Nick Akins

Nick Akins [Nicholas A. Akins] is currently a free agent who was last active in the minor leagues in 2019. He last played in the Minor Leagues for the Great Lakes Loons (Los Angeles Dodgers affiliate) in the Midwest League (A). His last professional season was with the Vallejo Admirals (Pacific Association) in 2019. Akins was born on December 25th, 1987 in Los Angeles, California and is currently 38 years old. He played High School baseball for the Los Angeles High School Romans in Los Angeles, California. He played College Baseball for the Vanguard University of Southern California Lions and 1 year of California Community College Athletic Association College Baseball for the Riverside Community College Tigers [Orange Empire] where he was teammates with future Major Leaguers Matt Clark and Brandon Cunniff. He was drafted and signed in the 19th round (577th ...
overall) of the 2009 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers. His most frequent teammates throughout his career, based on statistics listed below were Jon Garcia, Michael Pericht, Greg Wilborn, Joe Becker, Garrett Gould and Casio Grider. Akins played 4 minor league seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Led the Pioneer League (Rk) with 15 Home Runs, a .469 Secondary Avg and a .333 ISO in 2010. Led the Pacific Association (Ind) with 395 Plate Appearances, 210 Total Bases, 29 Home Runs, 81 Runs Batted In and 47 Extra Base Hits in 2018. Led the Pacific Association (Ind) with 21 Home Runs in 2019. Played 5 years of Independent League Baseball between 2013-2019. He was also drafted in the 20th round of the 2008 Draft by the Washington Nationals but did not sign. He was also drafted in the 13th round of the 2006 Draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers but did not sign.

Awards: Named Frontier League All-Star in 2013. Named Arizona League All-Star in 2009.