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Jersey Number 6
Will Linberg
- Position:
- First Baseman/Outfielder
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Sacramento, CA
- High School:
- Rio Americano HS
- B/T:
- L/L
Bio
CSUN - 2025 (Junior)
Linberg played in 42 games and started 33 games with time spent at first base, all three outfield positions and DH ... led the Matadors with 22 walks while he was second in on-base percentage (.425) and fourth in slugging (.463) ... batted .322 (over 50 points higher than year before) with 39 hits, 20 runs scored, 20 RBI, eight doubles, three triples and one homer ... was a perfect 7-for-7 in stolen base attempts ... posted 12 multi-hit games ... held an 11-game hit streak during the year ... improved batting average to .364 (24-for-66) with 14 runs scored in 23 home games ... batted .309 with 29 hits, 15 runs scored and 15 RBI in 28 Big West games ... drove in three runs and tripled at UC Santa Barbara (3/8/25) ... doubled twice and delivered two RBI vs. Hawai'i (3/30/25) ... went 2-for-5 with three RBI at Long Beach State (4/27/25) ... recorded another three-RBI game in a win over San Diego State (5/6/25) ... homered for the first time as a Matador and drove in three runs in a win over Cal Poly (5/10/25) ... earned Big West All-Academic Team honors.Â
CSUN - 2024 (Sophomore)
Linberg made 36 appearances with 25 starts mainly at first base in his first season ... batted .272 with 28 hits, 20 runs scored, 14 RBI, 13 walks and two stolen bases ... hit .272 with 11 RBI in 25 Big West games ... recorded six multi-hit games ... posted a 19-game on-base streak and 10-game hit streak during the year ... drove in three runs including a late go-ahead two-run double vs. UC Riverside (3/22/24) ... scored three times and drove in a run at Utah (4/7/24) ... picked up a walk-off single to beat Long Beach State (4/12/24) ... went 3-for-5 including a go-ahead RBI triple vs. Cal State Bakersfield (4/26/24) ... came off the bench to collect a game-tying RBI single in a win over UC San Diego (5/11/24).
Ohlone College
Linberg was a two-way player with the Renegades from 2021-23 ... earned second-team all-league honors in addition to team MVP recognition in 2023 ... helped Ohlone win a share of the Coast-South league title ... slashed .424/.525/.735 to go with 45 runs, 56 hits, 14 doubles, 38 RBI, 17 stolen bases and seven homers to go with tossing 3.1 innings and striking out four ... redshirted in 2022.
Rio Americano High School
Linberg was named to the All-League and All-Metro Team as a sophomore and senior ... received Max Preps Rio Americano Player of the Year honors ... helped his team win a league title in his senior season ... named to the National Society of High School Scholars ... also played wide receiver and strong safety with the school's football team as a freshman ... graduated in 2021.
Personal
Parents are Dave and Kristen Linberg ... he has one brother, Benjamin ... his mother was a swimmer at Chico State ... favorite sports teams include the Oakland Athletics, Boston Red Sox, New England Patriots and Boston Celtics ... favorite athletes are Ken Griffey Jr. and Rob Gronkowski ... favorite actors are Keanu Reeves and Natalie Portman ... favorite tv show is "Rick and Morty" ... favorite movie is "Interstellar" ... favorite foods are sushi and Italian ... favorite group is Bob Marley and the Wailers ... favorite solo artist is Kanye West ... lists his high school team going 25-2 and setting a record for wins as his favorite sports moment.
CSUN CAREER HIGHS
Linberg played in 42 games and started 33 games with time spent at first base, all three outfield positions and DH ... led the Matadors with 22 walks while he was second in on-base percentage (.425) and fourth in slugging (.463) ... batted .322 (over 50 points higher than year before) with 39 hits, 20 runs scored, 20 RBI, eight doubles, three triples and one homer ... was a perfect 7-for-7 in stolen base attempts ... posted 12 multi-hit games ... held an 11-game hit streak during the year ... improved batting average to .364 (24-for-66) with 14 runs scored in 23 home games ... batted .309 with 29 hits, 15 runs scored and 15 RBI in 28 Big West games ... drove in three runs and tripled at UC Santa Barbara (3/8/25) ... doubled twice and delivered two RBI vs. Hawai'i (3/30/25) ... went 2-for-5 with three RBI at Long Beach State (4/27/25) ... recorded another three-RBI game in a win over San Diego State (5/6/25) ... homered for the first time as a Matador and drove in three runs in a win over Cal Poly (5/10/25) ... earned Big West All-Academic Team honors.Â
CSUN - 2024 (Sophomore)
Linberg made 36 appearances with 25 starts mainly at first base in his first season ... batted .272 with 28 hits, 20 runs scored, 14 RBI, 13 walks and two stolen bases ... hit .272 with 11 RBI in 25 Big West games ... recorded six multi-hit games ... posted a 19-game on-base streak and 10-game hit streak during the year ... drove in three runs including a late go-ahead two-run double vs. UC Riverside (3/22/24) ... scored three times and drove in a run at Utah (4/7/24) ... picked up a walk-off single to beat Long Beach State (4/12/24) ... went 3-for-5 including a go-ahead RBI triple vs. Cal State Bakersfield (4/26/24) ... came off the bench to collect a game-tying RBI single in a win over UC San Diego (5/11/24).
Ohlone College
Linberg was a two-way player with the Renegades from 2021-23 ... earned second-team all-league honors in addition to team MVP recognition in 2023 ... helped Ohlone win a share of the Coast-South league title ... slashed .424/.525/.735 to go with 45 runs, 56 hits, 14 doubles, 38 RBI, 17 stolen bases and seven homers to go with tossing 3.1 innings and striking out four ... redshirted in 2022.
Rio Americano High School
Linberg was named to the All-League and All-Metro Team as a sophomore and senior ... received Max Preps Rio Americano Player of the Year honors ... helped his team win a league title in his senior season ... named to the National Society of High School Scholars ... also played wide receiver and strong safety with the school's football team as a freshman ... graduated in 2021.
Personal
Parents are Dave and Kristen Linberg ... he has one brother, Benjamin ... his mother was a swimmer at Chico State ... favorite sports teams include the Oakland Athletics, Boston Red Sox, New England Patriots and Boston Celtics ... favorite athletes are Ken Griffey Jr. and Rob Gronkowski ... favorite actors are Keanu Reeves and Natalie Portman ... favorite tv show is "Rick and Morty" ... favorite movie is "Interstellar" ... favorite foods are sushi and Italian ... favorite group is Bob Marley and the Wailers ... favorite solo artist is Kanye West ... lists his high school team going 25-2 and setting a record for wins as his favorite sports moment.
CSUN CAREER HIGHS
| Runs | 3 (2x) last at Utah | 4/7/24 |
| Hits | 3 (2x) last at San Francisco | 4/2/25 |
| Doubles | 2 vs. Hawai'i | 3/30/25 |
| RBI | 3 (5x) last vs. Cal Poly | 5/10/25 |
| Home Runs | 1 vs. Cal Poly | 5/10/25 |
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