Ricky Batten Class: RS Senior Hometown: Mansfield High School: Mansfield Last College: New Mexico JC Height / Weight: 5-11 / 195 Position: C Experience: RS B/T: R/R

Prior to UTA: Comes to UTA after hitting .381 with four home runs and 17 RBI at New Mexico Junior College...named to the Texas/New Mexico junior college all-star team as a freshman ...earned distinguished academic all-America honors as a sophomore...member of the President's List...was an all-district and all-area player at Mansfield HS...hit .476 with three home runs as a senior...named to the Sports Zone all-star team ...recipient of the National Student Athlete award...member of Who's Who in American High School Athletics...graduated Magna Cum Laude...member of National Honor Society...scholar athlete ...received UIL Scholar award.

Personal: Son of Paulette and Ric Batten...born Oct. 13, 1983...a kinesiology major at UTA.