Utah Valley University Athletics

At Utah Valley ...

Junior (2015): Batted .299 with two home runs, 19 RBIs and two stolen bases ... finished with 44 hits ... batted .364 vs left-handed pitching and .353 with runners in scoring position ... against Sacramento State (April 10) went 2-for-4 with two RBIs, a double and one run ... went 2-for-4 against New Mexico State (May 1) with three RBI, a home run and two runs ... also went 3-for-5 with three RBIs and a home run against Sacramento State (May 20) ... 15 multi-hit games ... finished the season with a eight game hit streak ... named to the 2015 WAC All-Tournament Team for the second straight season after going 5-for-12 (.417) with a home run, double and five runs batted in ... batted .360 in WAC play.

Sophomore (2014): Batted .295 with six home runs, a team-high 21 doubles and four triples ... drove in 40 runs while playing in 53 games, starting 49 ... his 21 doubles led the WAC and ranked 16th in the country ... was ninth in the nation in doubles per game (.40) ... home runs came at Pepperdine (Feb 23), vs North Dakota (March 16), at UNLV (March 25), at BYU (April 1), vs Utah (April 22), and at Grand Canyon (May 16) ... named to WAC All-Tournament Team after batting 7-for-19 (.368) with five doubles and nine RBIs ... drove in four runs and had two doubles in tournament-opening win over New Mexico State ... went 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs in win at BYU.

Before Utah Valley ...
Played one season at USU Eastern JC in Price, Utah ... was named Scenic West Athletic Conference Player of the Year after batting .376 with 17 home runs, nine triples, nine doubles, 53 RBIs and 17 stolen bases ... prepped at Kanab High School in Kanab, Utah ... also played basketball and football ... helped team to state championship in 2008-09 in baseball and in football in 2007-08.

Personal ...
Son of Jeri and Brent Brinkerhoff ... born in Kanab, Utah ... served LDS mission in Mississippi, Louisiana and Southern Arkansas ... dad (Brent) played at Dixie State ... is the youngest of seven kids ... major is exercise science.