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Jersey Number 24
Cole Gordon
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 241
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Tampa, Fla.
- High School/Previous School:
- Steinbrenner
Bio
2018 (Junior Season)Awards: Earned SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll.
Season: Appeared in a team-high 30 games with one start…Lone start came against Texas Southern (3/21)…Picked up four victories and had a team-best four saves…Added two holds and had two blown saves…Posted wins versus Louisiana (3/2), against Texas Southern (3/21), versus Ole Miss (4/24) and against Oklahoma (6/3)…Collected saves versus Sam Houston State (3/4), at LSU (3/30), against Florida (5/19) and versus North Carolina (6/19)…Had holds versus UC-Santa Barbara (2/23) and in the second game of a doubleheader against Arkansas (4/21)…Stranded 19 of 31 inherited runners.
Rankings: Finished No. 51 nationally and No. 6 in the SEC in relief appearances (30).
at Southern Miss (2/16-18): Appeared in the series finale and threw 2 1/3 innings of scoreless relief…Allowed one hit, walked three and struck out two. Kleberg Bank College Classic (2/23-25): Appeared in one of the three games. vs. UC Santa Barbara (2/23): Threw two scoreless innings of in relief…Didn’t allow a hit, walked four and struck out five to collect his first hold of the season. at McNeese State (2/28): Allowed one run on one hit in 2 1/3 innings of relief work…Fanned three and didn’t walk a batter…Only hit allowed was a home run. Shriners College Classic (3/2-4): Made two relief appearances…Totaled 3 1/3 innings of scoreless work…Walked one and struck out six…Didn’t allow a hit in two appearances. vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (3/2): Struck out four and didn’t allow a base running in two innings of relief work to earn his first win of the season. vs. Sam Houston State (3/4): Collected his first save of the season with 1 1/3 innings of scoreless, hitless relief work…Stranded an inherited runner in the eighth inning…Struck out two and walked one. Utah Valley State (9-11): Appeared in the series opener…Took the loss with one run allowed in 2 2/3 innings of work…Allowed an inherited runner to score in the ninth inning to tie the game…Walked three and struck out one. vs. Southeastern Louisiana (3/14): Surrendered three runs on five hits in one inning of relief word…Walked one and allowed one inherited runner to score. Vanderbilt (3/16-18): Threw 1 1/3 innings in the middle game of the series…Allowed five runs on five hits…Walked one and struck out one. Texas Southern (3/21): Made his only start of the season, a scheduled short start, picking up his second win of the season…Fanned two in two innings of work. at Missouri (3/23-25): Appeared in the series finale…Entered a bases loaded situation in the first inning and allowed just one of three inherited runners to score…Threw six innings of relief work…Allowed two hits, walked two and struck out four batters. at LSU (3/29-31): Picked up his second save of the season in the middle game of the series…Struck out two in one inning of scoreless, hitless relief work. Ole Miss (4/7-8): Allowed two runs on three hits in 1 2/3 innings of relief…Struck out two and didn’t walk a batter…Stranded both inherited runners. at Auburn (4/13-15): Recorded the final out in the series opening loss…Walked one and had one hit-by-pitch…Stranded one inherited runner in the eighth inning…Came on in relief in the sixth inning…Allowed four runs on three hits with one walk…Also allowed both inherited runners to score in his first blown save of the season to take the loss. at Arkansas (4/20-21): Picked up his second hold of the season with 1 2/3 innings of one-run relief work…Walked one and struck out one…Allowed three hits. vs. Ole Miss (4/24): Collected the win with 1/3 inning of work…Threw four pitches…Stranded a runner on second base in the ninth inning to hold the UM lead at 6-5, before the Bulldogs rallied with two runs in the ninth for the win. Texas A&M (4/27-29): Appeared in the series opener and series finale…Allowed one hit in a scoreless inning of relief work in the series opener…Struck out one and walked one…Tossed 1 1/3 innings of relief in the series finale…Allowed one hit and struck out two…Stranded both inherited runners in the eighth inning. at Alabama (5/4-6): Allowed five runs in 3 2/3 innings of relief work in the middle game of the series…Blew his second save of the season and took the loss…Allowed two runs on four hits…Walked two and struck out four. vs. Troy (5/9): Tossed two scoreless innings of relief…Allowed one hit and walked one. at Kentucky (5/11-13): Tossed 1 2/3 innings of relief in the series finale…Allowed one hit…Allowed both inherited runners to score in the eighth inning. Florida (5/17-19): Picked up his third save of the season