| Height: | 5-11 |
| Weight: | 185 |
| Year: | So. |
| Hometown: | Milton, Mass. |
| High School: | Roxbury Latin |
| Position: | OF |
| Major: | Government |
| Bats/Throws: | R/R |
| House Affiliation: | Leverett |
Sophomore (2012)
Had a single at 7th-ranked Arizona on 3/3 ... Was 2-for-4 with a
double at Arizona on 3/4 ... Was on base three times at #19 Stetson
on 3/11 with two hits and a stolen base ... Was 3-for-5 with two
runs scored against the Hatters on 3/12 ... Was 3-for-5 at Army on
3/24 with a pair of runs scored ... Ivy League Honor Roll on 4/3
... Was 2-for-3 at Holy Cross at 3/28 ... Was 2-for-3 with a pair
of RBI in a win at Cornell ... Had a two-run double at
Northeastern on 4/11 ... Was 2-for-5 with three RBI in a loss at
Yale on 4/14 ... Batted .412 in five games between 4/18 and
4/21 ... Ivy League Honor Roll on 5/1 after batting .500 in a
four-game series against Dartmouth 4/28-49 ... Was 3-for-4 in game
one of a DH against the Big Green on 4/28 ... Was 3-for-4 with a
stolen base in a game one win at Dartmouth on 4/29.
Freshman (2011):
Made his first start at Wofford (3/11) and played right field,
going 0-for-3 with an RBI ... Had a pinch hit double at Wofford on
3/13 ... Ivy League Rookie of the Week for April 19 ... Batted .643
(9-14) with a .667 on-base-percentage in four games from 4/12-17
including a 7-11 mark in three games (two wins) at Brown this
weekend. Colton factored in both victories with a 2-for-3 effort in
a 6-3 win and a 3-for-4 effort with a walk in a 12-7 win ... Scored
the game's only run in a 1-0 win against UMass in the first round
of the Beanpot on 3/20 ... Singled in his first at bat of the game
against BC in the Beanpot championship game at Fenway Park ... Had
two hits at Dartmouth on 4/30 ... Had a two-run homer in the second
game of a twinbill as part of a two-hit game versus Dartmouth on
5/1.
Background:
Son of Timothy and Mazie Colton ... Local product who attended
Roxbury Latin High School, earning letters from 2007-10 in both
baseball and football ... Senior captain of both teams ...
Three-time ISL selection in baseball ... Named All-ISL and All-New
England in football as a senior quarterback and linebacker ... Also
named a two-time AAU Baseball All-American ... State finalist in
baseball in 2007 and 2010 ... Roxbury Latin Scholar Athlete Award
... Former high school teammates playing at the college level are
Michael Dodakian (Dartmouth), Danny Findley (Bowdoin), D.J. Jauss
(East Carolina) and Sam August (Penn State).

