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Jersey Number 13
Bobby Atkinson
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Darien, Ill.
- Prev School:
- St. Rita of Cascia HS/Heartland CC/Coastal Carolina/Bradley
Honors
• Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (Fall 2025)
Background
Played the 2025 season at Bradley, where he was a second-team all-Missouri Valley Conference selection and the MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Year...Batted .332 with the Braves, slugging .582 with a .457 on-base percentage...Had seven homers, three triples, 19 doubles, 42 RBIs and 45 runs scored during his one season in Peoria...Played for Coastal Carolina in 2024, going 2-for-12 at the plate with two RBIs and two runs scored in 11 games...Spent first two collegiate seasons at Heartland Community College in Normal, Ill....First Team All-American and Region 24 Player of the Year his freshman year in 2022...Helped the Hawks to a 57-5 record and NJCAA national championship as a sophomore in 2023...In 114 games at Heartland, batted .393 with a .786 slugging percentage and OBP in excess of .500, slugging 32 home runs and 72 total extra-base hits...Four-year starter for St. Rita of Cascia in suburban Chicago, picking up all-state honors his senior year.
Personal
Bobby Atkinson is the son of Bob and Staci Atkinson...Born May 11, 2003 in Darien, Ill....Finance major.
• Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (Fall 2025)
Background
Played the 2025 season at Bradley, where he was a second-team all-Missouri Valley Conference selection and the MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Year...Batted .332 with the Braves, slugging .582 with a .457 on-base percentage...Had seven homers, three triples, 19 doubles, 42 RBIs and 45 runs scored during his one season in Peoria...Played for Coastal Carolina in 2024, going 2-for-12 at the plate with two RBIs and two runs scored in 11 games...Spent first two collegiate seasons at Heartland Community College in Normal, Ill....First Team All-American and Region 24 Player of the Year his freshman year in 2022...Helped the Hawks to a 57-5 record and NJCAA national championship as a sophomore in 2023...In 114 games at Heartland, batted .393 with a .786 slugging percentage and OBP in excess of .500, slugging 32 home runs and 72 total extra-base hits...Four-year starter for St. Rita of Cascia in suburban Chicago, picking up all-state honors his senior year.
Personal
Bobby Atkinson is the son of Bob and Staci Atkinson...Born May 11, 2003 in Darien, Ill....Finance major.
Baseball Postgame at Kennesaw State (5/16/26)
Saturday, May 16
Baseball Postgame at Kennesaw State (5/15/26)
Friday, May 15
Baseball Postgame at Kennesaw State (5/14/26)
Thursday, May 14
Baseball Postgame vs. NMSU (5/10/26)
Sunday, May 10
