Career Honors & Awards:
D2CCA All-American (Honorable Mention Third Baseman - 2024)
D2CCA All-Region (1st-team Third Baseman - 2024)
MIAA All-Tournament Team (2024)
All-MIAA selection (3rd-team 3B in 2024)
2024 Season
- 59 Games Played / 59 Games Started
- .384 BA / 94 H / 245 AB / 65 R / 75 RBIs / 4 SB / 24 2B / 3 3B / 11 HR / 60 PO / 139 A
- .641 SLGÂ /Â .474 OBPÂ
- A season high 4 hits against Northeastern State (4/13)
- AÂ season high 4 RBIs against Ouachita Baptist (2/09)
2023 Season
Doherty appeared in 56 games for the Lions starting in 55 at third base ... Finished the season with a .297 average, 202 at-bats, 42 runs scored, 60 hits, 14 doubles, one triples, seven home runs, 43 RBIs, 19 walks, eight HBPs, three sacrifice flies, one stolen base in his lone attempt, 43 putouts, 117 assists and helped turn eight double plays ... Doherty finished with a .480 slugging and .375 on-base percentage for a .855 OPS.
2022 Season
Doherty redshirted.
Prior to Southern
Doherty prepped at Francis Howell High School, where he played baseball for coach Tony Perkins and was also involved in the football program as a linebacker under coach Brett Chinoki. In baseball, he finished his career with a .450 batting average and earned All-Conference, All-District, and All-Metro honors, along with being named All-State and an All-American. On the football field, he was selected All-Conference First-Team and All-District First-Team.
Personal
Will, the son of Julie and Billy Doherty, is pursuing a degree in General Business at Southern.