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REDSHIRT-JUNIOR (2017): Hit .328, fifth on the team, in 52 games … led the team in triples with four … fourth on the team in RBIs with 51 … fifth on the team in doubles with 13 … third on the team in stolen bases with six steals on seven attempts … fifth on the team in on-base percentage at .418 … Hit his first career home run Feb. 19 against Binghamton … Went 3-for-3 with a home run, four RBI and four runs against Grand Canyon on March 22.
JUNIOR (2016): Redshirted after suffering season-ending injury 12 games into the season … Hit .405 with nine RBI, a double and four stolen bases in 37 at-bats prior to injury … Had a hit in nine of 11 games played … Went 3-for-5 with four RBI and a run in first start of season against Dallas Baptist on March 5 … Went 3-for-5 with an RBI, run and stolen base against Nevada on March 11 … Had two stolen bases against Nevada on March 13.
SOPHOMORE (2015): Named First Team All-Mountain West after hitting .346 (third on the team) in 46 games including 45 starts … scored 30 runs and drove in 28 … had to battle through a knee injury all season and was playing on virtually one leg by the end of the year … had hits in 38 of his starts … had a team-long 16-game hitting streak from March 20 to April 12 … hit .388 (26-for-67) during the streak with nine multi-hit games … had a seven-game streak prior to that one before it was snapped with an 0-for-1 performance before he injured an ankle and had to leave the game in the first inning … had season-high four hits vs. San Diego State on March 7 … drove in three runs on two doubles vs. Nevada on May 3 … walked 25 times versus just 18 strikeouts … went 6-for-12 in the Mountain West Tournament.
FRESHMAN (2014): Earned Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America and Mountain West Freshman of the Year honors after hitting .353 (49-for-139) in 38 games … reached base in 32 of his 33 starts … scored 20 runs and drove in 20 while predominantly hitting first or second in the lineup … recorded four doubles and two triples … walked as many times (14) as he struck out and boasted a .419 OBP … stole four bases … missed 13 games in April and May due to a hamstring injury … didn’t miss a beat after returning from the injury as he recorded seven hits in a three-game series vs. San Diego State May 2-4 … led UNM in outfield assists with five … recorded multiple hits in 14 of his 38 games, including six with three … drove in season-high three runs at Air Force on March 28 and versus Jacksonville State on May 4 … went 2-for-3 as a pinch hitter … made his first start against Northern Colorado on March 2 and went 1-for-2 with a double and two RBIs … had a pair of seven-game hitting streaks … did not go hitless in consecutive games all season.
PERSONAL: Born on May 2, 1995, to Mary and Tom Collier in Albuquerque … at Sandia High School he was a two-time All-Metro, All-District and All-State outfielder as the Matadors were runners-up to the state title in consecutive seasons … favorite athlete is Chipper Jones … loves pizza … favorite movie is The Sandlot … also played for the Albuquerque Baseball Academy … majoring in exercise science.