Harding University Athletics

Career
Played in 48 games, all starts ... .274 avg. (46 H, 168 AB), 25 R, 13 RBI, 25 SB).

Awards
2012 Honorable Mention All-GAC

2012
Played in 48 games, all starts ... started all 48 games in CF ... hit .274 (46 hits, 168 at-bats) with 25 runs, 8 doubles, 13 RBI and 25 stolen bases ... led Harding and ranked fourth in the GAC with 25 stolen bases, tied for sixth in an HU single season ... ranked 43rd in Division II in stolen bases and 60th in stolen bases per game (0.52) ... led Harding with 21 walks ... hit .320 against left-handed pitchers ... second on the team with 13 multi-hit games ... had three multi-RBI games ... longest hitting streak of the season was six games (Mar. 3-10) ... scored two runs and stole three bases vs. Maryville (2/11) and vs. North Alabama (2/28).

Previous Schools
Transferred to Harding from the University of Arkansas ... played in 20 games as a sophomore at Arkansas with five starts ... hit. .286 with 10 runs, one RBI and three stolen bases ... used primarily as a pinch runner as a freshman, hit .214 with two RBI and five stolen bases ... redshirted at Arkansas in 2009.

A 2008 graduate of DeQueen (Ark.) High School ... a four-year letterwinner in baseball, track and football ... Named all-conference three times ... chosen for the all-state tournament team as a junior and senior and named all-state as a senior ... set a DeQueen school record for stolen bases with 35 ... In track, set a school record for the 100-meter dash.

Personal
Born: Dec. 27, 1989 ... Major: Management and Business Ethics ... Parents: Mike and Patti Atkins.