Returning starter in centerfield for the Tigers ... named to Colonial Athletic Association's Pre-Season All-CAA team ... candidate for LOWE'S Senior Class Award ... named second team All-CAA as a junior ... candidate for Academic All-America honors ... has plenty of speed and covers a lot of ground in the outfield ... also has a good arm ... explosive player who could be one of the best players in the CAA ... has deceptive power ... very good base runner ... younger brother of former Tiger first baseman Matt Collins ... good student who was named to the Colonial Athletic Association's Commissioner's List three times ... earned Academic All-America District 2 honors as a junior.
2009 Season: Starter in all 53 games in centerfield ... Tigers' third-leading hitter with a .335 batting average ... had a .629 slugging percentage, 11th in the CAA ... belted 14 home runs, tied for seventh in the CAA ... had team high 56 runs batted in, eighth in the CAA ... had 22 multi-hit games, including one four-hit game ... had seven three-hit games ... reached base safely in 48 of 53 games ... drew 30 walks, second on the team ... was hit by a pitch 12 times, tops on the team ... had a .438 on-base percentage, second on team ... second on team with 11 stolen bases in 14 attempts ... became the third player in Towson history to hit for the cycle when he accomplished the feat in a 17-16 win over Boston College ... had career high four hits and four RBI's in win over BC ... tied school record by smacking three homers in 16-8 win over Yale ... went 3-for-5 with four runs scored and seven RBI's in win over Yale ... had three hits and 2 RBI's in season opener at New Orleans ... batted .444 with one homer in three-game sweep over Youngstown State ... hit game-winning two-run homer in eighth inning of Tigers' 7-5 win over Penguins in series finale ... had four RBI's, including a three-run homer, in win at Mount St. Mary's ... batted .500 with three doubles and four RBI's in series win against Holy Cross ... was 3-for-5 with a double and triple in 10-9 win over Holy Cross in series opener ... batted .444 with four runs batted in at #14 Virginia in two-game series ... had fourth three-hit game of season at Virginia ... helped Tigers to series win at Hofstra by batting .385 with three doubles, one homer and three RBI's ... had three hits and three RBI's in series opener at Hofstra, a 17-8 win ... hit .429 in Tigers' three-game series at Georgia State, helping Tigers to series win over eventual CAA champions ... went three-for-five with two runs scored in Tigers' 13-10 win over Northeastern ... was hit by a pitch twice in a game in two different games.
2008 Season: Played in 50 games and started 40 times ... made 25 starts in centerfield ... started in leftfield eight times and made seven starts in rightfield ... batted .298, tenth on the team ... stole 13 bases in 16 attempts, second on the team ... scored 37 runs, fifth on the team ... had 15 multi-hit games, including two three-hit games ... had a 15-game hitting streak from April 8 to May 7 ... raised batting average over .300 in final week of season before dropping below .300 in CAA Championship Game ... went 3-for-5 and stole three bases in 7-4 loss at Maryland in May ... had three hits and scored two runs in 9-8 loss at Virginia Commonwealth ... led Tigers to an 11-2 win over UMBC with three runs scored and two hits, including a two-run homer ... had one hit and stole three bases in Tigers' 11-5 loss to George Washington ... lifted Tigers to a 4-2 win over Albany with a two-run triple in the sixth inning that drove in the decisive runs ... went 4-for-6 in Tigers' two-game series at 14th-ranked Virginia ... had two hits and scored two runs in 7-6 win over George Mason ... helped Tigers to a 6-3 win over Old Dominion with a first-inning home run against All-American Anthony Shawler ... had two hits, including an RBI double, in 6-4 win at Northeastern ... hit a two-run homer in loss to William & Mary ... had two hits in Tigers' 4-3 win at Delaware ... had two hits and three RBI's, including a two-run homer, in 10-6 loss to Georgia State ... singled, stole a base and scored a run in 7-2 win over Georgia State in regular season finale ... started all four games at the CAA Tournament ... batted .294 by going 5-for-17 ... also scored three runs and had two RBI's ... had two hits and drove in two runs in Tigers' loss to UNC Wilmington at CAA Tournament ... went 2-for-5 and scored twice in CAA Tournament win over Old Dominion ... batted .339 with three homers and 15 RBI's over final 30 games of season (April 1-May 24).
2007 Season: Appeared in 42 games and started 27 times ... made 25 starts in left field and two starts in right field ... batted .267 with 21 runs scored ... had two doubles, a triple, one home run and 12 runs batted in ... had five stolen bases in eight tries ... had 8 multi-hit games, including a pair of three-hit games ... singled in first college at-bat in loss at Charleston ... went 2-for-2 with a stolen base in 10-2 loss at 4th-ranked North Carolina ... helped Tigers to a 7-5 win over UMBC by going 3-for-4 with a run scored ... helped Tigers to a 5-1 win at Old Dominion with 2 hits, a run scored and one RBI ... pounded out 3 hits and drove in 3 runs in Tigers’ 9-4 loss at UNC Wilmington ... batted .416 in 3-game series against George Mason with a double and 6 runs scored ... singled and scored 3 runs in series finale, a 7-6 win over Mason ... had 3 hits, including a two-run triple, in 13-8 loss to Virginia Commonwealth ... helped Tigers to a 12-2 win over Georgia State with two hits, including a double and a two-run homer.
Background: Batted .421 in scholastic career at Quince Orchard High School ... set single season record with 26 stolen bases ... All-Metro second team selection ... member of Cougars’ state championship team in 2005 ... hit two inside-the-park home runs in one game, a win over Springbrook ... batted .516 as a junior with 10 doubles, three triples, 20 RBI’s and a team-leading 30 runs scored ... helped the Cougars win back-to-back regional championships ... also played basketball at Quince Orchard High School.
Personal: Has one older sister and one older brother ... older sister, Kristen, is an American University graduate who played field hockey for the Eagles ... older brother, Matt, is a 2009 Towson graduate who also played baseball for Tigers ... lists parents as people he admires most ... most memorable experience was Quince Orchard's rally from a 7-0 deficit to win the 2005 state championship game ... parents are both graduates of the University of Maryland ... father works for Intelsat ... mother works for a veterinarian ... son of Tom and Catherine Collins ... born on April 28, 1988 in Olney, Md. ... major is Finance.
