Career Statistics (through 2008)

2008: Played in 22 games after missing the beginning of the season with an injury... Had multiple hits in six different games... Went 3-for-5 with a home run and three runs batted in in a victory over Concordia Wisconsin on April 9... Picked up two doubles and two RBIs in win over Marian on April 23.

2006: Team captain ... Named LMC Player of the Week on April 11, 2006 after hitting three homeruns in a doubleheader with MSOE.

2005: Named to LMC All-Rookie team … tied for second in the LMC in at bats (156), third in doubles (13), fourth in walks (27), and fifth in runs scored (40) … batted .276 appearing and starting in 43 games .. tied for team lead in triples (2) … tallied 13 multi-hit games.

Prep: Earned three varsity letters in baseball at Zion-Benton Township under head coach Gary Beirieter and played with current Edgewood College teammates Ryan Siebert and Chris Welch … All-North Suburban Conference and team MVP … also played fullback and linebacker for the Zee-Bee football team.

Personal: Born March 8, 1986 … majoring in mathematics … son of Sue Atkin