Ottawa Titans trade Malik Williams to Evansville Otters

The Ottawa Titans have traded 1B/OF Malik Williams (Toronto, Ont.) to the Evansville Otters of the independent Frontier League. Photo: Lipscomb University Athletics

January 24, 2023

By Kevin Glew

Canadian Baseball Network

The Ottawa Titans have traded 1B/OF Malik Williams (Toronto, Ont.) to the Evansville Otters of the independent Frontier League for a player to be named later.

The Titans announced the transaction in a release on Tuesday.

Williams, 23, got his first taste of professional baseball in 2022, suiting up for five games with the Titans.

After honing his skills with the Ontario Blue Jays, Williams embarked on a successful collegiate career, starting at Odessa College before transferring to the Johnson County Cavaliers in Overland Park, Kansas.

In 2018, he hit .397 with 17 home runs and 78 RBIs in 60 games with the Cavaliers. For his efforts, he earned second-team All-Canadian and NJCAA third-team All-American honours. He was also named first-team All-Region VI and first-team All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference.

He followed that up with another outstanding season with the Cavaliers, batting .346 with 71 hits – including 10 home runs – in 56 games and was again named to CBN’s All-Canadian Second Team and selected to the All-Region VI first-team and All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference first-team.

Williams then transferred to the Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tenn., where he suited up for the Bisons who compete in the NCAA’s Atlantic Sun Conference.

In three seasons, with the Bisons, Williams never hit less than .297. He enjoyed his finest campaign in 2022 when he batted .362 with 14 home runs and 66 RBIs in 58 games.

Williams signed with the Intercounty Baseball League’s Barrie Baycats last spring before his contract was purchased by the Titans.