Colton Schultz

Height:
6-0
Weight:
200
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Huntsville, Ala.
High School:
Huntsville HS

SENIOR SEASON (2021)
- Appeared in all 54 games, making 53 starts
- Posted a team-high .307 batting average with 58 hits
- Had six doubles, three triples and six home runs on the season
- Recorded two home runs at Marshall on May 16
- Had a season-high four hits versus Alabama A&M on Feb. 26
- Stole six bases on the year

SENIOR SEASON (2020)
- Season cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic
- Appeared and started in all 16 games
- Posted a .290 batting average with 18 hits, 11 runs, four doubles and three home runs
- Had a perfect fielding percentage with 74 putouts and five assists
- Had a .500 slugging percentage and .362 on-base percentage
- Had a season-high three RBIs versus Toledo on March 8
- Recorded three walks versus Notre Dame on Feb. 15

JUNIOR SEASON (2019)
- Appeared and started in 54 games, primarily in left field
- Led the team in hits with 65 on the year
- Second-most runs scored for the Blazers with 46
- Posted the third highest batting average on the team, hitting .316
- Also top three on the squad in doubles (12), triples (3), home runs (6) and RBI (43)
- First Blazer to earn Conference USA Hitter of the Week (2/25) since Brewer Hicklen on March 13,2017
- Went 8-for-15 with a homerun, five runs scored and seven RBI through four games to achieve the award
- Matched his career best three hits four times at Mississippi State (2/20), at Alabama State (2/27), against Radford (3/2), at Ole Miss (3/8) and at Middle Tennessee (4/13)
-Set career-high four RBI against Radford (3/2), going 3-for-4 with a double in the Blazers’ 5-1 win
-Recorded 18 multi-hit games and 14 multi-RBI games
-Stole 10 bases on 12 attempts, including a pair for a career high against Radford (3/1)

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2018)
- Appeared and started in 52 games primarily in left field
- Went 6-for-9 with a home run and a double in the Charlotte series
- Matched his career-best of three hits against LA Tech (3/24) and at Charlotte (3/30)
- Three hit night at Charlotte included a 3-for-4 day with a double, a home run and four runs scored in the Blazers’ 18-10 win
- Matched his career-high of two RBI for the eighth time against Middle Tennessee (5/18) in the game that UAB clinched a spot in the C-USA Tournament
- Was a perfect 2-for-2 on stolen bases
- First career triple was at Florida Atlantic (4/29) in UAB’s first series win against a ranked opponent on the road in program history
- Led the team in batting average with a .315 mark in league play
- Also led the team in runs (20) and hits (35) in conference action
- Played summer ball in the Valley League for the Strasburg Express with teammates Sylvester Toe and Jim Jeffries
- Recorded nine multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games

FRESHMAN SEASON (2017)
- Appeared in 41 games making 29 starts
- Superb at the plate with runners on, batting a team-best .370 (17-for-46)
- Led the team with nine doubles in Conference USA action despite playing in only 23 of the 30 C-USA games
- Batted .319 versus conference foes
- Recorded a .404 slugging percentage, the fourth highest on the team
- Was a perfect 3-for-3 against Charlotte recording a career high in hits (April 28)
- Hit first career home-run at Samford and tallied a career-high five bases in a 9-2 win at Samford (May 2)
- Carried a perfect 1.00 fielding percentage
- Member of the C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll

HIGH SCHOOL
- Played at Huntsville High School for coach David Sharp
- Named 2016 City of Huntsville Offensive MVP, Louisville Slugger First Team All American and First Team All-State
- Batted .404 with seven home runs, 29 RBI, 14 doubles, three triples and was a perfect 22-of-22 on stolen base attempts as a senior
- Holds the Huntsville High School record for triples and hits
- As a junior batted .342 with six home runs and 29 RBI
- Added 11 stolen bases and a school record five triples also as a junior
- Went 4-for-4 in Game Three of the first round of the state playoffs against Bob Jones with the go-ahead three-run home run
- Played for SoCal National Travel Team for coach Scott Luke

PERSONAL
- Born Matthew Schultz on May 11
- Son of Kim and Matt Schultz
- Has one brother, Slade and one sister, Bailey
- Father played baseball at Jacksonville State and Martin Methodist
- Uncle Bobby Johnson played baseball at Wallace State CC while his grandfather played basketball for Snead State CC
- Majoring in kinesiology with plans to become a physical therapist