Western Carolina University

2015 (Junior): Played in 33 games with 29 starts in the outfield, all coming in left field ... Missed time in the field due to a couple of injuries including a knee and a wrist issue ... Batted .213 with 23 hits including eight for extra bases with five doubles and three home runs ... Put together an 11-game hitting streak from late-May through mid-April tallying a pair of multi-hit games ... His first hit for the Purple & Gold was a double against Purdue (Feb. 14) ... Belted his first home run at WCU against The Citadel (March 28), collecting two of his three on the year on the weekend ... Recorded a career-high three hits and career-best four RBI against The Citadel.
Prior to Western Carolina: Hit .335 as a sophomore at Columbia State with nine doubles, five triples and four home runs ... Finished with 35 RBI in helping Columbia State to the conference and region championship; Rossview HS: Held the Montgomery County home run record with 14 ... Ranked inside his high school's top 10 in career RBI in a single season with 65 as a senior.

Personal: Is the son of Bobby and Penny Atwell ... His father played collegiate baseball at Louisville ... Has one younger sibling, Payton, who plays women's soccer at Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville, Tenn.

Career Game Highs:
At Bats: 6, twice (MR: at UNCG, 3/21/15)
Hits: 3, THE CITADEL (3/28/15)
Runs: 2, five times (MR: THE CITADEL, 3/29/15)
Doubles: 1, five times (MR: WOFFORD, 4/4/15)
RBI: 4, THE CITADEL (3/28/15)
Walks: 2, HOLY CROSS-1 (3/7/15)
Hitting Streak: 11 games (3/28/15 - 4/17/15)