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Jersey Number 15
Colby Shade
- Position:
- Outfielder
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 183
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Fort Collins, Colo.
- High School:
- Fort Collins HS
Bio
Honors and Awards
2023
ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Finalist
Honorable Mention All-Pac-12 Conference
Pac-12 Conference All-Defensive Team
Pac-12 Conference All-Tournament Team
2023
ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Finalist
Honorable Mention All-Pac-12 Conference
Pac-12 Conference All-Defensive Team
Pac-12 Conference All-Tournament Team
MLB DRAFT
Picked in the ninth round (263 overall) of the 2023 MLB Draft by the Miami Marlins … Third-highest selection of an Oregon outfielder in the modern era and the 29th-highest pick in the modern era.
CAREER
Ended career tied for fifth in outfield assists (7), sixth in hit-by-pitches (25) and tied for sixth in stolen bases (31) at Oregon … Posted single-season top 10 marks in five categories, three in 2022 and two in 2023 … Ranked fourth in stolen bases (16), fifth in runs scored (55), tied for seventh in hitting streak (14) and tied for 10th in doubles (16) and multi-RBI games (13) … Played in 148 games with 114 starts, all in center field … Batted .319 with 11 home runs, 78 RBI and 103 runs scored in three seasons at Oregon … Finished with 44 extra-base hits, including 29 doubles and four triples … Had a .880 OPS while reaching base at .407 clip and slugging .473 … Totaled 40 career multi-hit games and 20 career multi-RBI games.
2023 SEASON
One of six finalists in the outfield for an ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove … Earned Pac-12 honorable mention recognition … Named to the Pac-12 Conference All-Defensive Team … Played in 60 games, making 55 starts in center field … Batted .336 (72-for-214) with six home runs, 31 RBI and 55 runs scored … Had an OPS of .945, reaching base at a .422 clip and slugging .523 … Doubled 16 times and tripled three times …. Walked 20 times and reached on a hit-by-pitch 14 times while stealing 14 bases … Finished with 19 multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI games … Posted single-season top 10 marks in runs (5th) and doubles (T-10th) … In Pac-12 games, batted .320 (39-for-122) with four home runs, 16 RBI and 32 runs scored with seven doubles and two triples while stealing five bases … Had a .915 OPS, reaching base at a .407 clip while slugging .508 … vs. San Diego (March 2-5): Batted .385 (5-for-13) with two home runs, two doubles, seven RBI and three runs in series sweep of the Toreros … Went 3-for-4 with a home run, two doubles, six RBI and two runs scored in game three … Doubled and scored on a Bennett Thompson single in the fourth inning … Cleared the bases with a three-RBI double in the fifth … Hit a three-run home run to left field in the sixth inning … Homered for the second consecutive game, going 1-for-4 with a home run, RBI and run scored in the series finale … Gave Oregon a 2-1 lead with a solo shot in the second … vs. Niagara (March 15): Went 4-for-5 with a double, two RBI, a run scored and two stolen bases against the Purple Eagles … Plated one with a RBI double to left field in the second inning … Singled and drove in a runner with an RBI single in the seventh … at Washington State (March 17-19): Batted .462 (6-for-13) with five runs scored and two stolen bases against the Cougars … Matched a season-best two stolen bases, going 1-for-5 with two runs scored in game two … Reached on a fielder’s choice and scored in the third inning … Scored on a Tanner Smith double to help give the Ducks the lead in the fourth … Went 4-for-5 with two runs scored in series-clinching win in the finale … Singled and scored on a Tanner Smith home run in the fifth … Hit a one-out single and scored on a Drew Cowley double in a seven-run seventh inning for Oregon … at Arizona (March 31-April 2): Batted .417 (5-for-12) with three doubles, six RBI and five runs scored in series sweep of the Wildcats … Reached base three times (2-for-5, BB) with a double, RBI and two runs scored in game