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Jersey Number 1
Colter McAnelly
- Position:
- RHP
- B/T:
- R/R
- Class:
- Junior
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 200
- Hometown:
- Cheyenne, Wyo.
- High School:
- Cheyenne East HS
- Player Shop:
- Shop
- Major:
- Criminology
MLB Draft
- Selected by the Minnesota Twins in the 2026 MLB Draft (Round 18, Pick 527)
2026 – Junior
- Big 12 Spring All-Academic Team
- Friday night starter made 13 appearances, totaling a 3-7 record and 67.1 innings pitched.
- Recorded 70 strikeouts, bringing his career total to 207 (ranks fourth all-time at Utah).
- Season-high nine strikeouts came in the inaugural game at America First Ballpark vs. Grand Canyon (March 6), tossing six shutout innings and allowing just two hits in the win.
- Left in line for the win vs. Arizona (March 13) but received a no-decision despite seven innings of one-hit, two-run ball.
- Was the winner in his final regular season start vs. Baylor (May 14), fanning seven batters in five innings.
- Won his Opening Night start at Fresno State (Feb. 13), going five innings without an earned run allowed and striking out three.
2025 – Sophomore
- All-Big 12 First Team
- Academic All-Big 12 Team
- D1Baseball.com Week 6 Starting Pitcher Rankings (No. 32)
- D1Baseball.com Week 12 Starting Pitcher Rankings (No. 47)
- Big 12 Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 18, Feb. 24, March 24)
- D1Baseball.com’s Preseason Top Big 12 Prospects, 2026 MLB Draft (No. 25)
- Earned the Friday night spot in the rotation, making 14 starts and finishing 4-4 with a 3.79 ERA in 92.2 innings pitched.
- Struck out 92 batters, the most by a Utah pitcher since 2016 and fourth-most for a season all-time.
- Averaged 6.2 innings per start, also earning 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Was among the Big 12 regular season leaders in innings pitched (1st), strikeouts (5th) and opponent batting average (7th; .236).
- Also tied for the league lead with 67.1 innings during conference play and was fifth with 66 strikeouts.
- Tied the program record with 12 K’s in a series-opening win over Oklahoma State (March 21), tossing eight innings of five-hit ball in a combined shutout.
- Held Arizona to three runs in seven innings (May 9) on the way to a ranked road win.
- Was the winner at Baylor (April 17) after going seven innings with one run allowed and seven strikeouts.
- Left in line for the win at Kansas State (March 14) but received a no-decision despite seven innings on the bump and seven strikeouts.
- Dealt eight innings of two-run ball with seven K’s, despite a tough-luck loss to Kansas (April 25).
2024 – Freshman
- Named Rookie of the Year at Utah Athletics’ annual Crimson Carpet Awards
- D1Baseball.com Preseason Pac-12 Impact Freshmen (No. 21)
- Went 5-4 in 15 appearances (10 starts), totaling a 4.76 ERA in 51 innings on the mound.
- Struck out 45 batters to rank fourth on the team and held opponents to a .239 batting average.
- Moved into the Sunday role later in the season, with six of his starts coming in that spot.
- Had five strikeouts in his first Pac-12 win, holding Washington to a run on three hits and two walks (April 21) in a rubber game dub.
- Helped the Utes finish a sweep vs. UCLA (April 28) with his 5.2-inning start, fanning four along the way.
- Also went six innings in a win at Oregon (May 5) as the leadoff batter reached only once for the Ducks.
Prior to Utah
- Attended Cheyenne East High School and played under head coach Ty Lain with the Cheyenne Post 6 Sixers.
- Ranked by Perfect Game as the No. 1 player in Wyoming for the Class of 2023.
- Four-time Perfect Game Preseason All-Region and All-American selection.
- Part of state championship teams with Post 6 as a freshman, sophomore, junior and senior.
- Had 19 strikeouts in the state championship game his junior season.
- Earned a Pitcher of the Year honor and was the three-time Player of the Year.
Personal
- Parents are Matt and Jill.
- Has one sibling, Landon.
- Enjoys skiing, playing guitar and fishing.
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