University of Texas Arlington Athletics

2009 (Medical Redshirt)
Suffered a season-ending injury and received a medical redshirt after batting .238 (5-for-21) in 10 games with six starts at first base... tallied a pair of multi-hit games, including a 2-for-2 performance against then-No. 4 Texas (2/24)... member of the Capital One/Southland Conference 2009 Commissioner[apos]s Spring Academic Honor Roll... named to the UT Arlington Spring 2009 Athletic Director[apos]s Academic Honor Roll. Howard College
Transferred to UT Arlington after playing one season at Howard College for head coach Britt Smith... helped guide Howard to a No. 2 NJCAA ranking during sophomore season... recorded a .381 batting average with seven doubles, two triples and 14 RBI in 2008. High School
A four-year varsity letterwinner at Southwest Christian Preparatory High School for Coach Rusty Beam... batted .358 with two home runs and posted an 8-3 record on the mound as a senior while earning first team All-State honors... named State Tournament Most Valuable Player and batted .431 with 47 RBI and a 10-0 record on the mound as a junior... started prep career by winning a the state championship as a freshman in 2003... also an All-District football athlete during sophomore and junior seasons. Personal
Son of Mike Hopkins and Babby Newland... father, Mike, played baseball at Lubbock Christian, step-father, David Newland, played baseball at Texas Tech... born March 9, 1988... a pre-law/business major at UT Arlington.