18 Colton Major
Colton Major
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    175
  • Hometown:
    Knoxville, Iowa
  • Position:
    P
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Bats/Throws:
    R/R
  • High School:
    Pleasantville
  • B/T:
    R/R
  • app
    10
  • gs
    10
  • w
    2
  • l
    5
  • sv
    0
  • ip
    48.1
  • era
    6.14
  • whip
    1.66
  • k
    47

Bio

Honors & Awards
  • All-A-R-C Second Team (2021)
  • CoSIDA Academic-All District First Team (2021)
  • A-R-C All-Academic Team (2022)
  • Two-time letterwinner (2021, 22)
2022 | senior
  • Pitched in 10 contests, starting all 10 of his appearances
  • Ended his season with a 2-5 record, throwing 48.1 total innings
  • Struck out a career-high nine batters in 4.1 innings of work against Beloit on March 13, earning the decision
2021 | junior
  • Named All-A-R-C Second Team
  • Earned the program’s fourth CoSIDA Academic All-District honor
  • Appeared in 11 games on the mound for the Storm
  • Tallied nine starts and a total of 56 innings pitched
  • Ended his first full season with a 4-3 record
  • Recorded 53 strikeouts, averaging 8.52 per game
  • Threw a one-hit shutout against Nebraska Wesleyan (4/23/21)
  • Ranked seventh in the league in batting average against (.246)
2020 | sophomore
  • Did not participate in a varsity game before season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019 | freshman
  • Did not participate in a varsity game
High School
  • A 2018 graduate of Pleasantville High School, was coached by Sheldon Card
  • Named First-Team All-West Central Conference on three occasions and earned Second-Team All-District twice
  • Earned 10 letters from competing in baseball (4), track (4) and football (2)
  • A member of FFA, Business Professionals of America, Human Services Club, FCA and the National Honors Society.
Personal
  • Son of Wade and Lori Major
  • Has three brothers, Trenton, Peyton and Stanton
  • Majoring in actuarial science and economics: finance

Player Profile

Recent Games
Apr 30 Luther W, 7-2
May 1 Luther L, 2-1
May 4 at Augustana (Ill.) L, 8-6
May 7 at Loras L, 7-6
May 7 at Loras L, 7-4
May 8 at Loras W, 7-6
  Overall Conf
Games 10 6
Plate appearances 0 0
At Bats 0 0
Runs 0 0
Hits 0 0
Doubles - -
Triples - -
Home Runs - -
Runs Batted In 0 0
Total bases 0 0
Walks - -
Hit by pitch - -
Strikeouts - -
Sacrifice Flies - -
Sacrifice Hits - -
Hit into double play - -
Stolen Bases - -
Caught Stealing - -
Batting Average - -
On Base Percentage - -
Slugging Percentage - -
Appearances 10 6
Games started 10 6
Wins 2 1
Losses 5 3
Saves 0 0
Complete Games - -
Shutouts - -
Innings Pitched 48.1 30.1
Hits 41 21
Runs 42 23
Earned Runs 33 19
Walks 39 27
Strikeouts 47 26
Strikeouts per Game 8.75 7.71
Doubles Allowed 6 3
Triples Allowed 2 -
WHIP 1.66 1.58
Home Runs Allows 5 4
At Bats Against 194 117
Batting Average Against .211 .179
Earned Run Average 6.14 5.64
Wild pitches 9 4
Hit Batters 9 3
Balks 1 1
Sacrifice Flies Allowed - -
Sacrifice Hits Allowed 2 2
Total Chances 9 6
Put Outs 3 1
Assists 3 3
Errors 3 2
Fielding Percentage .667 .667
Double Plays - -
Stolen Bases Allowed 10 6
Runners Caught Stealing 1 -
Runners Caught Stealing Percentage .091 -
Passed Balls - -
Catcher's Interference - -

Game Log - Hitting

Date Opponent Score ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs
Mar 5 vs. Carthage W, 8-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 5 vs. Carthage W, 17-8 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 6 vs. Gust. Adolphus L, 14-10 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Farmingdale State   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Beloit W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Beloit W, 3-0 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 14 vs. St. Norbert W, 5-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 vs. Farmingdale State W, 9-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 16 vs. Clarkson W, 9-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 18 vs. Ill. Wesleyan W, 7-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 18 vs. Ill. Wesleyan L, 9-5 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 19 vs. Brockport L, 7-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 at Dubuque L, 8-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 at Dubuque L, 6-4 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 27 at Dubuque L, 11-9 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 at Neb. Wesleyan W, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 7-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Cornell College L, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 2 Cornell College L, 9-8 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 2 Cornell College W, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 6 Neb. Wesleyan W, 9-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 Buena Vista L, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 9 Buena Vista L, 10-9 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 9 Buena Vista L, 14-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 at Central (Iowa) L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 15 Coe W, 9-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 Coe W, 6-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 Coe L, 7-1 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 19 Central (Iowa) W, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Central (Iowa) W, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 at Wartburg L, 9-2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 24 at Wartburg L, 10-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 at Wartburg W, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 Luther W, 11-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 Luther W, 7-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 1 Luther L, 2-1 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
May 4 at Augustana (Ill.) L, 8-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 7 at Loras L, 7-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 7 at Loras L, 7-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 8 at Loras W, 7-6 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -

