Joey Hawkins

	Class: Sophomore
	Hometown: Whitby, Ontario
	High School: Sinclair Secondary School

	Height / Weight: 5-11 / 165
	Position: Infielder
	B/T: R/R

04/21/2013

Bears Complete Series Sweep of Bradley With 6-2 Victory

Clutch Hits From McComack, Peebles Lift Bears to 9-3 Valley Mark With Third-Straight Win Over Braves

04/20/2013

Bears Bounce Bradley to Clinch Series, Gain Share of MVC Lead

Maddox, Becker Enjoy Career Days at the Plate to Help Harris Improve to 8-0 as a Bear With 12-2 Victory

04/14/2013

Southern Illinois Overcomes Early Deficit to Salvage Series Finale With Bears

Salukis Plate Eight Unanswered Runs in 8-5 Decision to Drop Bears to 6-3 in Valley Play

04/13/2013

Bears Score Early and Often to Claim 14-6 Victory Over Southern Illinois

Harris Improves to 7-0 as MSU Clinches Series Win Over Salukis

04/12/2013

Late Offensive Explosion Lifts Bears to 7-3 Win Over Southern Illinois

Matheny's Two-Run Triple Highlights Four-Run Seventh as MSU Wins No. 20, Improves to 5-2 in Valley Play

03/31/2013

Joey Hawkins Discusses the Bears' Sweep of Indiana State

2012: Hawkins appeared in 36 games as a freshman and made 12 starts in all on the Bears' infield...Handled his first 64 defensive chances as a freshman without committing an error and fielded .974 on the year... Made six starts in MSU's first seven games...Hit .308 (4-for-13) in his first four starts as a Bear, Feb. 17-24...Went 2-for-3 with a pair of walks and two runs scored Feb. 18, in the Bears' 10-8 win over Tennessee Tech...Assisted on four double plays in MSU's 4-2 win at Texas Tech (Feb. 19), just one shy of Ryan Howard's single-game school record...Drove in his first run May 5 in the Bears' 11-3 win over Air Force...Registered his first hits since Feb. 24 with a 2-for-3 day off the Bears' bench in an 11-8 win over Bradley at the MVC Championship (May 24)...Started at shortstop in each of MSU's final two contests at the Coral Gables Regional (June 2-3), going 1-for-4 with an RBI in the Bears' 12-2 win over top seeded Miami (Fla.).

Background: Hawkins spent time with the Ontario Blue Jays, a select team of high school players, and Team Canada prior to attending Missouri State...Participated in several extended spring training games against professional teams, as well as one Major League spring training game against the Toronto Blue Jays...Ontario team went 63-7 in 2011 in the Premier Baseball League of Ontario, and won the 2010 North Atlantic Regional while finishing second in 2011...Hit .400 in the Connie Mack World Series in 2010, a prestigious amateur baseball tournament including teams from the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico...The Blue Jays regularly scrimmage the Bears each fall at Hammons Field...Chosen by Kansas City in the 42nd round of the 2011 MLB Draft.

Personal: Joey Stephen Hawkins is the son of Steve and Sheilah Hawkins...Born March 10, 1993, in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada.