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Florida Gators infielder Colby Halter named Co-SEC Player of the Week

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Florida Gators second baseman Colby Halter was named Co-SEC Player of the Week on Monday afternoon.

The sophomore from Jacksonville was 12-22 (.545) in five games. He slugged 1.045, had an on-base percentage of .583, scored nine runs, drove in six, and hit three home runs. Halter was also honored as one of Collegiate Baseball’s National Players of the Week. He homered in back-to-back games on Saturday and Sunday. He also set career highs in runs with four (Saturday) and hits with four.

This season Halter is slashing 429/.474/.771 with a team-high 27 total bases (T-third in SEC), 15 hits (T-second in SEC), and three doubles. Halter is tied for the team lead in home runs with three (T-third in SEC) and ranks tied-for-second in RBI.

Halter’s bat led the way for a 5-0 week for the Gators. He also led the charge on Sunday, finishing with a career-high four hits while going 4-for-6 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs scored.

Halter is the second Gator to garner SEC Player of the Week honors. Friday night starter Hunter Barco earned SEC Pitcher of the week Barco earned the honor after six shutout innings with 11 strikeouts. He allowed one run over six innings while striking out 12 in his second start last Friday against Georgia State.

An insane stat for Halter

The Gators’ second baseman throws righty but hits left-handed. It’s just something that he picked up on when he was a young baseball player growing up in Jacksonville.

Typically, left-handed hitters have a hard time hitting against left-handed pitchers. For one, there are more right-handed pitchers in baseball, so you see them more. Second, that means most breaking pitches come into a left-handed batter, while that’s the opposite for a right-handed batter. The opposite for a left-on-left matchup. Without boring you too much with the finer points, lefties typically have a tough time hitting left-handed pitching.

All of that to say that it doesn’t mean anything to Halter. He’s hitting an astounding .615 (8-13) against left-handed pitching this season.

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