2024 Baseball Roster
Roster
Cheatham, Cole

Jersey Number 16
Cole Cheatham
- Position:
- LHP
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 200
- B/T:
- L/L
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Ardmore, Ala.
- High School/Previous School:
- Ardmore HS
Bio
Honors / Awards
2024 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll2023 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2022 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
2024 (Junior Season)
Season: Appeared in nine games … Struck out six in 7.2 innings on the year…Finished with a career-low 4.70 ERA.
Air Force (2/17): Faced a single batter and got the out in 1/3 inning pitched. Austin Peay (2/20): Picked up first strikeout of the year in 1/3 inning of work. Georgia Southern (2/24): Did not allow a run in the appearance. Evansville (3/8): Did not give up a hit or walk in the appearance. Central Arkansas (4/2): No runs or hits allowed in an inning of relief work. Ole Miss (4/14): Struck out a pair in two innings pitched. Auburn (4/21): Walked a single batter in the relief appearance. Alabama (5/5): Punched out season-high three batters in 2.1 innings pitched. Tennessee (5/24): Allowed a single run and hit in 1.2 innings of relief work.
2023 (Sophomore Season)
Season: Appeared in nine games, coming in for relief in all of them … Recorded a 7.15 ERA in 11.1 innings of work … Struck out 11.
Arizona State (2/24): Allowed no hits or earned runs against the Sun Devils … He struck out two while only allowing one walk in one inning of work … Grambling (4/4): Struck out two while allowing two hits, no earned runs and no walks … Tennessee (4/28): Allowed no walks, hits or earned runs in one inning of work while he struck out two in the process.
2022 (Freshman Season)
Season: Appeared in 10 games, drawing one start against North Alabama (5/17)...Posted a 9.24 ERA...Pitched 12.2 innings collecting 18 strikeouts, while allowing 13 earned runs and 12 walks
High School
Prepped at Ardmore High School (Ardmore, Ala.)...A 2021 Rawlings-Perfect Game Senior Preseason High Honorable Mention All-American selection...No. 13-ranked prospect in Alabama per Perfect Game…Tabbed high honorable mention Underclass All-America by Perfect Game in 2020…Received All-State honors as a senior by the Alabama Sports Writers Association…Helped guide Ardmore to the second round of the 2021 AHSAA baseball playoffs...As a senior, faced 221 batters in 52.1 innings and posted an ERA of 1.39 during the 2021 season...Allowed only 22 hits with 37 walks and 124 strikeouts, including a career-high 17-strikeout performance against the East Limestone Indians.
Personal
Full name is Cole Asher Cheatham…Born on July 17, 2003...Son of Bruce and Lesley Cheatham.
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