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Jersey Number 18
Cole Stilwell
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Rockwall, Texas
- High School:
- Heath
Bio
2022 (Junior/4th Yr.):
2020 (Sophomore/2nd Yr.): Transitioned to first base and made 17 appearances on the year with 16 starts … helped Tech go 16-3 during the shortened 2020 season, climbing at one point to as high as No. 1 in the polls for the first time since 1997 … improved his numbers at the plate from his freshman season, hitting .345 on the year with a .564 slugging percentage and a .500 on base percentage … nearly matched his freshman year production in home runs (2), doubles (6) and RBI (18) … scored 15 runs and drew 17 free passes on the year with 14 of those base on balls … third on the team with six multi-hit games … fourth on the team with four multi-RBI efforts … finished the season having reached base safely in 16 straight games, which tied for the longest streak on the club … also carried a nine-game hitting streak into 2021 … posted a career-high four RBI in Tech’s win at No. 9 Florida State (Feb. 29) … had two doubles in the contest, his second game of the season to record multiple doubles, also doing so against Southern (Feb. 25) … matched his career high with three runs against Rice (Mar. 7) … defensively, committed only two errors in 123 chances for a .984 fielding percentage … HONORS … Academic All-Big 12 Second Team … ranked as the No. 24 first baseman in the country following the shortened season in D1Baseball.com’s postseason position rankings … BIG 12 LEADER … third in the Big 12 with a .500 on base percentage … tied for fifth in the league in walks (14), sixth in RBI (18) and seventh in doubles (6) … TEAM LEADER … third on the team with six doubles … tied for third on the team in walks (14) and with three hit by pitches … fourth in RBI (18) and fifth in hits (19) … AGAINST NATIONALLY RANKED TEAMS … started all five games against ranked foes … led the Red Raiders in hitting (.368), hits (7), home runs (2), RBI (9), slugging (.789), base on balls (4) and on base percentage (.478) … went 7-for-19 overall with two home runs, two doubles, four walks, nine RBI and three runs scored … homered against No. 15 Stanford (Feb. 22) and at No. 9 Florida State (Mar. 1) … recorded both doubles at No. 9 Florida State (Feb. 29) during a four-RBI effort … hit safely in all five contests … went 5-for-12 (.417) with runners on base and 5-for-10 (.500) with runners in scoring position … also went 5-for-11 (.455) with two outs and had a team-high seven two-out RBI … AGAINST UNRANKED TEAMS … started 12-of-14 games with 11 starts … hit .333 with a .444 slugging percentage and a .510 on base percentage … went 12-for-36 overall with four doubles, 10 walks, three hit by pitches, nine RBI and 12 runs … combined to go 4-for-7 with two doubles, a walk, four RBI and two runs in the midweek series against Southern (Feb. 25-26) … went 3-for-7 with two walks, an RBI and three runs in the midweek series against UNLV (Mar. 3-4) … went 4-for-11 with two doubles, four walks, three RBI and five runs in the Rice series (Mar. 6-8) … HOME GAMES … appeared in 10-of-11 games with nine starts … hit .379 with a .517 slugging percentage and a .538 on base percentage … went 11-for-29 overall with four doubles, nine RBI and 11 runs … earned 10 free passes, including eight base on balls … AWAY GAMES … started both road games at No. 9 Florida State (Feb. 29 – Mar. 1) … went 3-for-9 (.333) with a home run and two doubles … led the team in slugging (.889) while driving in a team-high five RBI … his three hits was tied for second on the team … had a pair of doubles and recorded a career-high four RBI in the first win over the Seminoles (Feb. 29) … homered in the next contest (Mar. 1) … NEUTRAL SITE … started 5-of-6 neutral site games … led the team in RBI (4) and ranked fourth with a .294 average … second among starters in slugging (.471) and on base percentage (.478) … went 5-for-17 overall with a home run, five walks and a hit by pitch … drove in four runs and scored three times … went 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk and two RBI against No. 15 Stanford at the Round Rock Classic (Feb. 22) … also had a hit against Houston in Round Rock (Feb. 23) … reached base twice with a pair of walks against Florida Atlantic in Tallahassee (Feb. 28) … went 1-for-3 with a walk and an RBI in both games against No. 10 Mississippi State in Biloxi (Mar. 10 – 11) … DAY GAMES … appeared in 12-of-13 games with 11 starts … hit .306 with a .472 slugging percentage and a .490 on base percentage … went 11-for-36 overall with a home run, three doubles and 13 free passes … recorded nine RBI and 11 runs … NIGHT GAMES … started five of the six night games … led the team with a .421 batting average, three doubles, nine RBI, a .737 slugging percentage and a .522 on base percentage … also tied for the team lead with four runs … both of his home runs came in night games … connected on a solo home run in the first inning against No. 15 Stanford at the Round Rock Classic (Feb. 22) … finished that game 2-for-4 with a homer, a walk, two RBI and two runs … had two doubles and a career-high four RBI in a win at No. 9 Florida State (Feb. 29) … the next evening, hit a solo home run to sweep the Seminoles in Tallahassee (Mar. 1).
