General
Preseason All-America is looking to build on an impressive All-America freshman campaign.
Freshman (2011)
Baseball America Freshman of the Year • Perfect Game Freshman Hitter of the Year • Baseball America First Team All-America • Perfect Game First Team All-America • ABCA Second Team All-America • Baseball America and NCBWA Freshman All-America • ACC Freshman of the Year • First Team All-ACC selection • Appeared in 67 games with 66 starts at third base • Hit a team-high .335 (83-248) with 46 runs scored and an ACC-leading 71 RBI • Became the first freshman to lead the league in RBI since Jamie D'Antona of Wake Forest in 2001 • The 71 RBI ranked 12th in the country • Tallied 31 extra base hits to lead the team • His 20 doubles ranked sixth in the ACC • Finished ninth in the conference with 83 hits • Drew 47 walks to finish second on the team, sixth in the ACC and 21st in the country • His nine home runs led the squad • Drove in a season-high six RBI against UNC Wilmington (3/22) • Tallied four hits in a game twice on the year vs. Maryland (5/8) and vs. Virginia (5/21). Summer 2011: Hit .289 (28-97) in 26 games with the Bourne Braves in the Cape Cod League • Selected to the Cape Cod League All-Star Game.
Iona Prep School
Played for coach Fred Gallo at Iona Prep School • Ranked as the No. 10 prospect in the state of New York and the No. 486 prospect nationally by Perfect Game • Named All-Bronx-Westchester as a junior • Earned All-Archdiocese honors as a senior • Named a Journal News Westchester first team all-star • Two-time team MVP • Named to the honor roll as a junior.
Personal
Colin Richard Moran is the son of Bill and Diane Moran • Born Oct. 1, 1992 in Port Chester, N.Y. • Older brother, Brian, was an All-America for the Tar Heels before being drafted by the Seattle Mariners in 2009 • Uncle, B.J. Surhoff, was a national player of the year at Carolina and 19-year MLB veteran • Has not declared a major at Carolina.
Career Highs
Hits: 4, Maryland (5/8/11); Virginia (5/21/11)
Doubles: 2, 4 times
Triples: 1, Elon (3/8/11); UNC Wilmington (3/22/11)
Home Runs: 1, 9 times
RBI: 6, UNC Wilmington (3/22/11)
Runs: 3, Duke (3/26/11)
Walks: 3, Maryland (5/6/11); Georgia Tech (5/14/11)
Stolen Bases: 1, Cal St. Fullerton (2/19/11); Elon (3/8/11)
Hitting Streak: 9 games (4/8/11-4/22/11)
