2017: Appeared in 31 games, made 25 starts … produced 20 hits in 82 at bats, for a batting average of .244 … recorded five doubles and one triple … scored 13 runs and drove in seven … drew nine walks … tallied five multi-hit games, three of which were three or more hits … made four appearances on the mound, with two starts … amassed 27 total bases … posted a record of 1-1 … tallied 11 strikeouts in 14.2 innings of work … had an ERA of 5.52 … accumulated 65 assists and 43 putouts, with a fielding percentage of .931 … assisted on 18 double plays … notched a season-high three hits, with a 3-for-4 day at the plate with three RBIs against Wilmington on April 1 … picked up his second win of his career against Lyndon St. on March 2, when he pitched five innings with five strikeouts … recorded his first career triple against Waynesburg on Feb. 25 … finished his career with 132 hits in 379 at bats, for a career average of .348 … totaled 33 walks, 22 doubles, six stolen bases and one triple for his career.
2016: Second Team All-OAC … tied for first in the OAC with a batting average of .415 … achieved the longest hitting streak of the season with 11 games … led the team with 22 multi-hit games … had three or more hits eight times, which led the team … recorded three multi-RBI games … started 35 games for the Crusaders … scored 31 runs … tallied 61 hits with eight doubles … accumulated 69 total bases … compiled 15 RBIs … drew 11 walks … stole one base … tallied 147 at bats in 167 plate appearances … recorded a career-high with five hits and tied a career-high with three runs scored in a game against Hanover (Ind.) on March 3 in Florida … had a game-high four hits in the conference opener at home against Heidelberg on March 25 …drove in three runs on two separate occasions … pitched four and a third innings … struck out four batters … recorded 66 putouts while assisting on 92 outs.
2015: Started all 34 games he played in for the 2015 season … attained 44 hits (second on the team) for a batting average of .364 (third on the team) … scored 22 runs on the year, batting in another 18 … recorded eight doubles in the season … stole four bases … registered three hits, a run, and an RBI in the 7-2 win over Cleary on Feb. 24 …batted in three runs with two hits and scored a run to help Capital avenge the loss earlier in the day with a 12-7 victory over Muskingum on March 21 … went 3-4 to score three times and bat in two in Capital’s 11-4 victory over Wilmington on April 6 … hit three times for an RBI and walked when Capital fell to John Carroll 6-4 on April 19 … recorded three hits in an effort that fell short against Ohio Northern on April 26 … scored three runs with two hits and a walk, racking up an RBI along the way on April 29 in the 10-4 victory versus Kenyon … hit three times, including a double, batting in two and scoring a run himself against Ohio Wesleyan in the 11-6 victory on April 30.
2014: Played in 16 games and made four starts … batted .208 (5-of-24) with two runs scored and three runs batted in … recorded one double … drew a walk and was hit by two pitches … tied for fourth on the team with 22 fielding assists … hit a two-run single in Capital’s 16-4 victory over Maritime (N.Y.) on Feb. 23 in Florida.
Personal: Majoring in chemistry … parents are Gary and Cindy Colburn … attended Lakota East High School, where he participated in baseball … earned all-conference honors … played for coach Ray Hamilton at Lakota East … career ambition is to work in chemistry or finance … hobbies include hanging out with friends.
