Collin Priest

Class:
Freshman
Position:
INF
Ht./Wt.:
6-4 / 225
Bats/Throws:
L/R
Hometown:
Mount Dora, Fla.
High School:
Mount Dora Christian

Freshman (2024)
• All-Big Ten Freshman Team Selection at Designated Hitter
• Set a Michigan Freshman record with 11 home runs on the season
• Appeared in 56 games with 39 starts
• Hit .279 with a .445 on-base percentage and .578 slugging percentage
• Scored 29 runs and brought home 30 with 11 doubles and 11 home runs
• Recorded nine multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI games
• Homered in all three games of the Indiana series including the go-ahead home run in a 3-2 win (May 16-17)
• Scored twice on three hits and added RBI in 14-4 win over Akron (May 14)
• Earned Big Ten Freshman of the Week Honors after Purdue Weekend
• Went 4-for-5 with two doubles and home run in 7-6 win over Purdue (May 11)
• Had opposite field home run in 9-5 win over CMU (May 5)
• Homered in game against Michigan State (May 4)
• Brought home two and scored one run on one hit and walk in 10-3 win over Minnesota (Apr. 14)
• Recorded two hits with a run and RBI in 10-6 win over Iowa (Apr. 6)
• Hit two-run home run in 4-3 win over Iowa (Apr. 6)
• Reached base five times scoring three times in win over Eastern Michigan (Apr. 2)
• Went 2-for-2 with an RBI in victory over Maryland (Mar. 31)
• Homered in 12-1 win over Maryland (Mar. 30)
• Tallied two hits, an RBI and a home run against Penn State (Mar. 23)
• Recorded two hits, one run, and three RBIs, along with hitting a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning in a win against San Diego (Mar. 17).
• Reached base four times and added two RBIs in a win against Western Michigan (Feb. 18)
• Hit his first Michigan home-run with two hits, three RBIs, and two runs in a win against Western Michigan (Feb. 17)
• Made his Michigan debut against Western Michigan (Feb. 16)

Prep
• First Team All-State
• Hit .417 with a 1.546 OPS and 11 home runs in senior season
• Over his high school career, hit .383/.576 with 25 home runs and 84 RBI
• Three-time All-State Selection
• Three-time All-District Selection
• Served as Team Captain in senior season
• Named Team MVP and Offensive MVP
• Led team to three district championships and one regional championship
• Holds School Single Season home run record and Career Home run record
• Played in the Dominican Republic against top international players

Personal
• Collin Vincent Priest
• Born September 8, 2004
• Son of Elisabeth and Marty Priest
• Has two brothers, Ethan and Jonathan
• Parents played basketball at Cazenovia College
• Enrolled in the School of Kinesiology