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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, Spring 2026)
• CUSA Honor Roll (2025)
• CUSA Academic Medal (2025)
2026 (Senior)
Played in 34 games with 25 starts, splitting time between first base and DH...Batted .287 with six homers, five doubles and 21 RBIs...Scored 22 runs and slugged .515...Hit two home runs on April 4 versus Sam Houston...Smacked a pinch-hit homer versus Dallas Baptist in the CUSA Tournament (May 22), and added another round-tripper the next day against Liberty...Drove in a season-high three runs against Sam Houston (April 5) and added six more multi-RBI efforts...Tallied six multi-hit games, with three against Oral Roberts (Feb. 24), Memphis (March 6) and at Delaware (April 11).
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 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 Darian, Ill....Finance major.
• Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (Fall 2025, Spring 2026)
• CUSA Honor Roll (2025)
• CUSA Academic Medal (2025)
2026 (Senior)
Played in 34 games with 25 starts, splitting time between first base and DH...Batted .287 with six homers, five doubles and 21 RBIs...Scored 22 runs and slugged .515...Hit two home runs on April 4 versus Sam Houston...Smacked a pinch-hit homer versus Dallas Baptist in the CUSA Tournament (May 22), and added another round-tripper the next day against Liberty...Drove in a season-high three runs against Sam Houston (April 5) and added six more multi-RBI efforts...Tallied six multi-hit games, with three against Oral Roberts (Feb. 24), Memphis (March 6) and at Delaware (April 11).
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 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 Darian, Ill....Finance major.
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