2021-22 Baseball Roster

#1 Ryan Cole 2020-21 Baseball Roster

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Height 6-0
Weight 175
B/T R/R
Class Senior
Hometown San Ramon, CA
High School De La Salle
Ryan Cole - Baseball - Notre Dame Fighting Irish

HONORS AND AWARDS  

  • 2022 Statesboro Regional All-Tournament Team
  • 2022 Third Team All-ACC
  • 2022 All-ACC Academic Team
  • 2022 Perfect Game Preseason All-ACC
  • 2021 South Bend Regional All-Tournament Team
  • 2021 All-ACC Academic Team

GRADUATE SEASON (2022) 

  • Played and started in 56 games for the season.
  • Ended the year with 47 runs, 62 hits, 10 2B, 9 HR, 33 RBI, 22 SB and slashed .295/.422/.481.
  • Led the team in stolen bases and was second in hits and fourth in home runs.
  • Ranked fourth in the ACC with 22 stolen bases and were the most in a single season by an Irish player since 2008 when A.J. Pollock had 28.
  • Tied a career high with 4 hits against #24 Texas Tech (6/5/22)
  • Set a career high with 2 home runs against #9 Miami (5/19/22)
  • Tied a career high with 3 runs scored against Michigan State (5/10/22)
  • Tied a career high with 3 runs and 3 stolen bases against Boston College (5/1/22)
  • Tied a career high with 3 runs against Michigan (4/12/22)
  • Tied a career high with 3 runs against Florida State (4/3/22)
  • Set a career high with 3 stolen bases against Northern Illinois (3/29/22)
  • Set a career high with 4 hits and tied a career high with 3 runs against Monmouth (2/26/22~1)
  • Hit his first career grand slam against Monmouth (2/26/22~1)

SENIOR SEASON (2021) 

  • Played in all 47 games and made 38 starts for the season.
  • Ended the year with 44 runs, 51 hits, 9 2B, 9 HR, 34 RBI, 7 SB and slashed .336/.455/.586.
  • Finished the year with a team-best .336 batting average that ranked 10th in the ACC. He also led the team with 44 runs, ranked second with nine home runs and ranked third with 34 RBI and 51 hits.
  • Tied a career high with three runs and three hits against Mississippi State (6/14).
  • Was one of six Irish players to be named to the South Bend Regional All-Tournament Team.
  • Set a career high with six RBI and tied a career high with three hits and three runs against UConn (6/5).
  • Tied a career high with three runs against North Carolina (5/2).
  • Set a career high with four RBI and tied a career high with three hits against North Carolina (5/1).
  • Set a career high with three hits against Pitt (4/4).
  • Hit his second career walk-off home run in the 5-3 win over No. 6 Louisville (3/27).
  • Set a career high with three runs and tied a career high with two steals against Valpo (3/23).
  • Hit an inside the park home run in the series clinching win over Duke (3/20). It was the first Irish player since 2017 to hit an inside-the-park home run.
  • Hit his first career home run in the 13th-inning of Notre Dame’s 6-4 win over Duke (3/19).

JUNIOR SEASON (2020)* 

  • Played in 10 games and made five starts in the abbreviated season.
  • Finished the year with a .250 average, five runs, six hits and two stolen bases.
  • Tied a career high with two hits and two runs in the 12-1 win over Incarnate Word at the Alamo Irish Classic.

*Season suspended after 13 games due to COVID-19

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2019)

  • Played in 41 games and made 14 starts. 
  • Third on the team with a career-high eight steals.
  • Tied a career high with two hits against Arizona State (2/16), Eastern Michigan (2/21) and Boston College (5/18).
  • Tied a career high with two runs against Arizona State (2/16) and Eastern Michigan (2/21).
  • Set a career high with two steals against Eastern Michigan (2/21) and Chicago State (3/26).
  • Playing summer ball with San Luis Obispo Blues in the California Collegiate League.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2018)

  • Started in seven games for the Irish.
  • Recorded his first collegiate hit, a two-run ground-rule double against Purdue on 2/25/18.

HIGH SCHOOL

  • Earned two varsity letters in baseball from De La Salle High School
  • Helped team win 2 consecutive California Division 1 Section Championships (North Coast Section) – 2016 & 2017
  • Hit .393 as senior, .537 OBP, 16 RBI, 25 Runs (20 games played)
  • Hit .425 as junior, .541 OBP, 22 RBI, 32 runs, 37 hits (28 games played)
  • Awarded: First Team All-league, First Team Outfielder, Second team – All NCS
  • Scholar Athlete (NCS) – 4 years
  • Golden Glove Award- 4 years
  • Competed with Danville Hoots Baseball, placing 2nd at the Connie Mack World Series (2017) and earning the Team Sportsmanship Award
  • North South California Showcase – Awarded MVP of the North (2016)
  • Norcal World Series (2016) – Named Upper Class All-Tournament Team
  • Babe Ruth Team- Northern California State Champions & Pacific Southwest Team Champions (2015, 2016)

PERSONAL

  • Hails from San Ramon, Calif.
  • Son of Amy and Chris Cole
  • Has two siblings, Charley and Alex
  • Brother, Alex, played lacrosse at The George Washington University (Captain & President)
  • Enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business