Southern Arkansas University Athletics

Awards
2019-20 CoSIDA NCAA Division II Academic All-District 7 First Team
2018 D2CCA Third-Team All-American
2018 NFCA All-Central Region First Team
2018 D2CCA All-Central Region First Team
2018 All-GAC First Team
GAC Player of the Week – March 13, 2018
 
Records
Most Sacrifice Flies in a Season – 9 (2018)
Most Career Sacrifice Flies – 13
T-1^st All-Time for Most Games Played in a Season – 71 (2018)
T-1^st All-Time for Most Games Started in a Season – 71 (2018)
T-1^st All-Time for Triple Plays Turned in a Season – 1 (2017)
T-1^st All-Time for Career Triple Plays Turned – 1
2^nd All-Time for RBIs in a Season – 69 (2018)
2^nd All-Time in GAC History for RBIs in a Season – 69 (2018)
T-2^nd All-Time for Most Sacrifice Flies in a Game – 2 (versus Southeastern Oklahoma, 5/4/2018)
T-2^nd All-Time for Most At-Bats in a Season – 221 (2018)
3^rd All-Time for Career Home Runs – 34
3^rd All-Time for Career RBIs – 151
T-3^rd All-Time for Most Hits in a Season – 78 (2018)
4^th All-Time for Career Total Bases – 318
4^th All-Time in GAC History for At-Bats in a Season – 255 (2018)
5^th All-Time for Career Assists – 308
5^th All-Time in GAC History for Career Home Runs – 34
7^th All-Time for Career Runs Scored – 123
7^th All-Time for Career Hits – 181
7^th All-Time for Career Doubles – 31
8^th All-Time for Career At-Bats – 580
8^th All-Time for Career Hit By Pitches – 19
8^th All-Time in GAC History for Career RBIs – 151
9^th All-Time for Career Slugging Percentage - .548
T-9^th All-Time for Most Home Runs in a Season – 15 (2018 and 2019)
10^th All-Time for RBIs in a Season – 51 (2019)
10^th All-Time for Assists in a Season – 123 (2018)
T-10^th All-Time for Career Walks – 52
 
Debut: February 3^rd, 2017 vs. Washburn
First Start: February 3^rd, 2017 vs. Washburn
Stats: .312 batting average (181-580); 188 games played, 186 games started; 123 runs; 31 doubles, two triples, 34 homeruns, 151 RBIs; 318 total bases; .548 slugging percentage; 52 walks, 19 hit by pitches, 59 strikeouts; .380 on-base percentage; 13 sacrifice flies, seven sacrifice hits; 188 putouts, 308 assists and 35 errors in 531 attempts; .934 fielding percentage
 
2020
Played in and started all 24 games in a shortened season….338 batting average (25-74)…32 runs…seven doubles and four homeruns…21 RBIs…44 total bases….595 slugging percentage…19 walks, four hit by pitches, four strikeouts….490 on-base percentage…one sacrifice fly, one sacrifice hit…15 putouts, 39 assists, five errors, .915 fielding percentage…led team in runs scored and walks…second on the team in hit by pitches, plate appearances and assists…third on the team in on-base percentage and doubles…fourth on the team in batting average, home runs, sacrifice hits and at bats…fifth on the team in hits…six multi-hit games…led GAC in walks…went 3-4 with a double and two runs scored in season opener versus St. Mary’s (TX) (1/31)…two-run homerun against UT-Tyler (2/9)…3-4 with a double, an RBI and three runs scored versus Harding (2/21)…grand slam in game one, 3-3 with a double and two runs in doubleheader versus Harding (2/22)…4-8 with a homerun and five RBIs in doubleheader against Northwestern Oklahoma (2/29)…2-4 with a homerun and three RBIs versus Southwestern Oklahoma (3/7)
 
2019
One of three Muleriders to play in and start every game (59)….303 batting average (59-195)…36 runs...59 hits, 8 doubles, a triple and 15 homeruns…51 RBIs…114 total bases….585 slugging percentage…10 walks, 8 hit by pitches, 19 strikeouts….356 on-base percentage…3 sacrifice flies, two sacrifice hits…44 putouts, 91 assists, 10 errors, .931 fielding percentage…11-game hitting streak from 3/16 to 3/30 (20-42 in that time)…14 multi-hit games and five games with three or more hits…14 games with more than one RBI…went 3-4 with a home run and four RBIs vs. #5 Saint Leo (2/9)…went 4-4 with two homeruns and seven RBIs in win at East Central (3/16)…set school record for RBIs (7) against East Central on 3/16…also tied for third-most bases in a game (10)…hit grand slam versus Southern Nazarene (4/5)…collected five hits in postseason play (5-12)…hit two-run home run versus Arkansas Tech at Central Regional (5/10)
 
2018
One of six Muleriders to play in and start every game (71)….353 batting average (78-221)…10 doubles and 15 homeruns…69 RBIs and 48 runs scored…133 total bases….602 slugging percentage…18 walks, six hit by pitches and 21 strikeouts….402 on-base percentage…nine sacrifice flies…89 putouts, 123 assists and 10 errors, .955 fielding percentage…led GAC in sacrifice flies…three instances of a seven or more game hitting streak…started season 12-22 (.545 average) with four extra-base hits and seven RBIs…21 multi-hit games and six games with three or more hits…went 4-5 with two doubles against Southern Nazarene (3/9)…went 9-14 with three doubles, two home runs and eight runs scored in four-game series vs. Southern Nazarene (3/9-3/10)…went 6-11 with six RBIs in four-game series vs. Southwestern Oklahoma (3/16-3/17)…15 hits in postseason play, including six in GAC Tournament…hit two homeruns in opening game of Central Regional versus Minnesota State-Mankato (5/12)
 
2017
Played in 34 games, making 32 starts….211 batting average (19-90)…six doubles and a triple…10 RBIs, seven runs scored…27 total bases….300 slugging percentage…five walks, one hit by pitch, 15 strikeouts….260 on-base percentage…three sacrifice hits…40 putouts, 55 assists, 10 errors, .905 fielding percentage…five-game hitting streak from 2/5 to 2-12 (7-18), with four hit being for extra bases…went 4-9 in series versus Southeastern Okla. (4/28-4/29)…went 6-20 in postseason play
 
Previous School
Otts, a native of Benton, Arkansas, is a 2016 graduate of Harmony Grove HS