2019 (Freshman): Started 32 of the 42 games he appeared, mostly used as a designated hitter against left-handed starters … recorded a batting average of .268 and an on-base percentage of .408 … tallied 50 total bases, including ten extra base hits in 123 plate appearances … posted a nine game hitting streak in 2019 that ranked as the fourth-longest on the team … in the field, Stilwell posted an error-free fielding percentage of 1.000 with 26 put outs and four assists … HONORS … named to the Big 12 All-Freshman Team … BIG 12 GAMES … was in the starting lineup in 18 out of 19 Big 12 appearances as the designated hitter … hit for .299 against Big 12 opponents with 20 hits and five multi-hit games … season high nine game hitting streak occurred during Big 12 play … recorded a .358 slugging percentage and .427 on-base percentage against Big 12 opponents … HOME GAMES … hit for .235 at the plate in Rip Griffin Park … recorded three doubles and one home run … had four multi-hit games, three multi-RBI games and seven RBI total ... AWAY GAMES … hit for .317, slugging percentage of .537 and a .451 on-base percentage ... had four multi-hit games for a total of 11 hits … recorded one multi-home run game, had 13 hits, seven RBI in away games ... NCAA TOURNAMENT … made an appearance as a starter in two of four postseason games as a catcher, pinch hitter and designated hitter … had one hit and two walks in 12 plate appearances … COLLEGE WORLD SERIES … appeared in one of Texas Tech’s four CWS games as a pinch hitter with one at-bat against Florida State in an elimination game.
HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year letterwinner for coach Greg Harvey at Heath High School in Rockwall, Texas … drafted in the 38th round by the Houston Astros in the 2018 Major League Baseball Draft … recognized nationally on the 2017 Collegiate Baseball High School All-America Team as the second team catcher … ranked as the No. 3 catcher and No. 38 overall prospect in the State of Texas for the 2018 class … 2018 TSWA All-State Second Team … hit .434 his final year with five home runs, five triples, 16 doubles and 44 RBI as Heath was ranked No. 10 on the USA Today Super 25 Preseason list … 2017 TSWA All-State First Team and District 11-6A Underclassman MVP … led his team to the Area Round of the playoffs as a junior, hitting .400 for the year with seven doubles, two triples and four home runs … led all 6A players his junior year with 61 RBI ... played for the Rangers’ Area Code Team.
PERSONAL: Born in Dallas, Texas … son of Jason and Caren Stilwell … father played at Hill Junior College … University Studies major.
- All-Big 12 Second Team selection
- Statesboro All-Regional team
- Started 60 of 61 games
- Led the Red Raiders with most starts at first base (41); also made 19 starts at catcher.
- Batted second in the order a Red Raiders’ lead 49 times.
- Finished the year batting .313 with nine home runs, 16 doubles, 61 runs scored and 49 RBIs
- National Rankings:
- Ranked 16th in the NCAA in sacrifice flies (7)
- Conference Rankings:
- Ranked first in the Big 12 in sacrifice flies (7).
- Ranked eighth in the Big 12 in runs scored (61).
- Red Raiders’ hits annual leader in 2022 (77)
- Team leader in multiple-hit games (26)
- Tied for the second-longest hitting streak at 12 games in 2022 and finished season on a five-game streak
- Was one of two players on the team to own a reached base streak of 20 games or better in 2022, topping out at 20 behind team-leader and leadoff hitter Easton Murrell's 29
- Tied for second on the team in multiple RBI games (16)
- Owned six different three-hit games; matching his career-high, growing career three-hit game total to 12
- Had a season-high four RBI game on May 13 thanks to his grand slam vs. No. 3 Oklahoma State (watch).
