- Appeared in 17 games in his first UIS season, including eight starts
- Tied a NCAA Division II record with two home runs in an inning against Truman State
- Had a .378 batting average, .946 slugging percentage, and .452 on-base percentage
UIS:
2021- NCAA Opt Out … appeared in 17 games prior to that, with eight starts … had seven starts in center field, and one in right field … had a .378 batting average, with a .946 slugging percentage and .452 on-base percentage … recorded 17 runs, 14 hits, seven doubles, one triple, four home runs, 15 RBI, and one stolen base … tied for the team-high with four hits as a pinch hitter … tied a NCAA Division II record with two home runs in a single inning against Truman State … finished that game with a season-high five RBI …. had three games with three or more RBI … had five multi-hit games, including a season-high three against William Jewell … had a season-high four runs as well in that contest, and had five total games with two or more runs … drew a season-best three walks in the fourth game of the William Jewell series … batted .357 with runners in scoring position.
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Prior to UIS:
A transfer from Purdue University … trained in the fall of 2020 with the Big 10 program … attended John A. Logan in 2020 … batted .270 with 15 runs and 11 RBI in 20 games … had a .405 slugging percentage after recording five doubles, one triple, and one home run … did not make an error in 28 fielding chances … went 11-of-13 on stolen base attempts … played 2019 at State College of Florida … batted .256 with 24 runs and 29 RBI … had nine doubles, three triples, and two home runs … collected five stolen bases … in the field, had 106 putouts and three assists, and did not make an error.
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High School:
Lettered four times in baseball, and once in football.
Personal:
The son of Vashti Richards and Eduardo Acosta-Gonzalez … has one sibling, Eleatee … a Communications major.
