Palm Beach Atlantic University Athletics

PERSONAL
Born May 15th, 1992... Plans to major in Management... Aspires to work in pro baseball... Chose PBA because it offered an excellent education and the opportunity to play for a MLB Hall of Famer... Favorite verse is Ezra 10:4... Favorite teams are the Florida Marlins and the University of Miami... Favorite athlete is Mark McGwire... Son of Joe and Chris Cole... Has one sibling, Joey.

2012 (Sophomore)
Split time between first-base and designated hitter in his second season while being a regular middle-of-the-order bat... Played in 37 games while making 29 starts on the season... Concluded the season with a .315 batting average in 108 at-bats with 34 hits including five doubles... Tallied 13 runs scored, 11 runs driven in, 13 walks and two stolen bases for the season... Collected seven multi-hit games including four games with three hits... Drove in two runs in three different contests.

2011 (Freshman)
Emerged as a regular fixture in the everyday lineup at either first-base or as a designated-hitter as a true freshman... Played in 47 total games while making 39 starts on the season... Collected 138 at-bats while producing a .275 batting average... Finished with 38 hits including two doubles and two homeruns... Scored 21 total runs while driving in 27 runs which tied him for second on the team in RBI's... Led the squad in walks with 27... Registered nine multi-hit games including a season-best performance of a 4-for-5 showing on April 8th, 2011 against Warner University where he also drove in three runs... Blasted his first career homerun while driving in a season-high of five runs on February 21st, 2011 at Ave Maria University as he concluded the game 3-for-4 with two runs scored and two walks.

HIGH SCHOOL
Competed at Archbishop McCarthy High School for coaches Bielski and Alex Fernandez on the baseball diamond... Honored as a two-time selection of All-County by the Sun-Sentinel and Miami  Herald... Selected as an All-State 1st-Team selection... Finished runner-up as Broward County's Top Athlete of the Year by the Miami Herald... Helped lead the team to a pair of State Championships and one National Championship.