with two innings of scoreless relief work in the series finale…Allowed one hit, walked one and struck out four. SEC Tournament (5/22): vs. LSU (5/22): Surrendered two runs on three hits in one inning of relief work…Walked one and struck out two…Stranded inherited runners on second and third with an eighth-inning strikeout. NCAA Tallahassee Regional (6/1-4): Appeared in two games, both in relief…Threw six innings…Allowed seven runs on nine hits…Walked three and struck out 10. vs. Oklahoma (6/1): Didn’t record an out…Allowed three runs on two hits…Walked one…Allowed all three inherited runners to score in the nine-run seventh inning. vs. Oklahoma (6/3): Picked up the win with six innings of relief work…Allowed four runs on seven hits…Walked two and struck out a career-high 10 batters…Entered in the fourth inning and stranded one inherited runner. NCAA Nashville Super Regional (6/8-10): at Vanderbilt: Appeared in the series opener and series finale…Totaled seven scoreless innings of relief work…Allowed three hits, walked four and fanned 10…Stranded all five inherited runners. Struck out three in 3 1/3 innings of relief work in the series opener…Allowed one hit and walked one…Stranded two inherited runners in the fifth inning…Tossed 3 2/3 innings of scoreless relief in the series clinching win…Allowed two hits, hit a batter and walked three…Struck out a career-high-tying seven…Entered in the fourth inning and struck out the first batter he faced to leave the bases loaded. College World Series (6/16-23): Posted three scoreless relief appearances…Threw 7 2/3 innings with three hits allowed…Didn’t walk a batter and fanned five. vs. Washington (6/16): Allowed one hit in 1/3 inning of work. vs. North Carolina (6/19): Picked up his fourth save of the season with 3 1/3 innings of scoreless relief…Allowed one hit and struck out two…Allowed one inherited runner to score. vs. Oregon State (6/23): Threw the final 4 1/3 innings in relief…Allowed one hit and struck out three…Stranded an inherited runner in the fifth inning.
2017 (Sophomore Season)
Awards: Earned SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll.
Season: Hitting: Appeared in 25 games with 17 starts at the plate…Started games at first base (7) and designated hitter (5)…Posted two multi-RBI games…Owned a season-long three-game hitting streak (May 26-June 4)…Had a season-long four-game reached base streak (May 26-June 5)…Homered against Western Illinois (2/18), Morehead State (2/21) and versus South Alabama (6/4) in the NCAA Hattiesburg Regional…Was 1-for-7 as a pinch hitter with one RBI. Pitching: Saw time on the mound in 19 games with nine starts, after not appearing on the mound in high school…Made his debut on the mound against Western Illinois (2/19)…Made his first collegiate start against FIU (4/5)…Collected two victories and one save…Had three holds…Posted victories against Columbia (3/13) and at Memphis (3/28)…Garnered one save at Texas A&M (5/5)…Collected holds against Marist (2/25) and Ole Miss (3/28 & 3/31)…Stranded five of seven inherited runners.
Hitting: Western Illinois (2/18): Hit his first collegiate home run, a fourth-inning solo shot…Also reached base via walk and hit-by-pitch…Scored twice and had two RBIs. Western Illinois (2/19): Reached base twice, once via walk and hit-by-pitch. Morehead State (2/21): Hit a two-run home run in the fifth inning…Walked once. Indiana State (2/24): Drove in a run with a sacrifice fly. Indiana State (2/25): Singled for his lone hit in a start. Marist (2/26): Singled in a start at first base. at Oregon (3/3-5): Appeared in all three games…Plated the go-ahead run with a RBI single in the eighth inning of the middle game in the series. South Alabama (3/12): Walked in four plate appearances in a start at first base. at Arkansas (3/17-19): Appeared in two games with one start at first base. at Ole Miss (3/30-4/1): Appeared in the series opener…Went 1-for-2 with one RBI…Plated the game-tying run with a seventh-inning, pinch-hit single. FIU (4/4/5): Appeared in two games with one start…Started the finale of the two-game series, serving as the pitcher and hitting eighth…Walked and scored a run in the second game of the series. at South Carolina (4/14-16): Appeared in one game at the plate. at Georgia (5/12-14): Appeared in one game at the plate. SEC Tournament (5/24-26): Appeared in two games at the plate. vs. Arkansas (5/26): Singled in a pinch-hit appearance. NCAA Hattiesburg Regional (6/2-5): Appeared in three games at the plate…Started two games at designated hitter. vs. UIC (6/4): Started at designated hitter…Drove in one RBI with a fourth-inning single. vs. South Alabama (6/4): Appeared as a pinch hitter…Hit a solo home run in the ninth inning. at Southern Miss (6/5): Started at designated hitter…Worked one walk. NCAA Baton Rouge Super Regional (6/10-11): Started the series opener at designated hitter.
