Chillicothe’s Eric Colaco named Prospect League Hitter of the Week

Chillicothe Paints outfielder Eric Colaco has been named the Prospect League's Hitter of the Week for Week Five.

In four games and 17 at-bats this past week, Colaco hit .588 with 10 hits, seven runs scored, three doubles, one home run and a league-leading nine runs batted in. He also grabbed 16 total bases and put up a 1.512 on-base + slugging percentage.

As of July 2, Colaco is hitting .408 over 24 games with 40 hits, 11 doubles, one triple, three home runs, 28 RBIs and 29 runs scored, while maintaining an on-base percentage of .465 and slugging percentage of .633.

The Richfield, Ohio native leads the Prospect League in average, doubles, extra-base hits and total bases, is second in runs scored, hits and slugging percentage and ranks fourth in RBIs and fifth in stolen bases.

Colaco, the reigning NCAA Division III National Player of the Year, hit .420 in 50 games this spring for Denison with 89 hits, 79 runs and 59 RBIs.

He joins Alex Bemis (week two) and Sam Fabian (week four) as the third Paints player to be named Prospect League Hitter of the Week through the first five weeks of the season.

The Prospect League is a premier Midwestern wood-bat collegiate summer baseball league with 18 teams across Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee and Pennsylvania. The League provides college players with a professional setting with excellent competition and high-quality facilities while delivering exciting baseball action and affordable all-ages entertainment to its communities. In 2023, the League achieved a new attendance record and led all collegiate summer baseball in growth.

Known as the Central Illinois Collegiate League from 1963-2008, the Prospect League has more than 60 years of proud tradition as one of the original and most recognizable summer leagues. The League's rich history includes Hall of Famers, NCAA and World Series Champions, nearly 200 alumni in Major League Baseball and more than 800 professional players. For more information, visit www.prospectleague.com and follow on social media @prospectleague.

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