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Jersey Number 18
Grant Colton
- Position:
- Catcher
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Norcross, Ga.
- Previous School:
- Wesleyan HS
2016 (Sophomore):Â Started nine games at catcher and finished the season with 17 outings . . . notched three home runs, five RBI and nine runs scored . . . added two doubles and six hits on the season . . . earned his second varsity letter.
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2015 (Freshman):Â Earned playing time in 16 games and started at catcher on the road against Jacksonville State on May 5 . . . finished the season with three runs, three hits, two RBI and a walk, while posting a 1-for-1 performance in stolen-base attempts . . . tallied base hits against Austin Peay (Feb. 22), The Citadel (May 2) and Jacksonville State (May 5) . . . logged time solely at the catcher position, while also earning a trio of pinch hits . . . earned his first varsity letter.
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High School: Starred as a four-year starting catcher at Wesleyan High School in Norcross, Ga. . . . served as a two-time team captain . . . holds the Georgia state record for home runs in a game with four . . . named all-region, all-county and an all-star in 2014 . . . named to the Georgia All-Star Team for the Heartland Classic . . . named Gwinnett County Athlete of the Month for April, 2014 . . . as a senior, led his team in home runs with 10 . . . also earned the Georgia Dugout Club’s All-County Academic Award.
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Personal:Â Born Jan. 12, 1996 . . . son of Chris and Susan Colton . . . majoring in business.
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2015 (Freshman):Â Earned playing time in 16 games and started at catcher on the road against Jacksonville State on May 5 . . . finished the season with three runs, three hits, two RBI and a walk, while posting a 1-for-1 performance in stolen-base attempts . . . tallied base hits against Austin Peay (Feb. 22), The Citadel (May 2) and Jacksonville State (May 5) . . . logged time solely at the catcher position, while also earning a trio of pinch hits . . . earned his first varsity letter.
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High School: Starred as a four-year starting catcher at Wesleyan High School in Norcross, Ga. . . . served as a two-time team captain . . . holds the Georgia state record for home runs in a game with four . . . named all-region, all-county and an all-star in 2014 . . . named to the Georgia All-Star Team for the Heartland Classic . . . named Gwinnett County Athlete of the Month for April, 2014 . . . as a senior, led his team in home runs with 10 . . . also earned the Georgia Dugout Club’s All-County Academic Award.
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Personal:Â Born Jan. 12, 1996 . . . son of Chris and Susan Colton . . . majoring in business.
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