AS A JUNIOR (2014): NCCSIA all-state selection … All-Peach Belt Conference selection (2nd team) … Saw action in all 51 games, including 51 starts in centerfield … Posted a .346 batting average in 211 at-bats with 60 runs scored on 73 hits, including 23 extra-base hits (6 HR), and 47 RBI … Also drew 26 walks and was hit by pitch five times … Recorded three sacrifice flies, six sacrifice hits and was 6-for-7 on stolen base attempts … Tallied a .517 slugging percentage and a .424 on-base percentage … Registered 23 multiple-hit games and 13 multiple-RBI games … Also drew multiple walks in six contests … Committed two errors in 127 total chances for a .984 fielding percentage … Collected two hits in each bookend of the series at Anderson … Scored three times and drove in a run on a 2-for-5 showing in the series finale … Hit .600 (6-for-10) in the series at Columbus State, including a 3-for-5, 3-RBI day in the series opener … Series sparked an eight-game hitting streak that saw him hit .529 (18-for-34) with two homers and 14 RBI … Recorded six multiple-hit games in hitting skein, including four 3-hit performances … Hit .533 (8-for-15) with five RBI in series with Montevallo, including 3-hit showings in each of the first two games of the set … Had eight-game hitting streak snapped in series opener with Georgia College … 1-for-5 showing in game two with Georgia College was the start of a 10-game hitting streak that saw him hit .422 (19-for-45) with eight extra-base hits and 14 RBI … Hit .625 (5-for-8) in series with Chowan, including doubling twice and scoring three times on a perfect 4-for-4 day in the twinbill nightcap … Doubled twice and scored four times on a 4-for-6 outing in game two at Young Harris … Had 10-game hitting streak snapped in series finale with Georgia Southwestern, but 2-for-6 showing in following game with St. Augustine’s sparked a 17-game hitting streak that saw him hit .365 (27-for-74) with 11 RBI … Hit a 2-run homer and scored three times in series opener with Wingate … Hit .500 (5-for-10) in series with Coker … Recorded two hits in each game of the series at Francis Marion … Registered two hits in each bookend of the series with GRU Augusta.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2013): Saw action in 47 games, including 39 starts (38 in lf, 1 in cf) … Posted a .351 batting average in 151 at-bats with 40 runs scored on 53 hits, including 13 extra-base hits (4 HR), and 30 RBI … Also drew 16 walks and was hit by pitch six times … Turned in one sacrifice fly and six sacrifice hits … Was 7-for-9 on stolen base attempts … Tallied a .497 slugging percentage and a .431 on-base percentage … Registered 16 multiple-hit games and six multiple-RBI games … Also drew multiple walks in one contest … Committed seven errors in 82 total chances for a .915 fielding percentage … Doubled and drove in three runs at Coker … Stole three bases and scored three times on a 3-for-4 outing against St. Andrews … Homered, drove in four runs and scored twice on a 2-for-5 day in the series finale at Georgia Southwestern … Doubled and scored on a 3-for-4 showing in series opener at Flagler … Performance sparked a 12-game hitting streak that saw him hit .417 (20-for-48) with seven RBI … Hit .455 (5-for-11) in series at North Georgia, recording two hits in each of the first two games with the Saints … Homered and drove in two on a 3-for-5 outing in series opener with Francis Marion … Posted a .417 (5-for-12) series at Erskine, including a 3-for-4, 3-RBI showing in series finale … Hit .429 (6-for-14) with four RBI in three PBC Tournament games … Scored three times on 2-for-5 outings against top-ranked USC Aiken and Lander.
AS A FRESHMAN (2012): Saw action in 26 games, including 12 starts (all at dh) … Posted a .340 batting average in 50 at-bats with 10 runs scored on 17 hits, including five extra-base hits, and seven RBI … Also drew six walks and was hit by pitch four times … Tallied one sacrifice fly and one sacrifice hit … Tallied a .460 slugging percentage and a .443 on-base percentage … Recorded four multiple-hit games and one multiple-RBI game … Also drew multiple walks in one contest … Did not commit an error in eight total chances for a 1.000 fielding percentage … Doubled in each game of the series with Chowan … Drove in three runs on a 2-for-3 outing in series finale with the Hawks … Tripled to highlight a 2-for-4 day at the plate in game one with Georgia Southwestern … Scored a run on a 2-for-4 hitting line at St. Andrews … Registered a perfect 4-for-4 day against Coker at home.
HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Anson New Technical High School for coach Mike Currie … Recorded a .508 batting average as a senior en route to second-straight all-conference nods … Registered a .473 batting average as a junior … Was also an all-conference football player at Anson.
PERSONAL: The son of Debbie and Doug Cole … Has an older brother, Brandon, and a younger sister, Kailee … Maintained a 3.45 cumulative grade point average at Anson New Technical High School … A business management major at UNCP.
COLE CAREER HIGHS
At-Bats: 6, 10 times - last at Georgia Southwestern, 03/20/15
Hits: 4, three times, last at Young Harris (Game 2), 3/8/14
Walks: 3, twice - last at St. Andrews, 03/04/15
Runs Scored: 4 at Young Harris, 3/8/14
Doubles: 2, twice, last at Young Harris (2), 3/8/14
Triples: 1, four times, last at Anderson, 2/1/14
Home Runs: 1, 11 times - last at Flagler (2), 03/07/15
RBI: 4 at Georgia Southwestern, 3/17/13
Stolen Bases: 3 vs. St. Andrews, 3/7/13
Hitting Streak: 17 games (3/18/14 - 4/13/14)