- Ranked fourth on the team with nine home runs in 2022.
- Set a career-high for runs scored on March 30 against Stephen F. Austin (4).
- Of his 33 walks, third-most on the team and a single season career-high, his walk on April 23 was the game-winner as he drew a bases loaded walk for a walk-off base on balls to run-rule West Virginia 12-2. It was the first time since Michael Davis ended a game with a walk vs. UNLV on March 22, 2017
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- Signed as an undrafted free agent with the Colorado Rockies organization in July 2022.
2020 (Sophomore/2nd Yr.): Transitioned to first base and made 17 appearances on the year with 16 starts … helped Tech go 16-3 during the shortened 2020 season, climbing at one point to as high as No. 1 in the polls for the first time since 1997 … improved his numbers at the plate from his freshman season, hitting .345 on the year with a .564 slugging percentage and a .500 on base percentage … nearly matched his freshman year production in home runs (2), doubles (6) and RBI (18) … scored 15 runs and drew 17 free passes on the year with 14 of those base on balls … third on the team with six multi-hit games … fourth on the team with four multi-RBI efforts … finished the season having reached base safely in 16 straight games, which tied for the longest streak on the club … also carried a nine-game hitting streak into 2021 … posted a career-high four RBI in Tech’s win at No. 9 Florida State (Feb. 29) … had two doubles in the contest, his second game of the season to record multiple doubles, also doing so against Southern (Feb. 25) … matched his career high with three runs against Rice (Mar. 7) … defensively, committed only two errors in 123 chances for a .984 fielding percentage … HONORS … Academic All-Big 12 Second Team … ranked as the No. 24 first baseman in the country following the shortened season in D1Baseball.com’s postseason position rankings … BIG 12 LEADER … third in the Big 12 with a .500 on base percentage … tied for fifth in the league in walks (14), sixth in RBI (18) and seventh in doubles (6) … TEAM LEADER … third on the team with six doubles … tied for third on the team in walks (14) and with three hit by pitches … fourth in RBI (18) and fifth in hits (19) … AGAINST NATIONALLY RANKED TEAMS … started all five games against ranked foes … led the Red Raiders in hitting (.368), hits (7), home runs (2), RBI (9), slugging (.789), base on balls (4) and on base percentage (.478) … went 7-for-19 overall with two home runs, two doubles, four walks, nine RBI and three runs scored … homered against No. 15 Stanford (Feb. 22) and at No. 9 Florida State (Mar. 1) … recorded both doubles at No. 9 Florida State (Feb. 29) during a four-RBI effort … hit safely in all five contests … went 5-for-12 (.417) with runners on base and 5-for-10 (.500) with runners in scoring position … also went 5-for-11 (.455) with two outs and had a team-high seven two-out RBI … AGAINST UNRANKED TEAMS … started 12-of-14 games with 11 starts … hit .333 with a .444 slugging percentage and a .510 on base percentage … went 12-for-36 overall with four doubles, 10 walks, three hit by pitches, nine RBI and 12 runs … combined to go 4-for-7 with two doubles, a walk, four RBI and two runs in the midweek series against Southern (Feb. 25-26) … went 3-for-7 with two walks, an RBI and three runs in the midweek series against UNLV (Mar. 3-4) … went 4-for-11 with two doubles, four walks, three RBI and five runs in the Rice series (Mar. 6-8) … HOME GAMES … appeared in 10-of-11 games with nine starts … hit .379 with a .517 slugging percentage and a .538 on base percentage … went 11-for-29 overall with four doubles, nine RBI and 11 runs … earned 10 free passes, including eight base on balls … AWAY GAMES … started both road games at No. 9 Florida State (Feb. 29 – Mar. 1) … went 3-for-9 (.333) with a home run and two doubles … led the team in slugging (.889) while driving in a team-high five RBI … his three hits was tied for second on the team … had a pair of doubles and recorded a career-high four RBI in the first win over the Seminoles (Feb. 29) … homered in the next contest (Mar. 1) … NEUTRAL SITE … started 5-of-6 neutral site games … led the team in RBI (4) and ranked fourth with a .294 average … second among starters in slugging (.471) and on base percentage (.478) … went 5-for-17 overall with a home run, five walks and a hit by pitch … drove in four runs and scored three times … went 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk and two RBI against No. 15 Stanford at the Round Rock Classic (Feb. 22) … also had a hit against Houston in Round Rock (Feb. 23) … reached base twice with a pair of walks against Florida Atlantic in Tallahassee (Feb. 28) … went 1-for-3 with a walk and an RBI in both games against No. 10 Mississippi State in Biloxi (Mar. 10 – 11) … DAY GAMES … appeared in 12-of-13 games with 11 starts … hit .306 with a .472 slugging percentage and a .490 on base percentage … went 11-for-36 overall with a home run, three doubles and 13 free passes … recorded nine RBI and 11 runs … NIGHT GAMES … started five of the six night games … led the team with a .421 batting average, three doubles, nine RBI, a .737 slugging percentage and a .522 on base percentage … also tied for the team lead with four runs … both of his home runs came in night games … connected on a solo home run in the first inning against No. 15 Stanford at the Round Rock Classic (Feb. 22) … finished that game 2-for-4 with a homer, a walk, two RBI and two runs … had two doubles and a career-high four RBI in a win at No. 9 Florida State (Feb. 29) … the next evening, hit a solo home run to sweep the Seminoles in Tallahassee (Mar. 1).
2019 (Freshman): Started 32 of the 42 games he appeared, mostly used as a designated hitter against left-handed starters … recorded a batting average of .268 and an on-base percentage of .408 … tallied 50 total bases, including ten extra base hits in 123 plate appearances … posted a nine game hitting streak in 2019 that ranked as the fourth-longest on the team … in the field, Stilwell posted an error-free fielding percentage of 1.000 with 26 put outs and four assists … HONORS … named to the Big 12 All-Freshman Team … BIG 12 GAMES … was in the starting lineup in 18 out of 19 Big 12 appearances as the designated hitter … hit for .299 against Big 12 opponents with 20 hits and five multi-hit games … season high nine game hitting streak occurred during Big 12 play … recorded a .358 slugging percentage and .427 on-base percentage against Big 12 opponents … HOME GAMES … hit for .235 at the plate in Rip Griffin Park … recorded three doubles and one home run … had four multi-hit games, three multi-RBI games and seven RBI total ... AWAY GAMES … hit for .317, slugging percentage of .537 and a .451 on-base percentage ... had four multi-hit games for a total of 11 hits … recorded one multi-home run game, had 13 hits, seven RBI in away games ... NCAA TOURNAMENT … made an appearance as a starter in two of four postseason games as a catcher, pinch hitter and designated hitter … had one hit and two walks in 12 plate appearances … COLLEGE WORLD SERIES … appeared in one of Texas Tech’s four CWS games as a pinch hitter with one at-bat against Florida State in an elimination game.
HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year letterwinner for coach Greg Harvey at Heath High School in Rockwall, Texas … drafted in the 38th round by the Houston Astros in the 2018 Major League Baseball Draft … recognized nationally on the 2017 Collegiate Baseball High School All-America Team as the second team catcher … ranked as the No. 3 catcher and No. 38 overall prospect in the State of Texas for the 2018 class … 2018 TSWA All-State Second Team … hit .434 his final year with five home runs, five triples, 16 doubles and 44 RBI as Heath was ranked No. 10 on the USA Today Super 25 Preseason list … 2017 TSWA All-State First Team and District 11-6A Underclassman MVP … led his team to the Area Round of the playoffs as a junior, hitting .400 for the year with seven doubles, two triples and four home runs … led all 6A players his junior year with 61 RBI ... played for the Rangers’ Area Code Team.
PERSONAL: Born in Dallas, Texas … son of Jason and Caren Stilwell … father played at Hill Junior College … University Studies major.
Highlights: Cincinnati (Big 12 Tournament)
Wednesday, May 21
Behind the Mic - UC vs TTU
Wednesday, May 21
Preview Presser: Cincinnati (B12 Tournament)
Tuesday, May 20
Highlights: BYU (Game Three)
Saturday, May 17
