Halter Collects SEC Co-Player of the Week Honors, Earns National Player of the Week Mention
The Jacksonville, Fla. native batted .545/.583/1.045 with three home runs, two doubles, nine runs, six RBI and one stolen base to power the Gators to a 5-0 record last week.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – University of Florida second baseman Colby Halter<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D15096&d=DwIF-g&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=eVt12PrfleLVym9e5KYyLWqQDzrOT7OkCbBICG59p2PA96f4NbGbFGx7kW7NEhSC&s=uiRthBqQ70_8-wJuZvm2X9CSZ9ILqIzuM7RWyR0lxcs&e= > was named the SEC Co-Player of the Week on Monday afternoon in addition to being honored as one of Collegiate Baseball’s National Players of the Week.
Both accolades represent the first of the Jacksonville, Fla. native’s career. Today’s announcement marks the second weekly SEC award of the 2022 campaign for No. 14 Florida, as left-handed pitcher Hunter Barco<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D15091&d=DwIF-g&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=eVt12PrfleLVym9e5KYyLWqQDzrOT7OkCbBICG59p2PA96f4NbGbFGx7kW7NEhSC&s=3jYafJSY_jQhQuDL2Dz5-kNYgIr7U8RYbr-WuQsB7G4&e= > was tabbed as the SEC Pitcher of the Week on Feb. 21.
Halter started all five games last week, helping power Florida to a 5-0 record and a series sweep of Georgia State. Across 22 at bats, Halter paced the SEC with 12 hits and batted .545/.583/1.045 with three home runs, two doubles, nine runs, six RBI and one stolen base. The sophomore infielder also produced a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage over 28 defensive chances.
During Florida’s weekend sweep of Georgia State, Halter homered in back-to-back games on Saturday and Sunday. He also set career highs in runs with four (Saturday) and hits with four (Sunday), while going 4-for-6 with one home run, two doubles, three RBI and two runs scored in the series finale.
As a result of the torrid week, Halter is now the proud owner of a .429/.474/.771 season batting line with a team-high 27 total bases (T-third in SEC), 15 hits (T-second in SEC) and three doubles. Halter is tied for the team lead in home runs with three (T-third in SEC) and ranks tied-for-second in RBI (seven).
Halter is coming off an impressive freshman 2021 season in which he slashed .302/.379/.453 across 49 games including 44 starts. In his debut season in Orange & Blue, he totaled three home runs, two triples, 11 doubles, 32 RBI, 31 runs and one stolen base.
Thanks to Halter’s strong performance, Florida improved to 6-2 on the season and owns an active five-game winning streak.
The Gators are off on Monday before traveling to Stetson for a Tuesday midweek tilt at 6:30 p.m. The Gators then return home on Wednesday, hosting North Florida at 7 p.m. at Florida Ballpark.