one … Walked and scored on a Cowley triple in a seven-run second inning for the Ducks … Singled and drove in one in the fifth before scoring on Sabin Ceballos double … Went 2-for-4 with a double, four RBI and a run scored in the game-two come-from-behind win … Drove in one with an RBI single in the fourth inning … Cut the Arizona lead to one with a sacrifice fly in the seventh … Doubled and scored in the ninth to help give Oregon a 13-11 lead … Reached base twice (1-for-3) with a double, RBI and two runs scored in series finale … Walked and scored on a Cowley home run in the third inning … Drove in one while reaching on an error in the fifth … Doubled and scored on a Cowley double in the ninth … at California (April 21-23): Batted .357 (5-for-14) with a home run, two triples, two RBI and four runs scored against the Golden Bears … Went 2-for-5 with a home run, a triple, two RBI and two runs scored in the series opener … Tripled and drove in one in the third inning before scoring on a Cowley single … Homered in the fifth to give Oregon a 4-1 lead … Finished with second multi-hit game of series, going 3-for-5 with a triple and two runs scored in finale win … Tripled and scored in the fourth inning … Singled scored in a four-run ninth inning for the Ducks … vs. No. 12 Arizona State (April 28-30): Batted .385 (5-for-13) with two home runs, two doubles, four RBI and four runs scored in series win against the Sun Devils … Went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, two RBI and two runs scored in the series opener … Sent a solo shot to left field in the second inning … Walked and scored on a Cowley grand slam in a seven-run fourth inning for Oregon … Drove in one with an RBI double to right center in the sixth … Doubled and scored as part of a six-run third inning for the Ducks … Hit back-to-back two-out home runs with Cowley in the fifth inning … Singled and drove in one in the seventh … at Pac-12 Tournament (May 23-27): Named to the Pac-12 All-Tournament Team … Batted .444 (8-for-18) with two doubles, a triple, three RBI, four runs scored and a stolen base in the Ducks’ Pac-12 title run … vs. No. 4 Stanford (May 25): Went 2-for-5 with a double and two runs scored in extra-inning victory over No. 4 Stanford … Singled and scored in the eighth to cut the Cardinal lead to two … Tripled and scored on a throwing error to tie the game in the top of the ninth … vs. Washington (May 26): Matched a career-best with four hits, going 4-for-6 with a double, two RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base against the Huskies … Singled and scored on a Ceballos RBI single in the first … Hit an RBI single and scored in a five-run fifth inning for Oregon … Drove in an insurance run with an RBI single to give the Ducks a 12-7 lead in the ninth.
2022 SEASON
Started 59 of Oregon’s 61 games, with 60 games played … Batted .305 (59-for-226) with five home runs, 45 RBI, 46 runs scored, 12 doubles, one triple and a team-high 16 stolen bases … Reached base 37 times (26 BB, 11 HBP) on free passes to finish with a .400 on-base percentage, while slugging .538 … Tied for third all-time in single-season stolen bases at Oregon, two behind the all-time leader, while also finishing tied for sixth in longest hitting streak in the modern era (team-high 14 games) … Finished fifth in the Pac-12 Conference in stolen bases and eighth in sacrifice bunts (6) … Second in Pac-12-only games with nine stolen bases … One of just five Pac-12 players in 2022 to finish with at least five home runs and 16 stolen bases while batting over .300 … Third on the team with 13 multiple-RBI games, while driving in three runs five times and four runs once … Sixth on the team with 21 multi-hit games with three 3-hit games and one 4-hit game … In addition to team-best 14-game hitting streak in March, ended the season with a 13-game active streak … Had at least one hit in 43 of 59 starts … Reached base at least once in 52 of 59 starts, including reaching multiple times in 33 games, three-plus times in 13 games, four-or-more times on seven occasions and five times once … Scored at least one run in 30 games, while scoring multiple