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Home Run: 3-run homer at SCU (4/27/10)
Highs: 3 RBIs (at SCU, 4/27/10)
Summer Ball: Played for Rockridge in the summer of 2009, batting .207 over 27 games ... played for MLB Academy Barons in the California Collegiate Summer League in 2010, batting .231 over 22 games with six runs and five RBIs.
As a Sophomore in 2010: Pinch hit twice in 2010, going 1-for-2... had first career hit in his second career at-bat, a three-run home run in the ninth at SCU (4/27)
As a Freshman in 2009: Was on Stanford's 35-man roster, but did not appear in a game.
High School: Graduated in 2008 from Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, Calif. ... was a four-year letterwinner for the baseball powerhouse, helping the Monarchs to Trinity League titles in 2007 and 2008, along with a CIF-Southern Section Division-I crown in 2005 ... earned first team All-Trinity League and All-CIF Southern Section honors following a stellar 2007 season in which he hit .436 with eight home runs and 34 RBIs ... also set school records with 45 hits and 14 doubles ... was named to the National Classic All-Tournament team in 2007 ... 2008 team captain was off to an incredible start to his senior campaign with six homers in just 10 games before suffering a season-ending injury ... homered in three consecutive at-bats as a senior, and was named to the Lions Club all-tournament team ... graduated with a 4.2 GPA ... member of the National Honor Society and the California Scholastic Federation ... coached by Burt Call.
Personal Information: Son of David and Linda Colton ... has one brother, Tommy ... father was a collegiate outfielder at UCLA (class of 1974) ... sociology major.