Game Log - Extended Hitting

Date Opponent Score hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Mar 5 vs. Carthage W, 8-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 5 vs. Carthage W, 17-8 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 6 vs. Gust. Adolphus L, 14-10 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 12 vs. Farmingdale State   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Beloit W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Beloit W, 3-0 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 14 vs. St. Norbert W, 5-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 vs. Farmingdale State W, 9-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 16 vs. Clarkson W, 9-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 18 vs. Ill. Wesleyan W, 7-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 18 vs. Ill. Wesleyan L, 9-5 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 19 vs. Brockport L, 7-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 at Dubuque L, 8-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 at Dubuque L, 6-4 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 27 at Dubuque L, 11-9 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 at Neb. Wesleyan W, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 7-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Cornell College L, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 2 Cornell College L, 9-8 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 2 Cornell College W, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 6 Neb. Wesleyan W, 9-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 Buena Vista L, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 9 Buena Vista L, 10-9 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 9 Buena Vista L, 14-4 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 at Central (Iowa) L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 15 Coe W, 9-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 Coe W, 6-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 Coe L, 7-1 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 19 Central (Iowa) W, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Central (Iowa) W, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 at Wartburg L, 9-2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 24 at Wartburg L, 10-4 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 at Wartburg W, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 Luther W, 11-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 Luther W, 7-2 - - - - - - - - - -
May 1 Luther L, 2-1 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
May 4 at Augustana (Ill.) L, 8-6 - - - - - - - - - -
May 7 at Loras L, 7-6 - - - - - - - - - -
May 7 at Loras L, 7-4 - - - - - - - - - -
May 8 at Loras W, 7-6 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0

Game Log - Pitching

Date Opponent Score gs w l sv ip h r er era whip bb k hr
Mar 5 vs. Carthage W, 8-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 5 vs. Carthage W, 17-8 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 6 vs. Gust. Adolphus L, 14-10 1 0 1 0 2.2 4 9 6 20.25 3.00 4 2 1
Mar 12 vs. Farmingdale State   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Beloit W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Beloit W, 3-0 1 1 0 0 4.1 2 0 0 0.00 1.38 4 9 -
Mar 14 vs. St. Norbert W, 5-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 vs. Farmingdale State W, 9-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 16 vs. Clarkson W, 9-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 18 vs. Ill. Wesleyan W, 7-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 18 vs. Ill. Wesleyan L, 9-5 1 0 1 0 5.0 8 6 6 10.80 2.00 2 7 -
Mar 19 vs. Brockport L, 7-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 at Dubuque L, 8-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 at Dubuque L, 6-4 1 0 0 0 3.2 1 2 2 4.91 1.91 6 3 -
Mar 27 at Dubuque L, 11-9 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 at Neb. Wesleyan W, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 7-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Cornell College L, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 2 Cornell College L, 9-8 1 0 0 0 6.0 6 4 2 3.00 1.33 2 3 -
Apr 2 Cornell College W, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 6 Neb. Wesleyan W, 9-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 Buena Vista L, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 9 Buena Vista L, 10-9 1 0 0 0 4.0 3 4 4 9.00 1.50 3 3 1
Apr 9 Buena Vista L, 14-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 at Central (Iowa) L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 15 Coe W, 9-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 Coe W, 6-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 Coe L, 7-1 1 0 1 0 6.1 4 6 4 5.68 1.11 3 2 1
Apr 19 Central (Iowa) W, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Central (Iowa) W, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 at Wartburg L, 9-2 1 0 1 0 5.0 3 5 5 9.00 1.60 5 7 2
Apr 24 at Wartburg L, 10-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 at Wartburg W, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 Luther W, 11-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 Luther W, 7-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 1 Luther L, 2-1 1 0 1 0 6.1 4 2 2 2.84 1.42 5 6 -
May 4 at Augustana (Ill.) L, 8-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 7 at Loras L, 7-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 7 at Loras L, 7-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 8 at Loras W, 7-6 1 1 0 0 5.0 6 4 2 3.60 2.20 5 5 -

