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2012 (Freshman): Appeared in 51 games with 50 starts around the outfield (32-LF, 4-CF, 14-RF) and led the team in home runs with seven as team went 31-26
*Named Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball newspaper
*Named to All-Freshmen SEC team by league coaches
*Batted .276 with team-high seven home runs and 28 walks overall and .278-3-8 in SEC action
*Posted a .978 fielding percentage in 93 total chances (84 putouts, 7 assists, 2 errors, and both errors came in the same game, facing Clemson on March 27 but had an assist that night too)
*Registered team-best 19-game stretch of reaching base and tied for longest hitting streak at 14 games
*Notched four-hit games versus Winthrop on Feb. 24 (4-5, 2 2B, 2 RBI) and Alcorn State on March 14 (4-for-5, HR, 4 RBI) and two four RBI games, Alcorn State and at Georgia Tech on May 9 (2-5, 2B, HR)
*Batted .556 (5-9) with a home run, two RBI and three walks in the Tennessee series and .417 (5-12) with four runs scored, two doubles, two home runs and 3 RBI in the Kentucky series
*Named to 2012 UGA Athletic Director's Academic Honor Rolland SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
High School: A 49th round pick of the Washington Nationals in the 2011 MLB draft
*A graduate of Dorman where he played for Benjamin Waddle
*Batted .525 with eight home runs and 28 RBI with a .697 on-base percentage as a senior
*Top-ranked prep player in South Carolina and 28th in the country according to Perfect Game's national rankings
*Named to the All-Region, All-State and South Carolina Select All-Star baseball teams as a senior
*Named a 2011 Rawlings 1st Team All-American and first team Atlantic All-Region
*Made Sports Illustrated's "Faces In the Crowd," in August 23, 2010 after being named MVP of the World Wood Bat Association 17U National Championship, hit three home runs, scored 11 runs and had 10 RBI to lead the Diamond Devils Blue team to an 11-0 record and the title
*Batted .458 with nine home runs and 31 RBI as a junior for the Cavaliers to earn All-Region and All-State honors
Personal: Born Oct. 3, 1992
*Son of Jack and Cheryl Cole
*Major: Exercise & Sport Science
*Older brother Dylan pitched two seasons at Furman. He will play for the Bulldogs in 2013 after having to sit out the 2012 season at UGA due to the NCAA transfer rule.
