Completed Event: Men's Golf at Folds of Honor Collegiate on September 8, 2025 , , T3rd (863, +11)
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Jersey Number 7
Collier Cranford
- Position:
- INF
- B/T:
- R/R
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 190
- Hometown:
- Zachary, La.
- High School:
- Zachary
- Prev School:
- LSU
Bio
SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS
- Hits: 4 vs A&M Corpus Christi, Feb 20, 2024 ; UCF, Mar 22, 2024
- Doubles: 2 [t-10th], at Vanderbilt, May 21, 2022
- Triples: 1 [t-4th], 5 times
- Home runs: 1, 11 times
- Total bases: 10 [t-8th], UCF, Mar 22, 2024
- RBI: 7 [t-2nd], UCF, Mar 22, 2024
- Runs scored: 3 [t-33rd], UMass Lowell, Mar 7, 2020 ; at Vanderbilt, May 21, 2022
- Walks: 2, 5 times
- Hit by pitch: 1, 22 times
- Struck out: 3 [t-35th], Oklahoma State, Apr 22, 2023 ; at Belmont, Mar 03, 2023
- Sac flies: 1 [t-16th], 5 times
- Sac bunts: 1 [t-40th], 10 times
- At bats: 6 [t-21st], Pacific, Apr 12, 2024 ; Kansas State, Apr 16, 2023
- Stolen bases: 1, 9 times
- Caught stealing: 1 [t-4th], 5 times
- Field chances: 10, Vanderbilt, Apr 03, 2021
- Putouts: 5, at BYU, Mar 29, 2024 ; at Samford, May 13, 2023
- Assists: 7 [t-14th], Vanderbilt, Apr 03, 2021 ; Mississippi St., Mar 20, 2021 ; Baylor, Apr 01, 2023
REDSHIRT SENIOR – 2024
- Started all 54 games in 2024 (43 SS, 11 2B)
- Hit the go-ahead sac fly vs. Kansas State 5/21/24
- 11-game on-base streak from 4/23-5/12/24
- Hit for the cycle vs. UCF 3/22/24 (4-for-5, 2B, 3B, Grand Slam, career-high 7 RBI, 2 R)
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
REDSHIRT JUNIOR – 2023
- Appeared in 50 games (49 starts; 45 starts at shortstop, four at designated hitter)
- .251/.307/.342 (47-for-187), 15 2B, 3 3B, 6 HR, 44 RBI, 58 R, 26 BB
- Hit safely in 10 of his final 12 games; hit .311 and slugged .489 with 2 2B, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 6 R over that stretch
- 3-for-5, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, R at Samford 5/12/23
- 3-for-5, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R vs. Baylor 3/31/23
- Started the season by reaching base in 14 consecutive games and recording a hit in the first six games
- 11 multi-hit games; eight multi-RBI games
- His two triples were tied for the most on the team
- First career home run vs. Oakland 2/26/23
- Starting shortstop on Opening Day
- Transferred to Kansas with two years of eligibility remaining
- Committed in July 2022
LSU – 2020-22
- Spent three seasons in the LSU program
- 2022 SEC Academic Honor Roll
- Career: .158/.294/.217 (19-for-120), 5 2B, 1 3B, 16 RBI, 27 R, 13 BB in 77 games (36 starts)
- 2022: .133/.328/.222 (6-for-45), 2 2B, 1 3B, 6 RBI, 15 R, 7 BB in 31 games (13 starts)
- Started 12 of LSU’s final 16 games at third base in 2022
- 2021: .106/.192/.128 (5-for-47), 1 2B, 4 RBI, 7 R, 4 BB in 31 games (12 starts)
- All 12 starts came at second base in 2021
- 2020: .286/.394/.357 (8-for-28), 2 2B, 6 RBI, 5 R, 2 BB in 15 games (11 starts)
- All 11 starts came at shortstop in 2020
- Did not commit an error in 40 chances in 2020
HIGH SCHOOL
- Played four years of baseball at Zachary High School in Zachary, Louisiana
- All-District and All-Metro First Team in 2018
- Helped lead Zachary to District 4 – 5A Champions all four years of high school
- Ranked as the No. 1 shortstop and No. 7 overall prospect in the state of Louisiana by Prep Baseball Report in 2019
- Batted .394 with 13 doubles, five triples, five homers, 32 runs scored and 18 stolen bases in 2018 as a junior
- Hit .453 with one home run in 2019 as a senior before undergoing Tommy John surgery
- Graduated summa cum laude with a 4.2 GPA
PERSONAL
- Son of Keith and Rene Cranford
- Has one older sister, Bailey
- Chose Kansas because, “The great coaching staff as well as I want to be a key part of a turnaround.”
- Teammates with Luke Leto at LSU in 2022
- Majoring in liberal arts & sciences
Kansas Baseball vs. North Dakota State Postgame Press Conference
Saturday, May 31
Kansas Baseball vs. Creighton Postgame Press Conference
Friday, May 30
Kansas Baseball Game Week Press Conference vs. Creighton
Thursday, May 29
Kansas Baseball Pre-NCAA Media Availability
Tuesday, May 27
