Bret Boswell
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| Bret Boswell | |
|---|---|
| Shortstop | |
| Born: October 4, 1994 Rockwall, Texas, U.S. | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right |
Bret Robert Boswell (born October 4, 1994) is an American former professional baseball shortstop. He was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 8th round of the 2017 MLB draft.
Boswell attended Rockwall-Heath High School in Rockwall, Texas, where he played baseball.[1] As a junior in 2012, he batted .389 with four home runs.[2] In 2013, as a senior, he hit .538.[3] Undrafted in the 2013 Major League Baseball draft, he enrolled at the University of Texas where he played college baseball.
In 2014, Boswell's freshman year at Texas, he suffered a wrist injury that forced him to miss the year. As a redshirt freshman in 2015, he hit .253 with two home runs and twenty RBIs over 5 games, earning a spot on the Big 12 Conference All-Freshman Team,[4] and in 2016, as a redshirt sophomore, he played in 44 games in which he hit .241 with two home runs.[5] That summer, he played in the California Collegiate League for the Santa Barbara Foresters where he batted .392 with ten home runs over 34 games.[6] In 2017, Boswell's redshirt junior season at Texas, he hit .273 with seven home runs and 33 RBIs over 61 games.[7]
