2018 - 2019 MISSISSIPPI
BASEBALL
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
COLTEN
KEITH
INFIELDER/RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BILOXI HS
BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI
JUNIOR
HEIGHT: 6-FOOT-3
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HIGHLIGHTED STATS
0.527
BATTING AVERAGE
8
HOME RUNS
49
RBI
0.659
ON-BASE PERCENTAGE
“Colten Keith has the tools to play this game for many years after high school. I truly believe I will be going to Major League parks and watching him play. He hits for power and average along with his great speed and a plus arm. He has all the tools that they look for in a draft pick.”
Eddie Lofton
Head Coach - Biloxi High head coach

Athletic Excellence


The 6-foot-3, 195-pound junior infielder and right-handed pitcher led the Indians (29-5) to the Class 6A semifinals this past season, batting .527 average with eight home runs, 49 RBI, 46 runs scored and an on-base percentage of .659. A 2019 Perfect Game Preseason Underclassmen First Team All-American and the state’s No. 2-ranked player by Perfect Game, Keith also posted a 6-0 record on the mound with five saves, a 1.47 ERA and 74 strikeouts in 38 innings pitched.

Academic Achievement


Keith has maintained an 88.6 average in the classroom. He has verbally committed to play baseball on scholarship at Arizona State University beginning in the fall of 2020.

Exemplary Character


Keith has volunteered locally on behalf of Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry and as a youth baseball instructor.