Colby Turner Season 2024

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated in 2023 from Huntington Beach (Calif.) High School, where he played the outfield, first base and third base… Hit .337 in 30 games as a senior, totaling four doubles, 12 RBIs, 12 runs scored and a pair of stolen bases, according to MaxPreps… Also drew six walks, compiling a .415 on-base percentage… Helped the Oilers to a first-place regular-season finish in the Sunset Surf League before advancing to the second round of the 2023 CIF Southern Section Division I playoffs… Was rated as the No. 6 third base prospect in California by Perfect Game and No. 143 overall in the state for the 2023 high school graduating class… Also earned a No. 64 national ranking at his position from the website and was listed as a Top 500 recruit overall… Received preseason All-America honorable mention for the California region prior to his senior campaign in 2023… Competed for the Team California club program at the 2021 Perfect Game 16U World Series in Sanford, Florida, after participating in the WWBA 2023 Grads or 16U National Championships earlier that summer in Marietta, Georgia… Also drew interest from Arizona State, CSUN, Pepperdine, UC Irvine, UC San Diego and UC Santa Barbara during the recruiting process… Was additionally a member of Huntington Beach High’s surfing team.

PERSONAL: Born in Newport Beach, California… Parents are Ryan and Jen Turner… Hails from a renowned surfing family… His father, Ryan Turner (2016), and uncle, Timmy Turner (2014), are enshrined in the Surfers’ Hall of Fame, while his sister, Bailey Turner, is a semi-pro surfer… Enjoys fishing… Lists St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado as his favorite athlete… Plans to major in business at San Diego State and aspires to play professional baseball.