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6'
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225 lbs.
Class
Junior
Hometown
Riverton,
Utah
Last School
Jordan High School
Roster Years
2015-2017
Personal
- Born in Grand Junction, Colo.
- Parents are Greg and Shelby Shaver
- Father played football as a defensive end for Colorado Mesa University
- Likes snowboarding and riding horses
- Played summer ball for the Utah Marshalls and the DC Grays in Washington D.C. in the Cal Ripken Collegiate League
- Majoring in exercise and wellness
Before BYU
- Prepped at Jordan High School under coach Chad Fife
- Louisville Slugger All-American
- Perfect Game All American and All Region
- Utah Gatorade Player of the Year
- Utah Mr. Baseball
- Four-time all-state in baseball
- Was two-time region MVP
- 2014 Rawlings Gold Glove winner for high school catcher
- Four-year letterman in football and baseball
- Four-year varsity starter at linebacker
- All-state and all-region in football
- Academic all-region
- Team won 5A state championship in football (2012 as a junior) and in baseball (2014) as a senior
- Nominated for State of State Governor Sports Award(2014 Male High School Athlete)
- Recruited by San Diego, Washington State and Utah Valley University
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2015
- Participated in the College Baseball Home Run Derby in Omaha during summer of 2015
- Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball Magazine
- Second-team Freshman All-American, Perfect Game
- All-Freshman Team, West Coast Conference, coaches
- Second-team All-WCC, College Sports Madness
- Led team with 13 home runs, 116 total bases and a slugging average of .595
- Hit two homers in one game vs. Utah Valley, St. Mary's and twice vs. Utah
Sophmore Year
2016
- All-American Third Team, ABCA
- Rawlings ABCA All-Region first team
- Second-Team All-West Coast Conference
- Led team with 10 homers, 57 RBI, a .582 slugging average and 39 walks (six intentional)
- Led WCC in RBI
- Rawlings WCC Player of Week vs. Portland
- Had five game-winning RBI (vs. Pepperdine, St. Mary's, San Diego, Portland and Niagara)
- Played summer ball in the Cape Cod League for the Wareham Gatemen
Junior Year
2017
- Drafted in the 39th round by the Houston Astros
- All-West Coast Conference First Team
- Hit a grand slam in a 7-2 win vs. Pepperdine in the first inning
- Had five game-winning RBI (vs. Pepperdine, Northern Colorado, Saint Mary's and Santa Clara)
- Led WCC with 1.000 fielding percentage
- Led WCC in league games only for home runs (9), RBI (30) and total bases (72)
Senior Year
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
Medical Redshirt Year
- Baseball | Oct, 16
Cougars in the Pros: 2018 Recap
- ImageBaseball | Jun, 14
Buffo, Shaver drafted; Hale, Larsen honored again
- ImageBaseball | May, 23
Schneemann Defensive player of Year; Larsen & Shaver 1st team All-WCC
- ImageBaseball | Apr, 01
Three Kringlen home runs and a Rogers gem fuel sweep over Gaels
- ImageBaseball | Feb, 09
Fourth place projection by WCC Coaches
- ImageBaseball | Nov, 21
Colton Shaver: Pure power at the plate
- ImageBaseball | Nov, 21
Colton Shaver: Pure power at the plate
- ImageBaseball | Jun, 18
Shaver named ABCA/Rawlings Third-Team All-American
- ImageBaseball | Jun, 18
Shaver named ABCA/Rawlings Third-Team All-American
- ImageBaseball | May, 24
No. 30-ranked Cougars get WCC honors before league tourney
- ImageBaseball | Apr, 29
Bulldogs take game two 9-5
- ImageBaseball | Apr, 12
Nine-run third powers No. 16 BYU to series win over Utah
- ImageBaseball | Mar, 26
Resilient Cougars take series against LMU with 7-4 win
- ImageBaseball | Mar, 25
Cougars fall to LMU 10-5
- ImageBaseball | Mar, 19
Comeback not enough as Cougars fall to Pacific 10-8
- ImageBaseball | Mar, 18
League-leading BYU paced by Nielsen's first career homer in 11-4 victory
- ImageBaseball | Mar, 15
Pitching staff shines as No. 29 BYU blanks Utah 6-0
- ImageBaseball | Mar, 12
Urry's grand slam leads to series sweep over Niagara
- Baseball | Mar, 10
Rucker's career night leads team over Niagara
- ImageBaseball | Mar, 08
Home-opening crowd of 2,002 spurs 6-1 win over Utah Valley
- ImageBaseball | Mar, 05
Favero's homer at Kansas yields 7-6 win and 10-1 record
- ImageBaseball | Jan, 25
Outlook for 2016 season
- Baseball | Jun, 22
Colton Shaver invited to Home Run Derby in Omaha
- Baseball | Jun, 22
Colton Shaver invited to Home Run Derby in Omaha
- ImageBaseball | Jun, 03
Shaver named to Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America team
- ImageBaseball | Jun, 03
Shaver named to Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America team
- ImageBaseball | May, 08
Kinser and Shaver lead Cougars to 17-1 victory
- ImageBaseball | Apr, 27
Shaver named WCC Player of Week; next up UVU and Pacific
- ImageBaseball | Apr, 27
Shaver named WCC Player of Week; next up UVU and Pacific
- ImageBaseball | Apr, 25
Larsen's 10th-inning run gives BYU 3-2 win against San Francisco
- ImageBaseball | Apr, 23
Cougars cruise past first-place San Francisco 14-4
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- ImageBaseball | Apr, 07
Six RBI from Parker Starr helps BYU baseball dominate UVU
- ImageBaseball | Apr, 02
Mahoney's 15 strikeouts paces BYU over Portland
- ImageBaseball | Mar, 13
Rucker seals BYU Baseball victory over Pepperdine
- ImageBaseball | Mar, 10
Home runs highlight 10-7 victory at Utah Valley