Utah Valley University Athletics

At Utah Valley ...
Senior (2009): Batted .307 in 32 appearances including 24 starts as a senior ... led the team with two pinch-hits in six at-bats with one walk ... had six multi-hit games including a pair of three-hit days (vs. Northern Colorado and at Hawai[apos]i) ... was 2-for-3 with a season-high three batted in at Northern Colorado on May 2 ... was perfect 3-for-3 at Hawai[apos]i on May 15 ... drove in 14 runs on the season.

Junior (2008): Finished fourth on the team with a .309 batting average in 42 appearances ... started 31 games at DH ... had two home runs, 14 RBI and seven doubles ... hit .417 (5-for-12) as a pinch-hitter ... was 5-for-8 with a home run and three RBI in a two-game series at Northern Colorado ... went 2-for-4 with two batted in at No. 9 Oklahoma State on May 3rd ... was 2-for-2 with a home run at Washington on March 21st.

Sophomore (2007): Played in 36 games 25 of which were starts ... hit .261 with four doubles, two homeruns and 18 RBI ... had seven multi-hit games ... at the Banana Belt Tournament against Washington State on Mar 1st he was 2-for-4 with three RBI ... Apr 6th against Utah he was 2-for-4 with a homerun, three RBI and two runs scored.

Freshman (2004): Batted .412 with three home runs, 12 doubles and 21 RBI as a freshman in 2004 ... played in 28 games, starting 24 ... slugged .629 to lead Utah Valley ... named Division-I Independent Honorable Mention after freshman season ... named D-I Independent Newcomer of the Week during the week of May 10-17, 2004 ... had three doubles on May 12, 2004 against Utah ... finished with 14 multi-hit games.

Before Utah Valley ...
Prepped at Granger High School in West Valley City, Utah ... tied his brother[apos]s school record of 9 home runs in a season at Granger ... also played basketball for the Lancers.

Personal ...
Born June 20, 1985 in Salt Lake City, Utah ... son of Gordon K. and Diane Hinckley ... graduated from Granger High School with a 3.5 GPA in 2003 ... participated on Peer Leadership and Lancer Action Teams in high school ... majoring in Construction Management at Utah Valley State ... went on an LDS Mission to Ukraine ... brother Zach played for Bellevue University ... married Cali Maughan on Feb. 9, 2007.