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Alabama star third baseman Colby Shelton transfers to SEC rival, Florida

Freshman All-SEC Selection and Alabama third baseman Colby Shelton announced that he is transferring to Florida.

The Alabama baseball program took a huge hit on Thursday afternoon. Alabama third baseman Colby Shelton announced that he was transferring to Florida via his Instagram.

Shelton spent one season in Tuscaloosa. The Florida native obtained a .300 batting average. Shelton was a power-threat at the plate having hit 25 home runs. He broke the single-season record for most home runs hit by a freshman in program history at 22 home runs.

While Shelton was a work in progress defensively, he still managed to make some pivotal plays for the Crimson Tide down the stretch.He finished the season with a .886 fielding percentage.

Shelton will likely be inserted into the Gators lineup next season. The team could lose several key pieces in the infield to the MLB Draft.

Shelton’s bat was reliable in both the regular season and post-season. With his departure, the Alabama coaching staff will evaluate the transfer portal for possible replacements.

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Roll Tide Wire will continue to follow the Alabama baseball program and its involvement in the transfer portal.

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Alabama third baseman Colby Shelton enters transfer portal following stellar freshman season

Alabama freshman third baseman Colby Shelton has entered the NCAA transfer portal per reports. Shelton hit 25 home runs which broke the freshman record for most runs in a season.

Alabama freshman third baseman Colby Shelton has entered the transfer portal, according to Charlie Potter. Shelton was named as a Freshman All-SEC selection as well as a Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball News.

Shelton led the Tide with 25 home runs. In doing so, he broke the single-season home run record for a freshman in school history.

He also finished with 10 doubles which finished tied for third-most on the team. Shelton also had 51 runs batted in which finished for third-most on the team as well.

Altogether, Shelton proved to be a valuable addition especially after the starter the previous year (Zane Denton) transferred to Tennessee.

Along with Shelton, junior infielder Bryce Eblin also entered the transfer portal. Their decision comes just one day after Rob Vaughn was introduced as the team’s next head coach.

Roll Tide Wire will continue to follow the Alabama baseball program.

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