runs 11 times, three runs on three occasions and four runs once … Had a season-best reached-base streak of 19, while finishing the year reaching in the final 13 games … In Pac-12 games, batted .287 (35-of-122) with two home runs, 21 RBI, 20 runs scored, seven doubles and one triple … Successful on nine of 12 stolen base attempts … Reached at a .358 clip with a .410 slugging percentage … Put together 12 multi-hit games over a 20-game stretch (Feb. 21-March 27) while driving in multiple runs six times over an 11-game span (Feb. 21-March 11) … Had a four-game span with multiple hits, multiple RBI and multiple runs scored finishing the four-game stretch with 11 hits (15 AB), 12 RBI and 12 runs scored (Feb. 21-Feb. 27) … Reached base 16 times (20 plate appearances) in those four games … at San Diego (Feb. 18-21): Batted .429 (3-for-7) with a double, three RBI, four runs scored and a walk while making a pair of starts … First career start came in season opener … Had first career multi-hit (3-for-4), multiple-RBI (3) and multi-run scored (4) game in 21-11 win in season finale … Drove in first run of season with a fourth-inning sacrifice fly to tie the game at one … Walked to lead off the inning before coming around to score in Oregon’s 2-run sixth inning … Reached on a bunt single and scored in the Ducks’ 3-run seventh inning … Had a pair of hits, drove in two runs and scored twice in Oregon’s decisive 12-run eighth inning which turned an 11-9 deficit into a 21-11 lead … Delivered a bases-loaded RBI single to plate the first run of the inning … Scored on a Josiah Cromwick grand slam as Oregon took a 14-11 lead … Added a run-scoring double later in the inning before scoring the Ducks’ final run … vs. St. John’s (Feb. 25-28): Hit a blistering .667 (8-for-12) with a home run, three doubles, nine RBI, nine runs scored, four walks and three hit-by-pitches in a four-game series sweep … Had a .789 OBP and a 1.167 slugging percentage … Stole three bases … Reached base in 13 consecutive plate appearances … Reached base three times (2-for-5, HBP) with a double, three RBI and three runs scored in 23-5 game-one win … Doubled to lead off Oregon’s 3-run second inning before coming around to score … Reached twice (1B, HBP), drove in two runs and scored twice in Oregon’s 13-run eighth inning … Had a career-high four hits, while reaching base a career-best five times (4-for-4, BB) with a home run, double, a career-high four RBI, three runs scored and a stolen base in a 16-3 game-two win … Hit first career home run, a 3-run shot, in Oregon’s 5-run first inning … Singled, drove in a run and scored in the Ducks’6-run second inning … Singled in the fourth before doubling in the sixth … Scored after drawing a base on balls in Oregon’s 4-run eighth inning … Reached base four times (2-for-2, BB, HBP) while driving in two runs, scoring twice, doubling and swiping a bag in a 13-1 game-three win … Delivered a two-run double in the Ducks’ 4-run third inning … Reached to lead off the fifth on a HBP before stealing second and scoring to give Oregon a 7-0 lead … Singled to lead off the seventh before coming around to score … Reached base three times (2 BB, HBP) in four plate appearances in a 6-0 win in the series finale … Walked and scored in the second … Hit by a pitch and stole a base in the fourth … Walked in the eighth … vs. UC Santa Barbara (March 4-6): Batted .286 (4-for-14) with a RBI, run scored and walk in the four-game series split … Went 2-for-4 with a RBI and run scored in a 3-2 series-opening win … Singled to lead off the seventh and scored to cut UCSB lead to 2-1 … Tied the game with a two-out RBI single in the bottom of the ninth … Reached twice (1-for-3, BB) in game three of the series ... vs. Portland (March 8): Reached twice (1-for-3, BB) with a home run, two RBI, and a run scored in an 18-2 win … Hit a 2-run home run to cap Oregon’s 5-run first inning … at #2 Stanford (March 11-13): Batted .385 (5-for-13) with a double, triple, two RBI, three runs scored, a walk and a stolen base in a series win … Reached base at a .429 clip while slugging .615 … Reached base three times (2-for-3, BB) with a double, triple, two