Pat Colwell Class: Junior Hometown: Lakewood, Calif. High School: Mayfair HS Height / Weight: 5-10 / 180 Position: OF Birthdate: 10/16/1988 Experience: HS B-T: R-R

Selected to the all-Mountain West Conference second team in 2008 ... Walk-on infielder-outfielder who moved into the starting lineup in right field as a freshman and continued in a starting role (left and right field) last season ... Could be the Aztecs' regular center fielder in 2008 ... Played second, third and shortstop during his prep career and could see be utilized at any of those positions if needed ... Competed for the Eau Claire Express of the Northwoods League during summer 2007 and 2008... In 2008, hit .210 over 62 at bats ... Previous summer batted .235 with four doubles, a triple, 16 runs scored and 15 runs batted in ... Stole 16-of-18 bases ... Recipient of a Silver Glove Award presented to the league's top fielder at each position ... Did not commit an error in the outfield over 34 contests.

SAN DIEGO STATE 2008
Was a starter in the outfield (primarily in right) in 49 games ... Had a career-best 15-game hitting streak ended in the series opener at BYU on May 8 ... His previous best was a nine-game streak as a freshman in 2007 ... During 15-game streak, he batted .412 (28-for-68) with five doubles, two triples, three home runs, 23 runs scored and 15 RBI ... Also had an eight-game hitting streak earlier in the season ... Finished the year with 17 multiple-hit games and six multiple-RBI efforts ... Scored at least a run in eight straight contests in mid-season ... Final batting average in league play was .386 ... In his 38 games as SDSU's leadoff hitter, had an on-base percentage of .429 with a slugging percentage is .471. ... Scored two or more runs in a game 13 times ... Became the first SDSU player to ever hit for the cycle when he accomplished the feat against Utah on April 12 ... Set career high with five runs scored in that contest ... His home run in that game was his first as a collegiate player and was an inside-the-park shot ... Added home runs at UNLV (April 18) and at Air Force (May 3) ... His homer at Air Force came with two out in the top of the ninth, a solo shot that tied the game at 4-4 as SDSU went on to win in 10 innings ... Was the lone Aztec to record a hit against Long Beach State in the loss to the 49ers on May 13 ... Was hit by pitch 13 times in 2008, second-most in a season by an Aztec hitter ... His 18 HBPs over the past two seasons ties for fourth on the SDSU career list.

SAN DIEGO STATE 2007
First-year walk-on who took over as the starter in right field when Josh Chasse was injured in February ... Went 3-for-4 and scored twice in his first start (vs. Loyola Marymount on Feb. 13) ... That marked the start of a nine-game hitting streak, his longest of the year ... During that streak, batted .324 (12-for-32) with two double and eight runs scored ... Suffered an injury during the game vs. Oklahoma on March 9, returning to the lineup on April 20 and starting all four contests vs. Air Force ... In those games, he went 6-for-15 with a pair of doubles, four runs batted in and five runs scored ... Had one of the team's three hits at Long Beach State on April 24 ... Had a seven-game hitting streak from April 22 to May 1 when he went 12-for-26 (.423) with three doubles, four runs scored and five RBI ... During that streak he had his second three-hit game of the season, this one at TCU on April 28 when he added a triple and two RBI ... Batted .341 in conference games ... Committed two errors in the outfield, both early in the year and went the season's final 27 games without a miscue ... Six-of-eight in stolen base attempts with high of two vs. Loyola Marymount (Feb. 13) ... Had two assists from right field in the win over Air Force on Apr. 22 ... Had season best three runs scored vs. Utah at MWC Tournament (May 23) and tied personal high with three hits in that contest.

HIGH SCHOOL
Played four seasons of baseball, winning a pair of letters, at Mayfair High School in Lakewood, Calif., where he was coached by Matt Eccles ... During his final season, batted .439 with a pair of home runs and 21 runs batted in ... Earned first-team all-Suburban League and all-CIF Division III honors while being named Mayfair's MVP ... Named to the Long Beach Press Telegram Dream Team second-team ...Was sixth in the Suburban League in steals and 15th in RBI during his junior year ... Was named the team's best offensive player both as a freshman and sophomore.

PERSONAL
Patrick Michael Colwell was born Oct. 16, 1988, in Whittier, Calif. ... Son of Michael and Donna Colwell ... Enjoys the beach, movies and playing other sports ... Favorite athlete is New York Mets shortstop Jose Reyes ... Majoring in business with an emphasis in real estate.