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Colby Bortles

Colby Bortles joined the Charleston Southern baseball coaching staff in the summer of 2020, coming on board as a volunteer assistant coach. He will coach hitters as well as infielders

Bortles finished up his playing career at Mississippi after four years lining up on the infield with the Rebels. The Oviedo, Florida native is ranked 10th in school history with 153 RBI and earned four letters while playing in 213 games with 184 starts. In his time in Oxford, Bortles hit .271 with 184 hits, 108 runs, 43 doubles, and 27 home runs.

A member of the 2014 College World Series team, Bortles was selected as the 2nd Team All-SEC Third Baseman his senior year. Following his senior season, he was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 22nd round in the 2017 MLB Draft.

After playing three seasons in the Tigers' organization, Bortles retired from professional baseball and joined the coaching staff at Rollins College in 2019.