2018 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 2
Cole Kreuter
- Position:
- INF
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 189
- B/T:
- R/R
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Rancho Mirage, Calif.
2018
2016
2015
Westminster Christian Miami High School
Personal
- 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
- 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
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