Charleston Southern University Athletics

2025 at Charleston Southern: Played in 50 games and started in 46 in the Bucs outfield while serving as the primary leadoff hitter for the squad ... Broke into the school's career record book for stolen bases (21 - T21st) ... Ended the year batting .356, to go with a .404 slugging % and.467 on base % ... Additionally, had 59 runs scored, 18 RBIs, 35 walks drawn, four hit by pitches and 21 stolen bases ... Ranked in the top ten in the league in batting average, stolen bases and on base % ... Had his single season runs scored tally break the school record which had stood since 1996 ... Had on base streak of 27 games for ninth in school history ... Also had his marks in batting average, steals, walks and on base % also break into the top 25 ... Helped power the Bucs to one of the best seasons in school history with them finishing the year with the second-most wins in a single season ... Contributed to the team breaking the single-season school records for team home runs, RBIs, runs scored, walks, hit by pitches, slugging percentage and on base percentage.


2024 at Cleveland State CC: Named Second-Team All-Region ... Played as an outfielder in 50 games for the Cougars during his lone season with the team ... Ended the season with an average of .333, on base percentage of .417 and slugging of .475 ... Collected 61 hits with 10 doubles, two triples and four home runs ... Scored 50 runs and drove 38 runs home ... Swiped 37 bags on 39 attempts as well as drew 28 walks and two hit by pitches ... Had 23 games with multiple hits on the year including five with three hits ... Had 11 outings with multiple stolen bases including a career-high three in a narrow win over Motlow State (3/30) ... Helped the team to a record of 38-20 on the year including a remarkable home mark of 22-8 ... In the TCCAA/NJCAA Region 7 Tournament they dropped their opener 4-3, but rallied to win five-in-a-row with Collins provided a trio of outings with multiple outings during the run to force a winner take all championship game against Dyersburg State.

2023 at East Tennessee State: Appeared in 10 games ... Had his first career hit against nationally-ranked Oklahoma State with an RBI single in the eighth inning ... Served as ETSU's primary pinch-running option, scoring five runs ... Stole a base and scored in his first collegiate appearance against Appalachian State on February 28, as ETSU won 5-0 and handed the Mountaineers their first loss of the season through eight games ... Also scored a run in a 17-12 win over Samford on March 26 ... Also scored in a comeback effort on April 11 against Radford, as ETSU trailed 5-3 with two outs in the ninth inning before Collins scored the fourth run that later led to a walk off run by Cody Miller ... Also scored in an important situation during the conference tournament against Samford, coming home on a single by Cameron Sisneros to make it 2-1 late in the ball game.

High School: Prepped at Roane County High School by head coach Jake Witter ... Ranked as the top outfield prospect and #11 overall prospect in the state of Tennessee in his class … Earned an All-State selection and a two-way All-State Selection his Senior year … Had a .524 batting average … Played football for head coach Brian Pankey ... From Kingston, Tennessee ... Son of Bryant and Stephannie Collins and has a sister, Kyndal … Father played tennis at ETSU.