Colby Shelton

Position:
INF
B-T:
L-R
Height:
6-0
Weight:
200
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Lithia, Fla.
High School:
Bloomingdale

Career Accolades

Freshman All-American - Collegiate Baseball News (2023)
First Team Freshman All-American - D1Baseball.com (2023)
Second Team Freshman All-American - Baseball America (2023)
Second Team Freshman All-American - NCBWA (2023)
Freshman All-SEC Team (2023)
SEC Freshman of the Week (March 6, 2023)
National Player of the Week - College Baseball Newspaper (March 6, 2023)
Position Player of the Week - SEC Extra (March 6, 2023)
SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll (2022-23)

2023

Named a Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
Garnered first team Freshman All-America honors from D1Baseball.com
Tabbed a second team freshman All-American by both Baseball America and the NCBWA
Earned a spot on the Freshman All-SEC Team
Selected as a Midseason First Team Freshman All-American by Perfect Game USA
Set the Alabama freshman single-season home run record with 25, a total that tied for the third-most in Crimson Tide single-season history
Tied Charlie Condon of Georgia for the SEC single-season freshman home run record
Led the Crimson Tide while tying for second in the SEC and seventh nationally in homers
Finished tops on UA in slugging percentage at .729 to rank sixth in the conference
Batted .300 (61-203) with 10 doubles and one triple to go with the 25 home runs
Also contributed 51 RBI and 49 runs scored while adding 33 walks and 10 hit-by-pitch
Set the Alabama freshman single-season home run record with his 16th homer of the season while adding a double, one run and a team-high four RBI against Samford on April 25
Led the Tide hitters with a monster series against UIC, batting .462 (6-13) with five home runs - including two grand slams - to go with a team-high 11 RBI and five runs scored
His efforts against the Flames, combined with a midweek against Jacksonville State, earned him SEC Freshman of the Week recognition while also being named SEC Extra's Player of the Week and one of CBN's National Players of the Week on March 6
Started all three games of the Richmond series at third base for his first collegiate action, totaling one hit, a pair of RBI, three runs scored, two walks and two hit-by-pitch
Recorded six two-homer games (March 3-4 vs. UIC, March 7 at Samford, April 22 at Missouri, May 12 at Texas A&M, June 11 vs. Wake Forest)
Hit a home run in four straight games from March 3-7, including grand slams in back-to-back contests from March 4-5
Got aboard in 19 straight games from April 11-May 19
Reached base safely in the first 12 games of his collegiate career
Put together a season-best 10-game hitting streak from Feb. 19-March 7, batting .441 (15-34) with a double, nine home runs, 19 RBI, 13 runs scored, five walks and a hit-by-pitch over that stretch

Prep Highlights

Attended Bloomingdale High School in Valrico, Fla.
The No. 2 shortstop and No. 13 player overall from the talent-rich state of Florida according to Prep Baseball Report
Also tabbed the nation's No. 76 recruit and 21^st-ranked prospect at his position by PBR
Listed as the No. 83 player on Perfect Game's 'Top 500 Incoming Freshmen' list for 2022-23
Earned first team all-conference honors as both a junior and senior
Named first team All-313 Preps following his junior campaign
Helped Bloomingdale to the Florida Class 6A state title in 2021
Batted .405 with seven doubles, a triple and five home runs across 27 games as a junior
Added 24 RBI and 22 runs scored to go with 18 walks and 10 stolen bases in 2021
Played in eight games during the pandemic-shortened 2020 campaign, batting .440 with nine RBI and seven runs scored
Posted four doubles and three home runs along with 18 RBI and 11 runs in 25 games as a freshman
A multi-sport athlete who also competed in swimming at Bloomingdale

Personal Information

Colby James Shelton
Born on Dec. 6, 2002
Son of Eric and Bonnie Shelton
Has two sisters, Kiley and Karley
Father played baseball collegiately at UNC-Charlotte
Mother played softball collegiately at UNC-Charlotte where she earned a spot in the New York State Hall of Fame for her efforts on the diamond
Sister, Kiley, is committed to play softball collegiately at Colgate
Majoring in finance