Coltin Gerhart Season 2015

Overview: 

• The first football student-athlete since Brandon Magee in 2011 to be on ASU’s baseball roster

Sophomore (2016):

• Appeared in 26 games, including 6 starts, all in the outfield
• Recorded a .139 average with five hits, two RBI and four runs scored
• Recorded a career high two RBI at Oregon State (3/20)

Freshman (2015): 

• Appeared in 24 games, including six starts in left field and one in right field
• Batted .182 with two RBI, three runs scored and six hits, including one double
• Picked up a hit in four of the past eight games he recorded an at-bat, including a pinch-hit double against Tennesee Tech (4/26), his first career extra-base hit
• Appeared in two postseason games in the Fullerton Regional, including an at-bat in the eighth inning against Cal State Fullerton (5/30)
• Recorded an eighth-inning pinch-hit single against No. 2 UCLA (5/8)
• Collected a RBI groundout and his first career stolen base in a win over NMSU (3/31)
• Recorded a single and stole a base vs D-backs in Collegiate Baseball Series (3/3)
• Registered his first career RBI on a single against TCU (2/21)
• Made his first career start in left field, and registered first career hit in season opener vs Ok St (2/13)
• Two-time Scholar Baller honoree (Fall ‘14, Spring ‘15)
• Joined former Sun Devils Danny White and Mike Pagel as quarterbacks and baseball student-athletes

HIGH SCHOOL: 

• 2014 California Region Honorable Mention
• Enjoyed a standout senior season at quarterback and will begin his Sun Devil career at that position
• Listed by ESPN as the No. 41 dual-threat quarterback recruit in the country
• Rated by Scout.com as the No. 43 quarterback prospect in the nation
• Also ranked by Scout.com as the No. 108 overall prospect in the west region and the eighth-best quarterback recruit in the region
• Earned All-West Region honors by PrepStar after his senior season
• Nearly amassed 4,500 passing yards and 3,500 rushing yards over three years as a varsity performer
• Completed 60% of his passes for 1,733 yards with 20 touchdowns and only six interceptions as a senior
• Added 1,418 rushing yards with 25 scores on 140 carries (10.1 avg.) averaging 101.3 rushing yards per game
• Posted 3,151 yards of total offense as a senior
• Attended Norco (Calif.) High School before transferring prior to his senior year
• Passed for 1,330 yards with 11 touchdowns and three interceptions while rushing for 1,131 yards with 20 scores as a junior in 2012
• Threw for 1,429 yards with 13 touchdowns and six interceptions and rushed for 843 yards and six touchdowns as a sophomore on varsity for Norco High in 2011
• Coached by his father, Todd Gerhart, in high school
• Chose ASU over reported scholarship offers from Boise State, BYU, Duke, Fresno State, Hawaii, Iowa State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Penn State, Vanderbilt, Wisconsin and multiple Pac-12 programs

Personal: Health sciences major...his older brother, Garth, started 35 career games on the offensive line for the Sun Devils from 2008-11 and earned Second-Team All-Pac-12 honors as a senior...his other brother, Toby, starred at running back and in the outfield for Stanford and was the runner-up for the 2009 Heisman Trophy...sisters, Kelsey and Teagan, were members of the Stanford softball team, while sister, Whitley, was an outfielder at Cal Poly.