Utah Valley University Athletics

JUNIOR (2022): Played in 33 games making 27 starts… hit .242… with three home runs and 22 RBIs… had a 3-for-4 game with four RBIs at San Francisco on (2/26/22)… seven multi-hit games… finished fourth on the team in slugging percentage at .434… had two triples… tied the team lead in sac flies with three.

Before Utah Valley...
Prepped at Bingham HS in South Jordan, Utah ... earned the Golden Glove Award in high school ... also helped his team to a pair of Region titles ... played for Joel Sato at Bingham ... also wrestled in high school ... played summer ball for the Peninsula Pilots of the Coastal Plain League in the summer of 2021. 

Other Colleges...
Attended and redshirted 2017-18 at BYU ... spent two seasons at Santa Ana College (2018-19 and 2019-20) where he earned Second Team All-Conference and the Golden Glove Award ... also hit .311 with three doubles, a homer, and six RBIs during the COVID-shortened 2020 season, and .280 during the 2019 campaign with nine extra-base hits, 30 RBIs, and 24 runs scored ... then transferred to Lamar for the 2020-21 season in which he played in eight games including two starts for the Cardinals. 

Personal...
Graduated from Bingham HS in 2017 ... birthday is Oct. 19 ... born in Salt Lake City, Utah ... plans to major in university studies at UVU ... enjoys hunting, fishing, and boating ... his relative Burke Nelson played baseball at Colorado Mesa ... favorite pro team is the New York Yankees ... has one sibling; Pepper ... parents are Preston and Dani Hansen.