RBI and a run scored in a 4-3 series-opening win … Doubled to lead off the third … Tripled and drove in a run before scoring to tie the game in the fifth … Drew a bases-loaded walk to give Oregon a 3-2 lead in the eighth … Singled to lead off the ninth, stole second and scored in Oregon’s 16-13 series-clinching win … Went 2-for-5 with a run scored in the series finale … vs. Utah (March 18-20): Batted .500 (5-for-10) with a double, two RBI, two runs scored and two walks … Reached base at a .538 clip while slugging .600 … Reached base four times (2-for-2, 2 BB) with a double, RBI and run scored in an 11-4 series-opening win … Doubled and scored in the fifth … Drew a bases loaded walk in the sixth … Went 2-for-4 with a RBI in an 8-6 series-clinching win in game two … Broke a 6-6 tie with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the eighth … Had a hit in four at-bats in a 7-2 series-sweep clinching win … Singled and scored in the seventh … at #19 Gonzaga (March 22): Went 2-for-5 with a RBI and run scored in a 9-5 win … Singled, drove in a run and scored in Oregon’s 4-run fourth inning … Added an eighth-inning single … vs. USC (March 25-27): Led the Ducks batting .429 (6-for-14) with a home run, two doubles, three RBI, four runs scored and a hit-by pitch … Reached base at a .467 clip while slugging .786 … Went 2-for-5 with a double and two runs scored in a 9-7 series-opening win … Doubled to lead off the third and scored in Oregon’s 4-run third inning … Singled and scored when Oregon tacked on two more runs in the fourth … Had a hit and RBI in game two … Delivered a two-out RBI double to tie the game in the bottom of the sixth … Reached base four times (3-for-4, HBP) with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored in come-from-behind series-clinching win … Singled and scored in the first to cut USC lead to 5-1 … Hit a 2-run home run in the seventh to pull Oregon within three runs in an eventual 7-6 victory … vs. Ball State (April 8-10): Reached base twice in the final two games to help Oregon clinch the four-game series … Drew a bases-loaded walk in a 13-7 game-one win … Went 1-for-4 with a walk, stolen base and run scored in a 10-4 game-three win … Singled, stole second and scored in Oregon’s 2-run eighth inning … Went 2-for-5 with a stolen base in a 7-6 series-clinching win in game four … at Washington (April 14-16): Hit a team-best .357 (4-for-14) while leading Oregon to a series sweep with a home run, double, three runs scored, three stolen bases and two base on balls … Walked, stole a base and scored in Oregon’s 2-run ninth inning of a 7-5 series-opening win … Helped clinch the series in game two with a home run while going 2-for-5 with three RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base … Hit a 2-run home run in the top of the fifth to pull Oregon within two … Singled, stole second and scored in Oregon’s 5-run eighth inning in an eventual 8-6 win … Reached base four times (3-for-5, BB) with a double, RBI and stolen base in the finale to help Oregon clinch the sweep with a 6-5 (11 inning) win … Doubled in the first and singled in the 10th before driving in the go-ahead run with a RBI single in the top of the 11th … vs. Washington State (April 22-24): Reached base three times (2-for-5, HBP) with a double, two RBI and a run scored in game two … Doubled and drove in a run before scoring in a 3-run fourth inning … Picked up an RBI after being hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the fifth … Went 1-for-4 with a walk, stolen base and run scored in the finale … Scored after reaching on a HBP in the Ducks’ 5-run second inning … Singled and stole a bag in the third … vs. #2 Oregon State (April 26): Reached twice (1-for-3, BB) and drove in a run … vs. California (April 29-May 1): Went 3-for-12 with a double, two RBI, three runs scored and a walk in a series win … Reached on a base on balls and drove in a run in a 7-2 series-opening win … Doubled in a run and scored in Oregon’s 5-run first inning in a series-clinching 8-3 win in game two … Went 2-for-5 with two runs scored in the series finale … Reached on a fielder’s choice and scored in the Ducks’ 