Game Log - Fielding

Date Opponent Score tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Mar 5 vs. Carthage W, 8-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 5 vs. Carthage W, 17-8 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 6 vs. Gust. Adolphus L, 14-10 0 0 0 0 - - 1 - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Farmingdale State   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Beloit W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Beloit W, 3-0 0 0 0 0 - - 2 - - - -
Mar 14 vs. St. Norbert W, 5-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 vs. Farmingdale State W, 9-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 16 vs. Clarkson W, 9-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 18 vs. Ill. Wesleyan W, 7-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 18 vs. Ill. Wesleyan L, 9-5 1 1 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 19 vs. Brockport L, 7-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 at Dubuque L, 8-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 at Dubuque L, 6-4 1 0 1 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 27 at Dubuque L, 11-9 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 at Neb. Wesleyan W, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 7-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Cornell College L, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 2 Cornell College L, 9-8 2 1 0 1 .500 - 1 1 .500 - -
Apr 2 Cornell College W, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 6 Neb. Wesleyan W, 9-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 Buena Vista L, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 9 Buena Vista L, 10-9 2 0 1 1 .500 - 1 - - - -
Apr 9 Buena Vista L, 14-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 at Central (Iowa) L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 15 Coe W, 9-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 Coe W, 6-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 Coe L, 7-1 1 0 1 0 1.000 - 2 - - - -
Apr 19 Central (Iowa) W, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Central (Iowa) W, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 at Wartburg L, 9-2 0 0 0 0 - - 1 - - - -
Apr 24 at Wartburg L, 10-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 at Wartburg W, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 Luther W, 11-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 Luther W, 7-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 1 Luther L, 2-1 1 0 0 1 .000 - - - - - -
May 4 at Augustana (Ill.) L, 8-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 7 at Loras L, 7-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 7 at Loras L, 7-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 8 at Loras W, 7-6 1 1 0 0 1.000 - 2 - - - -

Career Stats - Hitting

  g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs avg obp slg
2018-19 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2019-20 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2020-21 11 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Total 21 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Extended Hitting

  g hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
2018-19 - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
2019-20 - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
2020-21 11 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
2021-22 10 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Total 21 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0

Career Stats - Pitching

  app gs w l sv cg ip h r er bb k k/9 hr era whip
2018-19 - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - 0.00 -
2019-20 - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - 0.00 -
2020-21 11 9 4 3 0 1 56.0 52 33 29 26 53 8.52 4 4.66 1.39
2021-22 10 10 2 5 0 - 48.1 41 42 33 39 47 8.75 5 6.14 1.66
Total 21 19 6 8 0 1 104.1 93 75 62 65 100 8.63 9 5.35 1.51

Career Stats - Fielding

  g tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
2018-19 - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
2019-20 - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
2020-21 11 9 5 2 2 .778 - 4 1 .200 - -
2021-22 10 9 3 3 3 .667 - 10 1 .091 - -
Total 21 18 8 5 5 .722 - 14 2 .125 - -

Splits Stats - Hitting

    g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs avg obp slg
Event Total 10 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Conference 6 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 4 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Away 3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Neutral 3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Result Wins 2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Losses 8 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Month March 4 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
April 4 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
May 2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Extended Hitting

    g hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Event Total 10 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Conference 6 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Location Home 4 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Away 3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Neutral 3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Result Wins 2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Losses 8 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Month March 4 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
April 4 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
May 2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Pitching

    app gs w l sv cg ip h r er bb k k/9 hr era whip
Event Total 10 10 2 5 0 - 48.1 41 42 33 39 47 8.75 5 6.14 1.66
Conference 6 6 1 3 0 - 30.1 21 23 19 27 26 7.71 4 5.64 1.58
Exhibition - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - 0.00 -
Location Home 4 4 0 2 0 - 22.2 17 16 12 13 14 5.56 2 4.76 1.32
Away 3 3 1 1 0 - 13.2 10 11 9 16 15 9.88 2 5.93 1.90
Neutral 3 3 1 2 0 - 12.0 14 15 12 10 18 13.50 1 9.00 2.00
Result Wins 2 2 2 0 0 - 9.1 8 4 2 9 14 13.50 - 1.93 1.82
Losses 8 8 0 5 0 - 39.0 33 38 31 30 33 7.62 5 7.15 1.62
Month March 4 4 1 2 0 - 15.2 15 17 14 16 21 12.06 1 8.04 1.98
April 4 4 0 2 0 - 21.1 16 19 15 13 15 6.33 4 6.33 1.36
May 2 2 1 1 0 - 11.1 10 6 4 10 11 8.74 - 3.18 1.76

Splits Stats - Fielding

    g tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Event Total 10 9 3 3 3 .667 - 10 1 .091 - -
Conference 6 6 1 3 2 .667 - 6 - - - -
Exhibition - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 4 6 1 2 3 .500 - 4 1 .200 - -
Away 3 2 1 1 0 1.000 - 3 - - - -
Neutral 3 1 1 0 0 1.000 - 3 - - - -
Result Wins 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 - 4 - - - -
Losses 8 8 2 3 3 .625 - 6 1 .143 - -
Month March 4 2 1 1 0 1.000 - 3 - - - -
April 4 5 1 2 2 .600 - 5 1 .167 - -
May 2 2 1 0 1 .500 - 2 - - - -

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