RJ Watters

Height:
6-0
Weight:
200
Position:
OF
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Gahanna, Ohio
High School:
Columbus Academy

2016: Appeared in 33 games and started 13 ... Notched a hit in his first game of the season against Nevada (2/19) ... Had a double and a run against Nevada two days later ... Came in as a pinch hitter against Pacific and got a hit in his one at-bat and scored a run (2/28) ... Went 2/4 with 2 RBIs and a run scored at Ohio State (3/27) ... Scored a run and hit a single at Chicago State (4/19) ... Stole a base and scored a run after coming in as a pinch runner at Rutgers (5/20).

2015: Academic All-Big Ten Honoree ... Played in 27 games and started 10 serving as the main Wildcat bench player … Had team high average of .362 in 47 at bats … Ranked fourth in on-base percentage with .375 … Tied for the team lead in stolen bases with four … Went 2-for-4 and scored twice against Michigan (5/9) … Drove in a run and scored against the Wolverines (5/8) … Knocked in a pair against Kansas (5/6) … Collected an RBI against Nebraska (5/1) Scored a run against UNLV (3/21) … Drove in a run against Incarnate Word (2/20).

2014: Appeared in 23 games off the bench with two starts ... Blasted first career home run at Michigan State (4/27) ... Scored game-tying run as pinch runner in 7th inning at Nebraska (4/18) ... Scored game-tying run in bottom 9th as pinch runner against Iowa (4/11) ... Scored a run at Eastern Michigan (3/26) ... Recorded first collegiate hit vs. LIU Brooklyn (3/14) ... Made 2014 debut in CF at USC (2/14).

High School: Three-year letterwinner ... First-team all-league and all-district selection as a senior, batting .417 with 10 doubles and 23 stolen bases ... Special mention all-metro ... Batted .361 with 18 stolen bases while earning second-team all-league honors as a junior ... Hit .456 with 21 stolen bases sophomore year ... Honorable mention all-district ... Played summer ball for the Columbus Cobras and Ohio Sharks ... Earned a pair of all-league selections while being named team MVP and team captain in football, while also competing in basketball ... High school coach was Jim Collis.

Personal: Born Robert Jack Watters ... Son of Scott and Bev Watters ... Father played linebacker in the NFL for the Buffalo Bills ... Anticipated major is economics.