2018 Baseball Roster

2 Cole Kreuter

  • Position INF
  • Ht./Wt. 6-0 / 189
  • B/T R/R
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Rancho Mirage, Calif.

Biography

2018
  • Selected in the 36th Round of the 2018 MLB First-Year Player Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals
  • Named All-Big West Second Team
  • Finished in the Anteater career record books 10th in games played (203), 7th in at-bats (738), 17th in hits (200), 14th in doubles (38), 10th in home runs (14), and 14th in RBIs (115) while amassing a career batting average of .271
  • Started and played in all 56 games playing mostly second base along with left field and DH
  • Led the team in doubles with 15, and tied for the home run lead with 8
  • Second on the squad with 59 hits and 39 RBI
  • Hit .286 (59-for-206) with 29 runs scored
  • First Anteater to hit a pair of grand slams in a single season with one at TCU and at CSUN
  • Had a two-HR game vs. Cal State Fullerton
2017
  • Played 52 games while starting 51
  • Second on team with 35 RBI 
  • Third on team with 5 HR 
  • Hit .223 (44-for-197) earning 18 runs 
  • Finished season with 4 doubles and 1 triple 
  • Stole 5 bases on 7 attempts 

2016
  • Named first team All-Big West
  • Played and started in all 56 games
  • Team leader with 225 at-bats and 14 doubles
  • Scored 31 runs while driving in 26 along with one HR and 21 walks
  • Played summer ball with the Corvallis Knights of the West Coast League
  • Hit .200 with 3 RBI in limited action
 
2015
  • Fifth on the team with a .300 average
  • Played in 39 games and drove in 15 runs on 33 hits
  • Totaled five doubles and a triple
  • Team-high five steals and plated 12 runs
  • Single-game high three hits against Tennessee
  • Played summer ball with the Corvallis Knights of the West Coast League
  • Finished the season with a .274 batting average
  • Logged 34 hits including eight doubles, one triple and 13 runs batted in
 
Westminster Christian Miami High School
  • Named team Most Valuable Player
  • All-Dade County honoree
  • Two-time all-district selection
  • Helped the team to two Florida High School Sports Association titles
  • Batted .382 as a senior
  • Drove in 33 runs on 34 hits in 29 games played
  • Posted 13 doubles, a triple and seven home runs
  • Stole six bases and scored 27 runs
  • Played with the Wenatchee Apple Sox in the West Coast League
  • Recorded 19 hits with five doubles and drove in eight runs
 
Personal
  • Grandson of UCI Head Coach Mike Gillespie
  • Parents are Kelly and Chad
  • Father Chad spent 16 years in the Major Leagies, went on to coach Division I baseball at USC
  • Has a brother, Cade, who played baseball at USC and University of Miami
  • Majoring in sociology

Statistics

Season:
2018

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2017Junior

    INF
    6'0" 175 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2018Senior

    Infielder
    6'0" 189 lbs
    2