Radack Helps Spikes To Title in First Pro Season 9/25/2014 | Baseball CONWAY, Ark. - Former Hendrix College baseball standout Collin Radack recently wrapped up his first professional season with the State College Spikes, a Class A short season affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals. Radack, a 2014 graduate, hit .287 with 39 hits, 11 runs, seven doubles, a triple, two home runs and 23 RBI in 39 contests for the New York-Penn League Champions. Radack played all three outfield spots, put spent most of his time in center field. Radack, from Austin, Texas, was taken as the 615th overall pick, the highest pick in Hendrix history, by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2014 Major League Baseball First-Year Draft. Left-handed pitcher Matt Blanton was taken by the Cardinals in the 23rd round and 695th overall in the 2003 draft. It was an incredible summer for me. I cant say enough about the Spikes. Great staff, teammates, coaches and fans. It was just an unreal experience and winning a championship just made it even better. Im already working hard to get ready for next years spring training in Palm Beach, Fla. Radack became the Warriors first baseball All-American this season as he was selected to the ABCA Rawlings Second Team and the D3Baseball Third Team. He was also a ABCA/Rawlings All-America Gold Glove Team selection and a Capital One CoSIDA Academic All-America second team pick. A four-time first team all-conference selection in the outfield, he hit .389 (250-for-642) for his career with 163 runs scored, 45 doubles, 13 triples, six home runs, 110 RBI, 339 total bases, .528 slugging percentage, 50 walks, 37 hit by pitch, .455 on-base percentage, 12 sacrifice flies, 81 stolen bases and a .922 fielding percentage. Radack ended his career with school records in games played, started, at bats, runs, hits, triples, intentional walks (12), stolen bases and fielding percentage and tied for first in total bases. He also broke the program record with a 28-game hitting streak during the 2012 and 2013 seasons. Radack capped his career as the 2014 Southern Athletic Association Man of the Year and Player of the Year. He ranked third in the NCAA stolen bases, 17th in hits, 20th in runs scored and 49th in total bases. On the year, Radack hit .401 with 73 hits, 53 runs, 10 doubles, four triples, three home runs, 23 RBI, 34 stolen bases, a .549 slugging percentage, .471 on-base percentage, and a perfect fielding percentage in 158 chances.
Posted on: Thu, 25 Sep 2014 21:07:24 +0000
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