Texas State Athletics

2010: Preseason All-Southland Conference First Team selection at outfield for the second consecutive season … finished the season with All-SLC Third Team honors after making all 60 starts for the Bobcats and hitting .346 at the plate … had 88 hits, including 13 doubles and a triple … scored 46 runs, totaled 36 RBIs and was successful on 12-of-15 stolen base attempts … had just one error during the season while recording 137 putouts and three outfield assists … led the team with 29 multi-hit games and was fifth with eight multi-RBI games … posted the second longest hitting streak on the team at 16 games during the month of March … finished 5-for-6 with four RBIs, three runs scored and a pair of stolen bases against Texas Tech (3/16) … tallied two hits or more in eight consecutive games … was 7-for-16 (.438) with three runs scored and three RBIs in a three-game series against Sam Houston State (3/19-3/21).

2009: Named Preseason All-Southland Conference First Team outfielder ... made 53 starts in 55 games at center field ... posted a .368 batting average and recorded a team-high 86 hits in 234 at-bats ... scored 59 runs and tallied 30 RBIs ... had a 16-game hitting streak between March and April ... during the streak, posted a four-hit game against Northwestern State ... in the two-game series with the Demons, went 7-for-10 at the plate, including three straight doubles in a 3-for-4 game ... knocked in a career-high four RBIs against UTSA that included his lone home run of the season ... finished with 10 doubles and five triples ... was 14-of-18 in stolen bases ... led the team with 16 sacrifice hits ... only struck out 20 times on the season ... committed just two errors with 149 putouts and five assists in the field.

2008: Played in 35 games, making 17 starts ... compiled a .268 batting average ... recorded 15 hits and scored 15 runs in 56 at-bats ... notched first career hit in 1-for-3 outing against Sam Houston State (3/28) ... backed the game with a 2-for-2 performance against the Bearkats with a pair of RBIs ... notched five RBIs for the season ... drew nine walks ... went 2-for-2 in stolen base attempts ... recorded a .979 fielding percentage, recording just one error all season ... robbed Lamar from game-ending home run in Southland Conference Tournament.

High School: Three-year letter winner at Katy High School for head coach Tom McPherson ... led the Tigers with a .442 batting average ... named All-District 18-5A First Team... helped Katy to a 39-9 season and state semifinal appearance ... served as team captain in final season with the Tigers ... named first team all-state and all-greater Houston.

Personal: Son of Pat and Sandy Atwood ... born on February 10 ... has four brothers and one sister ... grandfather played football for the New York Giants franchise ... aunt Kareen Brattan is a Texas State graduate ... major is exercise and sport science.