Saint Michael's College

A true "Ironman," Colville was the first dominant pitcher in the history of baseball at Saint Michael's.  In his two-year career, he was the winning pitcher in 14 of SMC's 16 victories.  As a freshman in 1932, he won six games, including a masterful four-hit shutout against Vermont--SMC's first-ever win over UVM!   Chosen team captain as a sophomore in 1933, Colville won eight games, and led the Knights to their first-ever Green Mountain Conference Championship.  He was twice named All-Conference and All-State First Team.  Remarkably, he beat Vermont all four times he faced them, for prior to his arrival UVM had led the crosstown series 21-0!   At the time of his induction, Colville still holds four SMC pitching records, and is one of only three Knight hurlers to throw a no-hitter.  Like teammate and Hall of Famer Phil Ruggiero, Colville also played varsity tennis during baseball.