College: 2010: Expected to be one of the leading candidates for the starting tailback position … originally played basketball at Gannon, before joining the football team prior to the 2009 season … played in 13 games during the Gannon basketball team’s 2008-09 season that ended in the NCAA Division II Elite Eight … transferred to Gannon prior to the 2008-09 academic year from the Community College of Beaver County.
2009: Played in every game during his first season in a Gannon uniform … ranked ninth among PSAC players in all-purpose yards per game (96.45), 13th in kickoff return average (21.16) and 20th in rushing yards per game (44.27) … ripped off a 69-yard touchdown run against Slippery Rock, the 10th-longest run in school history … produced kickoff returns of 82 and 51 yards at Mercyhurst, representing the third-longest and 11th-longest in school history … had a 40-yard punt return at California (Pa.), equaling the 14th-longest in school history … accumulated 1,061 all-purpose yards which stands as the fifth-highest single-season total in program history … recorded first career 100-yard rushing game with 100 yards and one touchdown against Cheyney … produced at least 44 all-purpose yards every game … reached triple digits in all-purpose yards during five games … had a season-high 159 all-purpose yards at Mercyhurst, including 131 on two kickoff returns … added 147 all-purpose yards the next week against Slippery Rock with 90 rushing yards and 57 return yards … averaged 67 rushing yards during the final four games … fell three yards short of another 100-yard game at Indiana (Pa.), finishing with 97 yards and one touchdown … scored his first career touchdown against East Stroudsburg during the second week.
At Community College of Beaver County: Played basketball for head coach Dan Derose ... named to the Thanksgiving all-tournament team.
High School: Played basketball for head coach Paul Maljan at Penn-Trafford (Pa.) High School ... averaged 10 points and five assists while leading Steel Valley to the WPIAL championship as a sophomore ... transferred to Penn-Trafford for his final two years ... led Penn-Trafford in scoring both years ... named to the all-conference first team after averaging 15 points and nine assists as a junior ... selected to play in the Pittsburgh Hoops Classic after averaging 19 points and 10 assists as a senior ... earned all-conference first-team accolades as a senior.
Personal: English major ... has two brothers ... son of Gina and Adrian Batts.
Career Highs
Rushes: 14 at Indiana (Pa.) (10/31/09)
Rushing Yards: 100 vs. Cheyney (9/12/09)
Rushing TDs: 1, four times, last at Indiana (Pa.) (10/31/09)
Receptions: 1 at Clarion (10/3/09); at Bloomsburg (11/7/09)
Receiving Yards: 25 at Bloomsburg (11/7/09)
Kickoff Returns: 6 at California (Pa.) (9/19/09)
Kickoff Return Yards: 131 at Mercyhurst (10/10/09)
Punt Returns: 3 vs. Slippery Rock (10/17/09)
Punt Return Yards: 51 at California (Pa.) (9/19/09)
All-Purpose Yards: 159 at Mercyhurst (10/10/09)
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Year - Rushing
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GP-GS
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Att
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Gain
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Loss
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Net
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Avg
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TD
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Long
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Avg/G
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2009
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11-0
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77
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512
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25
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487
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6.3
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4
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69
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44.3
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Year - Receiving
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GP-GS
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No
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Yards
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Avg
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TD
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Long
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Avg/G
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2009
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11-0
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2
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31
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15.5
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0
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25
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2.8
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Year - Punt Returns
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No
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Yards
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Avg
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TD
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Long
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2009
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13
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141
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10.8
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0
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40
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Year - Kickoff Returns
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No
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Yards
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Avg
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TD
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Long
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2009
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19
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402
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21.2
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0
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82
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