3-run second inning … Singled and scored in Oregon’s 3-run ninth inning … vs. UC San Diego (May 10-11): Reached base three times (1-for-3, BB, HBP) with two RBI and a run scored in a 15-6 win in the series finale … Delivered a 2-out, 2-run single to cap Oregon’s 5-run fourth inning … Walked and scored in the fifth … at Arizona State (May 13-15): Batted .267 (4-for-15) with four RBI, three runs scored, three stolen bases and a walk in a series win … Reached base twice (1-for-5, BB) with a stolen base and two runs scored in a series-opening 11-3 Ducks’ win … Reached on an error and scored in a 3-run first inning … Singled, swiped second and scored in the seventh … Had two hits, a RBI, a run scored and a stolen base in game two … Reached on a base hit, stole second and scored in the top of the fifth … Also singled in the seventh … Drove in three runs and stole a base in a 15-5 series-clinching win in game three … Drove in two runs with a sacrifice bunt in the top of the fourth to give Oregon a 7-1 lead … Drove in a run in the fifth to make it 11-1 … vs. #10 Gonzaga (May 17): Went 1-for-4 with a stolen base … vs. #25 Arizona (May 19-21): Batted .250 (3-for-12) with two RBI in a series sweep of the Wildcats … Singled and drove in a pair of runs in the eighth inning of a 10-4 series-opening win … Singled in the first inning of a 4-3 game-two win … Delivered a fifth-inning single in a 5-3 win in the series finale … Pac-12 Tournament (May 25-26): Batted a team-high .500 (3-for-6, BB, HBP) while reaching base at a .667 clip with a RBI and run scored … vs. Arizona (May 25): Went 2-for-4 with a RBI and run scored … Singled and drove in a run in the third, the first RBI in Pac-12 Tournament history by a Duck player … Added a ninth-inning single … vs. Arizona State (May 26): Reached base four times (1-for-2, BB, 2 HBP) … Walked in the first … Reached on a HBP in both the third and the fourth innings … Stole a base in the fourth … Singled in the sixth … Louisville Regional (June 3-5): Batted .286 (4-for-14) with a home run, two doubles, three RBI, four runs scored and a walk in the NCAA Tournament … Had at least one hit in all three games … vs. Michigan (June 3): Went 1-for-4 with a double … vs. Southeast Missouri State (June 4): Homered and drove in three runs while scoring twice in an 18-6 win … Hit a 3-run home run in Oregon’s 7-run second inning … Scored after reaching on an error in the 4-run sixth inning … at #7 Louisville (June 5): Reached base three times (2-for-3, BB) with a double and two runs scored … Doubled and scored in the first to give Oregon an early 1-0 lead … Drew a base on balls in the fifth … Singled to lead off the eighth before coming around to score.
2021 SEASON
Played in 28 games, mostly as a defensive replacement late in games … Missed all of February and March with an injury … Finished the season batting .250 (3-for-12) with two RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base … Went 1-for-2 as a pinch hitter … Played in 11 straight games from May 7-27 … vs. New Mexico State (April 1-3): Made career debut in game two of the series entering as a pinch runner in the seventh inning of a 8-2 win … Played first appearance in the field playing left field in the top of the eighth … Entered game three of the series in center field before getting first career at-bat in the eighth inning of a 2-1 win … vs. San Jose State (April 27-28): Stole first career base in game one of a two-game midweek series after entering as a pinch runner in the eighth inning of an 11-7 win … Picked up first career hit, RBI and run scored in game two with an eighth inning, run-scoring single before coming around to score in a 13-1 win … at Washington State (April 30-May 2): Made it two straight games with a hit and RBI in the series opener … Drove in an eighth-inning run in a 13-0 win … at Utah (May 14-16): Played in all three games, running games played streak to six … Entered game one as a pinch runner in the top of the ninth and scored to help Oregon to a 7-3 win … Had a pinch hit single in game two of the series sweep.
SUMMER BALL
Played for the Ocean State Waves in the New England League in 2021.
