As a Senior (2015)
ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Team honoree ... named to the NCBWA, Datkronics, Inc. and ABCA/Rawlings All-Region First Team ... All-GLIAC First Team laurel ... voted onto the All-GLIAC Tournament Team ... finished with the fifth-most hits (241), doubles (44) and sacrifice hits (21) in school history ... also ranked eighth in career RBIs (143) and at bats (635), as well as ninth in games played (192) and games started (176) ... one of three Lakers to start all 52 games ... ranked second on the team in batting average (.369), hits (72) and RBIs (42) ... led the team with 25 multi-hit games ... had nine multi-RBI outings ... tallied a career-high four hits at Hillsdale (April 25) ... went 3-for-6 with three RBIs and a run against Gannon (March 2) ... finished 2-for-4 with three RBIs and two runs at Wayne State (April 4) ... went 3-for-6 with three runs and three RBIs at Northwood (April 15) ... notched two runs and two RBIs in a 4-for-5 outing at Hillsdale (April 25) ... drove in three runs and scored three times as part of a 2-for-4 day against Ashland (May 10) in the GLIAC Tournament title game | Game-by-Game Stats
As a Junior (2014)
Daktronics First Team All-American...ABCA/Rawlings and NCBWA Third Team All-American...ABCA, Daktronics and NCBWA First Team All-Region...ABCA/Rawlings Midwest Region Gold Glove Recipient...First Team All-GLIAC...Started all 52 games...Led the team in batting average (.412), runs (52), hits (82), doubles (13) and triples (5)...Drove in 48, had a .573 slugging percentage and a .450 on-base percentage with 13 stolen bases...Did not commit an error in the field in 123 chances (118 putouts, 5 assists)...Led the GLIAC in both batting average and hits...In GLIAC games only, he hit .422 with six doubles, four triples, three home runs, had a .633 slugging percentage and a .472 on-base percentage...Led the team with 28 multi-hit games and was third on the team with 11 multi-RBI games...Had a 14-game hitting streak during the year and ended the season on a 17-game reached base streak...Had six multi-hit games in eight postseason contests...Went 3-for-5 with two runs and an RBI in the opening game of the regional tournament against Lake Erie (5/15)...Went 2-for-5 with three RBI and a double against Tiffin (5/9) in the GLIAC Tournament...Had his biggest game against Saginaw Valley State (4/17), going 4-for-6 with a school-record five runs scored, four RBI, a double and two home runs...Had a streak of 10 multi-hit games in 12 contests between Apr. 1 and Apr. 18...Went 3-for-4 with two runs and an RBI against Saginaw Valley State (4/9)...Went 3-for-4 with two runs, two RBI and a triple against Ohio Dominican (4/5)...Went 2-for-4 with four RBI and a double against Winona State (3/10)...Went 3-for-5 with three runs and two RBI against Lewis (3/3).
As a Sophomore (2013)
Second Team NCBWA All-Midwest Region...Midwest Regional Tournament MVP...Midwest Regional All-Tournament Team...GLIAC All-Tournament Team...Honorable Mention All-GLIAC...Played in 56 games (54 starts)...Hit .379 with 31 runs, 66 hits, 12 doubles, two home runs, 38 RBI and 10 stolen bases...Slugged .494 and had a .446 on-base percentage...Had 21 multi-hit games and nine multi-RBI games, both third on the team...Named regional tournament MVP after hitting .556 with six runs, eight RBI and three stolen bases...Named to the GLIAC All-Tournament team after hitting .526 with six runs, six RBI, two doubles and a stolen base...For the entire postseason, including the College World Series, Potts hit .463 with 13 runs, five doubles, one home run, 16 RBI, stole four bases, slugged .611 and had a .492 on-base percentage...Went 3-for-4 with two RBI and a stolen base against Malone (3/24)...Went 2-for-3 with two runs, two RBI and a home run against Walsh (4/13)...Went 3-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, a double and a stolen base against Wayne State (5/10) in the GLIAC Tournament...Went 2-for-4 with three runs, a walk and two stolen bases against Lewis (5/17) in the regional tournament...Went 2-for-4 with four RBI, a double and a stolen base against Bellarmine (5/18) in the regional tournament...Went 3-for-3 with one run, three RBI and a double against Bellarmine (5/19) in the regional championship game.
As a Freshman (2012)
GLIAC All-Tournament Team...Played in 32 games (18 starts)...Hit .313 with 11 runs, 21 hits, six doubles, 15 RBI and a .433 slugging percentage...Had six multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games...Stole four bases (on six attempts)...Went 1-for-4 with a run scored, two RBI and his first career triple against Notre Dame (3/6)...Went 2-for-3 with a run scored, two RBI and a double at Urbana (3/18)...Went 1-for-3 with a double, walk and two stolen bases at Ohio Dominican (5/6)...Hit .500 (5-for-10) in the GLIAC Tournament with two runs, three RBI and a walk...Went 2-for-4 with two RBI against Ashland (5/9)...Went 2-for-3 with a run scored, RBI, double and a walk against Wayne State (5/12) in the GLIAC Championship game...Hit .333 (3-for-9) with one run scored, three RBI and a double in the Midwest Regional Tournament.
High School
Prepped at Muskegon Oakridge under head coach Brandon Barry...Named all-conference, all-area and all-state three times...Hit .584 with 38 RBI, 34 stolen bases and six home runs as a senior in leading his team to a conference and regional championship...Hit .467 as a junior with 41 RBI, 28 stolen bases and four home runs...Held a .546 batting average with 47 RBI, 56 runs scored and five home runs as a sophomore, helping team to a regional title...As a freshman, he hit .479 with 39 RBI, 32 stolen bases and five home runs...Also an all-conference, all-area and all-state performer in football and basketball.
Personal
Son of Tom and Kathy Potts...Exercise Science major...Also plays football at GVSU.
