Awards – 2005 Academic All-Gulf South Conference ... 2006 Academic All-Gulf South Conference.
Career – Games/Starts: 125/117 … .312, 11 HR, 71 RBI, 19 SB … ranks fourth at HU in career HBP (24) and ninth in career doubles (31).
2006 - Started 48 games ... .309, 1 HR, 23 RBI, 14 SB ... led the team in hitting (.309), runs (34), hits (51), and on-base percentage (.394) ... hit .333 with runners in scoring position ... tied for the team lead with 15 multi-hit games and had five multi-RBI games ... season-long hitting streak was seven games ... started 36 games in rightfield, 8 at designated hitter, and 4 at first base ... scored four runs, a Harding season high, vs Williams Baptist (3/28) and had a Harding season-high four hits vs Southern Arkansas (3/26).
2005 – Games/Starts: 50/47 … .331, 9 HR, 37 RBI, 5 SB … hit .367 vs. left-handed pitchers … second on the team with 14 doubles and third on the team with 9 HR … his 9 HR ranked seventh in an HU single season and his 98 total bases ranked eighth … 19 multi-hit games and 10 multi-RBI games … season-long hit streak was 8 games (3/13-3/26) … hit .467 (14-for-30) during the hitting streak … started 41 games at 1B, 2 at 3B, 2 in LF, and 2 in RF … had a season-high 4 hits at Arkansas-Pine Bluff (4/28) … hit two solo home runs vs. Christian Brothers (4/10) … defensively, led HU in chances, putouts, and double plays.
2004 – Games/Starts: 27/22 … .271, 1 HR, 11 RBI … started 19 games in RF, 2 at DH, and 1 in LF … had 5 multi-hit games and 3 multi-RBI games … had 2 2B, a HR, and 3 RBI vs. Central Baptist (4/28).
High School – Started two seasons at first base for Tahlequah (Okla.) HS … earned all-conference as a senior … coached by Alan Johnson.
Personal – Born: January 21, 1984 in Tahlequah, Okla. … Major: Accounting… Parents: Tim and Robin Watts … has one sister ... hobbies include hunting and playing guitar ... describes his style of play as aggressive and intense ... considers his mom, dad, and sister Dacia heroes ... has been to the Ukraine ... has always wished he could fly ... favorite athlete growing up is Chipper Jones ... favorites include country music and the Atlanta Braves ... favorite class at Harding is business communications.
Watts' Career Stats
|
Year
|
Avg
|
GP-GS
|
AB
|
R
|
H
|
2B
|
3B
|
HR
|
RBI
|
BB
|
SO
|
SB-A
|
|
2004
|
.271
|
27-22
|
70
|
6
|
19
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
11
|
3
|
19
|
0-1
|
|
2005
|
.331
|
50-47
|
166
|
38
|
55
|
14
|
1
|
9
|
37
|
13
|
26
|
5-7
|
|
2006
|
.309
|
48-48
|
165
|
34
|
51
|
12
|
1
|
1
|
23
|
11
|
36
|
14-18
|
|
Career
|
.312
|
125-117
|
401
|
78
|
125
|
31
|
2
|
11
|
71
|
27
|
81
|
19-26
|
Career Highs
Runs - 4 at Williams Baptist (3/28/06)
Hits - 4 (2x), last at Southern Arkansas (3/26/06)
RBI - 4 vs Southern Arkansas (3/26/05)
HR - 2 at Christian Brothers (4/10/05)
SB - 2 (2x), last vs Crichton (2/28/06)
Longest Hitting Streak - 8 games (3/13-26/05)
