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Jake Cole

Position

Right Handed Pitcher

Height

6-4

Weight

240 lbs.

Class

Jr.

Hometown

Tucson, Ariz.

Previous School

Sahuaro HS

SENIOR (2015): Led UNM with four saves and tied for the team lead with 25 relief appearances out of the bullpen … went 1-4 with a 4.24 ERA in 40.1 innings … saves came at No. 28 Nevada on March 13, at San Diego State on April 2, vs. Air Force on April 11, and vs. Grand Canyon on April 14 … only the Nevada save (0.2) was shorter than two innings … struck out a season-high five in his save against Grand Canyon … struck out 27 and walked just 11 … tossed a season-long 3.1 innings four times … allowed just one home run all season … went 12.0 innings over seven appearances from March 27 to April 14 without allowing an earned run.

JUNIOR (2014): Was an anchor of UNM’s bullpen, making 22 relief appearances and one start in his first year in the program … went 3-1 with three saves and a 3.67 ERA as UNM boasted a record of 31-0 when leading after six innings and 33-0 when leading after eight … was second on the team with 38 strikeouts despite only pitching the fourth most innings … tied a season-high with five strikeouts in two shutout innings in a 7-1 win at No. 18 Arizona State on Feb. 18 … also struck out five in 3.0 innings at Fresno State on March 15 as he earned his first career save … allowed one unearned run in 2.0 innings against UNLV March 9 to earn his first win … also earned wins against Fresno State on April 11 and Air Force on May 15 … earned saves against No. 18 Kansas on March 18 and Jacksonville State on April 4 … held opponents to a .265 average.

PERSONAL: Born Sept. 11, 1991 to Ross and LeeAnn Cole in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. … has one younger brother, Zack … played for head coach Mark Chandler for four years at Sahuaro High School in Tucson, Ariz. … spent one year at the University of North Carolina … most recently played at Pima Community College … favorite athlete is Albert Pujols … likes Mexican food … favorite movie is Miracle… majoring in business … his dad, Ross, played football at New Mexico State.