Collier Cranford

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 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