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Colin Toalson

Position Right Handed Pitcher
Height 6'1''
Weight 167 lbs.
Class Freshman
Hometown Lawrence, Kan.
High School Free State
B/T Fr./HS

Honors and Awards:

  • Athletic Director[apos]s Honor Roll (Fall 2011)
  • Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll (Fall 2011)

2012 (Freshman): Pitched in 15 games out of the bullpen … Posted an 0-1 record with a 3.71 ERA in 17 innings … Recorded 10 strikeouts … Made collegiate debut against Mississippi Valley State (Feb. 26), pitching a scoreless frame … Tossed two scoreless innings against College World Series participant Stony Brook (March 9) … Pitched a scoreless inning at Oklahoma State (April 7) … Did not allow a run over his final six appearances … Tossed two scoreless innings against Saint Mary (April 18) and a perfect inning against Kansas State (April 25) … Threw 1 1/3 innings against Missouri at Big 12 Championship (May 26).

Free State HS: Lettered three years for head coach Mike Hill Jr. … Named first team all-state as a junior … A two-time All-Sunflower League selection … Selected all-metro honorable mention as a utility player … Played the summer of 2010 for the Lawrence Cactus for former Jayhawk assistant coach Wilson Kilmer … Batted .372 with four homers and 22 RBIs … Also posted a 4-1 record with a 5.44 ERA in 18 innings on the mound.

Personal: Colin Toalson was born in Fairfax, Va. … Son of Marci and Steve Toalson … Has three younger siblings, Guin, Shannon and Christopher … Father, Steve, lettered in crew at Washburn … Mother, Marci (Kennedy), played lacrosse at Holy Cross … Grandfather, William Toalson, lettered in golf at KU … Plans to major in mechanical engineering.