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Jersey Number 2
Finley Bates
- Position:
- INF
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Castle Rock, Colo.
- High School:
- Douglas County HS
PRIOR TO JAX STATE: Comes to Jax State from Tennessee, where he saw action in 12 games, posting four hits, including a home run against Nicholls on Opening Weekend ... Also was his first plate appearance for Tennessee ... Tallied two hits that day for his best appearance as a Volunteer ... Scored five runs that season ... Prior to Tennessee, played two seasons at San Diego State ... In 2025, his sophomore season, he started 56 of 57 games, posting a .300 batting average ... Led the Mountain West in walks with 40 ... Was the Mountain West Freshman of the Year in 2024 and an All-Academic Selection that season ... Started 52 of the 53 games the Aztecs played that year, 28 at shortstop and 24 at second base ... Tied for the team lead with 14 doubles and had a team-best batting average of .375 in league play ... Aso led the team in hits (48), total bases (67), and on-base percentage (.438) in MW play ... Had two four-hit performances against Fresno State (3/1 and Nevada (5/18).
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Douglas County High School under head coach Craig Gienger ... Was the second-rated shortstop and fifth-rated prospect out of Colorado by Perfect Game in 2023 ... Named 5A First Team All-State in 2023, and earned First Team All-Conference in 2021 and 2023 ... Also named DCHS Team MVP in 2021 and 2023 ... Named the 2023 Perfect Game Houston MVP with the Colorado Yard Dawgs ... Also played for the Colorado Rockies scout team from 2019-2022.
PERSONAL: Born Finley Charles Bates on October 28, 2004, in Wheat Ridge, Colorado ... Hometown is Castle Rock, Colorado ... Son of Lisa and Jason Bates ... Has one brother, Mailey ... Father, Jason, played collegiate baseball at Arizona and was selected in the seventh round by the Colorado Rockies, where he played professionally from 1995-1998.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Douglas County High School under head coach Craig Gienger ... Was the second-rated shortstop and fifth-rated prospect out of Colorado by Perfect Game in 2023 ... Named 5A First Team All-State in 2023, and earned First Team All-Conference in 2021 and 2023 ... Also named DCHS Team MVP in 2021 and 2023 ... Named the 2023 Perfect Game Houston MVP with the Colorado Yard Dawgs ... Also played for the Colorado Rockies scout team from 2019-2022.
PERSONAL: Born Finley Charles Bates on October 28, 2004, in Wheat Ridge, Colorado ... Hometown is Castle Rock, Colorado ... Son of Lisa and Jason Bates ... Has one brother, Mailey ... Father, Jason, played collegiate baseball at Arizona and was selected in the seventh round by the Colorado Rockies, where he played professionally from 1995-1998.
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