Cal State LA Athletics

2023: Was a key part of the team in his final year with the program. Appeared in 35 games with 28 starts. Hit .190 with 19 hits in 100 at bats. Had two home runs, 14 runs batted in and 15 runs scored. Went 2-for-4 with a home run and career-high three RBI at Cal State Dominguez Hills on March 4. Hit a three-run home run as part of a five-run sixth-inning rally. Also hit a two-run home run and scored two runs in a 12-2 win over Cal State San Marcos on March 18. Had a run-scoring single and scored a run during a nine-run 10^th inning in a 15-8 win at Cal Poly Pomona on April 6. Hit safely in 14 games and had five multi-hit games. For his career, appeared in 89 games in 79 starts. Hit .223 with two home runs, 24 RBI and 44 runs scored.

2022: Had a strong season for the Golden Eagles. Appeared in 40 games with 37 starts. Hit .256 with 31 hits in 121 at bats. Was fifth on the team in runs scored. Had an on-base percentage of .361 and was 2-for-2 in stolen-base attempts. Matched a career high with three hits at San Francisco State on May 6. Went 8-for-16 in the series. Had nine multi-hit games. Scored a career-high three runs at Cal State San Marcos on March 7. Went 1-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBI at Biola on Feb. 18.

2021: Earned 2020-21 California Collegiate Athletic Association All-Academic honors. Team did not compete due to COVID-19.

2020: Was a key part of the team in his first year with the Golden Eagles before the season was halted. Started 14 of the team’s 20 games. Hit .205 with nine hits in 44 at bats. Had four doubles, six runs scored and two runs batted in. Made his Cal State LA debut and went 1-for-5 with a run scored in an 8-2 win over Northwest Nazarene on Feb. 7. Had a season-high three hits, all doubles, at Stanislaus State on March 6. Went 2-for-4 with one run scored at Cal Poly Pomona on Feb. 22. Saw playing time at second base and in the outfield.

At University of New Mexico: Appeared in 29 games with 17 starts in two years with the Division I program. Was 8-for-43 as a freshman and hit .186. Went 3-for-9 as a sophomore and appeared in seven games with four starts. Hit safely in three of his four starts.

At Venice High School: Earned first-team All-Western League honors at shortstop as a sophomore, junior and senior. Hit .504 as a junior and helped his team to a league championship. Hit .385 as a senior and earned All-City honors for a second straight season. Was a four-year varsity captain.

Personal: Son of Stanley Atkins and Jennifer Manheim. Majoring in art fashion. Enjoys dirt bike riding, wakeboarding and skateboarding. Lists hitting a walkoff grand slam home run as his most exciting experience in sports. Notes he likes to play other sports, too.