Chico State Athletics

All-CCAA Honorable Mention in 2018…Set new Chico State single-season record and led the CCAA with 16 home runs…Second on the team in runs batted in (43), extra-base hits (25) and slugging percentage (.633)…Posted multiple hits and RBI in 12 games…Crushed two homers and drove in four runs May 25 vs. Southern Arkansas in NCAA Championship finals…Enters 2019 season tied for fourth in home runs in Chico State history…Pre-Chico Days: Played two seasons at Simpson University in Redding…Helped lead the Red Hawks to back-to-back California Pacific Conference titles…A 2015 graduate of Red Bluff High School…Two-time First Team All-Eastern/Sacramento River League and First Team All-Northern Section selection…Led the Spartans to the 2014 Northern Section championship…Subway scholar-athlete…Personal: Born October 12, 1997 in Red Bluff…Daughter of Ronnie Akins and Bobbi Wellman…Has one younger sister, Aubree…Sports hero is Derek Jeter…Biggest sports thrill is “the effortless feeling of a solid hit”…Biggest non-sports thrill is trying something new…Enjoys weight lifting, painting, and traveling…Says the best thing about Chico is “being surrounded by beautiful nature”…Best advice ever received: “Be too large to worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble”…Knows sign language…Listens to the same music playlist and visualization podcasts before every game…Wants to meet actor Jennifer Lawrence…Would travel the world if money were no object…Psychology major.