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2006 Baseball Roster

1 Bryce Columbus

  • Position Infielder
  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 175
  • Hometown Shawnee, Okla.
  • Highschool Shawnee HS/Odessa College

Biography


Second-Team Daktronics NCAA Division II All-American (2007) ? Second-Team Rawlings/ABCA All-South Central Region (2007) ? First-Team NCAA Division II Daktronics All-South Central Region (2007) ? First-Team All-LSC North (2007) ? LSC North Hitter of the Week (4/24/07) First-Team All-LSC North (2006)

2007: Provided one of the best offensive seasons in memory after batting a league-best .436 with five home runs and 45 RBI . . . Named first-team NCAA Division II Daktronics All-South Central Region, second-team Rawlings/ABCA All-South Central Region and first-team All-LSC North Division . . . Also led the conference in on base percentage (.530) and ranked fifth in hits (82), doubles (18), runs scored (57) and slugging percentage (.644) . . . Team leader in three of those categories and finished second in total bases (121) and triples (three) while finishing fourth in at-bats (188), home runs (five) RBI (45) and slugging percentage (.644) . . . Compiled a .436 batting average that ranked him among the top-20 in NCAA Division II and his 82 base hits were the seventh-most in a season at UCO . . . Became the ninth individual in NCAA Division II baseball history to record three base hits in one inning during 22-11 victory over University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma . . . Named LSC North Division Hitter of the Week after hitting a robust .640 (16-of-25) with seven runs scored and six RBI in six games with Southwestern Oklahoma and East Central . . . Totaled 26 multi-hit performances on the season with a season-high effort of four twice . . . Strung together hitting streaks of 14, nine and eight games and registered at least one base hit in 45-of-59 games . . . Drove in two or more runs in 17 different contests, marked by a season-best four RBI output against Eastern New Mexico . . . Batted .600 (24-for-40) with 12 runs scored and eight RBI during fantastic 10-game stretch with North Division opponents East Central, Southeastern Oklahoma, Southwestern Oklahoma and Northeastern State.    

2006: Stepped in as the regular designated hitter after transferring from Odessa (Texas) Junior College . . . Earned first-team All-LSC North Division honors after batting .366 with 13 RBI . . . Owned an impressive team-leading .530 on-base percentage while also leading the squad in walks (28) and hit-by-pitches (11) . . . Ranked fifth on the team with 44 runs scored and touched home plate two or more times in 11 different games with a season-high four runs scored against Northeastern State . . . Turned in 11 multi-hit efforts capped by a four-hit performance versus East Central . . . Batted an impressive .443 with 11 RBI in LSC North Division play . . . Hit .412 (14-for-34) with runners in scoring position and advanced baserunners in 43-of-70 opportunities . . . Was fourth on the team with 11 stolen bases and was only thrown out once during the season.

Juco: Had a standout sophomore campaign for the Wranglers . . . Batted .420 at the plate and set the school single-season mark with a .580 on-base percentage.

High School: Three-sport star at Shawnee High School . . . Named All-State, All-Big City and a two-time All-Conference selection on the diamond . . . Participated on the Oklahoma Junior Sunbelt team . . . Also lettered in football and basketball.

Personal: An industrial safety major . . . Enjoys spending time at the lake . . . Lists Chipper Jones as his favorite athlete . . . Birthdate is Nov. 1, 1983.   

Career Statistics:

Season

G

AB

R

H

2B

3B

HR

RBI

SB

Avg.

2006

43

112

44

41

13

0

0

13

11

.366

2007

57

188

57

82

18

3

5

45

8

.436

Totals

100

300

101

123

31

3

5

58

19

.410

 

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Historical Player Information

  • 1

    2005-06

    Second Base
    5'9" 175 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2006-07

    Infielder
    5'9" 175 lbs
    1