Utah Valley University Athletics

At Utah Valley ...

JUNIOR (2022): Played in 16 games, six on the mound and 10 in the field... threw 9.1 innings and made three starts… threw 1.0 inning of shutout ball at Washington State (05/06/22)… Went 2-8 as a hitter for UVU… one start came at Pacific on (05/16/22)… had a pinch-hit base hit against Utah Tech on (04/15/22), and was 1-for-2 with an RBI against California Baptist on (4/22/22).

SOPHOMORE/COVID YEAR ~ (2021): Made 15 appearances which included one start on the mound on the season ... went 0-2 with a 10.80 ERA in 15.0 innings of work ... struck out 15 batters while walking 17 ... recorded five scoreless outings on the season ... tossed scoreless outings at Saint Mary's, at Portland, at Northern Colorado, at California Baptist and vs. BYU ... struck out a season-high four batters over 1.2 innings at Dixie State on April 30 ... went a season-long 2.2 innings of work vs. Sacramento State on March 19 ... made his lone start of the season against Washington State on April 7 ... registered two defensive assists and one putout on the year.

SOPHOMORE ~ (2020): Made five total appearances which included one start before having the season cut short due to COVID-19 ... went 0-1 with a 16.20 ERA over 5.0 innings of work ... recorded a trio of strikeouts on the year ... tallied a pair of scoreless appearances ... made his start against Air Force in what turned out to be the season finale on March 11 ... tossed an inning of scoreless and hitless relief at Portland on Feb. 21 ... also threw 2.0 innings of scoreless relief in which he struck out two and allowed just one hit in a 7-0 combined shutout at Pac-12 foe Washington on March 6 ... registered a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage.

FRESHMAN ~ (2019): Made 21 appearances on the mound with 19 coming in relief and two starts ... posted a 1-1 record and a 9.30 ERA ... struck out 15 batters in 30.0 innings of work ... started a pair of midweek games against Pac-12 foes Utah and Washington State ... tossed five scoreless outings on the year ... went a season-high 5.0 innings en route to earning his first collegiate victory by giving up just two runs on four hits ... struck out a pair of batters on five different occasions.

Before Utah Valley ...
Prepped at Skyline High School in Mesa, Arizona ... earned All-State honors as well as first-team All-Conference accolades ... also played basketball and football in high school ... played for Patrick Herrera at Skyline ... played club ball for T-Rex.

Personal ...
Born in Tucson, Arizona ... birthday is July 31 ... plans to major in fire science at UVU ... son of Lana Hatfield and Ryan Yocum ... has two siblings, brother Destry and sister Shelby ... enjoys hunting and fishing ... favorite athlete is Clayton Kershaw ... favorite pro sports teams are the Arizona Cardinals and the Arizona Diamondbacks.