Colby Fitch

Position:
C
Height:
5-11
Weight:
205
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Rocheport, Mo.
High School:
Columbia Hickman

CAREER HONORS
• 2017 MLB Draft, 13th Round (383rd overall), Philadelphia Phillies
• 2017 All-ACC Second Team
• ACC Player of the Week (5/15/17)

2017: Signed professional contract after being selected in the 13th round of the MLB Draft by the Philadelphia Phillies... Connected for 11 home runs and 47 RBI while starting 62 games during junior season... Was 4-for-12 with a double and four RBI at College World Series... Had three hits and drove in a run in June 10 win over Kentucky to clinch NCAA Super Regional and CWS berth... Named ACC Player of the Week on May 15 after had .500 (7-for-14) batting average with three home runs, five RBI, five runs scored, 1.214 slugging percentage and .529 on-base percentage on May 9-14... Had two home runs and was 4-for-5 overall in May 13 win at No. 7 Clemson... Finished 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBI as Cardinals finished sweep at Notre Dame on May 7... Was 2-for-4 with a double in May 6 win over the Irish... Walked four times and scored three runs in April 30 win over Toledo... Connected for a hit in each of the three wins at Georgia Tech, including a 3-for-5 outing with a home run in April 14 victory... Hit safely in all three games against No. 17 Wake Forest... Connected for a pair of home runs in March 31 win at No. 16 Virginia... Was 2-of-4 with a home run and three RBI in March 25 win at NC State... Drove in three runs and finished with two doubles in March 17 win over Boston College... Had two hits, including third home run, with two RBI in March 11 win over Pittsburgh... Was 3-for-4 with second home run of the season and career highs with four RBI and four runs scored in March 1 win over Morehead State... Connected for back-to-back two-hit performances and drove in a run in each outing in first two wins against Omaha on Feb. 24-25... Had third two-hit game of the season in Feb. 22 win over EKU... Reached base safely in all three games of the opening weekend in Clearwater, Florida delivering a pair of two-hit performances, including a home run and two RBI in Feb. 17 win over Alabama State.

2016: Made 27 starts and played in 45 games overall hitting .339 with five home runs and 25 RBI... Singled, walked and drove in two runs in April 15 win over No. 16 Clemson... Finished 4-for-5 with a double, triple, three RBI and three runs scored in April 12 win over WKU... Homered and scored twice at No. 5 Florida State on April 8... Finished 2-for-4 with three-run homer in March 29 win at WKU... Was 3-for-4 with a home run, triple and three RBI in 11-4 win over No. 9 Virginia on March 26... Registered fifth straight multi-hit game finishing 2-for-3 with a double, one RBI and two runs scored in March 23 win at Purdue... Matched a career-high for hits finishing 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI in March 19 loss at No. 5 Miami... Was 2-for-3 with a double and scored twice in March 11 win over Notre Dame... Connected for first collegiate home run, a solo shot to right center, on his first pitch of the season as a pinch hitter against SIU Edwardsville on Feb. 19.

2015: Hit .269 with 14 RBI in 29 games, including 20 starts, in first collegiate season... Was 2-for-3 with a double against Florida State on May 23 at the ACC Championship... Had best day of young career going 3-for-4 with a double and three RBI in win over No. 7 Florida State to clinch ACC Atlantic Division championship on May 9... Singled, walked, drove in a run and scored once in April 18 win over Wake Forest... Had two hits and drove in two runs in April 5 win at No. 9 Virginia... Delivered a two-out, two-run double in the first inning of Louisville’s 8-3 win over No. 28 Georgia Tech on March 28... Was 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored in March 21 win at No. 22 Notre Dame... Went 2-for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored in March 14 victory over Boston College... Was 2-for-4 with a triple, one RBI and a run scored in first career collegiate start in win over USF on Feb. 14.

High School: Four-year letterwinner in baseball at Columbia Hickman High School where he was a three-time All-State selection and was the 2013 Gatorade Player of the Year in the state of Missouri... Competed in the 2013 Area Code Games in Long Beach, Calif... Ranked as the 323rd best player in the nation, the No. 8 player in Missouri and the top catcher in Missouri by Perfect Game... Named First Team All-Central Region by Perfect Game... Also earned two letters in football as a defensive end and fullback.

Personal: Born on July 27, 1995 in Sacramento, Calif... Parents are Mary and Gary Fitch... Siblings include Logan and Ian... Majoring in exercise science... People with the greatest influence on his athletic career were his mom and his coaches because they pushed him to help him get where he is... Hobbies and outside interests include hunting, fishing, being outside and hanging with friends... Favorite movies include The Sandlot and The Dark Knight... Favorite athlete is Yadier Molina... Favorite candy bar is Reese's... Favorite food is seafood... Favorite team is the St. Louis Cardinals... Favorite restaurant is Shakespeare's Pizza... Enjoys country music.