Utah Valley University Athletics

At Utah Valley ...
SENIOR/COVID YEAR ~ (2021): Played in all 57 games and started 56 of them (all in right field) ... batted .239 (49-for-205) with a team-best 32 extra-base hits ... was one of the nation's leaders in doubles and led the WAC with 22 on the season (10th) ... also tallied a team-best nine home runs and added one triple, 20 runs scored and 25 RBIs ... also walked 14 times led the squad with a .488 slugging clip and added a .305 on-base percentage ... recorded 10 multiple-hit games. seven multi-RBI contests and a seven-game hitting streak ... had a two-home run game against Tarleton on April 17 by going 3-for-4 with two homers, a double, three runs scored and three RBIs ... had a two-double outing at Portland on March 13 by going 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles and a run scored ... also drove in three runs against Sac State on March 21 by going 2-for-3 with a homer, a double, three RBIs and two runs scored ... registered a .983 fielding percentage with 112 putouts and two assists ... earned Academic All-WAC honors.

SENIOR ~ (2020): Played and started all 19 games (all in the outfield) before having the season cut short due to COVID-19 ... earned Perfect Game Preseason All-WAC honors ... batted .179 with four doubles, seven RBIs, two runs scored and a team-high 10 walks ... also stole a base and posted an even .300 on-base percentage and a .239 slugging clip ... after getting off to a slow start at the plate, he turned this around by hitting .310 (9-for-29) over the final eight games with four doubles and four RBIs ... registered five multiple-hit games and a team-best three multiple-RBI contests on the year ... also had a three-game hitting streak ... went a perfect 2-for-2 with three walks, a double, two RBIs and a run scored in the final game of the season against Air Force on March 11 ... also went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBIs in a 7-0 win at Pac-12 foe Washington on March 6 ... registered an unblemished 1.000 fielding percentage in the outfield with 32 putouts. 

JUNIOR ~ (2019): Appeared in and started 54 games on the season (53 in RF & 1 at DH) ... hit .297 on the season with team-high tallies of six home runs, 13 doubles, 42 RBIs and a .450 slugging percentage ... also recorded a .414 on-base clip, 29 runs scored and 31 walks ... led the team with 11 multi-RBI games and also posted 16 multi-hit contest and an 18-game reached base safely streak ... hit homers against Fresno State, Niagara, UC Irvine, BYU, Grand Canyon and Northern Colorado on the year ... went a perfect 4-for-4 against No. 22 UC Irvine with a homer, a double, two runs scored and an RBI ... had a four-RBI game against BYU on March 19 after going 2-for-5 with a homer a double and a run scored ... also drove in three against Pac-12 foe Oregon on March 27 ... registered 101 putouts, six outfield assists and a .964 fielding percentage.

Before Utah Valley ...
College: Played two seasons at Cochise College ... batted .313 with four home runs, 35 RBIs and seven steals as a sophomore in 2018 ... hit .318 with one home run and 32 batted in as a freshman ... helped team to playoffs both seasons ... hit game-tying home run in final at-bat at Cochise in playoffs.

High School: Prepped at Cimarron Memorial High School in Las Vegas, Nevada ... hit .368 with five home runs and 26 RBIs and was named first-team All-Southern Nevada, All-Conference, All-Region and honorable mention All-State. 

Personal ...
Born in Las Vegas ... son of Patty and Jay Marco ... has one brother (Zachary) and one sister (Jessica) ... dad played football at Aurora University ... major is psychology ... volunteers doing yard work for people in his community ... career goals are baseball and sports therapy or strength and conditioning.