University of Northern Colorado Athletics
2012 Baseball Roster
Roster
Colby Harrison
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 240
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Cheyenne, Wyo.
HONORS & AWARDS
2013 Great West All-Academic Team: July 5, 2013
2013 Great West All-Conference First Team: May 20, 2013
2013 College Sports Madness GWC Player of Week: April 24, 2013
2012 Great West All-Conference Second Team: May 21, 2012
2014: Started 40 of 44 games at first base during his senior season … Hit .232 from the plate with 32 hits, including six doubles … Scored 13 runs and brought in six RBI’s … Recorded an on-base percentage of .284 and a slugging percentage of .275 … Led the team in sacrifice hits with six … Made 383 putouts and 28 assists in 416 total chances for a fielding percentage of .988 … Helped turn a team-high 36 double plays … Totaled a season-high three hits twice, including going 3-for-3 with one RBI and one run scored in an 8-6 win against North Dakota State on March 9.
2013: Did not commit an error the entire season, in 462 chances... Named to the Great West All-Conference First Team as a first baseman... Third on the team with a .365 batting average for the season... Recorded 66 hits on the year, with 13 going for extra bases (nine doubles, three triples, one home run)... Was 5-for-7 in stolen bases and had a .464 slugging percentage... Played in 52 games, starting in 47... Hit .423 during the Great West Tournament with a .615 slugging percentage... Named to the Great West All-Academic team.
2012: Was a second-team All-Great West selection at designated hitter and named to the Great West All-Academic Team… Hit .340 for the year, including a .383 average against conference foes… Had 26 RBI in 35 hits on the year… Of those 35 hits, 15 were for extra bases (nine doubles, three triples, three home runs) and he walked 13 times… Struck out just 23 times… In 70 chances in the field, did not commit an error… Had a career-best six RBI, going 4-for-5 at North Dakota on April 28 in a start at first base… Two of his three home runs on the year came at the Great West Conference Tournament at Utah Valley.
2011: Played in 20 games as a true freshman... Had nine hits in his 33 at bats... Did not commit an error in the field with 28 putouts... Compiled a .273 batting average with a .333 slugging percentage.
High School: Two year letter winner in baseball while playing for the Cheyenne East Thunderbirds and head coach Tagg Lain … Also lettered twice in basketball … Member of the National Honor Society and honor roll at Cheyenne East … Awarded the Cheyenne East Sophomore Athlete of the Year in 2008 … Helped Post 6 to the state title in 2009 (no high school baseball in Wyoming.) … Also recruited by Ball State, Washing State and Mesa State among others.
Personal: Son of Mark and Angie Harrison … Younger brother Logan … Great uncle is Jim Davis, creator of Garfield … Born July 14, 1992 in Rapid City, South Dakota … Plans to become a math major.
