Colton Hock is a six-foot-five, 220 lb. right-handed pitcher from Bloomsburg, PA. Born 24-years-old today, the Miami Marlins took him out of Stanford University with the 119th overall selection.
In three seasons of Division I play in the PAC-12, Hock was 10-8 with a 2.87 ERA in 77 appearances, 75 of them in relief. He saved 25 games in total, including 16 in his final collegiate season. Hock struck out 120 in 141 1/3 innings, and held opponents to a 1.16 WHIP.
In 2018, Hock’s first full professional season of work would see him entrenched in the Greensboro Grasshoppers bullpen, although he did start 10 games as well.