Utah Valley University Athletics

REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2023) - Redshirted due to injury.

SOPHOMORE (2022): Played in 28 games… pitched in seven games in an injury-shortened season… had hits in 16 games… two multi-hit games against California Baptist on 3/12/22 and 3/14/22… earned five saves on the year... earned Academic All-WAC honors. 

Before Utah Valley...
Prepped at Dixie HS in St. George, Utah ... was drafted in the 31st round by the Los Angeles Dodgers out of high school in 2019 … four-year letterman came into his senior season with a .333 average after hitting .437 his junior season … hit .489 during his senior year with nine home runs on his being named The Spectrum’s Hitter of the Year after leading the region in batting average, runs, home runs and triples his senior season … Led Dixie HS to three straight state championships and winning the two of them ... coached by Danny Ipson at Dixie.

Other College...
Spent the 2020 and 2021 seasons at the University of Utah ... played in 26 games with 18 starts for the Utes in 2021 ... batted .210 with two doubles, a homer, 10 RBIs, and seven runs scored that season ... also posted a .296 on-base percentage, a .290 slugging clip and a .942 fielding percentage ... during his first year in 2020, played in nine ballgames with seven starts during the COVID-shortened campaign for the Utes ... he batted .083 that season with a homer, three RBIs and four runs scored.  

Personal...
Graduated from Dixie HS in 2019 ... birthday is March 20 ... born in St. George, Utah ... plans to major in exercise science at UVU ... favorite pro athlete is Trea Turner ... favorite pro sports team is the Boston Red Sox ... enjoys playing golf ... has two siblings; Kambrie and Braxton Yates ... parents are Todd and Wendy Yates.