Collin Watt

Height:
6-1
Weight:
193
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Asheville
High School:
TC Roberson
Major:
Business Marketing

2018: Appeared in just three games (all in reserve) recording two official at-bats (no hits) … Made collegiate debut against Saint Joseph’s (March 4) in the Keith LeClair Classic as a pinch hitter (strikeout) … Second official at-bat came against Charlotte (March 10) in game two of a doubleheader … Scored first collegiate run against Maryland (March 17) … Also drew a walk against the Terrapins … Tallied lone defensive assist against Maryland … 2018 Summer: Played for the Loudoun Riverdogs in the Cal Ripken League … Teammates of current Pirates Brady Lloyd and Evan Voliva … Appeared in 32 games batting .24 (23-for-93) with eight doubles and one triple … Drove in nine runs while scoring 13 times … Walked on 13 occasions and struck out 27 … tallied six multi-hit games with a summer-high of three against Express (June 26) and Giants (June 8) … Plated multiple runs in a game twice … Was a perfect 9-for-9 in stolen base attempts.

TC Roberson High School: Three-year letterwinner for coach Eric Filipek … As a sophomore batted .225 with 16 RBI … Led Rams to a 24-4 record during junior campaign … As a junior, earned All-Mountain Athletic Conference honors as an infielder/pitcher … Batted .346 with 15 RBI, eight doubles one home run and stole six bases … On the mound recorded a pair of saves with a 5.41 ERA and nine strikeouts in 10.1 innings … Helped Rams (31-3) capture NCHSAA 4A State Championship with a two-game sweep over New Hanover … Belted a two-run homer against New Hanover in Game 1 of the N.C. State Championship series … Earned Ingles Athlete-of-the-Week honors (April 2) … Named MAC Player-of-the-Year … Named team captain and batted .391 with nine home runs … Played travel ball for the Dirt Bags under the direction of Andy Partin … Named 2016 Underclass High Honorable Mention by Perfect Game … Second-Team All-Atlantic Region selection by Perfect Game … 2017 Rawlings-Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American … Listed as the third-best third baseman prospect and No. 30 overall prospect in the state of North Carolina by perfect Game … Rated as the 36th-best prospect in the nation at the hot corner by Perfect Game … Played in six Perfect Game showcase events including 2014 15U BCS Finals (Fort Myers, Fla.), 2015 WWBA 2017 Grads or 16U National Championship (Cartersville, Ga.), 2015 WWBA Underclass World Championship (Fort Myers, Fla.), 2016 18U WWBA Memorial Day at LakePoint (Cartersville, Ga.), 2016 WWBA 2017 Grads or 17U National Championship (Cartersville, Ga.) and 2016 WWBA World Championship (Jupiter, Fla.).

Personal: Full name is Alexander Collin Watt, but prefers to go by Collin … Born in Abbeville, S.C. … Son of Brenda and Johnny Watt … Has four siblings (Cory, Kami, Kaylan, Kirsten) … Brother Cory played baseball at Catawba Valley with current Pirate outfielder Chandler Jenkins… Intended major is marketing and supply management … Three-time ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll member (Fall 2017 to present) … Named to 2018 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.