Chase Anderson -- a 5-foot-9, 180-pound outfielder from Littleton, Col. -- has played the last two seasons with NCAA Division II Metropolitan State University of Denver, and brings an impressive offensive pedigree north of the border.
As a junior with the Roadrunners in their pandemic-abbreviated 2020 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference campaign, Anderson saw action in 18 games and posted a .277 batting average while cracking four home runs and 13 runs batted in. His OPS -- on base percentage plus slugging percentage -- was an impressive .898.
As decent as those numbers are, they pale in comparison to what he put together as a sophomore in the 2019 season.
Anderson hit .330 over the 52-game campaign, including 11 doubles, seven home runs and 37 RBI. That translated into a stellar .925 OPS, and was only part of his offensive contribution: Anderson also stole 15 bases -- sixth best in the RMAC -- and hit six triples, showing off plenty of speed on the basepaths. That’s in addition to his impressive consistency at the plate, which included an 18-game hitting streak where he hit .478 while also recording 14 multi-hit games.
The crazy part? Anderson didn’t have a hit in his first 15 appearances that season, but once he found his stroke, hit .440 for MSU Denver over the next month.
In the end, Anderson was named second-team All-RMAC for his performance in 2019.
The Roadrunners open their season on Feb, 19 when they travel to Denver to take on Fort Hays State and kick off a four-game series.
The Miller Express open their WCBL campaign on May 28 when they host the Medicine Hat Mavericks at Ross Wells Park.
