Key keywords: Mia Williams, Jason Williams, Texas Tech 2B, Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball, NCAA Division I baseball, Big 12 Conference baseball, Mia Williams father, college student-athlete parent, second baseman Jason Williams If you’ve tuned into Texas Tech’s baseball postseason runs over the past two weeks, you’ve likely spotted a tiny, pigtailed fan in a custom No. 8 Red Raiders jersey jumping up and down in the family section, holding a hand-drawn sign that reads “GO DAD!” That young fan is 4-year-old Mia Williams, and the viral attention she’s garnered from broadcast cuts and social media clips has left thousands of college baseball fans asking one question: Who is Mia Williams’ dad? The answer is Jason Williams, the standout second baseman (2B) for the Texas Tech Red Raiders, one of the most consistent performers on the team’s 2024 roster. A native of Lubbock, Texas, Williams grew up rooting for the Red Raiders, and committed to the program during his junior year at Lubbock Coronado High School, where he earned all-state honors as an infielder twice. After redshirting his first year on campus to build strength and refine his defensive skills, Williams worked his way into the starting lineup halfway through his redshirt freshman season, and has held down the second base spot ever since. Through 58 games in the 2024 season, he holds a .327 batting average, a .412 on-base percentage, 12 home runs, 47 runs batted in, and just 3 defensive errors all season, making him one of the top defensive second basemen in the entire Big 12 Conference. What makes Williams’ performance even more remarkable is that he balances his full-time student-athlete schedule, which includes 20 hours of weekly training, games, and mandatory study hall, with being a full-time present father to Mia. He welcomed Mia with his high school girlfriend, now fiancée, Lila Garcia, when he was 20 years old, during his redshirt year. “Having Mia changed my entire perspective on everything,” Williams shared in a recent post-game press conference. “I don’t play just for myself or the team anymore. Every time I step onto the field, I want to make her proud, and I want to show her that you can work hard for the things you love and still show up for the people you care about.” Williams has spoken openly about the support he’s received from the Texas Tech athletic department, which offers flexible class scheduling for student-athletes who are parents, and from his coaching staff, who often invite Mia to hang out in the dugout before games and join the team for post-game celebrations. Head coach Tim Tadlock called Williams “the heart of this team” in a recent interview, noting that his work ethic and commitment to his family set a standard for every other player in the locker room. The viral clips of Mia cheering for her dad have earned the pair thousands of new fans across social media, with many viewers saying they are now rooting for Texas Tech to advance to the College World Series in Omaha just to see more of the father-daughter duo in the stands and on the field.