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Wayne State University Athletics

2026 Baseball Roster

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David Thurman
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34 Will DeMasse

34 Will DeMasse

  • Position:
    RHP
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    211
  • Letters:
    2
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Macomb, Mich.
  • High School:
    Dakota

Summary

Biography

Career Notes:  Appeared in 20 games, including seven as the starting pitcher, across two seasons with the baseball program ... collected first collegiate pitching victory on March 15, 2025, against Minnesota Duluth at a neutral site in Florida ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team following the 2025 campaign ... 2024-25 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.

2025:  2024-25 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... pitched in more innings than any other Wayne State pitcher with 58 and one-third frames of work, which ranked 14th in the GLIAC ... logged a 5.09 ERA in 16 appearances (third on the team), seven of which were as the starter (team-high three quality starts), with a 4-4 record (tied-for-second on team in victories), 27 strikeouts, 30 walks, and a batting average against of .293 ... surrendered zero earned runs in three outings, including April 4 against Roosevelt (6.1 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 SO, 91 pitches), March 7 vs. Point Park in game two of the doubleheader (2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 SO, 19 pitches) and April 22 at Findlay (2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 SO, 24 pitches) ... that April 4 performance against the Lakers lowered his ERA to a season-best 4.11 and came in the midst of three consecutive quality starts (6+ IP, 3 ER or less) ... March 29 at Purdue Northwest (8.0 IP, 9 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 SO, 103 pitches) and April 11 at Saginaw Valley State (6.1 IP, 4 H, 6 R, 3 ER, 5 BB, 2 SO, 100 pitches) were the two that sandwiched it ... was named the winning pitcher on March 15 against Minnesota Duluth, March 29 at Purdue Northwest, exactly one month later on April 29 at PNW, and May 8 vs. Parkside on day one of the GLIAC Tournament ... fielded at a .923 percentage on 13 chances with three putouts, nine assists and one error ... Game-By-Game Stats.

2024:  Pitched a total of 3.2 innings in four outings as a rookie, all of which were out of the bullpen with a 9.82 ERA ... those four appearances included one inning against Hillsdale on Feb. 18 (2 H, 2 ER, 1 SO), three outs at Eckerd on March 8 (4 H, 2 ER, 1 SO), two-thirds of a frame vs. Minnesota Crookston on March 12 (1 BB) and a spotless inning against Grand Valley State on April 20 ... Game-By-Game Stats.

High School:  A 2023 graduate of Macomb Dakota High School ... was a three-year (2021-22-23) varsity letterwinner for the Cougars ... pitched three scoreless innings and had three hits in a 2023 MHSAA State semifinal game vs. Woodhaven ... tossed a five inning one-hit shutout of Romeo in 2022 ... earned Third Team All-County honors as a junior after being a Second Team All-Macomb County honoree in 2021 ... played summer ball for USA Prime in 2022 and will play for Legacy in 2023 ... allowed just two earned runs in 19 innings in the summer of 2022 with 20 strikeouts and a 0.89 WHIP ... twice earned Macomb Area Conference All-Academic recognition ... selected for the 2023 MHSBCA All-Star game at Comerica Park.

Personal:  Full name -- William R. DeMasse ... born on August 20, 2005, in Macomb, Mich. ... son of James and Meridith DeMasse ... has a younger brother, Lucas, and two older sisters, Ashley and Ella ... is an Accounting major ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Winter 2024, Fall 2024 and Winter 2025 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2023 ... last name is pronounced Dee-MASS-ee.
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Historical Player Information

  • 34

    2024Freshman

    RHP
    6'1" 201 lbs
    34
  • 34

    2025Sophomore

    RHP
    6'1" 201 lbs
    34
  • 34

    2026Junior

    RHP
    6'0" 211 lbs
    34