HIGH SCHOOL
A top-100 outfielder nationally by Prep Baseball Report (No. 47) and Perfect Game (No. 87) … The 259th-ranked player in the nation according to Prep Baseball Report while rated 448th by Perfect Game … A consensus top-5 player, and top-ranked outfielder, in Colorado by Perfect Game (No. 3) and Prep Baseball Report (No. 4) … A three-year letterwinner at Fort Collins High School in Fort Collins, Colo. … In 64 career games, batted .422 with two home runs, 44 RBI, 71 runs scored, 18 doubles, seven triples and 61 stolen bases … Finished with a .538 on-base percentage, a .625 slugging percentage and a 1.164 OPS … Totaled 25 multi-hit games, 12 multi-RBI games, 23 multi-hit games and 14 multi-stolen base games … Senior season cancelled because of COVID-19 after being named 2020 Perfect Game Preseason All-West – All Region First Team … Earned first-team academic all-state honors … As a junior, led team to 2019 CHSAA Class 5A Region 5 Tournament semifinals and a 16-8 record … Named CHSAANOW.com honorable mention all-state … The Front Range League Player of the Year … A first-team Front Range All-League selection … A member of the 2019 PBR Colorado All-State Team … A 2019 Perfect Game preseason honorable mention All-American … Earned honorable mention academic all-state recognition … In 24 games batted .533 (40-for-75) with two home runs, 19 RBI, 36 runs scored, seven doubles, five triples and 27 stolen bases … Finished season with 13 multiple-hit games, including a 4-hit (4-for-5) game with two RBI, three runs scored, 2 triples and a stolen base against Legacy … Had a pair of 3-hit games … Went 3-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, three runs scored, and two stolen bases in a 12-2 win over Poudre … Was 3-for-3 with two runs scored and five stolen base against Broomfield … Had nine 2-hit games … Drove in a run in 11 games with seven multi-RBI games, including one 3-RBI game … Drove in a season-high three runs in a win over Poudre … Scored a run in 22 of team’s 24 games, including 11 games with multiple runs scored … Scored three runs in three different games -- against Overland, Legacy and Poudre … Stole a base in 15 different games with six multi-stolen base games … Swiped a career-high tying bags against Bloomfield … Had four stolen bases in a win over Greeley West, three in a win over Overland and two in three more games … As a sophomore, helped lead team to the 2018 CHSAA Class 5A Region Tournament championship game … A 2018 Perfect Game Preseason All-American High School honorable mention selection … In 21 games, batted .339 (21-for-62) with 14 RBI, 24 runs scored, six doubles, two triples and 20 stolen bases … Finished with seven multi-hit games including one three hit game … Went 3-for-3 with a RBI, run scored, two doubles and two stolen bases against Fairview … Had six 2-hit games including a 2-for-4 effort with a double in a 3-2 win over Douglas County in the Region 2 semifinals … Had three multi-RBI games, including a career-high 4-RBI game in a 19-9 win over Mountain View … Drove in a run in nine different games … Had nine multi-run scored games, including three games with three runs scored … Scored at least one run in 12 different games … Stole a base in 10 different games, including four multi-stolen base games … Set a career-high with five stolen bases against Greeley West … Swiped four bags against Smoky Hill … As a freshman, named second-team All-Front Range League after helping team to a 10-9 record … Batted .360 (18-for-50) with 11 RBI, 11 runs scored, five doubles and 14 stolen bases … Had five multi-hit games … Finished with two multi-RBI games including at 3-RBI game in a win over Broomfield … Had at least one RBI in eight games … Scored multiple runs in three games while scoring a run in eight different games … Stole at least one base in eight different games, including four multi-stolen base games .. Had a season-high three stolen bases twice … Also lettered in football and basketball … Named Freshman of the Year in football at Fort Collins High School … High school baseball coach was Marc Wagner.
PERSONAL
Fifth member of the family to compete in college athletics … Father (Eric) and mother (Leslie) played baseball and softball respectively at Colby Community College … Uncle (Brian) also played at CCC before transferring to Marshall.
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