Washburn University Athletics

Awards & Honors:
• All-MIAA Third Team (2023)
• All-MIAA Honorable Mention (2022, 2024)

In 2024: Played in 46 games and made 42 starts picking up 42 hits with 13 doubles and five home runs while batting .266 ... went 3-6 with two home runs on April 7 at Newman ... had three hits in three games and had two games with three RBI ... was 3-3 on stolen base attempts ... was an All-MIAA honorable mention at second base 

In 2023: Named to the all-MIAA Third Team ... was the only Ichabod to start all 52 games ... wrapped up the season ranked in the top-five on the team in 13 categories, including a team-leading 76 hits (third in MIAA), 15 doubles, two triples, three home runs, 49 runs scored, 13 stolen bases, 22 multi-hit games, a .350 batting average, .479 slugging percentage, and .417 on base percentage ... in the MIAA-opening doubleheader against Fort Hays State (Feb. 25), he went a combined 10-12 with a double and five runs scored.

In 2022: Started all 55 games at shortstop ... earned all-MIAA honorable mention accolades ... finished the season batting .299 and was second on the team in hits (67), runs (56), doubles (16), walks (22), multi-hit games (23). and sacrifice flies (four) ... also led the team and was seventh in the MIAA with seven sacrifice bunts ... was a single shy of hitting for the cycle at Newman (March 5) and finished the game 3-5 with four runs scored and four RBI ... in the NCAA Central Region Tournament against Northeastern State (May 20), went 3-4 with a pair of doubles, two runs, and two RBI.

Prior to Washburn: Played at Seminole State College (Okla.) for two seasons.

High School: Three-year letterwinner at Charles Page High School (Sand Springs, Okla.).

Personal: Son of Scott and Stephanie Watkins ... has one brother, Clay ... his father played baseball collegiately at Seminole State and Oklahoma State before being drafted and playing for the Minnesota Twins ... majoring in physics.