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Cole Named to Breds Baseball Staff
8/2/2010 9:36:41 AM | Baseball
Cole to serve as team's pitching coach
Murray State head coach Rob McDonald has announced the hiring of Chris Cole as the new assistant coach for the Breds. Cole will serve as the team's pitching coach and recruiting coordinator.
“I am excited to have Chris join our baseball program at Murray State,” said McDonald. “He is an outstanding person and had distinguished himself as one of the top young assistant coaches in the country. He has proven to be an outstanding recruiter and has been described to me as having a gift to find hidden talent.”
“One of my reason's for applying for this job was the respect that I had for coach McDonald,” said Cole. “He is a very classy person both on and off the field. Once I got on campus and got to spend time with coach, it was an easy decision and one that I am very excited about.”
“Murray State has been among the top team's in the league over the past few seasons and I just want to help continue that success. They were playing for the conference championship on the last weekend and it just didn't work out for them last year. Our goal will be to continue to recruit high level players and put ourselves in position to win a championship.”
Cole is no stranger to the Ohio Valley Conference as he has spent the last four season's at Tennessee Tech, molding the pitching staff into one of the best in the league.
Under Cole's leadership, the TTU pitching staff showed marked improvement every season as the Golden Eagles captured the 2009 OVC Tournament championship and the 2010 OVC Regular Season championship.
In 2010, Cole's pitching staff led the league, and ranked 12th nationally, in strikeouts, while posting the third lowest ERA and surrendering the third fewest walks. Two of Cole's pitchers were named to the all-conference team, with staff ace Lee Henry being named the Pitcher of the Year.
The season marked the second-straight in which Cole's pitching staff led the league in strikeouts, and the third in which it ranked in the top two in the OVC. Cole has had at least one pitcher named to the all-conference team in each of his four seasons, including having two players in each of the last two seasons.
Cole followed in his father's footsteps as he began his collegiate career at Florida State, where he made 21 starts in helping the Seminoles reach the Super Regionals in 2001. His father, Chet, was a member of the Seminoles baseball team from 1965-67.
Following his freshman campaign, Cole transferred to Stetson and played two season's for the Hatters. In two season's, Cole hit .298 with 15 doubles, 11 home runs and 72 RBIs in helping the Hatters to an 83-43 record and a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances.
Prior to his collegiate career, Cole was a prep standout at Hernando High School where he was named the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Player of the Year and the 3A District 8 Player of the Year as a senior after setting four school records.
Cole received his bachelor's degree in liberal studies from Thomas University in 2006.
Cole married the former Julie Jordan on August 3, 2007, and the couple are the proud parents of son, Austin Dean Cole, born April 18, 2009.
“On behalf of the entire Breds Baseball Family, we would like to welcome Chris, his wife Julie and young son Austin to Murray State,” added McDonald.
“I am excited to have Chris join our baseball program at Murray State,” said McDonald. “He is an outstanding person and had distinguished himself as one of the top young assistant coaches in the country. He has proven to be an outstanding recruiter and has been described to me as having a gift to find hidden talent.”
“One of my reason's for applying for this job was the respect that I had for coach McDonald,” said Cole. “He is a very classy person both on and off the field. Once I got on campus and got to spend time with coach, it was an easy decision and one that I am very excited about.”
“Murray State has been among the top team's in the league over the past few seasons and I just want to help continue that success. They were playing for the conference championship on the last weekend and it just didn't work out for them last year. Our goal will be to continue to recruit high level players and put ourselves in position to win a championship.”
Cole is no stranger to the Ohio Valley Conference as he has spent the last four season's at Tennessee Tech, molding the pitching staff into one of the best in the league.
Under Cole's leadership, the TTU pitching staff showed marked improvement every season as the Golden Eagles captured the 2009 OVC Tournament championship and the 2010 OVC Regular Season championship.
In 2010, Cole's pitching staff led the league, and ranked 12th nationally, in strikeouts, while posting the third lowest ERA and surrendering the third fewest walks. Two of Cole's pitchers were named to the all-conference team, with staff ace Lee Henry being named the Pitcher of the Year.
The season marked the second-straight in which Cole's pitching staff led the league in strikeouts, and the third in which it ranked in the top two in the OVC. Cole has had at least one pitcher named to the all-conference team in each of his four seasons, including having two players in each of the last two seasons.
Cole followed in his father's footsteps as he began his collegiate career at Florida State, where he made 21 starts in helping the Seminoles reach the Super Regionals in 2001. His father, Chet, was a member of the Seminoles baseball team from 1965-67.
Following his freshman campaign, Cole transferred to Stetson and played two season's for the Hatters. In two season's, Cole hit .298 with 15 doubles, 11 home runs and 72 RBIs in helping the Hatters to an 83-43 record and a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances.
Prior to his collegiate career, Cole was a prep standout at Hernando High School where he was named the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Player of the Year and the 3A District 8 Player of the Year as a senior after setting four school records.
Cole received his bachelor's degree in liberal studies from Thomas University in 2006.
Cole married the former Julie Jordan on August 3, 2007, and the couple are the proud parents of son, Austin Dean Cole, born April 18, 2009.
“On behalf of the entire Breds Baseball Family, we would like to welcome Chris, his wife Julie and young son Austin to Murray State,” added McDonald.
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