Utah Valley University Athletics

At Utah Valley ...
Sophomore (2016): Played in 32 games, starting 31, at catcher ... batted .186 (21-for-113) with one home run, two doubles, two triples and 15 RBIs ... had a pair of hits and three batted in vs. Minnesota on March 20 ... had three hits and two runs scored vs CSU Bakersfield on May 1 ...

Freshman (2015): Started in 34 games ... batted .193 with two home runs and 14 RBIs ... finished with 26 hits ... home runs came against Gonzaga (February 13) and at Seattle (March 21) ... against Sacramento State went 3-for-5 with one run and three doubles ... batted .206 in WAC play.

Before Utah Valley ...
Prepped at Cottonwood High School in Murray, Utah ... helped team to Region Championship after batting .478 as a senior in 2014 ... honorable mention All-American as a junior in 2013 after helping team to fourth-place finish in 5A State Tournament … named All-State as a junior and as a senior … named to All-Region team as a freshman in 2011 and sophomore in 2012 … played for NorCal Baseball Club in 2011 and 2012 … played at Perfect Game … was on the Utah Bucks in the summer of 2013.

Personal …
Son of Hollie and Justin Atkinson … nickname is Tex after Mark Teixeira … born in Salt Lake City ... sister (Emily) and cousin (Ericka Evans) played volleyball at Westminster College … has two siblings, Emily and Ben ... uncle (Ryan Evans) pitched at the University of Utah.