Pitching: Western Illinois (2/19): Made his first career pitching appearance (high school or college) with two innings of relief work…Allowed two runs on three hits…Walked one and struck out three. Marist (2/25): Collected a hold with one scoreless inning of relief…Struck out one and walked one…Stranded his lone inherited runner. Columbia (3/13): Picked up his first collegiate win…Tossed 3 1/3 innings of two-run relief…Allowed three runs, three walks and four strikeouts…Held both inherited runners from scoring. vs. Southern Miss (3/21): Threw one scoreless inning of relief. at Memphis (3/28): Picked up the win with four scoreless, hitless innings of relief…Fanned five and walked three. at Ole Miss (3/30-4/1): Appeared in two games on the mound…Collected two holds…Both appearances were scoreless…Threw one scoreless, hitless inning in the middle game of the series…Struck out two batter in game two of the series…Tossed one clean inning in the series finale…Stranded his lone inherited runner in the finale. FIU (4/4/5): Made his first collegiate start in the finale of the two-game series…Tossed 2 1/3 innings with two runs allowed…Surrendered three hits and struck out two. Kentucky (4/7-9): Started the middle game of the series…Allowed three runs on four hits in four innings of work…Walked three and struck out six. at South Carolina (4/14-16): Started the middle game of the series…Threw four innings and allowed two runs…Surrendered five hits and struck out two. Alabama (4/20-21): Started the middle game of the series…Tossed four innings and allowed three runs on three hits…Walked four and struck out four. Auburn (4/28-29): Threw three innings in a start of the middle game of the season…Allowed five runs on five hits in the loss…Struck out six, walked three and hit one batter. at Texas A&M (4/4-6): Collected his first career save with four shutout innings of relief…Allowed two hits and struck out four batters…Didn’t issue a walk and hit one batter. at Georgia (5/12-14): Tossed four innings of scoreless relief…Allowed two hits, hit one batter and struck out three…Didn’t allow his lone inherited runner to score. LSU (5/18-20): Took the loss after allowing five runs on four hits in 3 1/3 innings in a start…Walked four, hit one batter and fanned two. SEC Tournament (5/24-26): Started one game on the mound. vs. Florida (5/26): Allowed one run over seven innings in a start on the mound…Allowed four hits and struck out a career-high seven batters…Didn’t issue a walk and hit one batter. NCAA Hattiesburg Regional (6/2-5): Started two games on the mound. vs. South Alabama (6/2): Allowed three runs on three hits in two innings of work…Walked five and struck out two. at Southern Miss (6/5): Allowed four runs on four hits in two-thirds of an inning in a start of the finale at the Hattiesburg Regional…Issued one intentional walk and struck out one. NCAA Baton Rouge Super Regional (6/10-11): Appeared in the second game in relief…Threw 3 2/3 innings and allowed four runs – three earned…Gave up two hits, walked two and struck out five…Allowed both inherited runners to score.
2016 (Redshirt-Freshman Season)
Awards: Earned SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll.
Season: Appeared in 21 games off the bench…Went 1-for-8 as a pinch hitter with one walk and one RBI.
FAU (2/19): Made his collegiate debut with a pinch-hit appearance. South Dakota State (2/20): Collected his first collegiate hit with a sixth-inning double. Alcorn State (3/1): Appeared as a pinch hitter and reached base twice…Went 1-for-1 with a double…Also reached via hit-by-pitch. South Alabama (3/8): Singled and scored a run after entering as a defensive replacement. at Vanderbilt (3/18-20): Appeared in two games off the bench…Entered as a pinch hitter in the 13th inning of the series opener…Drove in the game-winning RBI with a two-out single in the 13th inning. Mississippi Valley State (3/22): Reached base via hit-by-pitch. UT Martin (4/5): Entered as a defensive replacement…Doubled to drive in one RBI. Memphis (4/13): Entered as a pinch hitter…Reached via hit-by-pitch and came around to score in the fifth inning. at Auburn (5/13-15): Entered as a pinch hitter in the ninth inning…Tripled to drive in one RBI. SEC Tournament (5/25-27): Appeared against Florida (5/27) as a pinch hitter.
2015 (Freshman Season)
Awards: Earned SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.
Season: Redshirt season.
High School
Lettered three times for head coach John Crumbley at Steinbrenner High School…Two-time Perfect Game All-American, earning honorable mention as a senior and third team as a junior…Named honorable mention Underclass All-American as a sophomore…Named Class 7A Player of the Year as a junior…Tabbed first-team all-state as a junior…Led the Warriors to the first Class 7A-District 9 title as a junior…Chose MSU over Tennessee, Alabama and South Florida.
Personal
Born Cole Allen Gordon on Oct. 2, 1995 in Tampa, Florida…Son of Tracy and Doug Gordon…Has two brothers, Anthony and Bret…Earned his bachelors degree in business administration…Currently working on a Master of Business Administration degree.
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