.
Personal: Born in Salt Lake City, Utah ... Son of Bill and Sue Hougland ... Grandfather, Bill Hougland, played basketball at KU from 1948-52 ... Uncle, Greg Ruder, pitched in the Chicago White Sox minor league system ... Majoring in applied behavioral sciences.