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Bellarmine University Athletics

2023 Baseball Roster

John Sommers II
Emma Whitehouse
Emma Whitehouse
Michael Martinez
Michael Martinez
Brian Westerholt
Brian Westerholt

8 Colin Bertsch

  • Position Infield
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Senior
  • Major Sports Administration
  • Hometown Plantation, FL
  • High School Archbishop McCarthy
  • Parents George and Therese Bertsch
  • Prev School Western Carolina/Southwestern Illinois College

Biography

2023 - Fifth-year Senior
Recognized on College Sports Communicators’ Academic All-District Team…ASUN Honor Roll recipient...Tied for second on team in home runs (six) and RBI (24), ranked third in total bases (74) and hit by pitches (eight), tied for third in runs scored (23) and was fifth in hits (47)…Added seven doubles, a triple and 11 walks while batting .249…In ASUN play, his four homers and 15 RBI ranked second on the team while his 14 runs scored in conference games tied for second…Started all 51 games in which he appeared, with 32 at third base, 18 at designated hitter and one at second base…Posted nine multi-hit games and five multi-RBI games along with a seven-game hitting streak and a 12-game reached-base streak…In season-opening series against New Mexico State, launched a three-run homer in second game and went a season-high 4-for-5 with a season-best two doubles in finale…Smacked three-run homer while going 3-for-5 against Eastern Kentucky on March 18…Socked go-ahead two-run triple among 3-for-4 outing against Austin Peay on April 1…Homered twice in Stetson series and registered season-high four RBI in finale April 8…Went 3-for-4 against Lipscomb on April 21.

2022 - Senior
ASUN Honor Roll recipient...In first season at Bellarmine, appeared in 34 games with 32 starts…Batted .244 with 29 hits, six doubles, 12 walks, 11 RBI and 10 runs scored…Registered seven multi-hit games and three multi-RBI games…Built an 11-game hitting streak and 13-game reached-base streak…Made Bellarmine debut Feb. 18 against No. 5 Virginia…Went 6-for-13 in three-game series March 4-6 at Presbyterian, with season-high three hits in the finale…Drove in two runs against Morehead State on March 9 and Louisville on March 16…Went 2-for-5 with two RBI against Central Arkansas on April 23 and 2-for-3 with a double and two runs scored against Austin Peay on April 27.

BEFORE BELLARMINE: Played first two college seasons at Western Carolina and played junior season at Southwestern Illinois College...As a freshman at Western Carolina, named to 2019 Southern Conference All-Freshman team while batting .282 with four doubles, eight RBIs and 15 runs scored in 38 games...As a sophomore in pandemic-shortened season, played in nine games and finished 6-for-14 with two doubles for a .429 batting average...Acknowledged on Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll both seasons at Western Carolina...Played high school baseball at Archbishop McCarthy in Florida and collected honorable-mention All-Broward County honors at shortstop as a senior...Was a part of a state championship team as a sophomore and a national title contender as a junior.

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2022Senior

    Infield
    6'0" 200 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2023Senior

    Infield
    6'0" 200 lbs
    8